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Jüri Lumiste

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Jüri Lumiste

Acting · Born 1957-07-16 · Tartu, Tartu District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Tartu County, Estonia]

Biography

Jüri Lumiste (born July 16, 1957 in Tartu) is an Estonian actor and director. Jüri Lumiste graduated from Tartu 1st Secondary School in 1975. In 1975, he studied mathematics at Tartu State University. In 1979, he finished the so-called Hermaküla studio. In the 1980s he participated in workshops in Russia, in the 1990s he participated in workshops in Türkiye, Finland, Denmark. In 1991-1992, he completed his training in Japan and Germany. From 1993 to 1999, drama director of the theater Vanemuine. Jüri Lumiste's life partner is Ülle Veermäe, they have one child; there are two children from previous marriages (one son with Helena Merzin). His mother is a dentist, his father Ülo Lumiste was an emeritus professor of geometry, an academician who was awarded the Valgetähe III class medal in 1999 and in 2012 the research award of the Republic of Estonia for long-term effective research and development work.

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