Ott Sepp
{{Short description|Estonian actor, comedian, singer, writer and television presenter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Sepp, Ott.2011.jpg
| caption = Ott Sepp after a theatre performance at the Kuressaare Sadamaait in August 2011
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|6|29}}
| birth_place = Tallinn, Estonia
| years_active = 2002 – present
| occupation = Actor
| spouse =
| children = 2
}}
Ott Sepp (born 29 June 1982)[http://www.vanemuine.ee/ott-sepp-3 Vanemuine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219195352/http://www.vanemuine.ee/ott-sepp-3 |date=19 February 2012 }} Retrieved 10 September 2011 is an Estonian actor, comedian, singer, writer and television presenter.
Career
Born in Tallinn, Sepp graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2004[http://www.lavakas.ee/index.x?sisu=6 Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia lavakunstikool] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004080410/http://www.lavakas.ee/index.x?sisu=6# |date=4 October 2011 }} Retrieved 10 September 2011 and began performing at the Estonian Drama Theatre in 2005. Since 2006 he has been a principal actor at the Vanemuine theater in Tartu.[http://www.vanemuine.ee/ott-sepp Vanemuine]. Retrieved 10 September 2011 Sepp has had prominent roles in Estonian films such as Names in Marble (2002), Malev (2005) and Tulnukas (2006); the latter two of which also featured his frequent television partner Märt Avandi. The two men have worked together as co-hosts of Eesti otsib superstaari (English: Estonia is Searching for a Superstar, the Estonian version of Pop Idol) in 2008 and performed together on the comedic parody television program Tujurikkuja (2008–2016), as well as co-hosting Eesti laul in both 2010 and 2011. In 2016, Ott Sepp and Märt Avandi hosted the final of Eesti Laul in Saku Suurhall. Eesti laul is Estonia's televised competition to select the country's Eurovision entry and singer.[http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=8981 ERR: ESTONIA Ott Sepp & Mart Avandi to host national final]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16322 Eurovision Square. Dusseldorf 2011: Estonia: Ott Sepp & Märt Avandi, hosts of Eesti Laul 2011] Retrieved 10 September 2011
Sepp has appeared in stage productions at the Vanemuine theatre based on the works of: Oskar Luts, Rudyard Kipling, Juhan Liiv, Emily Brontë, George Bernard Shaw, Ole Lund Kirkegaard, Edward Albee and William Shakespeare.[http://www.vanemuine.ee/ott-sepp Vanemuine]. Retrieved 10 September 2011
In 2021, Sepp took part in a number of videos titled Toidukool (Food School) promoting meat consumption on the website Lihafaktid (Meat Facts) for the European Livestock Voice, compiled by the Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce.{{cite web|url=https://lihafaktid.ee/|title=Toidukool|date=2021|work=European Livestock Voice|accessdate=8 January 2022 |language=et}}
Films
- Nimed marmortahvlil (English: Names in Marble) (2002) – Mugur
- Röövlirahnu Martin (2005) – Nitram
- Malev (English release title: Men at Arms)[http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-synopsis/men-at-arms/ MSN Movies. Men At Arms:Synopsis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925043333/http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-synopsis/men-at-arms/ |date=25 September 2012 }} Retrieved 10 September 2011 (2005) – Uru Tark
- Tulnukas ehk Valdise pääsemine 11 osas (2006) – Märt
- 2pic (2006) – Punn
- Mis iganes, Aleksander! (2006) – Friend
- Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse (English release title: 186 Kilometers) (2007) – Akselerant Ott
- Taarka (2008)
- Kormoranid ehk Nahkpükse ei pesta (2011) – himself, cameo
- Täitsa lõpp (2011) – Ristiga mees
- Seenelkäik (English release title: Mushrooming) (2012) – Sibi
- Sangarid (2017) – Hillbilly
- Klassikokkutulek 3: Ristiisad (2019) – Märten
- Johannes Pääsukese tõeline elu (2019) – Johannes Pääsuke
- Sipsik (2020) - Sipsik (voice)
- Kuulsuse narrid (2023) - Värdi
- Tulnukas 2 ehk Valdise tagasitulek 17 osas (2024) - Märt
Television
- Buratino tegutseb jälle (2003)
- Eesti otsib superstaari (2008) – himself, presenter
- Tujurikkuja (2008 – 2015) – various roles and scriptwriter
- Kättemaksukontor (2009 – 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018) – Policeman Kaspar Tuvi
- Eesti Laul 2010 (2010) – himself, presenter
- Riigimehed (2010) – Turvamees
- Eesti Laul 2011[http://eurovisioon.elu24.ee/394372/eestit-esindab-eurovisioonil-getter-jaani/ Postimees. Eurovisoon – Eesti laul: Eestit esindab Eurovisioonil Getter Jaani. 26 February 2011]. Retrieved 10 September 2011 (2011) – himself, presenter
- Eesti Laul 2016 (2016) - himself, presenter
- Eesti Laul 2018 (2018) - himself, presenter
- Süü (2021) - Miko Kurm{{cite web |url=https://www.elisa.ee/et/uudised/vaata-treilerit-elisa-originaalsari-suu-esilinastub-peatselt-poffil|title=Elisa originaalsari "Süü" esilinastub peatselt PÖFFil|date=3 November 2021|work=elisa.ee|accessdate=31 December 2021|language=et}}
Awards and recognition
- Colleague of the Year (Vanemuine theatre) (2007)[http://www.vanemuine.ee/ott-sepp-3 Vanemuine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219195352/http://www.vanemuine.ee/ott-sepp-3 |date=19 February 2012 }} Retrieved 10 September 2011
- Young Culture of the City of Tartu (2008)[http://www.ekspress.ee/news/paevauudised/elu/parjatud-naljamees-ott-sepp.d?id=41561009 Ekspress EE: Pärjatud naljamees Ott Sepp]. Retrieved 10 September 2011
- The Oskar Luts Humor Prize (2011)[http://www.vooremaa.ee/contents.php?cid=1006158 Vooremaa: Lutsu preemia saab Ott Sepp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320114721/http://www.vooremaa.ee/contents.php?cid=1006158 |date=20 March 2012 }} Retrieved 10 September 2011
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1273029|name=Ott Sepp}}
- [http://www.ohtuleht.ee/221729 Õhtuleht – Ott Sepp: 'Täiesti ükskõik, mis pilt minust kellegi jaoks jääb.' 17 March 2007]. Retrieved 10 September 2011. (in Estonian)
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Category:Estonian male television actors
Category:Estonian male film actors
Category:Estonian male stage actors
Category:Male actors from Tallinn