Margus Tuuling

Actor

Häädemeeste, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]

December 26, 1941

Biography

Margus Tuuling (December 26, 1941 Häädemeeste – April 2, 2015 Tallinn) was an Estonian actor and director. He graduated from Pärnu 1st Middle School in 1960 and from Tallinn State Conservatory's Department of Performing Arts in 1965, and from Leningrad Institute of Culture in 1987, he was a candidate of pedagogic sciences. From 1965 to 1980, he was an actor at the National Youth Theater of the Estonian SSR, from 1975 a directing lecturer at Tallinn University's Faculty of Culture, from 1990 an associate professor and from 1991 to 1999 a dean. Margus Tuuling has written and directed children's plays at the National Youth Theater of the Estonian SSR ("Tails in a knot", 1972, "Nips-näps näärike", 1973, "Boomerang", 1979). He has also directed with hobby actors in Saue and Keila culture houses. Played in the movie ("Forest Captain", 1972, "Indrek", 1976, "Soldier of the Homeland", 1975). He published the educational books "Pidu ja inimene" (1987) and "Esimesed sammud teatritee" (2001).