Aare Laanemets

Biography

Aare Laanemets (February 6, 1954 – October 28, 2000) was an Estonian actor and theatre director, who is possibly best recalled for his role as Joosep Toots in three film adaptations of novels penned by author Oskar Luts: Kevade (1969), Suvi (1976), and Sügis (1990). Laanemets' career began as a teenager and he worked steadily as an adult as a stage, film, and television actor until his death in 2000, aged 46. In 1984, he co-founded the Pärnu School Theatre, where he worked as an instructor and stage director.

Known For

Spring

as Toots

Secret of the Blackbirds

as reporter

Summer

as Joosep Toots

Long Road in the Dunes

Autumn

as Joosep Toots

Treasure Island

as Jim Hawkins

Long Road in the Dunes

as Lajmon Kalnyn

I Serve at the Border

When the Robbers Came to the Town of Cardamom

as Jesper

How the King Wished to Go to the Moon

as Tisler