Jüri Karindi

Born

1942-08-02

Died

2017-07-24

Birthplace

Tallinn, Harju County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]

Biography

Toivo-Jüri Karindi (August 2, 1942 Tallinn – July 24, 2017 Tallinn) was an Estonian actor and theater director. He graduated from Tallinn 21st High School in 1961, studied theater studies at GITIS from 1963 to 1969, and graduated from the Drama Theater Study Studio in 1969. He worked as an administrator at the Drama Theater from 1962 to 1964 and as an actor from 1968 to 1980. In the years 1980-1997 he was the director and actor of the Old Town Studio, from 1997-2004 he was an actor of the same theater. From 2005, he worked as a troupe leader at the Old Baskin Theatre.