Urmas Ott
Urmas Ott | |
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| Born | 23 April 1955 |
| Died | 17 October 2008 (aged 53) |
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Urmas Ott or Oti Ummi, (April 23, 1955 – October 17, 2008) was an Estonian television and radio journalist, and talk show host in Soviet Union, Estonia[1] and Russia.[2]
Ott was born in Otepää[3] and first appeared on the Soviet Channel One in 1986 as host of Television Acquaintance (Russian: Телевизионное знакомство)[4] show. He later worked on Russian Channel One and Estonian ETV, hosting "Urmas Ott and Others" on the latter channel.
Career
[edit]On television he interviewed well-known people, including Anatoly Karpov, Boris Spassky, Irina Rodnina, Ilya Glazunov, Chuck Norris[5] and Alla Pugacheva.[6] His style was intimate, usually facing the interviewee rather than the audience.[7] He explained humorously that he appealed to Russian viewers because "I'm not one of them and I'm not foreign."[7]
Personal life
[edit]He lived in Tallinn[7] and died on 17 October 2008 in Tartu[8] from a heart attack after a bone marrow transplantation undertaken to remedy leukemia.
Books
[edit]- Playback (1994)
- Carte Blanche (1995)
- Encore! Neeme Järvi (2001)
- Isikuraamat Erika Salumäest "Surplace" (2002)
- Isikuraamat Vardo Rumessenist "En face" (2002)
- Asmerid. Topeltpeeglis (2007)
References
[edit]- ↑ "President Ilves sent a letter of condolence to Urmas Ott's family". Estonia, Office of the President. October 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ↑ "Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences over the death of journalist Urmas Ott". President of Russia. October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ↑ http://www.epl.ee/artikkel/445350 Urmas Ott 1955–2008 (Estonian)
- ↑ Первый канал. Зарубежное и тематическое вещание / Эфир / Телевизионное знакомство. Людмила Гурченко
- ↑ "Чак Норрис. Интервью московскому телевидению 1998 год — Video | VK". vk.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ↑ Урмас Отт: «Со мной уже не случится очень многого»
- 1 2 3 "Piercing The Privacy Veil". TIME Magazine. Oct 10, 1988. Archived from the original on October 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ↑ Suri Urmas Ott (Estonian)
External links
[edit]- "Urmas Ott ja Teised" show on ETV
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