Margus Lepa

Margus Lepa
Tõnu Alveus and Margus Lepa (1992)
Born (1953-10-07) 7 October 1953 (age 71)
[citation needed]
Pelgulinn, Tallinn, Estonia
[citation needed]
OccupationActor
Years activeSince 1970[1]

Margus Lepa (born 7 October 1953)[citation needed] is an Estonian radio journalist and former actor.

Early life and education

He was born in Pelgulinn, a subdistrict of Tallinn, Estonia to baritone Harry Vilpat and actress Astrid Lepa.

Career

Film acting

Between 1970 and 2020, Lepa portrayed the character of Georg Aadniel Kiir in the films Kevade (Spring) (1970), Suvi (Summer) (1976) Sügis (Autumn) (1991), and Talve (Winter) (2020), all directed by Arvo Kruusement, apart from Talve, and based on a series of novels by Oskar Luts.

Filmography

Year Title Genre Role Notes
1970 Kevade[2] drama Kiir
1976 Suvi comedy-drama Kiir
1991 Sügis comedy-drama Kiir
2020 Talve[3][4] comedy-drama Kiir

Radio acting

For many years, he performed, together with Raimo Aas, in Meelejahutaja., a Sunday morning radio programme.[citation needed]

Other

Lepa is known for having translated Adolf Hitler's autobiographical manifesto Mein Kampf to Estonian.[5]

References

  1. ^ Database (undated). "Filmography by Type for Margus Lepa". The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Margus Lepa: "Rahvuslus on mingisugune vaimuhaigus!" | Elu". elu.ohtuleht.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Margus Lepa jäi pärast lahutust üksi poega kasvatama: mu naine tegi väga õigesti. Nüüdseks on ta ostnud Hispaaniasse maja". Kroonika. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ ERR (2 December 2019). "Margus Lepa Kiire rollist filmis "Talve": mul oli moraalne kohustus". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ Hitler, Adolf; Lepa, Margus (2019). Minu võitlus. Tallinn: Matrix Kirjastus. ISBN 978-9949-01-264-0.


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