Jüri Lumiste

Jüri Lumiste is an actor and director at Vanemuise Theater, the biggest theater in Tartu. From 1993-1999, he was the drama director at Vanemuine Theater. He has also played some TV roles, such as "Kättemaksukontor" and "Kelgukoerad". Lumiste finished high school in Tartu, and later went on to study in Tartu University. He has also studied abroad, taking part in workshop trips to Russia, Turkey, Finland, Denmark, England, Japan and Germany. Lumiste's father, Ülo Lumiste, was a Professor Emeritus of Geometry, a mathematician and member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Jüri has a brother and three children.