Jüri Aarma (30 May 1951

Kirov Oblast Kirov Oblast ( rus, Кировская область, p=ˈkʲirəfskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. As of the 2010 census, the population ...

– 21 May 2019

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

) was an Estonian actor, musician and cultural journalist. From 1970 to 1977, he studied at the Department of the Performing Arts of the Tallinn State Conservatory (now, the

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

) and completed the 6th Flight, under the guidance of

Grigori Kromanov Grigori Kromanov (; 8 March 1926 in Tallinn – 18 July 1984 in Lahe, Lääne-Viru County, Lahe, Lääne-Virumaa) was an Estonian Theatre director, theatre and film director. He directed some of the best-known Estonian movies, including ''Viimne r ...

and

Mikk Mikiver Mikk Mikiver (4 September 1937 – 9 January 2006) was a prominent Estonian stage and film actor and theater director. Biography Mikiver was born in Tallinn, Estonia. He graduated from the State Conservatory of Tallinn in 1961. He then went ...

. He was then an actor in the Youth Theater until 1995. From 1992 to 1996, he was a regular editor, then co-author of Kuku Raadio. From 1995 to 2002 he was a member of ''Teater. Muusika. Kino.'' Aarma has worked for ''

Maaleht ''Maaleht'' is the biggest weekly newspaper published in Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic S ...

'' since 2005 and has held a number of roles in editing cultural news, writing colorful interviews, participating in several television programs with which ''Maaleht'' was a partner. He also hosted the cultural program ''Praegu ja siin'' on

Tallinna TV Tallinna TV was a television channel in Estonia, formerly called Tallinn Eesti Televisioon. It had transmitters in Tallinn, Pärnu, Valgjärve, Kohtla-Nõmme, and Orissaare prior to its diffusion. Supervisory Board Members * Allan Alaküla ...

. Aarma was married to choral conductor Merike Aarma and his children are Kiur Aarma and Roosi-Mae Aarma. On 21 May 2019, Aarma was struck and killed by a train on the Tallinn-Veerenni level crossing while on his bicycle.

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