Jüri Vlassov
Jüri Vlassov is an Estonian actor and singer.
From 1969 to 1973 he worked at the Endla Theatre, Pärnu. In 1974 he had become an actor and also created music for theatre productions. He also performed in TV fills and series. Vlassov didn't have any professional theatric education. In 2014 his employment contract with Endla ended over 45 years. He was offered half-time job, to which he disagreed.
Golden Trio
In 1974, he together with founded the band Hõbedased kaksikud, which in 1975 had become , which existed for over 45 years, until the death of Smeljanski, and was well known in the whole Estonia.In 1995, he together with Smeljanski wrote a book Devil Dozen's Homework on the topic "Golden Trio", reprinted as Kuldse Trio in 2008. In 2017, Endla Theatre staged the play "Pao-pao. The stories of the Golden Trio".
Awards
- 2018: Order of Merit of Pärnu, "for enriching cultural life as an actor and musician"
- 2020: Order of the White Star V class
- 2024: "for the long-term enrichment of the cultural life of the city of Pärnu and Estonian theater art"