Harry Egipt
Harry Egipt (born Harry Laast; 15 May 1950) is an Estonian cinematographer and director of television advertisements. He worked for Eesti Reklaamfilm from 1979 to 1989.
Harry Egipt
- Name
- Harry Egipt
- Birth Name
- Harry Laast
- Born
- 15 May 1950
- Birthplace
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Occupation
- television advert director
- Full name
- Harry Laast.
- Nationality
- Estonia.
- Education
- University of Tartu.
- Languages
- Estonian.
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Harry Egipt (born Harry Laast; 15 May 1950) is an Estonian cinematographer and director of television advertisements. He worked for Eesti Reklaamfilm from 1979 to 1989.
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Harry Egipt (born 1950) is an Estonian dance teacher, film director and photographer, among other activities. The dance teacher was born Harry Laast in Tallinn.
Harry Egipt studied at University of Tartu. The dance teacher worked for Estonian Advertising Film. Languages used include Estonian.
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• Name — Harry Egipt • Birth Name — Harry Laast • Born — 15 May 1950 • Birthplace — Tallinn, Estonia • Occupation — television advert director
Early life and career
Early life and career
Born in Tallinn, he attended Tallinn 10th Secondary School, graduating in 1968, and then studied history at University of Tartu. After graduating in 1972, he worked as a light technician and subsequently a cameraman for the Estonian state broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon.
Advertising career
Advertising career
Egipt joined Eesti Reklaamfilm in 1979, and became known for producing famous commercials, many of which were surreal and eccentric, inspired by Western television commercials which could be seen from Estonia on Finnish television. Products would be advertised as and when products were in stock, serving to inform about local availability. He left Eesti Reklaamfilm in 1989, and the company later closed down in 1991.
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Egipt now lives in Tallinn, working as a police officer and an interpreter.
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1950
Harry Egipt born at Tallinn.
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- 1.Ettevõtja - Juhatuse liikme ülevaade @ Inforegister.ee. Inforegister.
- 2.Vilistlased. tng.ee.
- 3.Vegetarian nightmares and hot chicks: Meet Harry Egipt, forgotten genius of Soviet TV commercials. DangerousMinds. 2013-05-28.
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- Simopekka Virkkula: Lihaliemestä body, Jaltasta onni in "Aamulehti", 10 March 2012, p. B25
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Harry Egipt is recorded as photographer, film director, publicist and dance teacher. Recorded at birth as Harry Laast.
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