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{{Short description|Estonian actor (born 1940)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox person
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| nationality = Estonian
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1940|12|13}}
| birth_place = [[Kirov Oblast]], [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| years_active   = 1964–present
| occupation    = Actor
| spouse        = [[Viive Aamisepp]]
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'''Volli Käro''' (born 13 December 1940)<ref>[http://www.temuki.ee/numbers/2010/6-7/article5091.pdf ''Vastab Volli Käro''.] Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref> is an [[Estonians|Estonian]] actor who is possibly best known for his long engagement as a stage actor at the [[Rakvere]] Theatre in [[Lääne-Viru County]], [[Estonia]]. He has also appeared in several film and television roles.
==Early life==
Volli Käro was born in Kirov Oblast in Russia to Estonian parents Fidrik and Erika Käro who had been resettled in the area as part of the [[Stolypin reform]]. He was one of eight siblings. At age four, the family were able to return to Estonia and settled for a while in [[Loksa]] and [[Vihula]]. Käro attended schools in [[Väike-Maarja]] before his father died when Käro was ten. Afterward, the family moved several more times. Because of his family's poor financial situation after the death of his father, he worked on a [[collective farming|collective farm]] following primary school.<ref>[http://www.temuki.ee/numbers/2010/6-7/article5091.pdf ''Vastab Volli Käro''.] Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref>
It was during a school trip to [[Tallinn]] that Käro became interested in theatre after watching Estonian ballerina [[Helmi Puur]] perform in ''[[Swan Lake]]''. Afterward, he took dance lessons. After graduating from secondary school in 1960, he began working at the Väike-Maarja cultural centre as an artistic instructor, then the artistic director and finally the director. In 1964, he applied to the Estonian SSR State Institute of Music and Theatre (now, the [[Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre]]) to work under the tutelage of theatre actor and director [[Voldemar Panso]], but was not accepted.<ref>[http://virumaateataja.postimees.ee/1067616/volli-karo-pohilise-aja-ma-molutan Postimees:] ''Volli Käro: "Põhilise aja ma molutan"'' by Eno Noorväli. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref>
==Rakvere theatre==
In 1964, he was offered an engagement at the [[Rakvere Theatre]]; Käro would spend over fifty years with the company.<ref>[http://virumaateataja.postimees.ee/3433951/legendaarne-rakvere-teatri-naitleja-volli-karo-tahistab-tana-juubelit Postimees:] ''Legendaarne Rakvere Teatri näitleja Volli Käro tähistab täna juubelit'' by Eno Noorväli. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref> Among his more memorable roles in theater were in works by: [[Arthur Miller]], [[Anton Chekhov]], [[William Shakespeare]], [[A. H. Tammsaare]], [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]], [[August Kitzberg]], [[Harold Pinter]] and [[Eno Raud]].<ref>[http://virumaateataja.postimees.ee/1067616/volli-karo-pohilise-aja-ma-molutan Postimees:] ''Volli Käro: "Põhilise aja ma molutan"'' by Eno Noorväli. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref> For his long career in the theatre he was made an honorary member of the Estonian Association of Actors, decorated by the city of Rakvere and was nominated for the Estonian Theatre Union prize in 2009.<ref>[http://www.hiiuleht.ee/2015/12/suvehiidlane-volli-karo-75/ Hiiu Leht:] ''Suvehiidlane Volli Käro 75'' by Helja Kaptein. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref>
In celebration of Volli Käro's upcoming 50th year at the Rakvere Teater, a production of [[Sławomir Mrożek]]'s 1986 absurdist comedy ''The Contract'' premiered on 24 May 2013. Directed by Indrek Apinis, the two-person play starred Käro and actor [[Märt Avandi]] and began productions in the autumn of 2013 at Rakvere Theatre's small hall. The play concluded with a performance in Tallinn on 18 May 2015.<ref>[http://www.pealinn.ee/newset/tana-mart-avandi-ja-volli-karo-solmivad-lepingu-n144522 pealinn.ee:]''TÄNA! Märt Avandi ja Volli Käro sõlmivad "Lepingu"'' 18 May 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.rakvereteater.ee/teater/lavastus/leping/ Rakvere Teater:] ''Leping''. Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref>
==Television and film==
In 1991, Käro made his film debut in the [[Jaan Kolberg]]-directed Estonian drama ''See kadunud tee''. He has also appeared in several television roles for such series as ''Kelgukoerad'', ''Õnnelikud inimesed'' and ''[[Kättemaksukontor]]''. In 2012, he played the role of Karl in the [[Toomas Hussar]] directed comedy feature film ''[[Mushrooming (film)|Seenelkäik]]'' (English: ''Mushrooming)''. In 2018, he appeared in the [[Lauri Lagle]]-directed [[Allfilm]] drama ''Portugal''.<ref>[http://www.temuki.ee/numbers/2010/6-7/article5091.pdf ''Vastab Volli Käro''.] Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref>
==Personal life==
Volli Käro is married to stage actress [[Viive Käro]] (''née'' Aamisepp). He resides in Rakvere and has a summer home in [[Kärdla]] on the island of [[Hiiumaa]].<ref>[http://www.hiiuleht.ee/2015/12/suvehiidlane-volli-karo-75/ Hiiu Leht:] ''Suvehiidlane Volli Käro 75'' by Helja Kaptein. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref> His son Allan Käro is a historian and his first cousin, once removed, is actor [[Kirill Käro]].<ref>[http://www.ohtuleht.ee/582467/nuuskija-staar-kirill-karo-moskvas-olen-ma-taielik-eestlane-tallinnas-aga-venelane Õhtuleht:] ''"Nuuskija" staar Kirill Käro: Moskvas olen ma täielik eestlane, Tallinnas aga venelane'' by Nataly Koppel. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2016.</ref>
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==External links==
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