Urmas Ott (April 23, 1955 – October 17, 2008) was an Estonian television and radio journalist, and famous talk show host in Soviet Union, Estonia and Russia. Ott was born in Otepää and first appeared on the Soviet Channel One in 1986 as host of Television Acquaintance () show. He later worked on Russian Channel One and Estonian ETV, hosting "Urmas Ott and Others" on the latter channel. Career On television he interviewed well-known people, including Anatoly Karpov, Boris Spassky, Irina Rodnina, Ilya Glazunov, Chuck Norris and Alla Pugacheva. His style was intimate, usually facing the interviewee rather than the audience. He explained humorously that he appealed to Russian viewers because "I'm not one of them and I'm not foreign." Personal life He lived in Tallinn and died on 17 October 2008 in Tartu from a heart attack after a bone marrow transplantation undertaken to remedy leukemia. Books Playback (1994) Carte Blanche (1995) Encore! Neeme Järvi (2001) Isikuraamat Erika Salumäest "Surplace" (2002) Isikuraamat Vardo Rumessenist "En face" (2002) Asmerid. Topeltpeeglis (2007) References External links "Urmas Ott ja Teised" show on ETV 1955 births 2008 deaths People from Otepää Television talk show hosts Estonian television personalities Soviet television presenters Estonian journalists Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class 20th-century journalists