 Among his graduating classmates were Rita Rätsepp, Margus Tabor, Kiiri Tamm, Gita Kalvet-Ränk, Toomas Urb, and Terje Pennie.He also studied drama at the Liverpool John Moores University in Liverpool, United Kingdom.From 1984 until 1985, he was a stage actor at the Ugala theatre in Viljandi.