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Jaak Panksepp(1943-2017)

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Jaak Panksepp was born on 5 June 1943 in Tartu, Estonian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Nature (1982), Natural World (1983) and Rough & Tumble: Taking Play Seriously (2025). He was married to Anesa Miller, Sara Shilts and Janet Box. He died on 18 April 2017 in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.
BornJune 5, 1943
DiedApril 18, 2017(73)
BornJune 5, 1943
DiedApril 18, 2017(73)
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Known for

F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
Nature
8.9
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
Natural World (1983)
Natural World
8.6
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
Rough & Tumble: Taking Play Seriously
Short
  • Participant
  • 2025
Bounce: How the Ball Taught the World to Play (2015)
Bounce: How the Ball Taught the World to Play
8.8
  • Self
  • 2015

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  • Natural World (1983)
    Natural World
    8.6
    TV Series
    • scientific advisor
    • 2009
  • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • scientific advisor
    • 2009

Actor

  • Rough & Tumble: Taking Play Seriously
    Short
    • Participant
    • 2025

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Dr. Jaak Panksepp
  • Born
    • June 5, 1943
    • Tartu, Estonian SSR, USSR
  • Died
    • April 18, 2017
    • Bowling Green, Ohio, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Anesa Miller1990 - April 17, 2017 (his death)

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