V. Paukštė was born in 1932. July 2 Kaunas, 1957 graduated from the Lithuanian State Conservatory, acted in Marijampolė Drama Theater for several years. Since 1963, he has been an actor at the Klaipėda Drama Theater. During his 45 years of creative work, the actor created more than a hundred roles on the stage of the Drama Theater of the port city. The history of Lithuanian theater is decorated with the actor's most prominent roles, including Mindaugas and Mažvydas Just. In Marcinkevičius's dramas of the same name, Albinas (G.Kanovićus "How are you doing, pricks?"), Karfunkels (I.Kočerga "Time masters"), Skaitov (Just. Marcinkevičius "Falling stars"), Philosopher (E.Ranets "Criminal tango"), Satin (M.Gorkis "Dugne"), Andriushchenka (V.Merezhko's "Night Games"), Socrates (S.Canevas "The Last Night of Socrates"), Portier (Ž.P.Sartres "Behind Closed Doors") , Bread Baker (M. Panjolis "The Bread Baker's Wife"), Puntila (B. Brecht "Mr. Puntila and his servant Matis"), Father (M. von Mayenburg "The Cold Child"), King Lear (V. Shakespeare "King Lear") and many other roles. He has created more than 60 roles in cinema and television films.
The work of the actor V. Pauštė always attracts the attention of theater scholars, the strength and depth of his talent amazes every time. Every creative work of the actor is marked by the depth of thought, in a general sense. In the survey of theater critics and experts, V. Paukštė was repeatedly named as the best Lithuanian drama actor. His inner suggestion has had a strong effect for more than four decades, constantly reminding us of the most precious roles of Mindaugas and Mažvydas created by the actor for Lithuania and its theater history. The actor's most prominent roles created during the last five years, among them Tautkrūša ("Tautkrūša" according to V. Švab's "The Destruction of the Nation, or My Liver Is Meaningless"), Father (M. von Mayenburgas "Cold Child"), King Lear (V. Šekspyras " King Lear"), The Beggar (A. Strindberg "The Road to Damascus") reveals new depths of the creator's talent, an evocative, passionate civic position.
in 1976 V. Paukštei was awarded the honorary title of Lithuanian Meritorious Artist; in 1982 – Honorary title of People's Artist of Lithuania; in 1978 - State prize for the roles of Mindaugas, Mažvydas, Satinas, and other prominent actors on the Lithuanian stage. In the year of the nation's revival, the actor joined the Sąjūdis of Lithuania and was a member of the Sąjūdis Seimas. in 1998 awarded with the Order of the Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania; in 1998 - Laureate of "Kristoforo" for the best role of the year on the Lithuanian stage; in 2000 awarded the Independence Medal; in 2002 - Government Art Prize; in 2008 - Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Art.
