Wikipedia Biography Menshikov

Oleg Menshikov Russian theater and cinema actor, theater director Oleg Menshikov - a popular Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, theater director.

Since the year, Oleg Menshikov has been the artistic director and director of the Moscow Drama Theater named after M. Glorified Oleg Menshikov the role of Kostik in the famous Soviet film “Pokrovsky Gate”. Father - Evgeny Yakovlevich Menshikov - was a military engineer. Mother-Elena Innokentievna Menshikova-worked as a neuropathologist. When the son was born, the family began to live in Moscow.

The father was allocated “Khrushchevka” in the Kolomensky area, according to Oleg Menshikov’s biography in Wikipedia. The boy was “good”, and at the same time studied at the violin class music school. In the photo: Oleg Menshikov at school age Photo: a screen video young Menshikov from school years was fond of operetta. The Operetta Theater visited twice a week. This hobby caused a young man's desire to start staging performances himself.

At school, by the New Year, he composed a play into which he inserted excerpts from his beloved operett. His comrades recalled that piano stood in many classes and offices. Oleg always began to play on change, and the guys sang along with pleasure. Menshikov from a young age was sociable and got along with everyone - both excellent students and hooligans. But he never fought. It is clear that the actor’s talent was noticed immediately.

Once he was visiting a wedding. And, of course, there he played the piano, accompanied the dancers and singers. So he invited a talented young man to listen. True, Oleg did not show the proper skill at listening, but still the monks saw in him an actor-romantic. After school, Menshikov submitted documents to the Schipkin school. Oleg arrived the first time. At the school, Oleg Menshikov showed a sea of ​​activity - he with classmates constantly put student cabbage, all sorts of funny sketches from student life.

The director recalled that Oleg played the role of "a swinged, stupid, self -confident officer with a secret irony, and very accurately according to the drawing." Oleg Menshikov’s career in the theater and cinema, Oleg Menshikov graduated from the theater school in the year. At first, the young actor served in the Maly Theater, but a year later he moved to the theater of the Soviet Army, or rather he was drafted into the army.

Menshikov’s debut in the movie took place in the drama “Waiting and I hope” directed by Suren Shakhbazyan. On the set, Oleg was noticed by director Roman Balayan. Then followed by the films “Relatives” by Nikita Mikhalkov and “Flights in a dream and in reality” by Roman Balayan, where Oleg Menshikov attracted attention even in episodic roles. Studying in the last year of the theater school, Menshikov was invited by Mikhail Kozakov to the role of Kostik in the film “Pokrovsky Gate”.

This television movie went to the screen in the year, and it was this role that the actor brought the popularity and love of the audience to the actor. After such amazing success in the Pokrovsky Gate, Oleg became an unusually demanded actor. He played in the films “Captain Frakas”, “Volodya Bolshoi and Volodya Little” and many others. Especially he succeeded in the role of a naval officer in the film "Moonsund" perfectly developed the theatrical career of Oleg Evgenievich.

In the theater of the Soviet Army, he successfully played the role of Ganya in the play "Idiot". In the year, Menshikov began to serve at the Ermolova Theater. But in this theater, relations with director Valery Fokin did not work out, and he went to the Mossovet Theater. In this theater in the year, Oleg Menshikov played in the production of Kaligula Petra Fomenko and received the award and diploma of the Moscow Seasons festival.

In addition, in difficult years, Oleg Menshikov worked in numerous theatrical entracles. His partner was British actress Vanessa Redgrave. At this time, the August putsch occurred in Moscow, and Menshikov was offered to become a British subject. But he refused. During this period, Oleg Menshikov starred in the paintings “Yama”, “Duba-Duba” after the same role, he played in the continuation of the picture-“Tired of the Sun 2” after there were successful roles in the “Caucasian captive”, “Siberian barber, the films“ East-West ”and“ Mom ”then Menshikov played in the production of Kirill Serebrennikov“ Demon ” Ostap Bender in the next production of the Golden Calf.

True, critics believe that Oleg failed. Very interesting for Oleg Evgenievich was the role of Dr. Zhivago in the series of the same name. In years, Oleg Menshikov set the monospace “” on the stage of the Mossovet Theater as part of the “cherry forest” festival. Since April 4, Menshikov has been working as the artistic director of the Ermolova Drama Theater. As director Menshikov released the performances “Dream Orchestra.

Copper ”and“ lucky ”. In recent years, there are many Russian -made blockbusters in Menshikov’s career. There are many complaints about their quality, but the films have good fees. Then he played the role of Colonel Valentin Lebedev in the science fiction film Fyodor Bondarchuk “Attraction”. The second part of Bondarchuk’s fantastic film will be released in the year.Then, in the biography of Menshikov, the Gogol's theme appeared: “Gogol.

Beginning ”,“ Gogol. Wii ”in the same year“ Gogol. A terrible revenge ”, and then Gogol - in this series of films the actor played the role of investigator Yakov Petrovich Guro. Active artist is not limited to work in the theater and cinema. The first interlocutor of Oleg was actor Danila Kozlovsky. In the photo: the premiere of the film directed by E. Baranov “Gogol.

Oleg Menshikov-People's Artist of the Russian Federation of this honorary title, he was awarded for great merits in the field of art. The artist received state prizes for roles in the films“ Burnt by the Sun ”,“ Caucasian captive ”and“ Siberian barber ”. Oleg Menshikov received the Grand Prix of the Kinotavr festival for the best The male role “Caucasian prisoner” for the best male role, Oleg Menshikov’s personal life, as well as it is necessary to tell a wide curious public about it - the economist Daria Obrazhenova The operation was registered in the year.