Vasily Mishchenko: biography, personal life, photo and filmography

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Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Vasily Mishchenko is remembered by theatergoers for the role of Khlestakov, which he played on the Sovremennik stage for many years in a row. And fans of domestic detective films know Mishchenko from such projects as "Alone and without weapons", "Fools die on Fridays" and "Cool cops".

Biography of Vasily Mishchenko

The childhood of Vasily and his younger sister, Tanya, passed in the mining Cossack village of Sholokhov in the Rostov region. The boy was born on July 22, 1955 in a simple family, his father was a professional bricklayer, and his mother worked as a cleaner.

The early years of the future artist passed in Spartan conditions, the family could not afford excesses. Vasily recalls how he wore the only available tarpaulin boots and a quilted jacket. At school age, the boy's behavior could not be called exemplary. Together with a company of hooligans, the teenager drank port wine, strummed a homemade guitar and fought. There were many battles in the vicinity of Sholokhovskoye during the war years. Vasily recalls how he and his friends dug up German weapons and unexploded shells. One of thesethe boy was once wounded by shells. Vasily in those years dreamed of becoming a pilot, but his parents demanded that his son become a miner without fail. At school, Vasily was not a diligent student; instead of mathematics or dictation, he preferred to immerse himself in his own thoughts. Then the young man's creative talent began to appear. Photos of Vasily Mishchenko in his youth can be seen in this article.

Wishing to be an actor

After graduating from school, the young man, contrary to his father's ban, went to Moscow to apply to the theater institute. Unfortunately, Vasily did not pass the entrance examinations. After the failure, he left for Krasnodar and tried to enter the Krasnodar Theater School. But even here the young man was not accepted: the guy failed to pass the general education subjects. Parents told their son to return home and go to work in the mine, but Vasily showed firmness of character and studied for a year in Volgograd as a puppeteer, until the time came to repay his debt to the Motherland.

After returning from the army, Vasily went to Moscow and made another attempt to enter GITIS. The second attempt was successful, and Mishchenko was enrolled in the first year in the workshop of Oleg Tabakov. While still a student, Vasily proposed to Olga Vikhorkova, and the young people got married. The students played the wedding in the Tabakerka. Today Vikhorkova works as a director on the Kultura TV channel. In 1980, Vasily Mishchenko received a diploma. In the same year, a daughter, Dashenka, appeared in the family.

The work of an actor in the theater

In a yearafter graduation, the artist is invited to work by the Moscow Sovremennik Theater and Vasily becomes part of the troupe. In this theater, the actor serves to this day. Over the years of work in Sovremennik, Vasily played many roles, and he performed each of them masterfully. The audience remembered Mishchenko for such roles as Epikhodov in the production of "The Cherry Orchard", Binding in Remarque's "Three Comrades", Heinrich in the fairy-tale performance "More expensive than pearls and gold", Lyonka in the comedy "Love and Pigeons" and others.

The longest-running project of the actor Vasily Mishchenko was The Inspector General, in which the artist played the role of Khlestakov for twenty consecutive seasons. Mishchenko immediately became one of the leading artists of Sovremennik and each season took part in at least three productions of the classical repertoire.

Movie debut

In the same period, Vasily's cinematic career begins. In 1980, he was approved for a prominent role in Sergei Solovyov's drama The Rescuer. Vilya Tishin, played by Vasily Mishchenko in the film, turned out to be lively and convincing. The actor was immediately noticed, and the directors began to invite him to their projects, and the film itself was awarded the prestigious Venice Film Festival award.

Movie roles

In subsequent years, the actor starred in many film and television projects, which brought him more and more popularity. The most successful projects of the artist were Our Calling, Big Adventure, Deja Vu.

In the 90s, the actor continues to actively participate in the filming of various films and TV shows. In 1991 onThe screens released the criminal thriller "Fools die on Fridays" by Rudolf Funtikov. Mishchenko was approved in this picture for the main role of the former police officer Obukhov. A photo of actor Vasily Mishchenko in the image of the character Obukhov is presented in this article. The next few projects did not become as successful for the actor, most often he received small bit parts and supporting roles.

Work as director and producer

In 1998 Mishchenko made his directorial and producer debut. Together with Igor Shavlak, they staged the popular crime detective "Cool Cops", in which they themselves played two main roles. The picture turned out to be dynamic, and the plot captured the audience.

From the beginning of the 2000s, Mishchenko began to actively produce films, but did not stop acting. Among his most notable roles of this period are Kolomiets in "The Dossier of Detective Dubrovsky", Gennady Kisunko in the melodrama "Do not leave me, love", Uncle Misha in the film "Under the North Star" and others.

Vasily Konstantinovich acted as a director in eight films and television projects, and in the serial project "To Remember …" the artist played himself. Mishchenko plans to realize the director's talent. It is in directing that the honored artist sees his vocation.

Artist awards and later career

In 2001, Vasily Konstantinovich Mishchenko was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation in the field of art. A little later he receivedvaluable Order of Friendship. A few years later, Mishchenko became the head of the jury at the All-Russian Shukshin Film Festival.

In 2015, the artist becomes the head of the course at the Faculty of Film and Television Directing at the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography, but in 2017 the artist leaves the institute. Vasily Konstantinovich continues to serve in the Sovremennik Theater. He cherishes the memories of how he met the great Al Pacino on tour of the theater on Broadway. The famous actor impressed Vasily with his extraordinary gushing energy.

Actor's family

The actor is kind to family ties. The daughter of the artist is very talented and received the profession of an artist-restorer. When Daria expressed her desire to become an actress, no one in the family was surprised and did not interfere. The girl took the pseudonym Agniya Brodskaya so that no one would accuse her of using connections.

A brave girl took part in a candid photo shoot for the popular PLAYBOY magazine, starting a rumor that she got the name Brodskaya from the famous poet. Now Agniya Mishchenko-Brodskaya is studying in Rome with a degree in feature film directing.

Vasily Mishchenko also tries to maintain relations with his sister Tatyana. She went to the Czech Republic, and since the early 2000s she lived with her parents in Prague. The parents of Vasily and Tatyana are buried there.