Vasily Livanov: biography, personal life and films with his participation

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It is safe to say that in our country this outstanding actor is known not only to adult viewers, but also to children. He is loved for his outstanding talent, and also for his extraordinary voice, which is used by the most beloved cartoon characters.

Parents, family

Vasily Livanov was born on July 19, 1935 in the capital of our country. The boy was born into a creative acting family. Nikolai Alexandrovich Livanov - the grandfather of our hero - worked in the theater of a small town and bore the pseudonym Izvolsky.

Boris Livanov - Vasily's father, People's Artist of the USSR, the most famous member of the Moscow Art Theater. The audience of the older generation is known for his wonderful work in the films "Admiral Ushakov" (1953), "Dubrovsky" (1935).

Mom - Evgenia Kazimirovna - was engaged in raising her son and housekeeping. We can say that the biography of Vasily Livanov was destined from above. In such a family, a creative attitude to life was laid in him from childhood.

Vasily studied at school number 170 (today it is school number 49). It should be noted that her students were such famous people as Edward Radzinsky, Andrey Mironov, Gennady Gladkov, Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Mark Rozovsky.

Firststeps in cinematography

In 1958, Vasily Livanov graduated from the famous Shchukin school. The novice actor got into the troupe of the famous Vakhtangov Theater. He worked there for only one year. It was at this time that he made his film debut. In the drama "Unsent Letter" Vasily Livanov played the role of geologist Andrei. After the shooting was completed, the great director Yuli Raizman predicted a great future for the young actor in cinema and advised him to leave the theater. Vasily heeded the advice and went to work at the Film Actor's Theater Studio. A little later, he left him too - there were many job offers, the great master was right.

The next picture, in which the actor starred, was the drama "The Blind Musician" based on the novel by V. Korolenko. By the way, Vasily Livanov, whose filmography is very extensive, only once starred in this tape with his father.

Recognition

The talented actor was immediately noticed by filmmakers. Respected domestic directors began to invite him to their films for the main roles. The bright and piercing image of Professor Johannes Werner, who managed to discover the rays of life-giving power, did not leave anyone indifferent (neither the audience nor the cinematographers). In the feature film Colleagues, Vasily Livanov starred with wonderful partners - Oleg Anofriev and Vasily Lanov. They played novice doctors, who faced serious trials in the very first days of practice. The actor will meet the role of a doctor more than once on his creative path. For example, in comedy"Green Light", where he played a small role as a surgeon.

Vasily Livanov's biography is filled with strong and bright works. In 1963, he superbly played the role of F. Dzerzhinsky. We are talking about the historical drama "Blue Notebook" by Lev Kulidzhanov. The image turned out to be so reliable that after the release of the picture, the actor was repeatedly offered to play the role of the chief Chekist. However, Vasily Borisovich answered all these proposals with a polite refusal - he was not interested in repeating himself.

Cartoon

Vasily Livanov graduated in 1966 from the directing courses at the State Film Agency. The thesis work was a cartoon loved by millions of children - "The most, most, most." Later, the actor began to work actively in this exciting genre. Many will unmistakably recognize his unique voice, with a slight hoarseness, which, it would seem, was created in order to voice fairy-tale characters. But not everyone knows that he was not always like this. On the set of The Unsent Letter, the actor lost his voice, which then acquired an unusual timbre. Boa constrictor, Carlson, Crocodile Gena - they all spoke in the voice of their favorite actor. But this is a classic of domestic animation. For several generations of kids have grown up with these characters.

However, work in this genre was not limited to dubbing. According to Livanov's scripts, such popular cartoons as "Phaeton - the son of the Sun", "The Blue Bird", "Zhu-zhu-zhu" were staged. What about the Bremen Town Musicians? Few people know that this most popular film was shot according to Livanov's script. The famous fairy tale of the brothers was taken as the basisGrimm, which in the original was very short, it did not have characters such as the Princess and the Troubadour. We can say that Vasily Borisovich created a completely new work. Considering that the songs of Gennady Gladkov performed by Oleg Anofriyev sounded in the film, it becomes clear why, after decades, this film is still loved not only by children, but also by adults.

Continuation of film career

In the seventies, the actor Vasily Livanov, whose biography was already inextricably linked with cinema, continued to delight admirers of his talent with new works. In the tape of Alexei Batalov "The Gambler" based on the great novel by F. M. Dostoevsky, Vasily Borisovich starred in 1972.

Three years later, he brilliantly played the role of Emperor Nicholas I in the drama "Star of Captivating Happiness". With this picture, history repeated itself - invitations to the role of emperor rained down on Livanov from all sides.

Vasily Livanov: Sherlock Holmes

The selection of actors for the famous film "Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson" I. Maslennikov (director) began by viewing the drawings of Sydney Page, a close friend of Conan Doyle, who was the first to illustrate the famous creation. The brutal Vasily Livanov and the charming and intelligent Vitaly Solomin seem to have stepped out of Page's drawings.

The first "Sherlock Holmes" with Vasily Livanov marked the beginning of the famous series, which consisted of separate films. Each picture was a resounding success, and not only in the USSR, but also abroad. In the UK, these films aroused great interest. The press did not stintto enthusiastic epithets. The British enthusiastically thanked the Russian actors who returned their national heroes.

There is no doubt that this success is the merit of the entire team of the series. Well-chosen actors - Irina Kupchenko, Boris Brondukov, Sergei Shakurov, Rina Zelenaya, Oleg Yankovsky made up an excellent team. The films accurately convey the Victorian era and, of course, one cannot fail to mention the unique music of V. Dashkevich. And yet, the main success is the merit of Vasily Livanov and his friend and partner Vitaly Solomin.

Work in the theater

During the filming of the series, actor Vasily Livanov became very friends with Solomin. Vitaly persuaded his partner in 1983 to make a production based on his early novel "My Favorite Clown". The main role of Sinitsyn in the performance was played by Solomin.

In 1988, Livanov, together with Yu. Semenov, organized the Moscow theater "Detective". In fact, it became the first enterprise in the country. On the stage of the new theater, not only action-packed and topical plays were staged, but also wonderful children's performances. The theater lasted four years, but then there were problems with financing, and besides, influential commercial structures urgently needed the building of the theater, and it was closed. Vasily Borisovich did not participate in any theatrical projects anymore.

Don Quixote

The biography of Vasily Livanov is full of experiments. The actor loves to shock his fans. When everyone was used to seeing him as an exceptionally famous detective, Livanov unexpectedly appeared before his audience innew role. In the film "Don Quixote Returns" he became the director, screenwriter and lead actor at the same time.

What is the attraction of this picture? First of all, the interpretation of the image of Don Quixote himself. For many years, everyone considered him a harmless, slightly strange knight. Livanov saw him differently. According to the actor, the great Cervantes foresaw what would happen to the world in four hundred years. He knew that the Don Quixotes would gain real power. But since they do not need it, this will not lead to anything good. Vasily Borisovich believes that we have survived the power of such donquixotes. It's funny and sad when a donkey shepherd dreams of the governor's chair. Perhaps someone does not share the opinion of the actor, but at the same time, the picture did not leave anyone indifferent. It was done very professionally - excellent natural shots, amazing music by Gennady Gladkov and a wonderful acting duet - Vasily Livanov and Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Thanks to all these components, the picture was recognized by viewers and critics. The Spanish Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos took the Lebanese "Don Quixote" to their homeland. Films with Vasily Livanov are always an event in the national cinema. It is always difficult to predict what he will be like in a new role.

Books by Vasily Livanov

This talented person is the author of the plays "Don Juan", "The Bremen Town Musicians", "My Favorite Clown", "The Performer". The collection of fairy tales by Livanov Vasily Borisovich “The Most-Most-Most” and the book of stories “Legend and True Story” have already been reprinted several times. These workspublished many times abroad in Spanish, Serbian, English, Turkish and Romanian. The Drofa publishing house has released a collection of funny fairy tales Santa Claus and Summer. Read these books to children - they are very kind and funny.

Family life

For about thirty years, Vasily Borisovich has been happily living in his second marriage. Vasily Borisovich fell in love with his first wife - Alina - in his youth. However, she preferred another man. A few years later, Alina divorced her husband and married Livanov. Life in marriage was not cloudless. In those days, the actor liked to drink, there were often scandals in the house. The daughter Nastya was born in marriage, and seven years later Alina filed for divorce.

Livanov met his second wife at the Soyuzmultfilm film studio, where she worked as an animator. The family had two children. The eldest son of Vasily Livanov is Boris, the youngest is Nikolai.

Children

Anastasia Livanova did not communicate with her father for a long time, but invited him to her wedding. She graduated from the biological faculty of Moscow State University, but later became a sculptor.

As already mentioned, in the second marriage, the eldest child is Boris Livanov. The son of Vasily Livanov several years ago, as a result of a domestic quarrel, killed a man and received nine years in prison. At this time, he was already married a second time and had a daughter from his first wife, who suffered from alcoholism.

According to the statements of the actor himself, he and his wife are very tired of the behavior of their son. It got to the point that parents turned to law enforcement agencies with a request to protect them from hisattacks.

Nikolay followed in his father's footsteps, graduated from VGIK and became an actor. He shows great promise and does not cause trouble for his father.

Vasily Livanov today

Currently, a wonderful actor is almost never filmed. He still receives a lot of offers, but the actor refuses them, considering the scripts mostly mixed with blood, violence, and sex. In his opinion, only the classics can show the great truth of art. Therefore, he agreed to play the psychiatrist Stravinsky in the film "The Master and Margarita" by M. Bulgakov.

Recent works

"Who's knocking on my door…" (1982) - crime film, drama

Suddenly, a bell rang in the apartment of a novice actor, and an unfamiliar girl appeared on the threshold and asked to hide her from her pursuers. When the girl left the apartment in the morning, the attackers began to lie in wait for the actor. He decided to help a stranger…

"Moon Rainbow" (1983) - science fiction

The film is based on the novel by S. Pavlov. This is a tape about the problems that await humanity in the exploration of outer space…

"The Extraordinary Adventures of Karik and Vali" (1987) - children's film, fantasy

Screening of the novel by Ian Larry. Karik and Valya end up in Professor Enotov's apartment. After drinking an unknown liquid, they shrink so much that the dragonfly easily carries them to the pond. Now everything around has acquired unusual features and shapes…

"He'll Get His Own" (1992) - Detective

A painting based on the novel by Chase. Two people whofar from the criminal world and all the criminal, in an effort to make their lives more secure and happy, they decided to hijack a plane that transports diamonds worth three million dollars. The heroes of the film, Harry Griffin and his girlfriend Gloria, it would seem, have thought through an insidious plan to the smallest detail. However, life takes its own course. Their perfect plan collapsed. Harry lost his good name, freedom, Gloria…

"The Hunt" (1994) - detective

Events unfold in Moscow in 1773. A rich bride, an orphan and a beauty, the owner of the Krutoyarsk estate, becomes a desirable prey for numerous tutors and guardians. Here is the villain. Resourceful and cunning, he easily eliminates one opponent after another. At the same time, he does not disdain murders, forgeries, substitutions…

"Men's Season" (2005) - action movie

Events are developing in different parts of the Earth with the participation of presidents, drug mafia leaders, powerful secret organizations and state security agents. It all starts with an ordinary disassembly. The drug lord beats his assistant with a club for allowing a state security officer to seize his phone, and illegally. The battered gangster wonders what we know about the world we live in. Further, events begin to develop rapidly - persecution, ciphers, corpses …

"Disservice" (2007) - action movie

A four-episode action film in which big politics, big money, betrayal and love, death and life are intertwined. Oleg Grinev, an employee of the stock exchange, is famous for his incredible financial instinct. He conceivesbig game. But his goal is not just to make a lot of money. He wants to revive the Russian economy and at the same time avenge the death of his father…