Yuri Belenky: biography, career

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Yuri Belenky is a well-known domestic director and producer. He writes scripts for films and has had a significant impact on the production of TV series in Russia. From this article you can find out his biography, we will also focus on creative achievements.

Biography

Yuriy Belenky was born in the small town of Makeevka on the territory of the modern Donetsk region. He was born in 1956.

After school, he left for the capital. Entered the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University, graduating in 1985.

Work went to film and television. He was a director, producer, screenwriter. He appeared on television already in 1992. His debut project was the script for the criminal action movie Rudolf Fruntov "Fools die on Fridays".

Currently, producer Yuri Belenky is the head of the Harmony studio and is its founder. The hero of our article is a member of the Association of Film and Television Producers, the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, the Academy of Russian Television "Tefi", the Eurasian Academy of Radio and Television.

Since 2005teaches at several educational institutions at once - the Ostankino School of Television, the Litovchenko GITR, at the Higher Directing Courses at VGIK.

TV series production

Yuri Belenky was one of the first in our country to start producing serials.

From 1992 to 1994 he was the director and screenwriter of one of the debut domestic serial dramas "Goryachev and Others". The main character of the picture is the character of Igor Bochkin. He is released from prison after serving time for financial fraud. He comes to Moscow in 1992, finding himself in a completely different country, in which there is no longer socialism. Everyone around is trading, wringing completely unthinkable prices.

On the outside, his wife is waiting for him, all this time raising his daughter alone, his mother in a communal apartment and his friend Pavel, who turned into a businessman. The main character immediately captivates the audience with his integrity, honesty and sense of humor. A total of 35 episodes were released.

From 1996 to 1997, Yuri Belenky was the director of one of the first domestic comedy sitcoms "Strawberry". Its style is reminiscent of the successful 1990s TV series Pharmacy on Call.

In the Russian version, the action takes place in a private cafe owned by the Koshkin family. Together with their friends and acquaintances, they constantly find themselves in various ridiculous and comical situations. A total of 164 episodes were released.

There are several dozen projects on Belenky's account. The most famous of them is one of the first domestic youth series about schoolchildren."Simple Truths", a detective serial film "The Return of Mukhtar", a historical drama "The Institute of Noble Maidens", based on the memories of students of these educational institutions.

Private life

Currently Belenky is divorced. In 1984, his son Mikhail was born, and two years later, his daughter Polina.

He is related to the popular TV presenter Tutta Larsen, being her uncle.

Projects of recent years

Many series of the hero of our article have found success. Therefore, viewers are interested in what Yuri Belenky is filming today.

In most of his projects in recent years, he acted as a producer. These were the series "Krovinushka", "Kiss the Bride", "How to Breed a Millionaire", "Heart of a Star".

In 2018, he wrote the script for the military drama "Seven pairs of unclean." This is a story about a riot that is organized by prisoners on a ship on the high seas in 1941. These people are overwhelmed with hatred, which becomes too much in a limited space. Everything immediately changes when an external common enemy appears.

Interestingly, his son Mikhail helped Yuri write the script. The director's chair was taken by Kirill Belevich. Starring Yuri Borisov, Marie Vorozhy, Timofey Tribuntsev, Vasily Mishchenko, Mikhail Evlanov.