Biography: Anatoly Vasiliev. Life in theater and cinema

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An actor who has played roles in more than 50 films, a loving husband, a good father and a happy grandfather - this is Anatoly Vasiliev. The biography of the artist began to interest the audience for the most part after the release of the TV series about the four cheerful relatives called "Matchmakers". But the first success came to him much earlier, with a role in the film Crew.

Biography: Anatoly Vasiliev

November 6, 1946 in the city of Nizhny Tagil, a boy was born, whom his parents named Anatoly. Little is known about the childhood of the future actor. It can only be said with certainty that he showed his artistic abilities quite early. In his youth, he was an activist, organized various concerts and youth parties and participated in them himself, played the guitar and sang songs of the legendary Beatles.

After graduating from school, Anatoly Alexandrovich entered a technical school to study mechanical engineering, but realized in time that he had chosen the wrong path, and turned onto his own road. I took a ticket to Moscowtrain and the first time he entered the Moscow Art Theater School, which he graduated in 1969. And so began his cinematic biography.

Anatoly Vasiliev: first roles on stage

The actor's first home was the Theater of Satire, where he worked for 4 years. In 1974 he began to play in the theater of the Soviet Army. He could be easily noticed and remembered for a long time thanks to his beautiful male figure, deep voice and charisma. His acting biography is full of diverse roles.

Anatoly Vasiliev played the first character in the Mossovet Theater, where he was invited by the director - Pavel Khomsky. In the cheerful French comedy "School of Non-Payers" Anatoly Alexandrovich played a rogue and a swindler, and both the directors of the performance and the audience were satisfied with his work. Since then, he has been an indispensable comedy actor.

He played Peter Lamb in Brecht's "Mother Courage and Her Children", Adamov in "Men on Weekends", Anthony Anderson in "The Devil's Apprentice". Vasilyev was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of Russia for high achievements in the field of theatrical art.

Biography: Anatoly Vasiliev in the movies

Filmmakers also drew attention to an interesting actor. His first film role was Mikola Dymov (Sergey Bondarchuk's film The Steppe) in 1977. The straightforwardness, lack of spirituality and stubbornness of the hero Vasiliev were so pronounced that those around him criticized this role.

The real success for the artist was brought by the film "Crew", in which he starred as the suffering soft, sensitive pilot Valentin Nenarokov. The stereotype was broken: rigidity and determination in such a male profession is not the main thing. The hero also aroused sympathy among the audience with his weakness in front of the bitch-wife, with whom he could not cope in any way. After this picture, everyone learned that Anatoly Vasiliev is undoubtedly a talented actor.

His biography is rich in roles in such films: “Beloved Woman of the Mechanic Gavrilov” (played Slava), “General Shubnikov’s Corps” (the main role is Shubnikov), “Ladies’ Tango” (the role of Fedor), “Adventure Firm” (in the role of Commissar Garda), "Hope and Support" (played by Fomin). And he also acted as the father of the protagonist in the film "Mikhail Lomonosov".

In the 1990s, Anatoly Vasiliev appeared in an unexpected incarnation as a vampire aristocrat in the film Your Fingers Smell of Incense.

Anatoly Vasilyev in "Matchmakers"

In all the beloved series, the actor played the role of Yura's grandfather. But in the fifth season, viewers did not see him on television. According to one version, Anatoly left the set due to a conflict with Fedor Dobronravov (second grandfather). As he himself says, he wanted more seriousness and drama, he was tired of being a clown.