Kayurov Leonid Yurievich is a real example of true nobility

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

No one ever thought that this one of the most talented actors of the Soviet Union would leave the profession literally in the prime of his glory. But it happened. And he never regretted it, because he is sure that each of us has his own way. He goes his own way. What was Leonid Yurievich Kayurov, what is he doing now? This is our article.

Childhood and VGIK

In November 1956, a son named Lenya was born in the family of Yuri Ivanovich and Valentina Leonidovna Kayurov. Dad was an actor at the Saratov Drama Theater, then at the Maly Drama Theater (known for his performance of Lenin's birth), and mom was a dentist.

At first the family lived in Saratov. When Lena turned twelve, Yuri Kayurov was invited to work in Moscow. And they moved.

Lenya grew up, like millions of Soviet children. He listened to the songs of the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Vladimir Vysotsky … Then the boy did not even think about becoming an actor. He did not imagine himself on stage.

KyurovLeonid Yuryevich once admitted that he entered VGIK thanks to his father. And he didn’t cheat at all and didn’t lie. After all, he studied at the course of Boris Babochkin himself, and his father, Yuri Kayurov, helped him.

True, during the audition, Boris Andreevich was not present due to illness. But his colleagues at first did not take the young man seriously. But Leonid managed to melt their dislike.

Unfortunately, Babochkin's studies were eventually reduced to just a few meetings - he was already very ill. And after his death, Leonid studied in the studio of Alexei Batalov until 1978, when he received a diploma from VGIK.

Cinema and theater

Kaurov Leonid Yurievich made his debut on the screen when he was still studying. He played a hooligan nicknamed Gogol in Vladimir Rogovoi's drama Minors.

The image of the impudent and cynical, charming and self-confident Gogol, striving to enter the Institute of International Economics, and then make a successful career, became Kayurov's first step to success. Then there were a couple more films about difficult teenagers. And all of his characters were united by the fact that they were bright, extraordinary personalities capable of doing an act.

Since 1978, the actor Leonid Kayurov, whose biography never ceases to amaze fans of his talent, began to appear on the stage of the Moscow Theater. Lenin Komsomol. But he stayed there for only five years: in 1983 he moved to the Moscow Art Theater. It was there that he played his most interesting roles - Bolbone in Turbin Days, Peter in The Last, VolodyaUlyanov in "The Way", Kota in "The Blue Bird".

In parallel with theatrical work, Kayurov Leonid Yuryevich quite successfully acted in films, participated in theatrical productions. With his first roles, he declared himself as an individual, a charismatic actor.

Undoubtedly, Aleksey Ivanovich, Kayurov's character from "Little Tragedies", deserves special attention. It was here that he was lucky enough to play with venerable actors: Leonid Kuravlev, Sergei Yursky, Vladimir Vysotsky, Innokenty Smoktunovsky… And he did not get lost in such a wonderful company.

Goodbye profession

The young actor's career developed in such a way that many of his colleagues could be envied. Therefore, the very unexpected news was the message that Kayurov stopped acting and plunged into religion. This choice became absolutely natural and conscious for him. Once, when he was being made up for the role of a cat for a children's play, he was horrified that he would play this cat until retirement.

Leaving the profession, Kayurov just wanted to be himself, longed for freedom and holiness. He approached this step responsibly enough: at the age of 26 he was baptized.

In 1985, Leonid Yurievich wanted to enter the theological seminary, but it did not work out. He succeeded only four years later, when people with higher education were allowed to enter. At first, the father could not come to terms with this, then he realized that this was the calling of his son.

As a student, Kayurov sang in the Lavra in the fraternal choir. In the fourth year, having taken the dignity,began ministry in Moscow.

Personal…

Kayurov Leonid Yuryevich, whose personal life from the very beginning of his career haunted fans, got married a long time ago, in 1981. His wife is actress Irina Korytnikova. It was she who first went to church. The woman sang in the choir.

Much later, already in the 2000s, she, unfortunately, became confined to a wheelchair due to the development of multiple sclerosis. Her husband has been caring for her for twenty years, firmly believing that his help is the expression of love that Jesus Christ spoke about.