Yuri Volintsev: biography, theatrical and acting activities, personal life and photos

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A popular artist was born on April 28, 1932 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Zodiac sign - Taurus. Yuri Volintsev was a famous theater and film actor, as well as a People's Artist of the RSFSR. Marital status - divorced. Date of death - August 9, 1999. He lived to be 67.

Yuri Volintsev's biography and photo

The popular artist's family was incomplete. His father left when little Yuri was five years old. In his early childhood, the actor dreamed of becoming a musician, but life showed a different path. The years of war and the siege of Leningrad began. The boy lived in evacuation. After the victory over the Nazis, Yuri Volintsev returned to his homeland and got a job as a projectionist at the Avrora cinema, which was located on Nevsky Prospekt. Thanks to this work, Yuri decided to become an actor in theater and cinema.

During his service, young Yuri learned by heart the entire repertoire of the cinema, knew all the monologues of the actors, and also learned to parody the voices and facial expressions of the artists. A little later, Yuri was taken into the army. On duty, he was sent to Germany. There is a future actorimpressed with his dancing and singing. Soon he was taken to the district song and dance ensemble. Yuri Volintsev performed not only as a singer and dancer, but also surprised the audience with his talent to imitate other people's voices. After each performance, all the soldiers and generals gave a standing ovation to the young artist.

Theatrical activities

After the guy graduated from the army, he faced the question of his future fate. At this time, Yuri met Nikolai Volkov, who was going to enter the Moscow theater university. In Leningrad, the young man was passing through and that's how he met Yuri. Surprised at how the future artist sings and parodies various voices and facial expressions, he invited him to go with him.

When the guys took the entrance exams to the Shchukin school, the admissions committee of the school was pleasantly surprised by Yuri's talent. At the same time, Nikolai Volkov and Yuri Volintsev met Andrei Mironov and became very friends. However, after completing their studies, the bosom friends parted ways.

In 1962, the aspiring artist began working at the Vakhtangov Moscow Academic Theatre. In this place, Yuri played a huge number of roles in such performances as "Princess Turandot", "Ladies and Hussars", "Guilty Without Guilt", "Players", "Glass of Water" and "Cinderella".

Film and television career

Much better was his acting career. At that time, the series did not bring much popularity, but the programs were very successful. Especially for TV viewersliked the comedy programs. For example, "Zucchini 13 chairs." In this program, Yuri Volantsev was a permanent character - Pan Sportsman. The whole country fell in love with him, he was often recognized on the street.

However, at that time, the audience did not like it when an artist changed his stage image. So, for example, during one performance, one spectator shouted out his pseudonym, which he used in his humorous program. Not surprisingly, other directors did not seek to offer Volintsev good roles.

Yuri began to understand that a professional career was not waiting for him in the theater and he decided to try his hand at cinema. He got episodic and minor roles. However, he played in such a way that the audience remembered him for a long time.

Voice cartoons

Actor Yuri Volintsev took part in the filming of the children's magazine "Wick" and in the program for children "Alarm Clock". In addition, the artist voiced a huge number of cartoons, such as Humpty Dumpty from Alice Through the Looking Glass, Captain Zeleny from The Secrets of the Third Planet, the goblin from Glasha and Kikimora and the detective from The Adventures of Funtik the Pig.

In addition, the actor played the role of fairy-tale characters in Soviet and Disney cartoons:

1. "Miracles on turns".
2. "How mushrooms fought with peas."
3. "The Brainy Bunny".
4. Black Cloak.
5. "DuckTales".
6. "Dog in boots"
7. "The King's New Dress".
8. "Kitten named Woof".
9. "New Aladdin".
10. "The smallest gnome" and many others.

Personal life of a famous figure

Few people knew about Yuri Volintsev's personal life. The artist's daughter Ksenia Strizh herself talks little about her father's life in her interviews. However, there is information that Volintsev was married. But it so happened that the couple soon separated due to the difficult nature of his wife. She was an unrestrained and harsh woman. I argued a lot, even in simple everyday matters.

Yuri Volintsev loved his daughter very much. He always tried to spend his free time with little Ksyusha, and was also her friend in his teenage years.

Death of a famous artist

It became known that Yuri Volintsev suffered from a heart disease. This was the reason for his sudden death. The actor's daughter admitted that he always had problems with the cardiovascular system. According to Ksenia, this happened because of the stormy youth of his father. Doctors forbade the artist to smoke. Yuri tried to fulfill all the prescriptions of the doctors.

However, the popular actor died of a heart attack in his bed. Yuri never got the turn for a free heart surgery. Also, Yuri's daughter told that when they found Volyntsev, he had a radio in his hands. Apparently the artist wanted to turn on the radio, where his daughter was supposed to broadcast. Yuri Volintsev is buried at the Khovansky cemetery in Moscow.

Filmography

The famous artist has starred in many films. For example, in such as:

1. 1968 - The Picture of Dorian Gray.
2. 1970 - Belorussky Station.
3. 1973 - Paradise Apples.
4. 1976 - "The Legend of Thiel".
5. 1976 - "Ladies and Hussars".
6. 1976 - "Solo for an elephant with an orchestra".
7. 1980 - "Night Incident".
8. 1984 - Dead Souls.
9. 1987 - The Kreutzer Sonata.
10. 1990 - "Hat".
11. 1992 - "The weather is good on Deribasovskaya, or It's raining again on Brighton Beach."