Biography
Few Soviet and Russian actors can boast that they were successful not only in their homeland, but also abroad. Evgeny Lazarev, who left his mark in movies, on television and the world of the theater is one of these rare cases. He could portray Pope of Roman, play Maximilian Voloshin, voice the computer game - in any genre Evgeny Nikolayevich came easily and organically.Childhood and youth
Evgeny Nikolayevich Lazarev was born on March 31, 1937 in Minsk. The boy's father worked as a construction engineer, mother, graduate of a textile technical school, worked on a cartographic factory. Zhenya early left without dad - in the fall of 1939, the 31-year-old Nikolay Lazarev died due to illness.
On June 28, 1941, Minsk turned out to be fully occupied by the fascist troops. The mother of the future artist, an athlete and the owner of the "Voroshilovsky shooter" sign, left to defend the city, and the wife himself, together with the aunt and grandmother they tried to send to evacuation. It did not manage to leave: the Germans unfolded refugees.
All the time of the occupation, the boy lived in Minsk and survived only because of the care of Aunt Musi, Maria Lisovskaya. She got a job, cared for a nephew, defended him and even tried to engage in the formation of a child: twice for the war years wife, together with aunt, walked on theatrical productions
In 1944, the future actor went to school, and soon after that he found his mother with whom Zhenya was separated from the summer of 1941. A woman took a son with him to the village of Annunciation of the Altai Territory - during this time she managed to marry, and her second spouse lived in Siberia. The boy, who was strongly interested in theater and cinema, already then dreamed of a scene and collected postcards with photographs of famous actors. Soon he became the leading artist of school amateur and was in this role very in demand.
However, after graduation with the Gold Medal, Evgeny went to Moscow and entered MAI. Theatrical choice of young men did not support none of adults, and it was necessary to come due to bureaucratic wires on the general basis. However, the future artist was not blamed - he dreamed of studying in Moscow, and where exactly was no longer so important, especially since MAI was considered a very prestigious university.
However, in the technical university, a gifted student stand out a year and realized that it was impossible to betray the call. Having left Mai, Yevgeny Lazarev entered the School-Studio MCAT, for the course of Viktor Stalitsan, which he graduated from in 1959.
Theater
Immediately after that, the young actor was enrolled in the troupe of the Riga Theater of the Russian Drama, however, Eugene served only 2 years. In 1961, he switched to Moscow Academic Theater. Mayakovsky, who gave over 20 years of life. At his scene, Evgeny Nikolayevich, many roles were played as the secondary and main.
The actor was embodied in Jason from the "Meda" of Euripid, and in Stanley Kovalski from the legendary "tram" desire "," and in the White General Charnot from Bulgakovsky "Run". Theater has always been the main part of the acting biography of Evgeny Lazarev, and the most significant roles he played not in front of the chamber, but on stage.
In 1984, the artist moved to the position of chief director to the theater on a small armor, in which he worked until 1987, putting the performances "Whose, Starichye", "soldiers are not born" and "path-mocking". However, in 1988, he switched to a new place, to the Mossoveta Theater, where he served until 2000, being and actor, and director.
The theater Evgeny Nikolayevich did not leave, even when he left in the USA: he put on foreign scenes and Western plays, and Chekhov classics.
Films
As a film actor Yevgeny Lazarev, I remember more thanks to secondary roles, and there were many of them. The role of the MHAT School Studio Graduate was widely: in his filmography and revolutionary Gregory Kotovsky from the "Big Maly War", and the Latvian traitor from the "Balley after Victory". The small but bright role of the artist was the intelligence officer of Emelyanov in the "seventeen moments of spring" - the one who accompanied the wife of Stirlitz to a meeting with her husband.
After leaving to the United States, Evgeny Nikolaevich, unlike many Russian actors, who tried to break into Hollywood, did not remain without work. Acting talent and colorful appearance provided an artist with the roles of Russian and foreign characters in iconic films and TV shows. Russian actor Yevgeny Lazarev starred in the "iron man - 2", "Spy" by J. J. Abrams, "Armory Baron" and the cult series "Ambulance".
He did not stop, despite the life abroad, to be filmed in the Russian cinema. Among the roles of the actor in the 2000s - Emperor Alexander II in Turkish Gambit and Alekhin from both parts of "slaughter power". Evgeny Nikolayevich in the movie became Count Alexander Benkendorf in the Fantasy Drama 2014 "Duel. Pushkin - Lermontov. "
Personal life
In the personal life of Evgenia Lazareva, there was only a place for one woman - the actress Anna Obruchva. The novel between the artists began rapidly - at the first meeting, which occurred at work, young people fell in love with each other. However, the work schedule was so dense that the next time Eugene and Anna saw each other in 3 months, and not on a date, but on the set.
The novel turned out to be stormy, in April 1961, the actors signed and some time lived apart. Later in the theater. Mayakovsky Evgeny and Anna even worked together - played in "Mop", he is Jason, she is his son. In the 1970s, Nikolai Nikolay Evgenievich Lazarev was born in the spouses, in the future the parents started at the footsteps and the actor. It is known that in the family there is still a daughter Elena (she is mentioned in the head of "Boria, this is me" from the book of Evgenia Nikolayevich "Tea Cup Chekhov" from prepared for the press.
In the 1990s, Evgeny Nikolayevich, together with his wife, left in the United States. There were no problems with shooting at a new place of life - the artist remained in demand and in someone else's linguistic and cultural medium. Moreover, teaching skills were useful - since 2009, Evgeny Nikolaevich taught at the Southern California Cameras Cinema School.
According to the son of the actor, the decision to move into the United States was not rampant, but to be filmed and putting performances abroad began before departure. Initially, Evgeny Nikolaevich went to America to treat the heart, and when he returned after 1.5 months, he learned that, despite the warning of the authorities at the Studio Studio, he was fired from a teaching position. True, Nikolay Lazarev admits that the crossing could have additional reasons.
Death
In 2016, a few weeks before death, Evgeny Nikolaevich, together with his wife, returned to Russia with the intention more in the United States not to return. The actor wanted to be closer to the children, besides Nikolai promised to arrange the Father in the hospital of Vishnevsky - because of the illness he felt worse.
However, to save the artist doctors failed, despite all the efforts. At the end of the autumn, the photo of the actor appeared in the news feeds for a sad reason - November 18, 2016, at 9 am Yevgeny Lazarev died. The cause of death began to stop the heart.
The actor is buried on the Nikolo Arkhangelsk cemetery, but as such a grave is not - a family crypt became the place of burial.
Filmography
- 1959 - "Vasily Surikov"
- 1969 - "Crime and Punishment"
- 1972 - "Fight after victory"
- 1973 - "Seventeen Moments of Spring"
- 1980 - "Large Small War"
- 1983 - "At the danger of"
- 1989 - "Lucky"
- 1997 - "Saint"
- 2001 - "Deadly Power"
- 2005 - "Armory Baron"
- 2003 - "Duplex"
- 2005 - "Turkish Gambit"
- 2009 - "Pink Panther 2"
- 2010 - "Iron Man 2"
- 2014 - "Duel. Pushkin - Lermontov"