Biography
Low deaf voice Seeds Altov know many. The manner of impartial reading of funny monologists does not leave anyone indifferent. In his face, Russian science was not honored by a chemical scientist, but acquired a talented bright humorist, able to make even a sad man himself.Childhood and youth
The Biography of Theodorovich Altov seeds (real surname Altshulller) begins on January 17. He was born in 1945 in the city of Sverdlovsk (now Ekaterinburg). Here the parents of the future satirist evacuated during the war. According to the memoirs of their relatives, the crib of the newborn served enameled pelvis, and instead of the nipple, the baby's herring tail was sustained. When the child was 6 months old, the family returned to Leningrad again.
Father Seeds, Theodore Semenovich Altshuller, taught in the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute. Mom love Naumovna Zalesska worked as an architect, but after the birth of children began to engage only by them. Both parents arrived from Ukraine.
Family lived in a communal apartment. It dwells 29 people. When the neighbor appeared the first KVN TV, in the evenings, all tenants gathered in his room and watched the transfer. Shared kitchen, two toilets, telephone. This is a standard situation for post-war times. The boy was strange that someone could live differently. In several interviews, Alto recalls, as one day came to visit a classmate and was amazed that only one family lives in the apartment.
In his youth, Alto engaged in boxing, but it was a short passion. But what has played a fatal role in the life of the future artist, occurred in the 2nd grade. On the 8th birthday, parents gave the boy a set "Young Chemist". The new game was carried away by a student of a schoolchildren and partly determined the future.
After school, Semyon entered the Leningrad Technology Institute of Lensovet, at the Faculty of Chemical Technologies. He received a diploma and worked for about 3 years a chemist. But I didn't want to link my life with science, because a new passion appeared, grew into a matter of life.
Creation
The creative path of Seeds Altov began in 1971. He wrote short satirical stories and aphorisms. Then in the "literary newspaper", in the section "12 chairs", first printed nine "phrases", for which Alto received the first fee - 36 rubles. Two years after the publication, Semyon Teodorovich was for the first time on the stage of Lenoncert.
The first performance with its own work was random. The young writers went to see how others act, but it turned out that one of the artists did not come and should be replaced urgently. Altov was in old jeans, and familiar lent him the pants of a larger size than necessary. He read the stories, and the pants struggled to fall, and the artist constantly tightened them. The Commission found this annoying chance of a magnificent find, and a young man took a job. Since then, for over 40 years, Career Satirik continues.
In the 80s and a few more humorists created the SHOW - 01 pop-up program and went with her around the country. Concerts were held in many cities of the Soviet Union. Co-authors and performers in the show were known today. Humorists and media persons: Victor Billevich, Yang Arlazorov, Valery Nikolenko, Mikhail Gorodinsky, Vyacheslav Polunin, Leonid Yakubovich, Lyedie theater.
The program included draws, were actively involved in the process of the audience, the jokes were topical ones - on the topic of Soviet power, which by that time was noticeably given its position. The show was successful.
In 1996, Altov spoke by the scenario of the series "Nedusepay", published on the NTV channel. The film was filmed: Semen Furman, Arkady Koval, Sergey Bekhterev, Victor Sukhorukov, Vladimir Leletko, Natalia Fisson and others.
Altov is the author of several books: "dial height", "Doggy joy", "How to ruin America", "Chance", "224 Selected Pages". Almost all of them went to quotations.
Semyon Altov writes monologues not only for themselves, but also for other humorists. His works performed and continue to fulfill Gennady Khazanov, Vladimir Vinokur, Clara Novikova, Efim Siphrin and others. He is the author of the last play Arkady Raikina "The World of Your House." True, at the General Rehearsal of Arkady Isaakovich decided that the performance was failure, but after the speech, he noted that this was one of his best works.
Alto often takes part in humorous programs. In addition, he speaks with its own concerts. "100 reasons for laughter" - a concert program that collects not only the full halls, but also a large number of views on YouTube. Especially loved by the audience monologues "Hercules", "Bribe", "Babush and Oil", "DTP"
In the work of Alto, consciously avoids the topics of politics. Judges about human relations, love, friendship, the brothers of our smaller. Satirin believes that humor helps people survive in a complex world.
"From all sides, the oppressive information, I think it is only part of what is really happening. Humor today is humanitarian aid. People laugh and at least for a while forget that they will be collapsed as soon as they come out of the hall and plunge into life, turn on the TV or open the newspaper. Well, there is something else in this life! "He said in an interview.Personal life
With the future wife of Larisa Altov got acquainted three times. Explains this phenomenal forgetfulness. The first meeting occurred in DC Lensovet. According to the artist, he saw a girl "with a face of amazing beauty." He had a ticket to the "oral magazine" where he invited the girl. She agreed, and then just gone. The second time the fate of the brought young people in exactly one year later. Altov went to the Committee of the Komsomol of the Institute of Technology and he saw the girl "with a face of amazing beauty."
In addition, she also played Griga. The invitation to the concert of piano music followed. She agreed, but he did not see her anymore. A year later, in an unfamiliar company, the artist saw the girl "with the face of amazing beauty," thought, where to invite, and Beauty said that they were acquainted for the third time. After that, decided to get married.
The wife has become a faithful companion of life for many years. Until now, Altov speaks about the beauty of Larisa, and she supports him in any matters.
Soon after the wedding they had a son Paul. In the transfer "Alone with all" Semyon Teodorovich told that in childhood he wanted to assume a boy to writing skill. To do this, it seated him daily for the printed machine and forced to write a full-length text. The subject matter did not have. Son wrote a fairy tale. And in order to quickly cope with the aunt, filled it with long numerical. It turned out not a fairy tale, but an accounting report.
When Paul grew up, he became the producer of his father. He is the director of the series "Nicepep". Together with his wife, Anna gave parents to three grandchildren: Barbar, Catherine and Vasily.
Semyon Altov now
In 2018, Semen Altovu turned 73 years old. Despite age, it is still awesome and is operational. He writes stories, his photo is bangible at the attachments of concerts in different cities of the country, annually produces a "non-such calendar" for the new year.
To stay in good shape, satiric makes gym every day, and when it is possible - swims.
Now the humorist tries to spend more time with his family. Grandchildren puts love for sport. It believes that children inherited his sense of humor.
Quotes
"How much is not done, and how much it still has to do" "Helping the neighbor hold from him away" "The wit is arrogance with higher education"Monologues
- Pets' corner
- Chain length
- Eagle
- With flea and without
- DTP
- Glasses
- Sour cream
- Hercules
- Shooting Sparrow
- Breakfast on the grass
- Magdalene
- Vobla
- Bribe
- Babush and Oil
- Evening meeting