Biography
People's Artist Alexander Anatolyevich Shirvindt is known primarily to people who make the era of the USSR. The actor was not always able to fulfill the role of the first plan, but all his heroes had a unique charm and charm, thanks to which I was remembered for a long time. Many films in which the master played is listed in the Golden Fund of Soviet Cinema. His friend and colleague Mark Zakharov called the main profession of Alexander Anatolyevich "Be Shirvindt".Childhood and youth
The future artist was born in the summer of 1934 in Moscow. For his unusual for domestic hearing, the boy's name should thank the Father - a talented musician, a teacher and violinist Anatoly Gustovich (Theodore Gdalievich), a Prussian by origin. Mother of Raisa Samoyovna, a Jew for nationality, graduated from the second Studio MHT, then worked in the metropolitan philharmonic.
Comet Shirvindt dreamed that their son would continue the father's case and would go to his footsteps, so the family sent Alexander to a music school. But, universal surprise, there was no desire to develop in this direction at the young artist. After the 5th grade, the boy was expelled because of "uncompromising music".
The choice of the future profession was influenced by frequent visits of pop artists and movies to the house of Shirvindov. Communication with Vasily Kachalov, Rostislav Kaittte, Rina Green, Leonid Rockova made an indelible impression on the young man. He caught fire with a dream to become an actor.
After the end of the prestigious school No. 110, where children of high-ranking officials studied, the young man filed documents in two universities: the theater school named after Schukin and Moscow State University. After the entrance exams, the applicant decided on the choice. In the theater institute, he hit the acting faith of Lvov.
Theater
After graduating from the university, Shirvindt fell into the troupe of the theater studio of the film actor. The team was based specifically for movie actors who could play on stage, when there were no filming, which also opened the guy road to the movies.On this scene, the artist was long forgotten - he was waiting for the Leninsky Komsomol Theater Snapshots, to whom he subsequently spent 12 years. Here he was lucky to cooperate with the director Anatoly Efros, who has played Alexander Anatolyevich in the "Seagull", "104 pages about love" and others. A high static handsome man (with an increase in 183 cm and weighing 95 kg) quickly became a pet favorite.
Subsequently, the star of the screen worked on the stage of the dramatic theater on a small armor, after which he went to the troupe of the Moscow Academic Satira Theater, which became the second home for him. Looked him here Valentin Plek, offering to play the role of Graph Almaviva in the "Marriage of Figaro".
According to the artist, despite the large number of roles played by him on the stage, he never felt in himself "Passion of Mentory." From the acting craft, he gradually occurred to the profession of the director. His directorial debut took place here in 1970. Together with Mark Zakharov, he put the play "Wake up and sing!".
In 2000, Shirvindt became the artistic director of the Satira theater. The director actively began to master, besides comedy material, classic. On the stage there were places on the play of Jean Anuu, Tennessee Williams, Mikhail Bulgakov.
Alexander Anatolyevich brought the creative team to a new level of success. The theater was recognized as the best on the results of tours in the United States in 2002. And in 2015, he was recognized as one of the most visited: the number of viewers per year exceeded 2.5 million people.
In 2019, the artist noted the anniversary - 85 years. Shirvindt on the current tradition did not celebrate this event by a noisy company, and went to Valdai fishing. The celebration he moved to October, aligning his anniversary with two more dates: the 95th anniversary of the Satira Theater and the 110th anniversary of the birth of the former Khuduk - director Valentina Plejek.
Films
In the cinema, the actor made his debut in 1956 in a romantic comedy "She loves you!", Playing a small role. In the picture, he fell by chance, since initially he was planned to take actors Mikhail Kozachenko, who could not come to shoot. Thanks to the first fee, Alexander managed to acquire himself a Victory car.
In the cinematic biography of the actor after the debut for a long time there was a lull. He rarely appeared in the cinema. Everything has changed in 1967 after the painting "Major Wich", where Shirvindt played a guy named Yuzef.
Real Glory came to Shirvinda in 1975 after the religion of the cult film "The Irony of Fate, or with a light steam!". He played the role of Pavlik, a friend of the main character of the picture. The director of the tape Eldar Ryazanov continued to fruitful cooperation with Shirvindt, inviting him to the paintings "Station for two" and "Forgotten melody for the flute."
An equally bright project in the filmography of the artist was the Trent in the boat, not counting the dogs, where Alexander Anatolyevich played Andrei Mironov and Mikhail Derzhavin with his friends.
In 1985, the famous comedy "most charming and attractive" with Irina Muravyeva came to the screens. Shirvindt played in the film The role of her husband Susanna - the best friend of the main character trying to establish her personal life.
TV
In Soviet times, Shirvindt was a television star. Theater meetings, Terem Teremok program used popularity. Together with Mikhail Derzhavin, Alexander Anatolyevich led the program "Morning Mail". In 2013, the creative duet appeared in the transfer "I want to know."In 2016, Alexander Shirvindt in the Evening Urgant program presented his new production "Never Late." In addition, the artist became a guest of the Life Line program, in which he once again told history from his personal and theatrical life.
He knows and as a dubble actor. It was his voice that the Cheshire cat from "Alice in Wonderland" said. In 2018, the artist took part in the voicing of the Russian puppet film "Gofmaniada".
Books
The authorship of Shirvindt belongs to several books. Popularity with readers use "sclerosis, scattered in life." With his sense of humor, Satirova described the events of his creative youth. Many statements of the writer, for example, such as the "old age of moderate gravity" today are quoted by journalists.
At the age of 85, the author released the memoirs of the Obritogian Age. In two parts of the book, Shirvindt shared memories of his childhood, about relatives and friends. On the pages of the publication, Alexander Anatolyevich described the interesting moments of collaboration with Arkady Arkanov, Alexander Abdulov, Oleg Tobakov and many others.
Social activity
Almost immediately after the end of the theater school, Alexander Anatolyevich was invited to Alma Mater as a teacher. In 1995, the artist was awarded the title of professor. During the years of teaching, Shirvindt brought up such stars of Soviet and Russian art as Leonid Yarmolnik, Amalia Mordvinova, Alexander Oleshko, and many others.Not bypass actor and social activities. Artist's signature in 1996 appeared on the pages of the letter of cultural and science figures that called the Russian authorities to stop the Chechen campaign and begin the negotiation process.
Shirvindt is not interested in politics, but in 2018 he was registered as a candidate for the mayor of the capital Sergey Sobyanin.
Personal life
Inherent in the artist, irony and charming, as well as the roles that he had a chance to perform, was made by Alexander Anatolyevich on the screen "Bestnik." Millions of Soviet television recorders were dreaming about him. But Shirvindt himself with the inherent irony constantly declares that he is alolyub and spoiled the life of only one woman, hinting at his wife Natalia.
The family life of the artist has developed in his youth. With its chief, the architect Natalia Belousova - Shirvindt met in the village of Neil. According to the actor, he went to visit to parents of the future bride from practical considerations: the family held a cow, and the young man loved milk. Soon the reason for visits has changed.
This novel turned out to be strong, and in 1957 a wedding took place. A year later, the spouses were born the son of Mikhail, who in 1981 gave them the first grandson named Andrei, and after another 5 years the granddaughter of Alexander appeared on the world, named after his grandfather.
Alexander Anatolyevich has not only favorite grandchildren, but also great-grandchildren. Grandson Andrei teaches in Moscow State University, the granddaughter of Alexander works by art historian. Anastasia's great-grandfather was born in 2002, Ella - in 2011. The actor does not lead a personal account in "Instagram", but the photo and video with his father lays out of his son Mikhail Shirvindt in his microblog.
Since 1965, family couple lives in the famous height on the boiler's embankment. At one time, their neighbors were Lyudmila Zykina, Lydia Smirnov, Clara Gaucheko and other celebrities.
Alexander Shirvindt monitors his health: In November 2020, he began his breathing problems. The artist decided to hospitalize. The actor's wife also got into the hospital with similar symptoms. Nevertheless, as it was assumed at the beginning, Coronavirus in Shirvindov was not detected. After the medical care received, the spouses returned home.
Alexander Shirvindt now
Now Shirvindt continues the creative career of the director in the walls of the native theater. For the anniversary date since the birth of Andrei Mironova - in early March 2021 - the play "Theater Striptease" was presented. Vladimir Zhukov delivered the second staged comedy.According to Alexander Anatolyevich, he planned to put this play together with Mikhail Cossacks, inviting Mironov's young actor. But the formulation was broken by unrelated reasons.
Filmography
- 1956 - "She loves you!"
- 1967 - "Major Wihry"
- 1971 - "Old Rogue"
- 1975 - "Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Ferry!"
- 1979 - "Three in the boat, not counting the dogs"
- 1982 - "Train Station for Two"
- 1985 - "The most charming and attractive"
- 1987 - "Forgotten Melody for Flute"
- 1996 - "Fat Eggs"
- 2008 - "Treasures of Cardinal Mazarini, or the Return of Musketeers"
- 2019 - "Moscow Romance"