Biography
Ilya Shakunov is a Russian actor who became famous for the work in the genre of the adventure militant and melodramas, the artist is not chasing for easy fame and chooses projects in which they have to overcome difficulties.Childhood and youth
Shakunov was born on August 13, 1970. His parents came to Leningrad to study at the university - the mother of the actor to form a chemist, and his father studied for an electrical engineer. Young people met and got married at the Institute.
Back in school years, the future artist began to study at the Studio of the actor Igor Gorbachev. A mother heard about the set of children on the radio, she drove his son to classes almost through the entire city 4 times a week.
After graduation, Ilya entered the Leningrad Medical Institute, later I was transferred to the Faculty of Computer Engineering and Automation in Lay (Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute). But soon he threw both educational institutions, since he wanted to associate his biography with theatrical scene.
Shakunov passed the exams in the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinema (now St. Petersburg State Academy of Theatrical Art) and entered the course of Professor of Veniamine Firschinsky. Its classmates were the future stars of Russian cinema - Mikhail Porechenkov, Konstantin Khabensky, Ksenia Rappoport, Mikhail Trucin.
Theater
Ilya Yuryevich was still considered a promising actor during his studies - on the 4th year he went on the stage of the St. Petersburg Tyuza. A. A. Bryantsheva in the form of Chatsky in the formulation of "grief from the mind."After graduating from the Institute in 1996, Shakunov went to work in the troupe of the already familiar Tyus - he was invited by the head of the theater Andrei Andreev. It took a little time so that Ilya Yurevich became one of the leading actors of the theater. Here, the artist was played by several roles who loved the audience - this is the prince from the "Mermaid" stage, and the double bassist in the play "Teacher Rhythmics", and Heinrich from the Dragon.
In addition to the Tyuze, Shakunov was involved in the productions of Roman Viktyuk. The artist got the roles in the performances "Autumn violins", "Butterfly, butterfly" and "confused".
Ilya Yuryevich was able to cooperate and with BDT them. G. A. Tovstonogov, where he was invited and rehearsed several weeks. But the love of Tusy was stronger, and Shakunov returned to their native walls. In 2013, he went to free swimming, leaving the theatrical scene and completely immersed in the film process.
Films
Shakunov's debut as a film actor took place in 1993 - he appeared in the form of a twin in the drama "Creation of Adam" Yuri Pavlov. Then for several years, the artist rarely fell out the opportunity to work in the movies. In those years, he starred in the pictures "about freaks and people", "bitter!", Vaska Nemushaev and others. But the episodic roles of Ilya Yurevich did not bring.
The new stage in the film train chakunova has come since 2000. Then he played a major role in the painting "Dark Night" Oleg Kovalova. The actor with brilliance coped with his task and embodied the image of a strange, who knows how to keep the photographer's intrigue with the name Imante, who pissed the feelings to a little girl.
The picture was presented at the film festivals, where he had success. At the same time, critics responded about the work of Shakunov positively. Evaluating the mass viewer did not have to wait - the picture did not go on the rental.
In 2002, the Artist starred in the "Kamenskaya" films, "Girlfriend Autumn". Next year, he appeared in the film "Spetsnaz-2", "Russian Ark", "three colors of love", "ice", "Kidnepping".
It was necessary to remove so often and remember that the actor was forced to be almost round the clock on the set. Among the bright works in the artist filmier, the role of Oleg Kurin in the Ironic Detective "Viola Tarakanova is. In the world of criminal passions, "where Ilya Yurevich appeared in the creative tandem with Irina Rakhmanova.
According to Shakunov, participation in this series made a pleasant impression on him. Director Vladimir Schegolkov managed to create a creative atmosphere on the site, so the process was easily proceeding and productively.
In 2005, Ilya Yurevich received a major role in the detective "multiplying sadness" about three friends of childhood, which over time turned into sworn enemies. Anatoly White and Alexey Makarov became partners of Shakunov on the workstation.
Significant work in the film artist was the main role in the series "Montecristo". The prosperous life of the character of Ilya Yuryevich ends in connection with a false prosecution of a crime. Svetlana Antonova, Maria Poroshina, Dmitry Miller, Veniamin Luchi, also starred. For work in this project Shakunov became the owner of the prize of the audience sympathies of the film festival "Vivat, Movies of Russia!".
Participation in the anti-Sperper militant brought the actor another award - diploma of the XI International Detective Fest Festival. Olga Filippova, Igor Filippov, Dmitry Owl, Vladimir Golovin, became the colleagues of Ilya Yurevich on the set in this project.
The man was brought to embody different, not similar to each other images. For his acting career, he played military, doctors, businessmen, athletes and even maniacs. Now the Shakunova filmography is constantly replenished. The central image of Viktor Ledneva in the Melodrame "Love outside the Competition", Gudini in the Mare Birds and the main role of Igor Ganetskow in the criminal drama of 2017, was included in the Melodrame "Love Outside Competition".
When shooting in the militant "Survive at any price" Ilya Yurevich had to show survival skills in the forest area.
In 2018, the artist pleased fans to participate only in 2 projects. In the melodraman to "live to love", where Daria Deloovenova, Alena Khmelnitskaya, Alexey Matushin, Vyacheslav Chepurchenko, Shakunov embodied the character of Ilya. Also Ilya Yuryevich starred in the Russian-Turkish melodrama "Sultan of my heart," where he played the main character.
In 2019, his filmography was replenished with a melodrama "step to happiness", the detective "final sentence" and a retrojective "Podkin".
In the picture "The final sentence", in which Tatyana Kolgana and Arthur Waha also starred, the life of the judge was calm, while unknown persons did not kidnap her daughter in return for the revision of the case a unfairly convicted girl.
Personal life
As the actor himself admits, he is fine with his personal life, because she has been formed many years ago. Shakunova's wife - actress Theater and Cinema Anna Dukuku.Familiar to the future spouses occurred in the St. Petersburg Tyuze. Their marriage lasts for more than 15 years. Over the years of living in the acting couple, 2 children appeared - Daughter Vasilisa was born in 2005, and her younger brother Makar was born in 5 years.
During filming in the Monttecristo melodrama, the actor fell in love with a colleague on the shop Maria Poroshin. But the novel did not cause the collapse of the artist's family. Praying with poroshina, Shakunov returned to the spouse.
In one interview, Ilya Yurevich was mentioned that she brings up his children is streames than in childhood the parents were with him. He tries to follow the schedule of their day, weeks. But at the same time notes that he does not relocate with rigor, his son and daughter grow happy.
Shakunov once shared a recipe for harmony in his personal life. According to the actor, the main secret is observance of equilibrium between work, family and friends. Weekends, which fall out infrequently, the spouses love to spend on their own dacha under St. Petersburg.
Ilya Yurevich remains an adherent of live communication with friends, colleagues and fans, therefore does not use such social networks as "instagram". But from his behalf, an informal site operates, where the facts of biography, photos from performances and frames from films, cinematographic announcements.
Ilya Shakunov Now
In 2020, Alexey Yuryevich was invited as a guest to the program "My hero" with Tatiana Ustinova. In an interview, the artist told how in his youth set up in the Alexandrinsky Theater the cleaner on the announcement, after Doros to the crowd, and then became a student Lntmik.
In 2020, the actor played the main roles in the Detective "First Department" and in the Criminal Film "Northern Star".
In the "First Department", history tells about the investigator of Yuri Bragin (Ivan Kolesnikov), which is engaged in investigating the murder of 2 girls in one of the cities of the Leningrad region. The investigation is complicated by the fact that the local residents do not trust the visitors and do not help, especially since, as in any small town, everything is connected with each other. Shakunov played one of the main roles - the head of the first investigative department of the first management of GSU Vadim Maltsev.
In the center of the story of the North Star, Major Militia is Major Stanislav Rakitin (Artem Tkachenko), which, if detention, accidentally injured the journalist Margarita Smetanin (Ksenia Lukyanchikova). The court sentenced Stas to 4.5 years of the colony of the general regime. Due to the substitution of documents, instead of a correctional institution for "former employees", the former opera falls into the "Northern Star", intended for the content of murderers and maniacs. Rakitin will have to remember all his skills to survive and calculate the killer along the smokehouse. Shakunov got the role of the head of the colony of Viktor Batnikov.
In production there are films "Ask the nurse", "Sky", "Come! Closed!" and "Resurrection".
Filmography
- 1993 - "Creation of Adam"
- 1998 - "About freaks and people"
- 2000 - "Empire under the blow"
- 2003 - "Russian Ark"
- 2004 - "Viola Tarakanova. In the world of criminal passions "
- 2005 - "Multiply Sadness"
- 2008 - "Antisinaper"
- 2008 - "Montecristo"
- 2011 - "Fugitive"
- 2012 - "Father's instinct"
- 2016 - "One against all"
- 2018 - "CHOOSE TO LOVE"
- 2018 - "Sultan of my heart"
- 2019 - "Final sentence"
- 2019 - "Podkinysh"
- 2019 - "Step Fortunately"
- 2020 - "First Department"
- 2020 - "Northern Star"