“I had no acting fraternity in my family. But I understood that I had no talent for the exact sciences, so I went to the Vladivostok Theater Institute, it had just opened. And I didn’t think about capitals! I saw nothing but my village. This is what the talented actor Yuri Aleksandrovich Kuznetsov says about himself.
Biography and merits
Yuri Kuznetsov was born on 03.09.1946 in the family of a police officer. He is a representative of Russian Siberia. Born in Abakan, the capital of the Republic of Khakassia. Yuri was not the only child - he has three more sisters.
His father was frequently visited by colleagues at home. It was there that little Yura heard about the subtleties of the police service, which strengthened his heroes in the future. The father dreamed of seeing his only son in the officer ranks, but the son from school began to get involved in playing in the drama club and turned his interest into a profession. Yuri went to Vladivostok to get an education. In 1969 he graduated from the Faculty of Performing Arts of the Far Eastern Pedagogical Institute of Arts, after which he was assigned to work at the Khabarovsk Drama Theater. In 1979, Yuri moved to work at the Omsk Drama Theater, and in 1986 and until the end of the 20th century - at the Leningrad Comedy Theater named after I. Akimova.
Further, Yuri's professional activities were mainly associated with cinema. In 2006, Yuri received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Personal life
The first time Yuri got married in Khabarovsk. His wife, Valentina, worked as an actress in the theater with Yuri. In marriage, the couple had a daughter, Natalya. The family, together with Yuri, moved from region to region. However, in 1991, in Moscow, during the filming of the film "The Refugee", the actor met 36-year-old Irina, to whom he was inflamed with love. Yuri helped the woman bring her sick son to the room, after which he realized that "I can't just leave them." The actor divorced his wife, leaving her all the property, and at the age of 45 he started life from scratch. In 1995, Irina and Yuri had a daughter, Alexander. Unfortunately, in 2012, after a stroke, with prolonged diabetes, Irina passed away.
Filmography
Yuri's activity in cinema begins in 1973, with a small role in the film "At home among strangers, a stranger among friends" (Nikita Mikhalkov). But the following roles have been around since 1983. The films Torpedo Bombers and My Friend Ivan Lapshin brought popularity and demand to the best supporting actor. He was invited to play criminals and policemen, unfortunate lovers and noble fathers, reliable friends and dangerous enemies.
Films in which Yuri starred became in demand in the USSR: "Heart of a Dog", "Burnt Sun", "Cold Summer of the Fifty-third …", "Special Forces", "I Hate You" and many others.
During the crisis of the 90s, Yuri did not remain without work. He continued to be invited to act in films (the film "Genius", "Refugee", "Above Dark Water", "Brother" and others). He always very accurately, competently and reliably entered the role, which touched lovers of Russian cinema.
Since 1997, Yuri has brilliantly played Lieutenant Colonel "Mukhomor" in the series "Streets of Broken Lanterns". It was this series that brought Yuri a new round of popularity. Participation in the filming of "Cops" Yuri lasted until 2003, but the nickname "Fly agaric" haunts the artist to this day.
Yuri played similar roles in the series “Opera. Chronicles of the slaughter department "and" Liteiny, 4 "," Resort police ".
But the actor was not limited only to police television series. He shows his religious brother Victor in the films "Diary of a Kamikaze", Stepanych ("Games of Moths"), the huntsman Obrubkov ("Boar"), the itinerant artist Vasily ("Moscow Courtyard"), Archbishop Kurtsev ("Features of the national hunting in winter") and Oslyabin in "Peculiarities of National Policy". The actor's filmography includes more than 100 films.
In 2007, Yuri voiced Antipka in the cartoon Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber.
During his film career, Yuri will be able to work on the same site with many famous artists: Oleg Basilashvili, Alexander Abdulov, Nikolai Eremenko Sr., etc.
How does Yuri Kuznetsov live today?
Today, Yuri Alexandrovich, despite his venerable age, as before, plays diverse roles in cinema, continues to perform in theatrical productions.
Of the last works, the role of the Kolychevs' servant in the film "The Duelist", the role of the oprichnik Malyuta Skuratov in the film "Tsar", the role of Smirnov in the film "The Policeman's Wife", the role of Father Hermogenes in the film "We Will Not Say Goodbye", the role of the head Vareinikov in the film "Optimists" stand out. ". The painting "In the Cape Town Port" is now in production.
The actor, together with his daughter Alexandra, could be seen at the Amur Autumn and Literature and Cinema festivals.
