The husband of actress Anna Kamenkova is actor and director Anatoly Spivak. The couple have been married for almost 40 years, which is especially respectful in the acting environment. It is to the merits of Anatoly that his wife's successful career in theater and cinema is attributed. Spivak's personal achievements in creative activity were awarded the title "Honored Artist of the RSFSR".
Youth and the formation of an actor
Anatoly Spivak was born on June 29, 1938 in the city of Kalinin. The childhood of the future actor fell on the war years and the occupation. Devastation, death and hunger accompanied the boy in the first years of his life. To a large extent, this influenced the desire for creative realization.
At the age of 24, Anatoly came to work at the Kalinin Drama Theater. It is one of the oldest and most iconic provincial theaters in the country with more than two hundred years of history. In those years, a branch of the Moscow Art Theater School was opened there under the leadership of the People's Artist of the RSFSR G. A. Georgievsky.
In 1962, Anatoly Spivak entered the acting department of this school-studio. In addition to local stage masters who taught students acting skills, teachers from Moscow often came to the Kalinin branch. This made it possible to evaluate the first pupils of the studio during performances in front of the public.
In 1967, among the 17 first graduates of the Kalinin branch of the studio school, Anatoly Spivak became a full member of the troupe of the drama theater. Thus began his acting career.
Career in theater and cinema
In the theater of his hometown, the young actor did not work very long. Soon he decided to conquer the metropolitan stage and moved to Moscow, where he was included in the troupe of the theater on Malaya Bronnaya. It is to this theater that Anatoly Spivak devoted more than twenty years of his creative life. Here he also met his future wife Anna Kamenkova.
Over the years of service in the theater, the actor took part in a variety of productions. Among his works can be called roles in performances: "Romeo and Juliet", "Grandmaster Ball", "Golden Carriage", "Enemies" and many others.
Theater director Anatoly Efros had the greatest influence on the young actor. Therefore, after a while, already being a fairly well-known actor, Spivak began to direct himself on his own. Among the famous directorial works of Anatoly Spivak such performances as "Variations of the Sugar Plum Fairy", "Taste of Honey" and "Hannah" should be noted.
Theater was the meaning of the entire creative life of the actor, so he starred in films very little. In the filmography of Anatoly Spivak 6 films, performances, screen versions of theatrical performances, and 4 films:
- film debut "We, the Russian people", 1966;
- war film story "Spring on the Oder", 1967;
- melodrama "On the wedding day", 1969;
- drama "Mary Magdalene", 1990.
Personal life with Anna Kamenkova
Anna Kamenkova entered the personal life of Anatoly Spivak in 1974. The girl just graduated from the Shchepkinsky Theater School and was accepted by the actress into the troupe of the theater on Malaya Bronnaya. The future wife of Spivak is 15 years younger than him, but this did not prevent the development of their romance.
Despite the fact that Anatoly was known in the acting environment as a convinced bachelor, very soon he literally fascinated Anna not only with his masculine charm, but also with a stunning talent. Beautifully caring for the girl, he became a real hero for Anna. However, the period of the couple's romantic relationship was quite long. Only in 1980, Anatoly Spivak and Anna Kamenkova officially registered the marriage.
The actor became the main teacher for the young girl, helped to develop her acting talent and become a real actress, who was later recognized by the whole country. Spivak and Kamenkova were one of the most amazing artistic couples of their time.
The fact is that in addition to the significant age difference, the spouses were quite different in character. This was noted by the friends of the couple, work colleagues, and the actors themselves have repeatedly admitted to stay together in spite of everything. Anatoly has always been a laconic and closed person, a pessimist by nature. Anna, having a cordial, open and hospitable character, was glad to communicate.
It is not hard to understand that with such an opposition, the married life of the spouses was not smooth. Before meeting with Anna, Spivak led a quiet, monotonous personal life. After the appearance of his wife, many bright colors, holidays, candles, sets, beautiful napkins and various dishes appeared in her.
All this was completely alien to the strict masculine character. Therefore, the contradictions in the pair accumulated and naturally led to proceedings. According to the couple, it took them more than twenty years to adapt to each other. However, all these years they continued to live together, despite the disagreements, and the difficult 90s.
In 1987, the long-awaited son Sergei was born to Anatoly Spivak and Anna Kamenkova. His wife considers the most valuable trait of Anatoly's character to be absolute devotion. Anna knows that her husband will never betray her, will not leave her and will do everything for her. Maybe that's why they are still together.
