Viktor Sukhorukov was not always a popular and popular film and theater actor. Sometimes he had to literally collect coins for travel on the subway, eat "empty" pasta. How much does a movie and theater star now earn?
Viktor Sukhorukov is a Russian actor of a new generation, winner of several prestigious awards at once. He was awarded the Golden Eagle, Niki, Golden Griffin, White Elephant. How is such a high demand, success and popularity expressed in monetary terms? How much and how does actor Viktor Sukhorukov earn?
Who is Viktor Sukhorukov?
The actor's Wikipedia is one of the most extensive - it includes a yearly list of his works in the theater, detailed filmography (more than 100 works in films), an impressive list of awards. Who is he and where is he from? How did his career develop? What is the secret of Viktor Sukhorukov's success?
Viktor Ivanovich was born in November 1951, in the town of Orekhovo-Zuevo, into a family of workers at a weaving factory. Parents, far from art in any of its manifestations, sincerely did not understand and did not share the son's craving for acting. But the boy's love for drawing, classical literature, they approved.
Victor began to try to break into the world of art at the age of 12 - he secretly traveled to the capital, to children's tests for filming a movie. In the 8th grade, he tried to enter a circus school, but he was refused there too - the admissions committee recommended that he first graduate from high school. He was also refused at the Moscow Art Theater School, where he came to enter after receiving a certificate of "maturity".
Failures did not cool the ardor of Viktor Sukhorukov. After serving a "conscription" in the army and demobilized, having managed to work as an electrician for two years, he appeared before the selection committee of GITIS and was accepted. Moreover, his acting skills this time were rated very, very high!
After only 5 years, Viktor Sukhorukov became part of the troupe of the Leningrad Academic Comedy Theater, he was trusted to play significant roles in performances, and after another 8 years he was entrusted to play a vivid image in the cinema - a bandit named Vasya, without whom the full disclosure of the plot of the picture was simply impossible.
How much does Viktor Sukhorukov earn in the theater
Both in the cinema and in the theater, this actor can play a role of any plan - from a romantic and lyrical “nerd” in love to a notorious, unprincipled, “frostbitten” bandit. There are even heroes-policemen or policemen in his creative piggy bank. Most of his income comes from royalties for movie roles, but income from acting in the theater is also significant.
Performances with Viktor Sukhorukov are always sold out. It is natural to assume that both the actor himself and the theater receive a good income from these performances. It is not known how much the actors receive from ticket sales, and how much the "stage", the director's team and the attendants receive.
The big "minus" of the actor is his addiction to alcohol. More than once, Viktor Sukhorukov was literally kicked out of the theater, for example, for this reason he was fired from the Leningrad Comedy Theater. This addiction interfered with him in the cinema. The actor himself, in one of his interviews, said that he "slept through" several roles in films, which later became cult both in Russia and abroad.
Fees of Viktor Sukhorukov for 1 shooting day in the cinema
The talent of this actor is highly appreciated not only by theater and film critics, but also by producers. Viktor Sukhorukov is on the list of highly paid Russian actors. But, unfortunately, this indicator is variable, and depends on the demand for today, a year.
As in the career of other colleagues "in the shop", in the professional life of Viktor Sukhorukov there are active and inactive periods. For example, in 2005 he starred in 10 films, and in 2016 - only in one.
Some films bring an impressive income to the actor's budget, and some - symbolic. For participation in the filming of one of the seasons of the series "Fizruk" Sukhorukov received up to 200,000 rubles a day. In general, his fee for work in the project was at least 5,000,000 rubles.
But for shooting in the film "Brother" Viktor Sukhorukov received a fixed amount - 2,000 dollars, the same for work on "Brother-2".
In addition to working in cinema and theater, Sukhorukov's income is brought by his creative evenings, performances at corporate parties, concerts, and private events. A significant contribution to the "piggy bank" is brought by the so-called "reward" - money that comes with awards, prizes.
Viktor Sukhorukov's disease - myths and truth
At the end of April 2019, performances with the participation of Viktor Sukhorukov and the shooting of films in which he played were canceled. The media immediately suggested that the actor's problems were related to his health. More precisely - with an addiction to alcohol. In their opinion, there were no other reasons for refusing to earn money, and quite high, according to the status and popularity, he had and could not have.
A few days later, new speculations appeared in the press - Sukhorukov ended up in a neuropsychiatric or narcological clinic with a diagnosis of "squirrel", against the background of a long binge.
The actor had to give an official refutation in order to stop the growth of the "snowball" around his name, and not very pleasant, with a "yellow" tint. The reason for the cancellation of performances and filming with the participation of actor Viktor Sukhorukov was not alcohol and the consequences of its abuse, but a hand injury that he received on stage. Rumors eventually died down, although not immediately, not as quickly as Viktor Ivanovich and his fans would like.
