Vitaly Ivanovich Kopylov - Soviet, and then Russian, outstanding operetta and film actor, who received the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1980. This humble Omsk was called the pride of Russian culture, and his songs were sung in many of the most famous Soviet films.
Biography
Vitaly Kopylov was born in the city of Omsk in the winter of 1925. The pre-war childhood of the future artist was modest and poor. At school, he took part in amateur performances, and Vitaly's youth fell on the war years.
By the beginning of World War II, the Kopylov family moved to Novosibirsk. Young Vitaly went to work as a locksmith at the plant in order to bring the victory closer, at the same time he took part in the factory's amateur performances. The talents of the gifted guy did not go unnoticed, and when the Opera House began to be restored in Novosibirsk, and it happened in 1944, Vitaly, along with several other gifted guys, was sent to the theater choir with a factory ticket.
This became the first school of acting for the future famous artist. After the war ended, Vitaly entered the musical college, having already decided on his future and received the well-deserved state award "For Valiant Labor".
Closer to the fifties, he left for Leningrad, where he successfully entered the well-known conservatory. Rimsky-Korsakov to chamber and solo singing classes, graduating in 1954.
Career
After graduating from the Conservatory, Kopylov was invited to the Leningrad Theater of Musical Comedy, where he began his creative career as a soloist. It was here that he worked all his life, although his activities were not limited to the theater.
On the Soviet stage, Vitaly Kopylov spent a quarter of a century performing in a duet with the famous singer Vladimir Matusov. Basically, the singers performed works by Solovyov-Sedov. For this work, he received the title of first Honored (1965), and then People's (1980) artist of the RSFSR.
Kopylov performed songs in many popular Soviet films. It is his voice that sounds in the films "When the Song Doesn't End" (1964), he played a shoe shiner in the 1972 film "Matters of Bygone Days" and, of course, sang there, and his last vocal and acting work in the cinema was the role of the pop singer "Magnus" in the TV series "Streets of Broken Lanterns". In the fall of 2012, the artist died in St. Petersburg after a long illness.
Personal life
In the same theater where he worked, Vitaly found his love - his wife was Zoya Vinogradova, who later also received the title of People's and Honored Artist. The young artist took care of the girl for two years, and she eventually agreed to marry him, becoming a faithful support and companion for life. Zoya Akimovna still lives in St. Petersburg and keeps the memory of her famous husband.
