Vadim Vasilievich Yakovlev is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor who, at the age of 70, has successfully starred in more than 60 film projects. He achieved great success playing on the stage of the Lenkom Theater. Despite his age, the actor still continues to appear in interesting projects.
Vadim Vasilievich Yakovlev was born on March 4, 1946 in the glorious city of Vladimir. A little boy from childhood showed interest in acting. This was not surprising, since his parents are representatives of creative professions. His mother was a very famous artist in Vladimir, and his father was an actor. The beginning of Vadim's life literally passed behind the curtain of the theater, where he instilled a love for acting.
Theater and cinema
After leaving school, Vadim Vasilievich entered the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinema. After graduation, he began his career on the stage of the Lenkom Theater, where he played a lot of interesting roles. In this theater, Vadim Vasilyevich worked for twenty years, after which he continued his career at the Pushkin Drama Theater. In this theater he worked for more than four years, but soon returned to his native "Lenkom".
A film career began in 1957 with small, insignificant roles. Often his roles were so insignificant that his name was not even mentioned in the credits. The young artist tried very hard on the set, but always remained as if behind the scenes. Starting in 1978, a new stage began in his biography - they began to offer him more significant, memorable roles. One of these is the role in the dramatic film "French Lessons" by Yevgeny Tashkov. As the actor himself says, after filming in this picture, they even began to recognize him on the street.
Vadim Vasilievich Yakovlev is one of those actors who are easily given any role, any reincarnation. He could easily play both in heavy crime and detective films, and in funny and light comedies. His talent did not go unnoticed in government circles - in 1985, Vadim Vasilyevich received the honorary title of People's Artist and was awarded the Medal for Services to the Fatherland for his great contribution to the development of cinema and theater.
One of his most famous roles is as an investigator in the TV series "National Security Agent". At that time, Vadim Vasilyevich had already managed to play various roles, from bandits to policemen. Therefore, this role did not give him any special difficulties.
Currently, the artist is interested in dubbing foreign films. His voice can be heard in such films as "Star Wars", "Vabank 2", "Rocky", "Night at the Museum", "Aladdin", where the sultan speaks in his voice, "The Jungle Book 2" where he voiced Bagheera and many others. In total, the artist took part in the dubbing of more than thirty films.
Personal life
Vadim Vasilievich is one of those people who choose a life partner once and for all. With their wife Svetlana Alekseevna they have been walking shoulder to shoulder for many years. They raised two wonderful sons. Both of them wanted to follow in the footsteps of their father, they entered the theater. The eldest son even graduated with success. They prophesied a career in the role of a director, but he decided to go into business. The family supported him in this. The younger son could not finish his studies due to the prejudiced attitude of the teachers. Later he graduated from the Faculty of Psychology and successfully works as a psychologist.
