Andrey Myagkov is a Soviet and Russian actor who has played in a large number of cult films. Especially famous for the role of Zhenya Lukashin in the New Year's comedy "The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!" For many years he has been married to actress Anastasia Voznesenskaya.
Biography of Andrey Myagkov
The future actor was born in 1938 in Leningrad. Parents worked as scientific engineers, and, following their example, Andrei entered the Institute of Chemical Technology. Later he worked at the Institute of Plastics. At the same time, Myagkov liked to perform on stage, and he often took part in amateur performances. By chance, one of them was visited by a teacher at the Moscow Art Theater School, who was delighted with the young man's play and invited him to enter the acting department.
Having successfully completed his acting education, Andrei Myagkov went to work at the Moscow Sovremennik Theater. He was approved for the main roles in such famous productions as "Uncle's Dream", "Balalaikin and K" and others. In 1965, Myagkov made his film debut, playing in the film The Adventures of a Dentist. This was followed by the films The Brothers Karamazov and At the Bottom. And in 1975 the director Eldar Ryazanov approved the actor for the main role in his future classic "The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!" The tandem of Andrey Myagkov and Barbara Brylski turned out to be so successful that the film is still the favorite of Russian audiences who grabbed it for songs and quotes.
Myagkov quickly gained the status of a famous actor and was invited to the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky (now the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater). In this theater, he still performs. As for his film career, Myagkov continued his collaboration with Eldar Ryazanov. In 1977 he again starred in the comedy "Office Romance". They were followed by the equally popular films "Garage" and "Cruel Romance". For his great contribution to the film industry, the actor was awarded several state awards, as well as the title of People's Artist.
In the 1990s, Andrei Myagkov became one of the few artists of the bygone state who continued to act in films. At this difficult time, he played in the films "Good Weather on Deribasovskaya", "Contract with Death" and "The Tale of Fedot the Sagittarius." But gradually the actor moved more and more away from the world of big cinema, preferring the theatrical stage to him. Only in 2007, Myagkov reappeared on the cinema screens in his cult role of Zhenya Lukashin, playing in the film The Irony of Fate. Continuation ". The film was shot by the growing director Timur Bekmambetov with the support of the Directorate of Channel One in the person of Konstantin Ernst. The picture received good reviews, although it could not overshadow the original.
Personal life of the actor
Andrey Myagkov is married to actress Anastasia Voznesenskaya. They met while studying at the Moscow Art Theater School and soon got married. The couple has not parted for over 50 years. Together, Andrei and Anastasia performed on the stage of Sovremennik, and then moved to the Moscow Art Theater, continuing to remain the leading artists of the theater. A loving husband even insisted that his wife starred with him in all films.
Anastasia Voznesenskaya did not manage to reach the same heights in cinema as her husband. He understood this and always tried to distract the woman from thoughts of creative failures. For this, he even personally wrote several detective novels and dedicated them to her. The couple never had children. Once the spouses mentioned that at one time they were simply afraid to take on this responsibility: the theater plays too much of a role in their lives. Today, the elderly couple are consoled by young artists: Andrei and Anastasia treat them as if they were their own children.
What Anastasia Voznesenskaya is known for
The future Soviet and Russian actress was born in the capital in 1943 and still recalls with horror life in the war and post-war years. But she never lost heart and tried to become a worthy citizen of her large and immense homeland. After leaving school, the girl immediately entered a theater university - the famous Moscow Art Theater School. After receiving her diploma, Anastasia Voznesenskaya began working at the Sovremennik Theater, and in the late 90s she moved to the Moscow Art Theater. Connoisseurs of theatrical art well remember the actress from the performances "Duck Hunt", "The Seagull", "Silver Wedding" and others.
Voznesenskaya made her film debut in 1966, starting to appear in short films. The mini-series "Major Whirlwind" brought her the greatest fame. Also, the tapes "Garage", "Take a telegram on loan", "Station for two", "Somersault over the head" and "Crash - the cop's daughter" were not without her participation.
The last appearance of the actress on the big screen was the film "The Crusader", released in 1995. For her, Andrei Myagkov left the big cinema for a long time. Currently, Anastasia Voznesenskaya plays on the same theater stage with her husband. They live quiet and peaceful lives, avoiding the attention of journalists and the general public.
