Oleg Evgenievich Menshikov is a film and theater actor, presenter, winner of state awards and regalia, laureate of many festivals, a public figure and just a handsome man. Who is he - a hard worker or a darling of fate?
Oleg Menshikov is one of the few representatives of the acting galaxy of Soviet times who keeps up with the times. In addition to working in the theater and filming in films, he maintains his own blog on the YouTube channel, where he uploads programs-conversations. Famous people become his interlocutors. The conversation is always emphatically correct, but extremely interesting. Does his blog bring additional income to Menshikov? How much does an actor earn in theater and cinema?
Who is Oleg Menshikov
He is often called the darling of fate - his career path was too easy. But is it? Who is he and where is he from - the eternally young Menshikov Oleg Evgenievich?
The future star of Russian cinema and theater Oleg was born in the Moscow region in the fall of 1960 in the family of a military engineer and doctor. He grew up as an ordinary boy, sometimes cocky, even pugnacious, sometimes docile, like others, skipped school and got bad grades, but more often he still pleased his parents with “fives”.
Even in early childhood, Oleg became interested in music, and his mother took him to a music school. In addition, he adored operetta, often visited theaters, enthusiastically watched what was happening on the stage.
After school, Menshikov saw only one way - a specialized acting educational institution. The choice fell on the legendary "Sliver". Throughout his studies, Oleg was considered a promising student, he received invitations for cooperation from theater and film directors, filmed and appeared on stage. The actor is no less in demand now.
Films with Oleg Menshikov
The actor's filmography already includes 62 projects. He began filming back in 1980, while still a student at Slivers. He got the main role "the second time" - he played Shurka Dominiani in the film "I Wait and Hope". And two years later, in 1982, the "Pokrovskie Vorota" "happened", which made him famous not only in the USSR, but also abroad.
The next starring role of Menshikov was Sergei Sinitsyn from "Myegol Beloved Clown". Then in the creative life of Oleg Evgenievich there were many more main roles, but the films did not become box-office.
Dmitry from "Burnt by the Sun" became a real breakthrough for him, followed by a series of professional successes - films
- "Prisoner of the Caucasus",
- "Siberian Barber",
- "Doctor Zhivago",
- "Golden calf",
- "Gogol" and many others.
Menshikov was also engaged in voice acting - there are already 7 such works in his creative piggy bank.
Fame in the Internet space brought him his program "OM Oleg Menshikov" on YouTube. The channel has a high traffic and a huge number of views, and generates income for the actor, like other areas of his activity.
Oleg Menshikov at the theater
In the piggy bank of this actor has experience in 4 theaters - the Maly Theater, the Central Theater of the Soviet Army, MDT Ermolova, the Mossovet Theater. In 1995, Oleg Evgenievich created his own brainchild - "Theatrical community 814", where he already acted as a director. And in 2014 he became the chief director of the Yermolova Theater.
After taking office as director, Menshikov reorganized everything in the theater - he said goodbye to part of the acting troupe, removed many performances from the repertoire and introduced new ones. Not everyone liked this "revision", including himself, but he did not refuse the chosen path.
Theatrical piggy bank of Oleg Evgenievich includes more than 20 works both as an actor and as a director. Colleagues and subordinates speak of him as a hardworking, stubborn and uncompromising comrade. Is this good or bad? Yes, he is demanding, but not only to those around him, but also to himself. Yes, he is not looking for a middle ground, the quality of what the theater audience will see in the end is important to him, and what happens in the end pleases even the most picky critics - and this is the best praise.
How much does actor and director Oleg Menshikov earn?
Oleg Evgenievich's income consists of several lines - this is filming a movie, playing on the stage of the theater, leadership positions, his own blog on a popular portal on the Internet, participation in television projects.
In addition, Menshikov recently became a restaurateur. He opened an institution called Oleg Menshikov's Gastronomic Theater "Suitcase", which became a real paradise for gourmets. The restaurant is popular and generates a good income for the owner.
There have been changes not only in the professional, but also in the personal life of the actor. Unexpectedly for everyone, the inveterate bachelor and womanizer Menshikov got married. A significant event happened in 2005 and entailed a whole string of rumors and speculations.
Journalists either recognized the marriage with a young student Anastasia Chernova as fictitious, or found Oleg Evgenievich's former lovers, ready to talk about his unsightly actions and behavior. And rumors and speculation for actors is also income. Only in terms of recognition and popularity.
Be that as it may, Oleg Menshikov is popular, independent, in demand and has a good income. In 2018, he also tried his hand at the political and public "field" - he became a confidant of the mayor of the capital, Sergei Semenovich Sobyanin. He is also successful in this matter. What is the secret of his success? Certainly not in "nepotism", but only in diligence and hard work. Fans can only rejoice that their favorite actor is still at the top of Olympus, productive both in the theater and in the cinema, and even in the restaurant business.
