Not many actors of the Soviet period can boast that they have retained their popularity and demand to this day. One of the striking examples of success is Igor Sklyar. Even now, in his 60s, he is actively filming, receiving high fees for his work. How much does Igor Sklyar earn?
A charismatic handsome man, a theater and film actor, a singer, a true Russian intellectual - this is all about him, about the actor Igor Sklyar. How does he manage to stay in demand and popular? How does he choose roles? How much does the sex symbol of the 80s earn and where does he invest his savings - in further development, entertainment or real estate?
How did the boy from Kursk become a popular actor?
In mid-December 1957, a boy Igor Sklyar was born into a family of engineers from Kursk. Then the parents could not even think that he would become one of the most successful Soviet and Russian actors. Son Boris Mikhailovich and Galina Mikhailovna were brought up in an atmosphere of idealism, the absolute absence of duplicity, falsehood and lies in relationships. Igor studied well, read a lot, giving preference to the classics, was engaged in several sports at once - tennis, hockey, tourist all-around, played football, mastered boxing skills, was a member of the school football team. In addition, the boy attended a music school - vocal and violin classes.
Igor Sklyar got into the world of Cinema by accident. He was on an excursion in Moscow, and in the metro he was noticed by an assistant director, who recruited teenagers for the filming of the film "Young of the Northern Fleet". So Igor got the role of Nikolai Maslenkov, which made him popular, at least in Kursk.
The guy was so fired up by cinema and acting that immediately after graduating from high school he went to the capital and began to storm specialized universities. They did not want to take him anywhere, despite the experience of working on the set, and quite successful. But the guy did not despair, he went to Leningrad, where he entered LGITMiK.
Career of actor Igor Sklyar
After graduating from the St. Petersburg University Sklyar was sent to work at the Tomsk Youth Theater. There he served exactly one year, as it was "supposed" for distribution. Then there was a call to the ranks of the Soviet Army, service in a cavalry regiment in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
After demobilization, Igor Sklyar returned to the world of art. For 23 years he was part of the troupe of the MDT of Leningrad, then moved to the "Baltic House", on the stage of which he appears to this day.
His film career was no less successful. Now, in his creative piggy bank, there are a little less roles up to 100, and almost 30 of them are the main ones. But the minor characters, played by Igor Borisovich, "hold" the films, he expresses their feelings so fully, plunges into the role, giving all his best.
There were ups and downs in his creative biography. Igor Sklyar practically did not act in films from 1994 to 2000. But he managed to regain the former demand, having played only one role - Commissioner Yakovlev in the film “The Romanovs. Crowned family. She was not the main one, but she was bright and attractive for the audience.
Igor Sklyar as a singer
He always sang - this is how Igor Borisovich speaks of his love for vocals and music in general. Since childhood, he dreamed of becoming a musician, diligently mastered musical notation and the basics of vocals, entertained classmates and courtyard friends by performing songs with a guitar. At these moments, he imagined himself as a popular singer, but in the end he chose the acting path.
But Igor Borisovich could not give up music in favor of acting. There are only a few songs in his singing box, but they have not lost their popularity even several decades after their debut. The most striking example is Komarovo. Once on the stage as a singer, Sklyar got acquainted with the world of the stage, as he says, “in all its glory,” and he did not like this world at all. He continues to perform his hits at his creative evenings, with friends, but he is not going to plunge into the world of show business.
How much does Igor Sklyar earn
Igor Borisovich is not included in the list of Russian actors with the highest fees for roles in cinema and theater, but his work was never intended to earn as much as possible. The actor admits that his profession in terms of income is far from stable, but "for bread and butter, and sometimes vodka" is enough for him.
Unlike his colleagues in the workshop, Igor Sklyar, even in the difficult 90s, did not agree to take part in the filming of commercials, he was always scrupulous about the choice of roles in cinema and theater. His choice was always based not on the size of the fee and the relevance of the plot, but on the depth, meaning, feelings and moral foundations of his future hero.
There is no information about the amount of Igor Sklyar's fee in the public domain and in the media. The actor lives outside the city with his family. He began the construction of his cottage back in 1995, and it lasted almost 10 years. This indicates that Sklyar did not have large savings.
The actor does not like to talk about his current financial situation, he simply refuses, and this is his right. For fans of his talent, it is much more important to see the new work of the actor. And Igor Borisovich does not disappoint them - currently 5 films with his participation are in production at once. Whom he will play, what heroes he is ready to present to us in the near future is still a secret. It is only known that a new film will soon be released, where Sklyar again plays the role of the designer Korolev.
