Yuriy Kuzmenkov

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Yuriy Kuzmenkov
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BornYuriy Alexandrovich Kuzmenkov
(1941-02-16)16 February 1941 [1]
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died 11 September 2011(2011-09-11) (aged 70)
Moscow, Russia
Occupation Actor
Years active 1963–2011

Yuriy Alexandrovich Kuzmenkov (Russian : Ю́рий Алекса́ндрович Кузьменко́в; 16 February 1941 – 11 September 2011) was a Soviet-Russian screen and stage actor. He was known for portraying working class and military people. [2] [3] He was awarded the Honored Artist of Russia (1980). [4]

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Early life

Kuzmenkov was born and grew up in Moscow. He came from a working class family. His father was a metal worker and his mother was a hairdresser. [5]

Upon graduating high school, Kuzmenkov went to trade school to become a metal lathe operator. [6] He got work in a factory but found that he enjoyed acting and took part in amateur performances at his workplace. As his passion for acting increased, he went to study at the school-studio of Yuri Zavadsky at the Mossovet Theatre.

Yuri Zavadsky Russian and Soviet actor and theatre director

Yuri Alexandrovich Zavadsky, HSL, PAU, was a Russian actor and director.

Mossovet Theatre theatre company

Mossovet State Academic Theatre is one of the oldest theatres of Moscow, opened in 1923 and based at Bolshaya Sadovaya, 16.

Career

After graduation in 1964, he stayed on at the Mossovet as a member of the acting troupe. [7]

Kuzmenkov made his screen debut in 1963 in the Soviet film In the Name of the Revolution. He rose to fame in 1970, with movies such as Taymyr Calls You (1970) and Big School-Break (1972).

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Personal life

He married theatre actress Galina Vanuyshkina in 1963. [8] Their son, Stepan, is a diplomat. [9]

He died from a heart attack on 11 September 2011. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Yuriy Kuzmenkov's bio". Official Website of the Mossovet Theatre. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Fomina, Inna. "Yuriy Kuzmenkov: They asked me 'Are you still alive?". 7 Дней. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Yuriy Kuzmenkov: All of a Sudden I Demanded They Paid Me Five Thousand Dollars. And So They Did". Segodnya. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Yutkevich, Sergey (1986). Encyclopedia of Film (Кино: Энциклопедический словарь). Soviet Encyclopedia. p. 637.
  5. ↑ Fomina, Inna. "Yuriy Kuzmenkov: They asked me 'Are you still alive?". 7 Дней. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Yuriy Kuzmenkov - A Short Bio". RIA News. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Yuriy Kuzmenkov's bio". Official Website of the Mossovet Theatre. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Yuriy Kuzmenkov". In Memoriam (Памяти ушедших). Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Public Lecture Given by the MFA Representative for International Relations Students at Mari State University". Official Website of Mari State University. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Yuriy Kuzmenkov's Obituary". Vesti.ru. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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