Biography of Oleg Menshikov - stars of Russian cinema

Oleg Menshikov, the most popular actor of theater and cinema, was born on November 8, 1960 in Serpukhov. A year later the family moved to Moscow, where he spent his childhood. In the south of the capital, near the Kashirskoye Highway, the biography of Oleg Menshikov, the future movie star, began. The boy grew up gifted, at six his parents took him to a music school, where he immediately won the love of teachers. In the third grade, the young musician was carried away by the operetta. It was a real all-consuming passion, Oleg spent all his free time studying in search of like-minded people.

The growing-up Oleg Menshikov was a regular visitor of the Moscow Operetta Theater, several times he looked at Maritsa, the Count of Luxembourg. He wanted to sing and play on stage himself. And somehow, on New Year's Eve, Oleg staged a performance on the school stage. It was a kind of collage, composed of operetta excerpts. The performance was a resounding success. And the biography of Oleg Menshikov was replenished with new creative milestones. In the process of work young Menshikov opened directorial abilities, he confidently selected the most gifted of his classmates to participate in the play.

As time went on, schooling came to an end, and after passing the final exams Oleg Menshikov, whose biography continued his development, without hesitation, submitted documents to the Shchepkinsky Theater School. A talented young man with artistic abilities, immediately became a favorite of the whole teaching staff of "Shchepki". At the school, Oleg began to practice vocal, and quite successfully. Singing was organically combined with his playing the violin and piano. Thus, the full talent of the artist blossomed in a new quality. Then Menshikov had a genuine dramatic talent. The young actor could play any episodic role with such skill that students from all over the Shchepkinsky school ran to look at his game. The teachers also did not stand aside, they gave a professional assessment of the abilities of their pupil.

As it is usual in the theatrical environment, Menshikov began to receive offers for participation in this or that film. The first test in the movie took place in 1980 in the film "I'm waiting and I hope", where Oleg played a scout. Then the actor Oleg Menshikov passed the tests with Nikita Mikhalkov, who was preparing to shoot the film "Rodnya". Oleg was approved for the episodic role of the second plan. Nevertheless, he managed to play a minor episode in this way, that both the audience and the critics started talking about a young talented artist with one voice. After this, the biography of Oleg Menshikov was supplemented by several significant events in his life. He graduated from the Shchepkinsky Theater School in 1981 and immediately joined the troupe of the Maly Theater. He was not given any significant roles at first, and Oleg concentrated his attention on working in the cinema. In 1982, Menshikov played his first starring role in the film "The Intercession Gate".

After a while, the biography of Oleg Menshikov was marked by a new turn in the fate of the actor - he was drafted into the army. In this regard, he was in the theater of the Soviet Army, where he played his second significant role. It was Ganechka Ivolgin in Dostoevsky's Idiot. After serving, Menshikov entered the Yermolova Theater for director Valery Fokin. Here Oleg worked until 1989, then resigned. And again a number of interesting works in cinema followed. Participation in the film Mikhalkov "Burnt by the Sun" brought Menshikov the title of Best Russian Actor and State Prize of the Russian Federation. Films "The Barber of Siberia", as well as "The Caucasian Prisoner" added popularity to Oleg Menshikov and strengthened his reputation.