Vasily Livanov: biography, personal life and films with his participation

It is possible to say with confidence that in our country this outstanding actor is known not only to adult audiences, but also to children. He is loved for his outstanding talent, and also for the extraordinary voice that the most beloved cartoon characters say.

Parents, family

Vasily Livanov was born on the nineteenth day of July one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five in the capital of our country. The boy was born in a creative family of actors. Nikolai Alexandrovich Livanov - the grandfather of our hero - worked in the theater of a small town and wore the pseudonym Izvolsky.

Boris Livanov - Vasily's father, People's Artist of the USSR, the most famous Moscow Art Theater. The audience of the older generation is known for his remarkable works in the films "Admiral Ushakov" (1953), "Dubrovsky" (1935).

Mom - Eugene Kazimirovna - was engaged in raising his son and housekeeping. We can say that the biography of Vasily Livanov was outlined from above. In such a family in him, from childhood, a creative attitude to life was laid.

Vasily studied at school number 170 (today it is school number 49). It should be noted that her students were such famous people as Edvard Radzinsky, Andrei Mironov, Gennady Gladkov, Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Mark Rozovsky.

First Steps in Cinematography

In 1958 Vasily Livanov graduated from the famous Shchukin school. The beginning actor got into the troupe of the famous Vakhtangov Theater. He worked there only one year. It was at this time that his film debut took place. In the drama "Unsent Letter" Vasily Livanov played the role of geologist Andrew. After the shooting was completed, the great director Julius Reisman predicted a great future for the young actor in the cinema and advised him to leave the theater. Vasily heeded the advice and went to work in the theater-studio of the actor. A little later he left him - there were many job offers, the great master was right.

The next picture, in which the actor starred, was the drama "The Blind Musician" based on the story of V. Korolenko. By the way, Vasily Livanov, whose filmography is very extensive, just once in this tape was shot with his father.

Confession

A talented actor was immediately noticed by the filmmakers. Dear domestic filmmakers began to invite him to their paintings for the main roles. Did not leave anyone indifferent (neither spectators, nor cinematographers) bright and piercing image of Professor Johannes Werner, who managed to open the rays of life-giving power. In the feature film "Colleagues" Vasily Livanov was shot with wonderful partners - Oleg Anofriev and Vasily Lanov. They played novice medics, whose share in the first days of practice fell serious tests. The role of the doctor the actor will meet on his creative path more than once. For example, in the comedy "Green Light", where he played a small role as a surgeon.

Biography of Vasily Livanov is filled with strong and bright works. In 1963 he performed the role of F. Dzerzhinsky magnificently. This is a historical drama "Blue Notebook" by Lev Kulidzhanov. The image turned out so reliable that after the release of the film in the rental actor more than once offered to play the role of the chief security officer. However, Vasily Borisovich responded to all these proposals with a polite refusal - he was not interested in repeating himself.

Animation

Vasily Livanov graduated in 1966 directing courses under the State Committee for Foreign Affairs. Graduation work was a cartoon, loved by millions of children - "The most, the most, the most." Later, the actor began to work actively in this fascinating genre. Many unmistakably recognize his unique, with a slight hoarse voice, which, it would seem, was created in order to voice the fairy-tale characters. But not everyone knows that this was not always the case. On the set of "Unsent Letter" actor broke the voice, which after that acquired an unusual timbre. Boa, Carlson, Crocodile Gena - they all spoke in the voice of their favorite actor. But this is a classic of domestic animation. Several generations of children have grown up with these heroes.

However, the work in this genre was not limited to scoring. According to Livanov's scripts, such popular cartoons as "Phaeton is the Son of the Sun", "Blue Bird", "Zhu-Zhu-Zhu" are put. And the Bremen Musicians? Few people know that this most popular film was shot according to Livanov's script. As a basis was taken a well-known tale of the Brothers Grimm, which in the original was very short, it did not have such characters as the Princess and Troubadour. We can say that Vasily Borisovich created a completely new work. If you consider that in the film the songs of Gennady Gladkov performed by Oleg Anofriev sounded, it becomes clear why, after decades, this film is still loved not only by children, but also by adults.

Continuation of film career

In the seventies, actor Vasily Livanov, whose biography was already inextricably linked with the cinema, continued to please new admirers of his talent. In the tape of Alexei Batalov "The Gambler" in the great novel of FM Dostoevsky Vasily Borisovich was removed in 1972.

Three years later he brilliantly performed the role of Emperor Nicholas I in the drama "The Star of Captivating Happiness". With this picture the story repeated itself - invitations to the role of emperor flocked to Livanov on all sides.

Vasily Livanov: Sherlock Holmes

The selection of actors for the famous film "Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson" I. Maslennikov (director) began with a preview of the drawings of Sidney Paget, a close friend of Conan Doyle, the first to illustrate the famous creation. Brutal Vasily Livanov and the charming and intelligent Vitaly Solomin seem to have come off the pages of the drawings.

The first "Sherlock Holmes" with Vasily Livanov marked the beginning of the famous serial, which consisted of separate films. Each picture was a resounding success, moreover, not only in the USSR, but also abroad. In the UK, these films aroused great interest. The press did not stint on enthusiastic epithets. The English enthusiastically thanked the Russian actors who had returned their national heroes.

Undoubtedly, this success is the merit of the whole team of the series. Perfectly selected actors - Irina Kupchenko, Boris Brondukov, Sergei Shakurov, Rina Zelenaya, Oleg Yankovsky made up a fine team. The films accurately conveyed the Victorian era and, of course, can not be said about the unique music of V. Dashkevich. Still, the main success is the merit of Vasily Livanov and his friend and partner Vitaly Solomin.

Work in the theater

During the filming of the series actor Livanov Vasily became very friendly with Solomin. Vitaly persuaded his partner in 1983 to make a statement on his early novel "My Favorite Clown." The main role of Sinitsyn in the performance was performed by Solomin.

In 1988, together with Yu Semenov, Livanov organized the Moscow Theater "Detective". In fact, it became the first enterprise in the country. On the stage of the new theater, they were put on not only extremely topical and topical plays, but also wonderful children's plays. The theater lasted four years, but then there were problems with funding, and besides, powerful commercial structures urgently needed a theater building, and it was closed. Vasily Borisovich did not take part in any theatrical projects.

Don Quixote

The biography of Vasily Livanov is full of experiments. The actor likes to shock his fans. When everyone was accustomed to seeing him as an exceptionally famous detective, Livanov unexpectedly appeared before his audience in a new role. In the film "Don Quixote Returns" he became simultaneously a director, screenwriter and performer of the main role.

What is the attraction of this picture? First of all, the interpretation of the image of Don Quixote himself. For many years everyone considered him harmless, a little weird knight. Livanov saw him differently. According to the actor, the great Cervantes foresaw what would happen to the world in four hundred years. He knew that the quixotic will gain real power. But since they do not need it, it will not lead to anything good. Vasily Borisovich believes that we survived the power of such quixotic duel. It's funny and sad when the donkey shepherd dreams about the governor's chair. Perhaps someone does not share the views of the actor, but at the same time the picture did not leave anyone indifferent. It is made very professionally - beautiful natural shooting, amazing music by Gennady Gladkov and a wonderful actor's duet - Vasily Livanov and Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Thanks to all these components, the picture was recognized by viewers and critics. The Spanish Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos took Lebanon's Don Quixote to their homeland. Films with Vasily Livanov are always an event in the national cinema. It is always difficult to predict how he will play a new role.

Books by Vasily Livanov

This talented person is the author of plays "Don Giovanni", "Bremen Musicians", "My Favorite Clown", "Performer". The collection of fairy tales of Livanov Vasily Borisovich "The most-most-most" and the book of stories "Legend and byl" have been reprinted several times already. These works have been published many times abroad in Spanish, Serbian, English, Turkish and Romanian. The publishing house "Drofa" published a collection of funny fairy tales "Father Frost and Summer". Read these books to children - they are very kind and cheerful.

Family life

For about thirty years Vasilii Borisovich lives happily in his second marriage. His first wife - Alina - Vasily Borisovich fell in love even in his youth. However, she preferred another man. A few years later, Alina divorced her husband and married with Lebanon. Life in marriage was not cloudless. In those days, the actor liked to drink, in the house there were often scandals. In marriage, Nastya's daughter was born, and seven years later Alina filed for divorce.

With his second wife, Livanov met at the Soyuzmultfilm studio, where she worked as an animator. The family had two children. The oldest son of Vasily Livanov is Boris, the youngest is Nikolai.

Children

Anastasia Livanov for a long time did not communicate with her father, but invited him to her wedding. She graduated from the biology faculty of Moscow State University, but later became a sculptor.

As already mentioned, in the second marriage the oldest child is Boris Livanov. The son of Vasily Livanov several years ago, as a result of a household quarrel, killed a man and was sentenced to nine years in prison. At this time, he was already married for the second time and had a daughter from his first wife, who suffered from alcoholism.

According to the actor himself, he and his wife were very tired of the son's behavior. It came to that parents applied to law enforcement agencies with a request to protect them from his attacks.

Nikolay followed in the footsteps of his father, graduated from VGIK and became an actor. He gives great hopes and does not cause trouble to his father.

Vasily Livanov today

Currently, a wonderful actor is almost not removed. He still receives many offers, but the actor refuses them, considering the scenarios mostly mixed with blood, violence, sex. In his opinion, only the classic can show the great truth of art. Therefore, he agreed to play Stravinsky's psychiatrist in the film "Master and Margarita" for M. Bulgakov.

Last works

"Who is knocking at the door to me ..." (1982) - a crime film, a drama

Suddenly, a bell rang in the apartment of the beginning actor, and an unknown girl appeared on the threshold asking her to hide from her pursuers. When the girl left the apartment in the morning, the attackers began to lie in wait for the actor. He decided to help a stranger ...

"Moonlight Rainbow" (1983) - science fiction

The film is based on the novel by S. Pavlov. This is a tape about the problems that humanity expects in the exploration of space expanses ...

"Unusual adventures of Karik and Vali" (1987) - children's film, fantasy

The adaptation of the story of Jan Larry. Karik and Valya get to the professor Enotov in the apartment. Having drunk an unknown liquid, they decrease so much that the dragonfly easily carries them to the pond. Now everything around has acquired unusual features and outlines ...

"He will get his own" (1992) - detective

A painting based on Chase's novel. Two people who are far from the underworld and the criminal, trying to make their life more prosperous and happy, decided to seize the plane, which carries diamonds worth three million dollars. The characters of the film Harry Griffin and his girlfriend Gloria, it would seem, thought out a cunning plan to trifles. However, life disposes of its own way. Their ideal plan collapsed. Harry lost an honest name, freedom, Gloria ...

"Hunting" (1994) - a detective

Events unfold in Moscow in 1773. A rich bride, an orphan and a beauty, the owner of the Krutojarsk manor, becomes a welcome prey of numerous educators and guardians. Immediately there is a villain. Inventive and cunning, he easily eliminates one opponent after another. However, he does not disdain killing, forgery, substitution ...

"Male Season" (2005) - Action

Events develop in different parts of the Earth with the participation of presidents, drug mafia leaders, powerful secret organizations and agents of state security. It all starts with a private disassembly. The drug baron beats his assistant with a club for allowing the security official to take his phone, and it's illegal. The battered gangster thinks about what we know about the world in which we live. Then events begin to develop rapidly - persecution, ciphers, corpses ...

"Bear Service" (2007) - Action

A four-episode action film, in which large politics, big money, betrayal and love, death and life are intertwined. The employee of the stock exchange Oleg Grinev is famous for his incredible financial sense. He is planning a big game. But its purpose is not just to make a lot of money. He wants to revive the Russian economy and in parallel to avenge the death of his father ...