Jurassic Sergey, whose biography will be presented in this article, is a talented director and actor who had a hand in a long career to create many different films. The versatility of this person’s talent is striking, because he seems capable of everything. Jurassic played in the theater, acted in films, worked as a director, was a voice actor, writer ... And this is not a complete list of areas of activity in which Sergey Yurievich Yursky has shown himself! The biography, facts from life presented in this article prove that he is a person with an interesting fate and remarkable talent. We begin our story with a description of the family of Sergei Jurassic.
Family of Sergei Yurievich Jurassic
In Leningrad, in 1935, on March 16, Jurassic Sergey was born , whose biography interests us. His father is Yuri Jurassic. There is a misconception, quite widespread, that Jurassic is the pseudonym of Sergei. Actually, not his, but his father - Zhikharev Yuri Sergeyevich (1902-1957), who he took in his early youth when he performed in gymnasium performances. This pseudonym is a derivative of his own name (Jurassic). Sergey’s mother (Yurskaya-Romanova Evgenia Mikhailovna) worked as a music teacher. The director and actor in the theaters of the USSR, located in different cities, was his father. The family therefore often moved from place to place. Leningrad, Saratov, Moscow, Andijan ... Like pieces of a mosaic, these cities formed the canvas of the life of Sergei Jurassic. He followed his father, who gave his son an occasion to be proud of himself.
Nationality
Another fallacy of some is the opinion of his nationality. Of course, Russian is Sergei Jurassic. Biography (nationality and personal life in particular) sometimes causes increased interest, is surrounded by gossip and tales. This happened to many famous people. Jurassic was no exception. Some still believe that he has a Jewish appearance. The fact that he repeatedly played the role of the Jews probably created this erroneous opinion. For example, Alexander Buryak develops this topic in his essay on such a person as Sergei Yursky. At the same time, the biography and nationality of this actor is surrounded by very dubious conjectures ("A Jew in Life Sergey Jurassic").
Work in the circus
Jurassic Senior, after the Second World War ended, got a job at the circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow as a director. In the backstage world, childhood and youth of the person we are interested in have passed. Like his father, at first our hero dreamed of connecting his life with circus art. But once changed his intention, determined to become an actor in the theater, Jurassic Sergey. His biography, however, will not immediately go this way. Parents, learning about the decision of their son, met him at first very coolly. Therefore, Jurassic began his career later than most other representatives of the acting profession.
Education of Sergey Yuryevich
After 5 years of living in Moscow, the family moved again to Leningrad. Sergey graduated from school in this city (by the way, with a gold medal), after which he decided to enter the Faculty of Law at Leningrad University. Here, our hero began to play the first roles in the student theater, where he made significant progress. In general, the time of students with enthusiasm recalls Sergei Jurassic. Communication with classmates, teachers, and most importantly, of course, a theater studio, led by Evgenia Karpova ...
The audience loved him, so at some point the young actor decided to leave jurisprudence and enter a theater school in defiance of his parents. Jurassic in the course of Leonid Makaryev perfected his innate talent. Soon it brought its first fruits - it grew significantly as an actor Jurassic Sergey. His biography was soon marked by his first roles.
The first roles of Jurassic, the first success
All teachers noticed a mature, off-year game of a young actor. Therefore, Sergei Yursky, already in his second year, began to receive cooperation proposals from well-known directors of the city of Leningrad. So he ended up in the troupe of the Bolshoi Drama Theater. Sergei Jurassic performed under the direction of Tovstonogov (director) many roles. One of the most striking was the participation in the play based on Griboedov’s comedy “Woe from Wit”, where Jurassic played the main character, Alexander Chatsky. It was this work that put him on a par with prominent figures of the theater, providing new roles for Sergei Jurassic.
His real career was made by his “Career Arthur Wye”, “Three Sisters”, “Divine Comedy” and other productions. They brought him the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR in 1968.
The cinematic role that brought Jurassic fame
It should be noted that it was in this year (1986) that another role of Sergei Jurassic appeared - cinematic. Performing the role of Ostap Bender in a film called The Golden Calf, Jurassic became instantly very popular throughout the USSR. This acting was not the first participation as an actor in cinema, but it brought him the greatest success. Also starred in this film are Leonid Kuravlev, Evgeny Evstigneev and Zinovy Gerdt.
Filmography of Sergei Jurassic
In the life of Sergei Jurassic there were subsequently many excellent films of a wide variety of genres. These are “Target Choice”, “ShKID Republic”, “Look for a Woman”, “Love and Pigeons”, “Korolev”, “End of Eternity” and others. A talented actor in total played about fifty roles on the screen in his life. He played Sydney Reilly, Oppenheimer, Tsiolkovsky and many other interesting characters. One can only envy such a rich filmography. The first role of Jurassic in the film ("Dostigayev and Others") was played by him in 1959. Later there appeared such paintings as “Time, Go!”, “The Serf Actress”, “The Black Seagull”, “A Man from Nowhere” and others.
"The Tale of the Newlyweds," in which he played the role of a friend of the protagonist, is hardly remembered even by the greatest connoisseurs of domestic cinema. But "Man from Nowhere" (the next film, which appeared in 1961), earned "glory on the contrary." The picture, in which Jurassic played the role of Odd Man, a good-natured savage who fell into modern society, was shot from the screens after the first show. But “Republic of SKID”, released in 1969, where Sergei Jurassic played the role of Vikniksoor, was very popular. This film was literally taken apart for quotes, especially young people. But a real triumph awaited this actor in 1968, when the film "Golden Calf" was released. Bender, ironically restrained, contrasting with the stereotype of this book hero and with subsequent images on the screen of the actor himself, made Jurassic famous in the USSR. Interestingly, not a single director has yet undertaken to re-film the Golden Calf, while the film 12 Chairs has many options. The role of Uncle Mitya in the melodrama Love and Doves, performed in 1984, brought Sergey Jurassic truly popular fame. To date, his last characters on the screen are characters in the series Furtseva (2011, Pasternak), as well as Comrade Stalin (2011, the role of Stalin).
Awards of Sergey Yuryevich
It becomes clear, looking at the list of roles of this actor, that his many awards are not at all random. The Order of Merit for the Fatherland (third and fourth degree), the Pushkin Medal, the Kinotavr Prize, and the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR are just a fraction of the recognition that Sergey Yursky deserves. More recently, in 2011, he also became a laureate of an award called "Theater Star".
Other areas of activity
Sergei Jurassic, whose biography and filmography was briefly presented by us, was not limited to roles in cinema and theater. He also participated in the dubbing of films, acted as a screenwriter, and also wrote three books. Since 1974, in addition, Sergey Yursky has been fruitfully working in film and theater as a stage director. Many different performances were staged under his leadership at the School of Modern Play, the Moscow City Theater, on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater. Gorky and others. In addition, Sergei as a director participated in the creation of several films and television projects.
Among the other most important merits, which marked the biography of Sergei Jurassic, is his creation of a one-man theater. Sergei wrote a story called "Chernov", which was used by him as a script for the film of the same name.
Jurassic today
Today, Sergei Jurassic continues to be actively involved in theatrical activities. He often tours the CIS countries, as well as some other states with concerts and performances. During these speeches, Sergei Yursky often reads the works of Pushkin, Chekhov, Zoshchenko and other authors. Poems written by himself are often also heard from the stage. Sergei Jurassic often performs literary work outside the theater scene. He creates novels, essays, short stories, poems and other works.
A little about the personal life of Sergei Jurassic
So, we described his biography. Sergei Jurassic is currently married. As for personal life, we note the following. His first wife was Zinaida Sharko, an actress. The couple lived together for seven years, but this marriage broke up. Today Sergey Yursky, whose biography, family and activity we are interested in, is married to Natalya Tenyakova, an actress. They had a daughter, Daria Jurassic, who also works in the theater. Natalia Maksimovna and Sergey Yuryevich have two grandchildren. The younger - Alisher (born in 2009), the eldest - George (born in 2002).
Actor Sergei Yursky, whose biography was presented in this article, recently celebrated his eightieth birthday. The anniversary was in 2015, March 16th. Many significant events marked by this artist (Sergei Jurassic) biography. Russian actors of the young generation today could take an example from him.