The protagonist of the article is Andrei Urgant, whose biography is especially interesting in connection with his anniversary. November 28, 2016 the actor, director and showman turns 60 years old. He does not have official ranks, but residents of the Northern capital rightfully consider him one of the assets of St. Petersburg.
Representative of the acting dynasty
A native of Leningrad, he was surnamed Milinder until the age of 16. His father was a respected professional actor in the Comedy Theater, who has served on the scene for more than 50 years. The level of wit of Lev Milinder composed legends. Mother is one of the favorite actresses of her time, in whose asset more than 50 outstanding film roles are Nina Urgant. Andrei Lvovich, whose biography is published in many Petersburg publications, took her surname as more sonorous. In addition, his parents divorced soon after his birth and his father did not take much part in his upbringing. Their communication was restored already in adulthood.
Mother made several attempts to create a new family, having lived the longest with choreographer Cyril Laskari. Thanks to him, the boy grew up among the most brilliant artists of his time. The house included: Mikhail Baryshnikov and Andrey Mironov (half-brother of Laskari), Yuri Nikulin and Arkady Raikin. This left no choice: Andrei Urgant, whose biography is related to the profession of an actor, entered LGITMiK.
Becoming
He got on the course of R.S. Agamirzyan, who was then heading the Drama Theater. V.F. Komissarzhevskaya. Together with him, Andrei Krasko and Arkady Koval studied, the friendship with which the actor will carry through life. Valeria Kiselyova was a classmate. She became the first common-law wife of A. Urgant, from whose marriage the eldest son Ivan (1978) was born. At that time, the man was 21 years old. Becoming a young father, he failed to create a full-fledged family, experiencing the process of becoming in the profession.
At the end of the institute, Ruben Sergeyevich took half the course to his theater. Among the chosen ones was Andrei Urgant. The biography seemed to be predetermined. But after 2 years, in 1979, the young rebel shaves his head and goes to the army, quarreling with the head of the theater. He will return to the Baltic House. And after 7 years she will go on free swimming, for his element is humor, conducting skits and television shows.
Creative way
The actor began acting in films in the late 70s ("The Adventure of Prince Florizel"), but real success came to him in the 90s. This is due to the films “Window to Paris”, “Racket”, “Prokhindiada-2”. He perfectly succeeds in comedic roles, although he himself lives in this period very difficult. In 1995, falls into intensive care, finding himself in a coma. It was a payment for a bohemian lifestyle and hard physical labor. To earn money, he had to work at a construction site and moonlight as a loader.
He continues to act today. Among his last works: “Voronin”, “Love-carrot”, “Moms-3”. For a person, a holiday is Andrei Urgant. The biography of the actor, thanks to sparkling jokes, ironic comments and interesting observations of people, continued on television. He works both on Petersburg and on the Central channels. He was the host of such rating programs as: “Twelve”, “Meetings on Mokhovaya”, “Thank God, you have come!”
Children
For a long time he had to hear how he is called the son of Nina Urgant, today they increasingly represent the father of the star TV presenter - Ivan Urgant. At first, he was slightly jealous of his son’s popularity, then pride came for his talent and human qualities. He believes that he took from the parents all the best. He really realized his paternity when Ivan was 13. Due to difficulties in education, the mother sent the child to live with his father.
Andrei Urgant, whose biography, whose personal life is known for due to numerous interviews, interested the teenager in a computer, bought him “keys”, a guitar, and at 16 helped to get a job in a prestigious night club. Today, they have a great relationship, although they are not seen so often, living in different cities: Ivan - in Moscow, and Andrei Lvovich - in St. Petersburg. From marriage with singer and actress Alena Svintsova, A. Urgant has a daughter, Masha, born in 1984. After the divorce, when the girl was 7 years old, her mother emigrated to Holland. Maria still lives abroad, raising two children.
Wife of Andrei Urgant
The biography of the actor is full of romantic stories. Only once he was in a registered relationship, but his marriage was never so long as with his last wife, Elena Romanova. The difference between them is almost 30 years. An avid theatrical girl, the girl first met her idol at the play of his friend - Andrei Krasko. She was a tenth grader and simply ventured to get an autograph. Then they collided on the set of Big Wash. A dialogue arose between them, and the actor invited her to the Comedy Theater, where he was playing at that time. And he even gave the phone.
Happy was the third meeting. Elena graduated from the Institute of Culture, and he held a master class in his last year. He was surprised by the transformation of the girl, and he began to care for the young fan. She moved to Liteiny and became its director, skillfully building relationships with employers. Everyone notes that Urgant became younger, stopped drinking and hardly smokes. A young wife watches this with a caring eye. The actor’s environment believes in the love of the couple, because the husband always has something to make his wife laugh.