Leonid Nevedomsky is an ordinary guy from Vitebsk who managed to make a dizzying career. By the age of 76, the talented actor managed to play over 90 roles. Viewers remember him thanks to such wonderful tapes as “Blue Bird”, “Monologue”, “Star of captivating happiness”, “Stepmother”. What can you recall about the life path and creative achievements of this person?
Leonid Nevedomsky: childhood
The future famous actor was born in Vitebsk, there was a joyful event in October 1939. Interestingly, Leonid Nevedomsky managed to carry attachment to his native city through his whole life. While traveling in Vitebsk, he always found time to bow to his native land, to greet the locals.
Leonid was born in a family that had no relation to the world of cinema. His mother was a microbiologist, his father worked as a surgeon. Even in early childhood, Nevedomsky had to understand what real grief was when he lost his parents. The future actor from the age of 14 was actually left to his own devices. Not surprisingly, he grew up independent and responsible.
The first few years of life without parents Leonid Nevedomsky spent in Sverdlovsk, which was later renamed Yekaterinburg. Then for some time the guy lived in Khabarovsk. Of course, he had to start earning his livelihood early. However, difficulties did not force him to surrender.
Theater work
The young man was barely 16 when he got a job in the Sverdlovsk Youth Theater. He became a member of the troupe thanks to director Vladimir Motyl, who liked a talented young man. The basics of acting Leonid Nevedomsky comprehended in this theater. He also had a chance to go on tour in Murmansk, Novgorod. Gradually, the young actor ceased to doubt his talent, seeing the approval of the audience.
The next place of work for the novice artist was the Gorky BDT, located in St. Petersburg (then Leningrad). Nevedomsky Leonid Vitalyevich still with pleasure recalls those days when he met such gifted people as Makarova, Lebedev, Kopelyan and other stars of those times, which overnight became his colleagues. Unexpectedly for the actor, his career quickly went uphill. They began to offer Leonid important roles in such productions as "Private", "Threshold".
First movie roles
Having gained experience in playing in the theater, Leonid Vitalyevich Nevedomsky decided to test his strength on the set. In cinema, he managed to debut only in 1967, his first film was the adventure film "Bitter Grains." In this film, the aspiring actor received the role of an optimistic front-line soldier, friends with the main character. His appearance in the picture was practically not noted by the audience, however, Leonid had no doubt that his finest hour would come.
The next achievement of Nevedomsky is his acquaintance with the director Averbach, who agreed to shoot him in his film "The degree of risk." The role of the aspiring actor was again not the main one, but he got the opportunity to watch the game of such professionals as Smoktunovsky, Livanov, Demidova.
Popularity
For the first time to understand what glory is, actor Leonid Nevedomsky was able after his participation in the drama "Monologue". The young man played a doctor who brutally deceives a girl in love with him. After the release of this film, the actor, already no longer considered a beginner, had his first loyal fans who were not embarrassed by the fact that his character was negative.
Further, Leonid was offered the role of Petit Rubakin, which he played with pleasure in the television project “Open Book”. Finally, the time has come for the finest hour, which became the shooting in the film "Stepmother." In this melodrama, Nevedomsky got a complex image of Pavel Olevantsev. He coped brilliantly with the task. Interestingly, the actor, after lengthy wrangling with the director, made some changes to the script. In particular, this concerned the relationship of his character with his daughter.
Films of the 1970-1980s
Leonid Nevedomsky, whose biography is considered in this article, does not belong to the number of complaisant actors. Often, he argues with directors and scriptwriters, sets out his own vision of the role and insists on arguing for a personal point of view. An example is the film “Gypsy”, in which Leonid played one of the main roles. Initially, his character’s romance with the heroine, played by Klara Luchko, was not supposed. The same thing happened when the actor starred in "Syndicate-2", "Old Fortress".
In the 1970-1980s, journalists often asked the star of the national cinema about why he so often plays characters who are absolutely unlucky in relations with the opposite sex. His heroes from the films "Family Matters", "Ahead of the Day", "Lady's Happiness" remained with a broken heart. Nevedomsky replied that he likes to play the role of sufferers who become victims of unrequited love, since they are happy in their own way.
Among the favorite films of the actor, in which he had a chance to act in those years, the painting “Flame” is listed. Surprisingly, the character he played in this tape has a prototype, in which the star’s uncle acted. Information about the military merits of his relative is still in the Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War, located in Minsk. Leonid also warmly recalls the collaboration with Boris Shadursky, who offered him a role in his Biography Fact.
Constant work on yourself
Surprisingly, Leonid Nevedomsky is far from always satisfied with his skill. The actor often watches films in which he played without sound, since he does not want to hear his own “wrong” intonations. For example, the star is very critical of her contribution to the “Resurrect to die” television project, in which he had to star, with almost no preparation for the role. The person rarely agrees to such experiments, since he needs time to enter one or another image, understanding his character.
There are roles that Nevedomsky prohibits at all from recalling to his friends and relatives. Let's say he was horrified at the premiere of the film “Convoy,” in which he played the famous Winston Churchill at the beginning of the new century. However, the result was not at all as bad as he expected. Among the best images that Leonid happened to create at the beginning of the 21st century, he always mentions his character from the drama “Special Mission”. For this role, Nevedomsky was delightedly preparing for a month, having received the script in advance.
TV roles
From time to time, Leonid Nevedomsky agrees to roles in high-quality series. The actor, of course, prefers films to long-playing projects. However, it is always open to new offers. Let's say fans have the opportunity to admire the star in the popular series "National Security Agent." Nevedomsky for a long time refused to shoot in this show, but the unusual story of his potential character convinced him to agree.
A similar story happened with the television project “Streets of Broken Lights”, in which Leonid embodied the image of a former pilot, retrained as a children's teacher. The teacher not only puts knowledge in the heads of students, but also defends their interests by any means. In “Power Down” Leonid Nevedomsky, whose personal life and biography are discussed in this article, appears in the form of a village father helping his beloved son fight off bandits. In "Empire under attack," he embodies the image of the Minister of the Interior.
Life behind the scenes
Of course, the audience is not only interested in the roles played by Leonid Nevedomsky. The actor’s family is primarily his beloved daughter, who remained with him after his separation from his first wife. It is interesting that Nevedomsky postponed entering into a new marriage until the moment when his girl graduated from college and began to live separately. The actor found happiness with the appearance in his life of his second wife, who is a psychologist popular in St. Petersburg. Interestingly, more than anything else, Leonid does not like to act as a jury, as you have to choose the best contestant and offend all other applicants.