The cartoon "Masha and the Bear" does not leave anyone indifferent - neither children nor adults. And this is not surprising. The restless, restless girl Masha and the kindest, caring, economic bear - this tandem is firmly rooted in the hearts of the audience. Surely, many have the question: “Who has such an interesting and memorable voice that the main character of the cartoon says, Masha?” Who voices the mischievous girl? This information became known not so long ago. Alina Kukushkina is not only outwardly similar to the cartoon Masha, but her real voice is practically no different from the cartoon one.
Biography
Kukushkina Alina Ilyinichna was born on December 10, 2002 in Moscow. Her mother, Irina Kukushkina, is an actress. The girl goes to school for one five. And this, despite the fact that she has to constantly miss classes due to rehearsals. Most of all, Alina loves art and work. She dreams of becoming an actress. Alina is also engaged in swimming and learning English, goes to the sewing circle.
Masha’s role is not the only one in her life. In 2010, Alina voiced Agnes in the Russian version of the film Despicable Me. In the same year, in the movie “Fairies: Magic Salvation,” she got the role of Lizzy. And in 2011, in the film "Dream House" - Dee Dee.
Alina is often invited to concerts and competitions as a host. In 2011, she led a concert in Vitebsk - "Slavic Bazaar".
Every two months, our heroine came to a recording studio. Her very first job at such a young age was Masha. Who voices her better? For each episode, she was paid a fee of about $ 300.
Samples
In order to find the child, whose voice Masha will speak, the employees of the Animaccord studio listened to all the children of their colleagues. Alina also auditioned for this role. She was then 6 years old. She was simply asked to say something into the microphone in the voice with which she speaks in everyday life. After some time, the filmmakers called Irina Kukushkina and said that it was Alina who approached this role. At first, no one attached much importance to this. No one even thought that this project would be so popular.
The director of the Animaccord studio once admitted that they were very lucky with Alina. She is a real Masha. Who voices her better? No one else has such a piercing voice as our heroine. Alina was helped in the work by the famous animation director - Elena Semenovna Chernova.
About the film
The animated series was initially designed for children from 3 to 9 years old. But cute characters, their fun adventures can attract the attention of both children and adults. The plot was based on the old Russian characters Masha and the Bear. Their life is adapted to modern times. Bear is a former circus artist. He has many awards, which he values very much. At the moment, Bear is on a well-deserved rest and lives in the forest. He has a quiet measured life. It contains a garden, breeds bees. This continued until one day Masha came to him. The girl walked through the woods and accidentally got into his house. With her advent of the bear's quiet life, the end came. After all, Masha is so restless that it is impossible to keep her in place. Over time, Bear became very attached to his new friend.
At first, only 8 episodes were released. But the audience was so fond of the heroes of the film that they decided to shoot a sequel. The cartoon was a huge success. The circulation of coloring books and books on the series totaled 400 thousand.
In 2009, for the series One, Two, Three! The Christmas tree, burn! ”, Directed by Oleg Uzhinov, at the seventh festival“ Multivision ”the film“ Masha and the Bear ”wins the nomination“ Best Film for Children ”.
In the same year, at the sixteenth Bradford Festival “BAF 2009”, for the series “First Meeting” (the work of director Denis Chervyatsov), they receive a prize for “Best Television Cartoon Series”.
Also in 2009, the Animated Film Festival was held, where the series received a prize for "Best Film for Children", thanks to the part "Traces of Unseen Beasts".
Bear and bear
The main character is not the only character to be voiced in the movie "Masha and the Bear." Who voices the bear and his beloved is certainly no less interesting. In fact, they do not know how to communicate in human language and communicate with Masha using gestures. But in the film, songs performed by them repeatedly sound.
The bear sang in the film with the voice of Boris Kutnevich, and the bear was voiced by Alina's mother, Irina Kukushkina.
Masha's tales
Not so long ago, new series of the animated film "Fairytale Machines" were released. The main character is still Masha. Who voices it in the new series? Can anyone compare with Alina? Of course not! The main character Masha is Alina Kukushkina. According to the plot of the film, a mischievous girl tells fairy tales to everyone who comes across her path. Turns them over, fantasizes a lot, narrates the way she wants. From this they did not become less interesting. Rather, the opposite. The tales told by Masha remained the same kind and became even more interesting.