No one would ever have thought that this one of the most talented actors of the Soviet Union would leave the profession literally in the prime of his fame. But it happened. And he never regretted it, because he was sure that each of us had its own path. He goes his own way. What was Leonid Yuryevich Kayurov , what is he doing now? This is our article.
Children's years and VGIK
In November 1956, a son named Lenya was born in the family of Yuri Ivanovich and Valentina Leonidovna Kayurov. Dad was an actor in the Saratov Drama Theater, then the Maly Drama Theater (known for playing Rodin Lenin), and his mother was a dentist.
At first, the family lived in Saratov. When Lena was twelve, Yuri Kayurov was invited to work in Moscow. And they moved.
Lenya grew up, like millions of Soviet guys. He listened to the songs of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Vladimir Vysotsky ... Then the guy did not even think about becoming an actor. He did not imagine himself on stage.
Kayurov Leonid Yuryevich once admitted that he entered the VGIK thanks to his father. And he did not deceive and did not lie at all. After all, he studied on the course of Boris Babochkin himself, and his father helped him - Yuri Kayurov.
True, during the audition, Boris Andreevich was not present due to illness. But his colleagues at first did not take the young man seriously. But Leonid managed to melt their hostility.
Unfortunately, studying with Babochkin was ultimately reduced to just a few meetings - he was already very ill. And after his death, Leonid studied in the workshop of Alexei Batalov until 1978, when he received a diploma of graduation from VGIK.
Cinema and theater
Kayurov Leonid Yuryevich made his debut on the screen when he was still studying. He played a bully nicknamed Gogol in the drama by Vladimir Rogovoy “Minors”.
The image of the impudent and cynical, charming and self-confident Gogol, striving to enter the institute of international economics, and then make a successful career, became Kayurov's first step to success. Then there was a couple of films about difficult teenagers. And all his characters were united by the fact that they were bright, extraordinary personalities, capable of committing an act.
Since 1978, actor Leonid Kayurov, biography which does not cease to amaze fans of his talent, began to appear on the stage of the Moscow Theater. Lenin Komsomol. But there he remained only five years: in 1983, he moved to the Moscow Art Theater. It was there that he played his most interesting roles - Bolboun in The Turbine Days, Peter in The Last, Volodya Ulyanov in The Way, Cat in The Blue Bird.
In parallel with the theatrical works, Kayurov Leonid Yuryevich quite successfully acted in films, participated in theatrical productions. His first roles, he declared himself as an individual, a charismatic actor.
Undoubtedly, Aleksey Ivanovich, the character of Kayurov from Little Tragedies, deserves special attention. It was here that he was lucky to play with venerable actors: Leonid Kuravlev, Sergey Jurassic, Vladimir Vysotsky, Innokenty Smoktunovsky ... And he was not lost in such a wonderful company.
Goodbye profession!
The career of the young actor developed so that many of his colleagues could be jealous. Therefore, a very unexpected news was the message that Kayurov stopped acting and became immersed in religion. This choice has become absolutely logical and conscious for him. Once, when he was made up for the role of a cat for a children's play, he was horrified that he would play this cat until retirement.
Leaving the profession, Kayurov simply wanted to be himself, longed for freedom and holiness. He approached this step quite responsibly: at 26, he was baptized.
In 1985, Leonid Yurievich wanted to enter a theological seminary, but it did not work out. He succeeded only four years later, when people with higher education were allowed to act. At first, the father could not come to terms with this, then he realized that this was the calling of his son.
As a student, Kayurov sang in the Lavra in a fraternal choir. In the fourth year, having taken the rank, he began serving in Moscow.
About personal ...
Kayurov Leonid Yuryevich, whose personal life from the very beginning of his career did not haunt fans, married a long time ago, in 1981. His wife is actress Irina Korytnikova. It was she who first went to church. The woman sang in the choir.
Much later, already in the two thousandth, she, unfortunately, became confined to a wheelchair due to the development of multiple sclerosis. The husband has been caring for her for twenty years, firmly believing that his help is the expression of the love that Jesus Christ spoke of.