Olga Ostroumova, Gaft's wife, is an incredibly beautiful woman. This year she will be 70 years old, and looking at her, it is hard to believe that once, because of a man’s betrayal, she tried to commit suicide. She is successful, famous, self-confident and incredibly happy. Her heroines drove crazy all the Soviet people of the stronger sex. In the painting for teenagers “Let's Live Until Monday”, she wanted to twirl her classmates, and in the film “The Dawns Here Are Quiet ...” seduced an awkward foreman. And in life, the actress remained incredibly naive and took the courtship of the guys for ordinary politeness. The famous spouse of Ostroumova, Valentin Gaft, is an equally popular person. He is known to all viewers who came to our century from the USSR. And it is precisely about these two people that will be discussed in our article.
First husbands
Ostroumova (Gaft's wife) was married three times. Her first husband was a classmate with whom she studied at GITIS. The second choice was Mikhail Levitin, director of the Moscow Youth Theater. Olga was such a naive young girl that when Mikhail invited her on a date, she decided that it would be just a business meeting. Therefore, one can imagine the man’s surprise when, during a walk around the city, she invited him to visit her and get acquainted with her husband.
The director was at a loss, but did not refuse the woman he liked and decided to get her at all costs. According to the current wife Gaft herself, her gentleman emanated some incredible magnetism. Finally, the guy’s self-confidence bribed her. As soon as Ostroumova realized that she had fallen in love with Misha, she immediately left her husband. But Levitin decided to leave his wife for Olga only four years later.
The marriage of these people was perfect, they even called their offspring Olya and Mikhail. Levitin idolized his wife. For almost 23 years, Ostroumova desperately loved her chosen one and never reproached him for having to live mainly on the money she earns. But when Olga found out that Michael was cheating on her, her nerves could not stand it. She was in such a state that she wanted to take her own life. But the children became the salvation, for which she decided to live on. And they divorced Levitin.
Meeting with Valentine
Olga, the wife of Gaft, after breaking up with her second spouse, decided that she would never marry again. But unexpectedly for herself at one of the corporate parties, she met with Valentin. Then he was 60 years old, and he had three divorces behind him. The artists went for a walk, during which Gaft admitted to Olya that he had loved her for 20 years. He fell in love with her when they both starred in the Garage tape. He asked the companion for a phone number, but called only three months later.
Gaft's wife Olga Ostroumova says that she really liked the man, but they did not seek to formalize their relationship. And perhaps they would not have married until today, if not for housing. Gaft lived in a one-room, eighteen-meter apartment, and Ostroumova with her daughter and son in a “Khrushchevka” consisting of three rooms. Having signed, artists could become owners of preferential apartments. Therefore, they got married right in the hospital, where Valentine was lying after surgery. The couple has been married for over 15 years.
Well, what about Gaft
Valentin Iosifovich Gaft this year will celebrate its 82nd anniversary. He is an incredibly famous artist, acting in films and playing in the theater. The actor bears the title of People’s Artist and has become a leading member of the Moscow Sovremennik troupe. While studying at school, Valik took part in amateur performances, and since in those days there were only boys in the school, he had to embody female images. In 1953 he graduated from high school and immediately entered the Moscow Art Theater School. He studied on the same course with Maya Menglet and Oleg Tabakov.
The Moscow Art Theater Valentin Iosifovich Gaft graduated in 1957 and then worked at the Moscow Drama Theater, Satire Theater, Lenkom and the Mossovet Theater. In 1967, in the theater of satire, he played one of his best roles. In the play “The Marriage of Figaro,” he portrayed Count Almaviva. In this performance, he played with the legendary Andrei Mironov.
Service in the Contemporary
Biography of Valentin Gaft at the Sovremennik Theater begins in 1969. It was then that he became the leading artist of this temple of Melpomene. It is very difficult to list all the roles played here by the actor. He took part in such performances as Ordinary History (Peter Aduev), Valentin and Valentina, where he was Gusev, Henry IV, where he played Henry IV, and many other works.
Over the past years, Valentin Iosifovich played the roles of Gorodnichny from The Inspector General, Isold Kukin (Accompanist), Leiser in the play Difficult People, and many other images. It was in this theater that Gaft took place as a writer and director. He wrote the play "Dream Gaft, retold by Viktyuk." In the production, Valentine played one of the main roles. And in the production of “Balalaikin and Co.” he first acted as a director. He carried out this work in tandem with Alexander Nazarov and Igor Kvasha.
In the world of cinema
Biography of Valentin Gaft in the cinema originates in 1956. His first work in this field was the picture “Murder on Dante Street”. Then he got a very small and almost wordless role. In the same year, he appeared in the episode of the tape "Poet". Then there were such films as “The First Courier”, “Centaurs”, “Fuete” and others. In the paintings “Sorcerers,” “Along the Main Street with the Orchestra,” “The Lady's Visit,” and “Night Fun,” he displayed highly visible images.
Roles in the paintings of the famous Ryazanov became for Valentin Iosifovich one of the most successful. So, in 1979 in the "Garage" he played the chairman Sidorin. The following year was the film "On the poor hussar, put in a word ...". Gaft also noted in such paintings by Ryazanov as "Old Nags", "Promised Heaven" and others.
Gaft in the "Garage"
Valentin Gaft, whose films are watched with pleasure by more than one generation of people, became truly famous and popular after the release of the film “Garage”. In the picture, he got one of the main roles, he played the obliging Sidorkin. On the set of this picture, Ryazanova Valentine was completely by accident. Sidorkin was supposed to play Shirvindt, but at the very last moment he refused the offer. Gia recommended Liya Akhedzhakova to invite, but Ryazanov did not immediately agree to the proposal.
The role of the cunning character has become iconic in the fate of the actor. Thanks to her, he met his current wife and was able to take his rightful place in the cinema.
New Century Films and Television
In the XXI century, Valentin Gaft is no less actively acting in films. The films in which he starred during the 2000s are as follows: 12, Family House, Operation CheGuevara, and Burnt by the Sun - 2: Ahead, Studio 17, and many others. In all the paintings, the maestro was entrusted with the main roles.
Gaft also played a lot on television. He took part in series and television films. So, it is worth mentioning the series “Buddenbrooks”, “Dombey and Son”, “The Mystery of Edwin Drud” and the television show “Lenoir Archipelago”.
A few words about epigrams
Noteworthy are poems and epigrams of Valentin Gaft. They are, as they say, a separate article in the work of the actor. The sharp epigrams of Valentin Iosifovich once went by handwritten lists and were regularly quoted. “Verse and epigram”, “I gradually learn” and “Life is a theater” are books that were published by Gaft.
Most epigrams are dedicated to theater and film artists . He praises some actors in his poems, while others he mercilessly criticizes. But these lines have already become classics and a significant step in the career of Valentin Gaft.
And a little more about poetry
Gaft, whose children and wives became an occasion for gossip, is an incredibly gifted author. Much has been said about the epigrams of this ingenious person. About verses also spoke a lot in due time. But the latter for a long time remained in the shadow of the famous epigrams. Due to the fact that the artist is able to look comprehensively at the world, his writing gift is so extraordinary and extraordinary.
Valentin Iosifovich is an unusually sensitive writer, and thanks to this mind, only masterpieces are born from him. He published many books that immediately became popular. They say the truth, a brilliant man is brilliant in everything. And it is Gaft that can serve this proverb as a vivid confirmation.
Wives Valentine Gaft
For the first time, the future people's artist married a fashion model named Alena. It was an incredibly beautiful girl. She worked on the Kuznetsk bridge in the Model House. But the marriage quickly broke up due to mutual betrayal of the spouses. That was Gaft's first wife. Inna Eliseeva became his second chosen one. Inna was a ballerina with a spectacular appearance and an incredibly difficult character. The woman was born in a wealthy family, and therefore always received what she wanted. The couple had a difficult relationship. Gaft and his family were not easy. It was hard for him to live with his spouse's parents.
A daughter, Olya, was born into the family, so Eliseeva had to leave the career of a ballerina and devote herself to the child. This further spoiled her character, and soon Valentine left the family. After the divorce, the artist was unlucky in his personal life for a long time. But once he met cellist Alla. Gaft had a civil marriage with her. Alla was constantly jealous of her husband, despite the fact that he was faithful to her. But once he still could not stand the endless scenes and left this woman.
Was there a son
The personal life of Valentin Gaft in his youth was full and full of women. And it was because of these women that his children suffered. In his second marriage, his daughter Olga was born. But after a divorce from his wife, Valentin did not take part in raising a child. And Inna did not treat the baby very favorably and often unjustly. Unable to withstand regular mother's reproaches and scandals, at the age of 29, the girl committed suicide. This event greatly undermined the health of the actor. His fourth wife, Olga Ostroumova, pulled him out of a serious condition.
But rumor has it that Gaft also has an illegitimate son. Some sources claim that he knew about its existence, because the baby appeared when the actor was married to a ballerina. And Valentin Iosifovich in every possible way hid the birth of a boy. According to other sources, the son of Vadim was born in Brazil, and the maestro only found out about his existence when the offspring turned 46 years old. He was in trouble, and his mother, trying to help him, got in touch with Valentine, who immediately did everything to save his son. Which of these stories is true - only Gaft himself knows.