His Shurik not only knew, but also loved the whole vast country. But the actor himself - Alexander Demyanenko - really knew only his second wife - Lyudmila Demyanenko. It was with her that he lived for almost twenty-five years. Only she managed to make him happy, giving peace and peace of mind, about which the actor dreamed.
Legend of the Soviet dubbing
Almost nothing is known about the first half of the life of a faithful companion, except that she was born in January 1940. She worked as a dubbing teacher. On her creative account about 110 diverse paintings.
The St. Petersburg dubbing school is considered one of the best in Russia. And indeed, a large number of paintings are voiced precisely there, on the banks of the Neva. Producers from across the ocean always know where to turn for quality dubbing.
Many actors got dubbed almost thirty years ago, in the nineties, when the dubbing of Hollywood cartoons was just beginning. All of them with warmth and gratitude still remember the truly legendary woman.
Lyudmila Akimovna Demyanenko - the wife of Alexander Sergeyevich Demyanenko - worked as a dubbing director. For several years, she and her husband, who gave his voice to a huge number of Hollywood (and not only) stars, worked side by side.
Teacher from God
Most of the actors duplicating foreign characters and cartoon characters owe much of their skill to her talent, experience and wisdom, which Lyudmila Demyanenko fully possessed. Those who worked with her said that this woman was truly a teacher from God. Talent, patience, the ability to clearly explain the task and suggest or search together for ways to solve it - these are the qualities she used in working with dubbing actors.
Lyudmila Akimovna, whose biography is almost unknown to ordinary people, left her life early - in 2005, having outlived her brilliant husband for only six years. But the team that she managed to create, is working in full force so far.
From Marina to Luda
Lyudmila did not immediately appear in the life of the very Shurik, who is still loved by millions of viewers. This happened when both of them were already quite mature people and managed to live some time in previous marriages.
Alexander Demyanenko met his first wife, Marina Sklyarova, back in school. They went to the same drama circle and all the time dreamed of national fame and a huge stage. Common goals and common interests became the motive for marriage. And yet, despite the warm friendship and youthful love, a real family did not work. Marina did not even take her husband's last name. They spent a lot of time together, went to theaters, concerts, holding hands. They never quarreled. It seemed that their family life does not allow a shadow or a cloud.
To friends and colleagues, Demyanenko Sklyarova was remembered as a combat earner of various deficits. Thanks to her, balyk, good cheeses and caviar appeared in the refrigerator. This went on for 16 years. But one day he called home and said that he would not come again. At the age of 37, Alexander Demyanenko finally met the one about which he had long dreamed and which understood him.
“How nice to be yourself!”
This extraordinary woman turned out to be Lyudmila Demyanenko, whose family was always in the first place. They began to live together quickly enough after meeting. Alexander Sergeevich never called his second wife Luda. For him, she was Ludochka or Crowd. He often spoiled her, bringing sandwiches to bed. Even with her daughter from her first marriage with Sergei Nevolin, Angelica managed to build pretty good relationships. Angelica Nevolin and now recalls her stepfather with special warmth. True, she often does not give an interview, bearing in mind that Demyanenko, despite the fact that he was truly a national artist, did not like publicity. As a child, Alexander Sergeyevich was not particularly interested in the girl. But when she grew up and became an actress, they unusually became close.
Lyudmila Akimovna Demyanenko, whose biography is inextricably linked with her second husband, managed to surround him with warmth and comfort. So he could just live, remaining himself, do what he loves. The couple was so well together that they did not even think about it, and did not reach the registry office. But sometimes they remembered about it when they were not settled in the same room in hotels, motivating them with no stamps in their passports.
Support for a beloved woman
The painful divorce procedure of actor Alexander Demyanenko with his first wife took place only twelve years later. And all this time Lyudmila Demyanenko patiently waited for this, not hinting with a word or a look. But after the divorce, the movie Shurik immediately led her down the aisle.
Alexander Sergeevich did not make many friends. He liked solitude more. And he did not tolerate his ever-ending popularity. The actor was offended that the audience remembered him only as Shurik, but they don’t even remember about the dramatic works in “Ugryum-river” or “Peace to the incoming”.
Lyudmila Demyanenko (a photo of 25 years of her life was shown together with her and her beloved husband) perfectly understood how Alexander Sergeyevich feels, so she just tried to be near him, to calm and support. It happened that he locked himself in his office, and she ran in every quarter of an hour, just to see him or to ask something absolutely unimportant at that moment. But she liked to hear his short, scattered answers.
A quarter century in sincere love
Only Lyudmila Demyanenko could create an atmosphere of love and tranquility for her Sasha. But there was a time when a famous actor was saddened by his lack of demand. But he did not despair, duplicating films and cartoons, participating in theatrical productions. At the same time, he did not stop hoping for new roles in the cinema.
But the most important thing is that Alexander Sergeyevich experienced boundless happiness next to the woman who once accepted him as he is in ordinary, rather than cinematic life, simple, with one small suitcase. It was thanks to his Lyudochka that he was transformed. Being a reserved, even somewhere unsociable person, he completely changed in the presence of his wife, was gentle and touching with her, often hugged her, as if by chance touching a hand.
He revealed himself in the presence of Lyuda’s friends and girlfriends, who never looked at him like on-screen Shurik, seeing in him a smart, intelligent man who was always a very interesting conversationalist. And Alexander Sergeyevich himself felt comfortable in any situation to which his Lyudochka had a relationship. When she simply entered the room where they were sitting with a book, a smile instantly illuminated his face. It was thanks to her that Demyanenko forgot about all the problems of doubt, creative throwing. The main thing is that she was next to him. And this gave him the strength to live.
Their quiet departure to eternity
None of those around knew that Demyanenko had any heart problems. He loved his Lyudochka so much that he did not want to give her even minimal hassle and unrest. He did not want to burden her and attract attention to himself. Before each performance, Alexander Sergeyevich had to stick a heart patch and secretly put nitroglycerin under his tongue from his wife.
When Lyudmila Akimovna persuaded him to go to the hospital, doctors discovered that the actor had a heart attack. But even in this situation, he did not show his beloved how painful he was. Just a little dry told her about a heart attack and continued to read the book.
Lyudmila Demyanenko, whose biography for many years was one for two with her second husband, became a widow in August 1999. The husband did not live up to the scheduled heart surgery for several days.
There is no photograph on his grave, only his last name and years of life. So the beloved woman decided to do, realizing how difficult it was for her to live under the sights of the glances of millions of Sasha. Let him, at least in his last refuge, rest from all this.
Lyudmila Akimovna outlived her husband only six years, leaving him to where they would always be near.