Today, this actor is very much in demand and popular in domestic cinema. Meet Andrei Kazakov.
Childhood and youth
Andrei was born in the city of Vengspils (Latvia), in a family of workers, on September twenty-seventh one thousand nine hundred and sixty-fifth. Mom worked at AvtoVAZ as a loader driver, father worked as a welder on sea vessels and often went swimming. In his school years, Andrei was seriously engaged in acrobatics and achieved considerable success in this - he received the title of master of sports, became a member of the national team of Belarus and Lithuania.
As the actor himself recalls, in childhood he did not dream of getting any particular profession, and secretly envied his peers, who had cherished and cherished a cherished dream for many years.
After graduating from school, on the advice of his parents, he enrolled in a pedagogical institute, studied for one year and joined the army. Demobilized, Andrei Kazakov went to Leningrad. There he began to study as a cabinetmaker-restorer. Sports achievements have come in handy in everyday life. In parallel with his studies, he worked in a circus. In those same years, Andrei Kazakov became interested in amateur performances. Then he first thought about the profession of an actor. From the first time to get to the theater failed. But the next year he entered GITIS, in the workshop of Peter Fomenko.
University studies
From the first days, Andrey had a very warm, good relationship with the course leader. After graduation, Andrei was invited to the troupe of Peter Fomenko. Then the theater did not yet have its own premises, it was necessary to play on different stages, which was not very convenient.
Inveterate theater-goers are well aware of the work of this actor on the stage. These are famous performances: “Barbaras”, “Adventure” (for this work the actor was awarded the Stanislavsky Prize), “Three Sisters” (“The Seagull” prize). Today, Andrei Kazakov not only plays on stage, but also tries his hand as a director. He staged the play "And they lived happily ever after."
Andrei Kazakov: filmography
Filmmakers noticed the actor not immediately. His debut in domestic cinema was an episodic role in the film "Eagle and Tails" by George Danelia in 1995. His partners on the set were such masters as Stanislav Govorukhin, Oleg Basilashvili, Leonid Yarmolnik. After that, the actor was no longer invited to the cinema. This pause dragged on for several years.
Appeared on the screens of the Cossacks only in 2005 in the film "Walk" A. Teacher. This work became the springboard for jumping into the big cinema. Suggestions began to come from the most famous directors.
Today, the filmography of the actor has more than thirty paintings. Andrei is an amazingly diverse and flexible actor. That is why he successfully starred in action films, and in comedies, and in melodramas. Often he is invited to serials (“Airport”, “Montecristo”, “Detective of Samovars”, “Margosha” and others). The most famous films with the participation of Kazakov are “Vanka the Terrible”, “Dark Instinct”, “Steel Butterfly”, “Bear Hunt”.
Andrey Kazakov: personal life
To learn about this side of the actor’s life is very difficult. He does not attend social events, rarely gives interviews. It is known that Andrei Kazakov was married to his colleague Tatyana Matyukhova. In marriage, the son of Makar was born. This union did not last long. After the divorce, the actor married again, and his daughter was born. Whether he is currently married is not known for certain. The marital status of this charismatic actor is unclear. Some argue that at this time he is married to the mother of his daughter, others claim that the second marriage ended in divorce. Even the name of the second wife is carefully hidden, so the personal life of Andrei is very reminiscent of an action-packed detective.