Soviet and later Russian actor Yuri Kayurov was born in Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast (09/30/1927). In 1979, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR. The actor has repeatedly been awarded government awards of various categories. Consider the biography of this honored figure who continues to serve Melpomene at the Moscow Maly Theater, despite his venerable age.
short biography
- Mother - Olga Alekseevna (1900-1977).
- Father - Ivan Dmitrievich (1896-1941).
- Wife - Valentina Leonidovna (born in 1928), a dentist by training.
- Son - Leonid Yuryevich (b. 1956). He began his acting career after graduating from VGIK, and successfully, however, then he changed his creative profession to a dignity (serves as a deacon).
- Libra.
- The working sphere is cinema and theater.
Difficult childhood
Actor Yuri Kayurov grew up in the Vologda region, many generations of his family were hereditary peasants. The artist’s dad and mother also began their working life in agriculture. Later, by coincidence, they ended up in Cherepovets, then in Tikhvin.
Ivan Dmitrievich in these cities worked as a civil servant. In 1937 he was repressed, sent to prison, which was in the former Tikhvin monastery. Mother had two children in her arms, she worked as a teacher in a kindergarten. My father came out of captivity in 1939, miraculously avoiding being shot. After the outbreak of the war, Ivan Dmitrievich went to defend his homeland and soon died in the defense of Tikhvin.
War years
After losing his father, the future actor Yuri Kayurov became the oldest man in the family. Having left school in the seventh grade, he enters a vocational school, which was eventually evacuated to Vologda. In 1944, the guy got a turner at the Vulcan Leningrad plant. The main occupation at the plant is the grinding of mines and shells for the front. The artist himself wanted to get to the front line faster. As a result, he enters the Kuibyshev School of Naval Aviation.
Yuri met the victory of the Soviet troops over the Nazis at a military post in Kuibyshev. He finished his service in Leningrad (as a commandant on the famous cruiser Aurora). Yuri Ivanovich was demobilized in 1949, after which he submitted documents to the Ostrovsky Theater Institute. Kayurov thought about the acting profession during his service, accidentally falling into a theater studio, where he signed up without far-reaching plans. However, the stage classes were so carried away by the young man that he seriously began to think about his acting career.
Studying at a theater institute
At the university, Yuri Ivanovich Kayurov enters immediately on the second year due to the experience gained in a theater school. He falls into the class of the legendary actress of the Pushkin Theater (E. Time) and Professor Serebryakova. At the institute, a not-too-educated guy received the support and guardianship of intelligent teachers who opened up a completely different and wonderful world in front of him.
The student’s diploma work began in several roles, namely: Maria’s father in The Living Corpse, Pyaterkin in Vass Zheleznova, and participation in Korneichuk’s play Plato Krechet. The artist successfully passed final exams in 1952, after which he was invited to work at the Karl Marx Drama Theater (in Saratov).
The first theatrical roles
In Saratov, Yuri Kayurov, who is known to many for the film “Going through Pain,” worked for 15 years. During this time, he managed to play a huge number of stage images. He participated both in productions of contemporary authors and in classical performances. Among the variety, the following works can be noted:
- Arbuzov’s play “Years of Wanderings” - Vedernikov.
- The main role in "My poor Marat."
- "Optimistic tragedy" Vishnevsky - Alex.
- "Ocean" of Stein - Chasovnikov.
- “Dowry” - Karandyshev.
- “Guilty without guilt” - Neznamov.
- Gorky's “Zykovs” - Mikhail.
The Saratov Theater at that time brought together a unique troupe, which included V. Dvorzhetsky, A. Vysotsky, Shutova, Salnikov, Muratov and others. N. Bondarev, who remains one of the most beloved theater directors for the artist, directed this stellar ensemble.
Work in the Maly Theater
While working in Saratov, actor Yuri Kayurov arrived in Moscow. He decided to visit the Maly Theater, where the Leningrad collective toured at that time. The artist really wanted to see the new performances of the troupe, where he was brought up and grew professionally while he was studying. Turning to the administrator for a pass, the actor heard that they had been waiting here for a long time.
It turned out that the leaders of the Maly Theater noticed the work of Yuri Kayurov in the role of Lenin (the film "Through the Ice Mist"). The premiere performance was the production of "John Reed." After that, he was invited to work at the Maly Theater (1967), where Yuri Ivanovich has been a leading artist for more than 30 years. On this stage, the artist created a lot of classical images in productions based on the works of Tolstoy, Chekhov, Gorky, Ostrovsky. Now the actor lives and works in the capital of Russia.
Yuri Kayurov: films
In the year 61, the actor of the Saratov Small Theater was offered the role of young Lenin in the film “At the Beginning of the Century”. The next film in the same line is “Through the Ice Mist” (1965). In the future, Kayurov repeatedly played the leader of the world proletariat. This image of the actor is embodied in the following paintings:
- “Lenin in Paris” (1981).
- The film "Going through the agony" (1977).
- “Postal novel”, “Kremlin chimes” (1970).
- “Exodus”, “Sixth of July” (1968).
Part of the rest of the filmography of the artist:
- "Missing Expedition" (the role of Volzhin).
- The Golden River.
- "Flame" (Lagoon).
- "White snow of Russia".
- "Engineer Pronchatov."
- "Bribe".
- "My Anfisa."
- "Chief Designer."
- "Petersburg secrets" and others.
Interesting Facts
Actor Yu. I. Kayurov has been awarded many awards. Among them:
- Honorary title People's Artist of the RSFSR.
- State Prize of the USSR (twice).
- The award named after Stanislavsky.
- Cavalier of the Order of Honor, Red Banner of Labor, Friendship of Peoples, October Revolution.
The artist devotes free time to music and reading classical literature.
Kayurov's birthday symbolically falls on the name day of Faith, Hope and Love. An interesting story related to the work of the actor is connected with this. As the artist himself noted, he goes on stage in order for the viewer to temporarily feel love for the world around him, have hope for the best and faith that his expectations will be met.