Actor Alexander Klyukvin is an amazing and talented person. He gained his popularity not only due to his excellent roles in big films and in theatrical plays. Very often, he participates in dubbing foreign films. Thanks to his talent, the Russian audience could enjoy his version of the voices of Don Johnson, Al Pacino, Robert de Niro and Eric Roberts and many others. Incredible talent made him one of the most sought after people in the industry.
Childhood
The biography of actor Alexander Klyukvin begins in the city of Irkutsk. He was born on April 26, 1956. From an early age began to get involved in theater, art and various manifestations of creativity. As actor Alexander Klyukvin himself often recalls, the fateful decision for him was his first participation in the school KVN, where he played the role of the Serpent Gorynych.
Participation in this school production gave the actor a clear understanding that he wants to connect his life with this activity. After graduating from high school, Alexander Vladimirovich Klyukvin collects things and goes to conquer the capital. Nevertheless, he did not like GITIS, so he decided not to go there. He went to the Moscow Art Theater, but did not have time, because the introductory campaign was completed. In order not to leave Moscow, the future actor arranges to work in the theater as a decorator.
Difficulty at the beginning
But the work did not stop Alexander from dreaming about the acting profession. His first mentor in the theatrical world was the teacher Mikhail Romanenko. Klyukvin was fortunate enough to meet with him, he did not miss a chance and agreed to listen. However, the first impression of the master was very weak regarding the creative skills of Alexander.
Criticism from Romanenko did not affect the desire of the actor. He was able to achieve his goal through perseverance and perseverance. After lengthy persuasion and hard work, Romanenko agreed to take a guy for a probationary period. Thus, Alexander was able to get into the theater studio "Harmony".
The time he spent inside the studio gave the future actor Alexander Klyukvin an opportunity to feel like a real professional. He studied, developed, rehearsed and was able to enter the legendary Shchepkinsky school.
The beginning of a stellar career
Actor Alexander Klyukvin graduated from the theater university in 1978. Immediately after that, he got a job at the Maly Theater as a regular member of the theater troupe. Here he played a large number of a wide variety of roles. In total, he took part in more than forty performances. Here often put "Profitable place", "Examiner", "Cherry Orchard" and "The Man Who Laughs."
Despite the fact that voice acting brought Alexander Klyukvin great popularity, he found work in the dubbing field quite by accident. Once he took part in the filming of a video version of a play from a small theater. The shooting took place on the territory of Ostankino. There he made friends with the popular actor Dmitry Nazarov, who invited Klyukvin to try his hand at voicing several paintings.
The first work in voice acting
The first work of such a plan for the actor was the popular animated series Duck Tales. At first he helped to voice one of the minor heroes, but gradually he began to receive offers for more serious roles. Gradually, the actor became a very famous and sought-after person in the field of film duplication. During his career, he took part in a huge number of similar projects, worked on more than 500 feature films and animated films.
He often took part in the voice acting of films with Al Pacino, Robert de Niro and other legendary foreign actors. According to Alexander Klyukvin himself, the most favorite role in his career as a dubbing actor is to work on the character Alph, the hero of the animated series of the same name.
Film career
No less successful and productive was his career on the big screen. He had many diverse and memorable roles.
The first films with Alexander Klyukvin began to appear in 1984. His first work was a small role in the TV series “The Coast of His Life”. Since then, the actor took part in the filming of many films and television series, playing not only secondary, but also major roles.
One of the most memorable works of the actor can be called his roles in the series "Soldiers" (9 and 10 seasons), "Two Fates" (2 and 3 seasons). On the big screen, he showed himself perfectly in such films as “Admiral”, “Whisper of Orange Clouds”. Mostly he plays interesting and distinctive supporting roles. His characters always turn out to be colorful and bright, therefore, they are always perfectly remembered by the audience. The actor played together with such famous domestic actors as Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Sergey Bezrukov, Konstantin Khabensky and many others.
Talent, high professionalism and commitment have paid off - the actor received the well-deserved title of People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, and was also awarded the Government Prize.
What is the actor doing now?
At the moment, the actor is actively involved in a variety of theatrical productions and regularly receives roles in television series. Dubbing has also become an important part of his career. For many years, the actor is the official voice of the television channel "Russia". The last works in which the outstanding actor took part are such foreign hits as “Django Unchained” and “Downhole Rematch”.
Alexander Klyukvin revealed the talent and potential of the poet. He often writes lyrics for songs that are later used during various productions in his native Maly Theater. It is difficult not to admire the talented diversity of this actor. He also practices himself as a teacher. All his life experience helps him to conduct interesting and exciting lectures that enable new sprouts to grow stronger and strive up.
Work with audio books
The actor decided to try himself not only in voicing foreign films. He is often invited to work on scoring books, short stories, and poems. This, like other work, is obtained at the highest level. The Harry Potter books that he successfully voiced are recognized as the best existing version. In total, he has about 146 voiced books, both foreign and domestic poets and writers. Despite the fact that the actor claims that dubbing films is a very complex and time-consuming process, which not everyone can do, work on books is no less tiring. It is very difficult to entice the listener with just one voice, to show him the whole book world thanks to the successful and skillful work with his voice, intonation and certain emotions that must be conveyed.
Actor's family
The personal life of the actor Alexander Klyukvin is very multifaceted. He has been married several times. His second wife, Elena, is a designer. Their joint daughter, after graduation, works as a tutor. She is fluent in French, Italian and English.
Now Alexander is married for the third time. His wife's name is Tamara. She is 30 years younger than her husband. In 2014, they had a daughter, whom they named Antonina. A photo of actor Alexander Klyukvin and his family is posted in the article. From his daughter, he is just crazy and never ceases to praise her, constantly admire her.
Alexander's sister, Maria, was not far from the creative path. She is also actively involved in dubbing films. We can say that this is their family feature.
What does he say about himself
Alexander Klyukvin believes in luck, but believes that you need to work hard to achieve success in life. Moreover, this applies not only to the acting profession. This principle applies to any industry in our lives. In his opinion, you should not hang out too much, betray yourself and your principles, follow the lead of the majority. You should not go to the studios and cry that you are a good actor and you should be taken. If you are truly talented, they will certainly see you, find, notice. The most important thing in life is kindness and how much you give to people. Mind or power is not important, the main thing is a good attitude towards everyone.
The actor does not just say such words. From his actions and attitude towards loved ones, you can see that he believes in this, his actions do not differ from words. This made him respected and revered among his colleagues. A good-natured, direct, frank person who is always ready to turn his shoulder.
Perhaps you would not immediately recognize this actor, would not remember the film in which he was shot. But his voice is familiar to almost everyone.