It is safe to say that in our country this outstanding actor is known not only to adult viewers, but also to children. He is loved for his outstanding talent, and also for his extraordinary voice, which is spoken by the most beloved cartoon characters.
Parents, family
Vasily Livanov was born on July nineteen nineteen thirty-fifth in the capital of our country. The boy was born in a creative acting family. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Livanov, the grandfather of our hero, worked in the theater of a small town and bore the pseudonym Izvolsky.
Boris Livanov - Vasily’s father, people's artist of the USSR, the famous MKhATovets. Viewers of the older generation are known for their remarkable work in the films Admiral Ushakov (1953), Dubrovsky (1935).
Mom - Evgenia Kazimirovna - was engaged in raising a son and housekeeping. We can say that the biography of Vasily Livanov was destined from above. In such a family, a creative attitude to life was laid in him from childhood.
Vasily studied at school number 170 (today it is school number 49). It should be noted that her students were such famous people as Edward Radzinsky, Andrei Mironov, Gennady Gladkov, Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Mark Rozovsky.
First steps in the cinema
In the nineteen fifty-eighth year, Vasily Livanov graduated from the famous Schukin School. The novice actor was in the troupe of the famous Vakhtangov Theater. He worked there only one year. It was at this time that he made his film debut. In the drama Unsent Letter, Vasily Livanov played the role of geologist Andrei. After the shooting was completed, the great director Julius Raizman predicted a great future for the young actor in the cinema and advised him to leave the theater. Vasily heeded the advice and went to work in the Theater Studio of the film actor. A little later he left him too - there were many job offers, the great master was right.
The next picture, in which the actor starred, was the drama “The Blind Musician” based on the novel by V. Korolenko. By the way, Vasily Livanov, whose filmography is very extensive, only once appeared in this film with his father.
Confession
The talented actor was immediately noticed by filmmakers. Dear domestic directors began to invite him to their films for the main roles. I did not leave anyone indifferent (neither the audience, nor the cinema specialists) with the vivid and piercing image of Professor Johannes Werner, who managed to discover the rays of life-giving power. In the feature film "Colleagues," Vasily Livanov starred with wonderful partners - Oleg Anofriev and Vasily Lanov. They played novice doctors, whose share in the very first days of practice had serious trials. The actor will meet the role of the doctor on his creative path more than once. For example, in the comedy "Green Light", where he played a small role as a surgeon.
The biography of Vasily Livanov is filled with strong and vibrant works. In 1963, he perfectly played the role of F. Dzerzhinsky. We are talking about the historical drama "Blue Notebook" by Lev Kulidzhanov. The image turned out to be so reliable that after the release of the picture, the actor was repeatedly offered to play the role of the main security officer. However, Vasily Borisovich answered all these proposals with a polite refusal - he was not interested in repeating himself.
Animation
Vasily Livanov graduated in 1966 from directing courses at the Goskino. The graduation work was the cartoon, loved by millions of children, - "The most, the most, the most." Later, the actor began to work actively in this fascinating genre. Many unmistakably recognize his unique, with a slight hoarse voice, which, it would seem, was created in order to voice fairy-tale heroes. But not everyone knows that he was not always like that. On the set of Unsent Letter, the actor broke his voice, which after that acquired an unusual timbre. The boa constrictor, Carlson, Crocodile Gene - they all spoke in the voice of their beloved actor. But this is a classic of domestic animation. For several generations of children grew up with these heroes.
However, scoring work in this genre was not limited. According to Livanov’s scripts, such popular cartoons as “Phaeton - the Son of the Sun”, “The Blue Bird”, and “Ju-ju-ju” were delivered. And what about the Bremen Town Musicians? Few people know that this most popular film was shot according to the script of Livanov. The basis was the famous
fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm, which in the original was very short, it did not have such characters as the Princess and Troubadour. We can say that Vasily Borisovich created a completely new work. Given that the film sounded the songs of Gennady Gladkov performed by Oleg Anofriev, it becomes clear why, after decades, this film is still loved not only by children but also by adults.
Continuation of film career
In the seventies, the actor Vasily Livanov, whose biography was already inextricably linked with the cinema, continued to delight with new works of admirers of his talent. In the tape of Alexei Batalov, “The Player”, based on the great novel by F. M. Dostoevsky, Vasily Borisovich starred in 1972.
Three years later, he brilliantly played the role of Emperor Nicholas I in the drama "Star of captivating happiness." With this picture, history repeated itself - invitations to the role of emperor rained down on Livanov from all sides.
Vasily Livanov: Sherlock Holmes
The selection of actors for the famous film “Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson” I. Maslennikov (director) began by viewing the drawings of Sydney Paget, a close friend of Conan Doyle, the first to illustrate the famous creation. Brutal Vasily Livanov and charming and intelligent Vitaly Solomin seemed to have come down from Paige's drawings.
The first "Sherlock Holmes" with Vasily Livanov laid the foundation for the famous series, which consisted of individual films. Each picture was a resounding success, and not only in the USSR, but also abroad. In the UK, these films aroused great interest. The press did not skimp on enthusiastic epithets. The British enthusiastically thanked the Russian actors who returned their national heroes.
Undoubtedly, this success is the merit of the entire team of the series. Well-chosen actors - Irina Kupchenko, Boris Brondukov, Sergey Shakurov, Rina Zelenaya, Oleg Yankovsky made up an excellent team. The Victorian era is accurately conveyed in the films and, of course, one cannot fail to say about the unique music of V. Dashkevich. Nevertheless, the main success is the merit of Vasily Livanov and his friend and partner Vitaly Solomin.
Theater work
During the filming of the series, actor Livanov Vasily made friends with Solomin. Vitaly persuaded his partner in 1983 to make a production based on his early novel “My Favorite Clown”. The main role of Sinitsyn in the play was played by Solomin.
In 1988, Livanov, together with Yu. Semenov, organized the Moscow Detective Theater. In fact, he became the first entreprise in the country. On the stage of the new theater, they staged not only action-packed and topical plays, but also wonderful children's performances. The theater lasted four years, but then there were problems with financing, moreover, influential commercial structures urgently needed the theater building, and it was closed. More in any theater projects Vasily Borisovich did not participate.
Don Quixote
The biography of Vasily Livanov is full of experiments. The actor loves to shock his fans. When everyone was accustomed to seeing him as an exceptionally famous detective, Livanov suddenly appeared before his viewers in a new role. In the film Don Quixote Returns, he simultaneously became a director, screenwriter and leading actor.
What is the appeal of this picture? First of all, by interpreting the image of Don Quixote himself. For many years everyone considered him a harmless, a little strange knight. Livanov saw him different. According to the actor, the great Cervantes foresaw what would happen to the world in four hundred years. He knew that the quixotes would gain real power. But since they do not need it, it will not lead to anything good. Vasily Borisovich believes that we survived the power of such quixotic people. It is funny and sad when a donkey shepherd dreams of a governor's chair. Perhaps someone does not share the views of the actor, but at the same time, the picture did not leave anyone indifferent. It was done very professionally - wonderful natural shooting, amazing music by Gennady Gladkov and a wonderful acting duet - Vasily Livanov and Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Thanks to all these components, the picture was recognized by viewers and critics. Spanish Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos took the Lebanese Don Quixote to their homeland. Films with Vasily Livanov is always an event in Russian cinema. It is always difficult to predict what he will be in the new role.
Books of Vasily Livanov
This talented person is the author of the plays Don Giovanni, Bremen Town Musicians, My Favorite Clown, and Artist. The collection of fairy tales by Livanov Vasily Borisovich “The Most-Most-Most” and the book of short stories “Legend and Story” have been reprinted several times already. These works have been repeatedly published abroad in Spanish, Serbian, English, Turkish and Romanian. The bustard publishing house has released a collection of funny fairy tales entitled Santa Claus and Summer. Read these books to the children - they are very kind and funny.
Family life
For about thirty years, Vasily Borisovich has been happily living in his second marriage. Vasily Borisovich fell in love with his first wife, Alina, in his youth. However, she preferred another man. A few years later, Alina divorced her husband and married Livanov. Life in marriage was not cloudless. In those days, the actor loved to drink, scandals often happened in the house. In the marriage, a daughter Nastya was born, and seven years later Alina filed for divorce.
He met his second wife at the Soyuzmultfilm studio, where she worked as an animator. Two children were born in the family. The eldest son of Vasily Livanov is Boris, the younger is Nikolai.
Children
Anastasia Livanova for a long time did not communicate with her father, but invited him to her wedding. She graduated from the biology faculty of Moscow State University, but later became a sculptor.
As already mentioned, in the second marriage, the eldest child is Boris Livanov. The son of Vasily Livanov several years ago as a result of a domestic quarrel killed a man and received nine years in prison. At this time he was already married a second time and had a daughter from his first wife, who suffered from alcoholism.
According to the actor himself, he and his wife were very tired of the behavior of their son. It got to the point that the parents turned to law enforcement agencies with a request to protect them from his attacks.
Nikolai followed in his father's footsteps, graduated from VGIK and became an actor. He gives great hopes and does not cause trouble to his father.
Vasily Livanov today
Currently, a wonderful actor is almost not removed. He still receives a lot of proposals, but the actor refuses them, considering the scenarios are mainly implicated in blood, violence, sex. In his opinion, only the classic can show the great truth of art. Therefore, he agreed to play the psychiatrist Stravinsky in the film “The Master and Margarita” according to M. Bulgakov.
Last works
“Who Knocks on the Door to Me ...” (1982) - crime film, drama
Suddenly, a bell rang in the apartment of the aspiring actor, and an unfamiliar girl appeared on the doorstep asking her to hide from her pursuers. When the girl left the apartment in the morning, the attackers began to lie in wait for the actor. He decided to help the stranger ...
Moonlight Rainbow (1983) - science fiction
The film is based on the novel by S. Pavlov. This is a tape about the problems that await humanity in the development of outer space ...
“The Extraordinary Adventures of Karik and Vali” (1987) - children's film, science fiction
An adaptation of the story of Ian Larry. Karik and Valya get to Professor Enotov's apartment. After drinking an unknown liquid, they are so reduced that the dragonfly easily carries them to the pond. Now everything around has acquired unusual features and outlines ...
“He Will Get His Own” (1992) - detective
Painting based on Chase's novel. Two people who are far from the criminal world and everything criminal, trying to make their lives more prosperous and happy, decided to hijack a plane that carries diamonds worth three million dollars. The heroes of the film Harry Griffin and his girlfriend Gloria, it would seem, thought out an insidious plan to the smallest detail. However, life has its own way. Their perfect plan collapsed. Harry lost his honest name, freedom, Gloria ...
"Hunt" (1994) - detective
Events unfold in Moscow in 1773. A rich bride, an orphan and a beauty, the owner of the Krutoyarsk estate, is becoming the coveted prey of numerous educators and guardians. There is also a villain. Inventive and cunning, he easily eliminates one opponent after another. However, he does not disdain murders, forgeries, substitutions ...
"Male Season" (2005) - action movie
Events are developing in different parts of the world with the participation of presidents, leaders of the drug mafia, powerful secret organizations and state security agents. It all starts with an ordinary showdown. The drug lord beat his assistant with a club because he allowed a state security officer to seize his phone, moreover, illegally. A battered gangster thinks about what we know about the world in which we live. Further events begin to develop rapidly - harassment, ciphers, corpses ...
Bear Service (2007) - action movie
A four-part action-packed film in which big politics, big money, betrayal and love, death and life are intertwined. Stock Exchange employee Oleg Grinev is famous for his incredible financial instinct. He is planning a big game. But his goal is not just to make a lot of money. He wants to revive the Russian economy and at the same time avenge the death of his father ...