In December 1945, the future actor Valery Ryzhakov was born. His acting biography began already from the age of 15. It was at this age that he starred in such films as “My Friend, Kolka!” and The Tale of Flaming Years. In them, he played episodic roles of schoolchildren, and his name was not even indicated in the credits. But in the film for children "Bear, Serge and Me" Valery got the main role of the cowardly excellent pupil Garik Varezin.
Acting biography: Valery Ryzhakov on the road to success
After graduating from school, Valery entered the workshop of Vladimir Belokurov at VGIK and graduated in 1967. Then two years (1968-1970) he worked in the theater of the Soviet Army. Since 1970, the actor has fully focused on work in the cinema: he becomes an actor in the Gorky film studio and works there until 1992.
All this time he was actively filming: on his account about 50 films with roles of a very different plan. Among his memorable roles are the image of Sergei Ryazantsev from the action-packed painting “The Return of St. Luke”, the role of the coach from Jacob Bazelyan’s painting “The Trainer” or the hydrologist from the movie “Turn on the Northern Lights”. In 1974, with the participation of Valery, the film “Yurkin Dawns” was released, after which his biography changed. Valery Ryzhakov becomes very popular and receives spectator love.
Then there are still famous and beloved films with his participation. This can be attributed to the "Casket of Maria Medici", where Valery plays the captain of the police. The films Capture, Before Dawn, Skydivers, Order to Cross Border, Ocean Ahead, and so on. The actor works a lot on sounding films. These are mainly Baltic paintings. So, for example, in “Long Road in the Dunes”, Richard Lozberg, played by the famous actor Romualdas Ramanauskas, speaks in his voice.
Entrepreneurial biography: Valery Ryzhakov in publishing
In the mid-80s, changes followed in Russia. The whole country began to learn to live in a new way, this also applied to actors. Valery and several of his colleagues create an acting guild. They are engaged in the preparation of charters, the conclusion of contracts. According to the recollections of the actor himself, the time was difficult, but interesting. When there is an urgent need for money, he begins a completely new business for himself. An entrepreneurial biography will tell about the next stage of his life. Valery Ryzhakov, along with friends, is mastering publishing.
They publish brochures and books for the Orthodox reader. Moreover, they manage to resume the release of the so-called penny books and brochures. Such publications were very popular in Russia before the revolution; they were uncut sheets with prayers and akathists. And their main advantage was accessibility for the poor. The publishing business went so well that Valery Ryzhakov could be called one of the most successful Russian entrepreneurs. However, this does not last long - the era of the 90s is coming. The country has another
political crisis, followed by a crisis in the economy. Then all entrepreneurs received a blow, but someone stayed afloat, and someone went down. Valery himself admits that he could then resist, but at that moment he met a man who turned his entire mind.
Valery Ryzhakov. Biography: the family prevented him from becoming a monk
As a child, his grandmother constantly drove him to church - and not just put a candle, but on the sacrament. Therefore, Valery always treated church life with great respect.
And then one day he was brought to one of the monks so that he would confess Valeria. The confession lasted an hour and a half, and after it he no longer saw himself in simple worldly life. After that, he was twice offered to cut his hair as a monk, but both times something prevented him from taking this step. That work piled up a lot, but probably the most restrained was the fear for mother
Elena Ivanovna. He was very afraid that she would not understand him, and simply could not leave her alone. And when my mother was no more, an ancient church opened in Troitsky-Golenishchev. Since then, all Valery’s thoughts were only about working in him. He began to ask the rector of the church, Archpriest Sergei Pravdolyubov, to accept him as a brother. The request was granted. Since then, Valery Ryzhakov has been a minister in the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, where he still works and lives in absolute harmony with himself.