One of the young actors who managed to win the love of many spectators is Yaroslav Zhalnin. The filmography of this artist includes many diverse roles in various films. The army of fans of this wonderful person with the release of each new film is constantly growing.
Childhood
Born Yaroslav from Nizhny Tagil. He was born on March 25, 1986. His father was a policeman, and his mother played in a small theater. It was from the mother that the future actor inherited the love of art. From childhood, Zhalnin showed himself as a creative person: he was engaged in a circus studio, ballroom dancing, played in the theater. Parents helped Yaroslav by all means, supporting him in this rather difficult field.
This actor began his activities as a teenager - he studied in the theater club and played in performances. At age 12, Yaroslav already played in the amateur theater, where his mother also played the role. At this age, Zhalnin tasted the “star disease”, but his uncle stopped everything in time, making a remark with his adult colleagues. This situation was remembered by the young actor for life, and he did not allow himself more of such “ups”. As he later told the press, this situation radically affected his character, his worldview.
Education and first roles
At first, Yaroslav wanted to become a policeman, like his father. But his dreams did not come true by chance. Zhalnin suffered a spinal injury during classes in a circus studio, and she did not give him the opportunity to get into a police school. His classmates assured Yaroslav that he has acting talent, and he must enter a specialty in acting. The guy decided to go to study at the Moscow Art Theater School. He couldn’t go there. However, fate again turned to face him. It was at that moment that the director of the film "Manga" noticed him, who was in search of faces still unfamiliar to the viewer on the television screen. The young actor received one of the main roles in this film. In parallel with this work, he gained experience, working as a simple working scene, and was engaged in his correct pronunciation.
Having a great desire and talent, he entered VGIK. He was preparing for exams on the way to his work. During his studies, Zhalnin received several awards for his roles in short films. At the same time, the guy managed to play Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" and Ivan Homeless Bulgakov.
Character of Yuri Gagarin
After graduation, Yaroslav was given major roles in several films: “To Paris!”, “Karasi”, and he also starred in the TV series “Dove” and “Method of Lavrova”. Now the actor works in the theater "Boo ...".
The most difficult, but also interesting role, Yaroslav considers the image of Yuri Gagarin in the film "Gagarin. The first in space. ” This role went to the actor quite hard. Samples were taken for six months. A prerequisite was the ability to show Gagarin not just a hero known to the whole world, but also an ordinary guy who has spiritual qualities and certain principles in life. It helped that Yaroslav Zhalnin looked a bit like Yuri Gagarin. A photo of him and the famous astronaut was compared by many people, but the actor himself does not observe such similarities.
Preparing for the filming of the film about Gagarin and other works
After Yaroslav’s assertion for this role, he experienced all the difficulties in preparing the astronaut for flying on himself. The actor was actively involved in sports with a coach to bring his form back to normal, as all the stunt tricks in the film, Yaroslav Zhalnin, whose filmography was enriched by another interesting work, performed independently. The only thing he was not allowed to do was jump with a parachute.
The actor even tested his strength in a centrifuge with a 4G load, and he will remember these feelings for life. Although Gagarin himself experienced a load of 10G, and the actor now understands what physical and moral strength this person possessed.
Zhalnin even had to fly on a plane in which Yuri Gagarin passed his exams. But the most difficult to shoot, according to Yaroslav, were the episodes when he had to act in a very heavy spacesuit and an iron helmet, which he constantly hit with his teeth.
After Gagarin, the actor starred in a film about a front-line soldier who returned from the war, and no one is waiting for him at home - his wife cheated on him. This role, played by Yaroslav, also showed him as a talented and wonderful actor, expanding the list of his admirers.
Personal life
After these shootings, Yaroslav Zhalnin, whose personal life is quite remarkable, took a break, as he was actively preparing for the wedding with the young choreographer Elona Kazakova. After the wedding, the actor continues to act in films and play in the theater, but tries to spend as much time as possible with his wife. According to him, he is not the person who wants to earn all the money in the world. Yaroslav is very proud of his family life and at every opportunity he talks about how happy he is in marriage.