Nikolai Eremenko Jr., whose biography is the subject of wide discussion today, was born in Belarus, in the city of Vitebsk, on February 14, 1949. He was born in a family of artists. His father is People's Artist of the USSR Nikolai Nikolaevich Eremenko, and his mother is People's Artist of the Byelorussian SSR Galina Aleksandrovna Orlova.
The childhood of the young actor took place in the post-war Vitebsk. Although he was from a well-known family and had the nickname "Artist", he was never a pay-boy. Just like everyone else, he fought, dabbled in “Port”, always sought to get into hell. And yet, over time, the main hobby of Nicholas became books that he read literally avidly.
Naturally, the childhood of the future actor passed behind the curtains of the theater, where his parents served. Performances, props, creative atmosphere could not but impress little Eremenko. Nikolai Nikolaevich, Jr. once once played so behind the scenes during a performance based on Moliere’s play that he even went on stage to his mother with a request to fasten his pants. As a result, the performance was disrupted, but the audience of Vitebsk learned about the new artist.
When Eremenko was 12 years old, he, together with his mother Galina Alexandrovna, starred in a short film telling about the rules of the road. In this tape, shot by order of the traffic police, Nikolai played a small violator. However, fame came to him much later - after he entered the VGIK in 1967.
The biography of Nikolai Eremenko Jr. as a movie actor began in 1969, when he starred in the film "By the Lake" by Sergei Gerasimov as Alyosha. However, the most popular Eremenko brought the role of Julien Sorel in the television series "Red and Black" (1976), after which letters came to him in bags. And the first domestic action movie “Pirates of the XX Century”, filmed in 1976, literally lifted him to the top of his fame - Nikolai Eremenko became a laureate of the Lenin Komsomol, and according to a poll conducted by the magazine “Soviet Screen” in 1981, he was recognized as the best domestic actor . In total, the creative biography of Nikolai Eremenko Jr. has 52 films.
Nikolay Eremenko throughout his life categorically refused to act in film with his famous father and only once crossed this barrier. In 1995, Nikolai Eremenko Jr. starred in the film “Son for Father” along with Nikolai Nikolaevich Sr. By the way, this was his first film as a director.
Personal life of Nikolai Eremenko Jr.
Once, in one of his interviews, Nikolai Eremenko admitted that by nature he is a loner, that he is depressed by any team, and that he is best off living alone. And yet he was not deprived of the attention of women. Especially the biography of Nikolai Eremenko Jr. became heatedly discussed after his death. Once, at the next talk show dedicated to the memory of the great artist, three wives of the actor were invited at once, of which one was legal - Vera Titova, who lived with him for 25 years and gave birth to his daughter Olga. Their acquaintance took place while studying at VGIK, where Vera worked as an editor in the book department. Almost parallel to this, Nikolai Eremenko had a stormy romance with translator Tatyana Maslennikova, who gave birth to a daughter, Tatyana. During the shooting of the film “Son for Father”, an acquaintance with Lyudmila, who was an assistant director, took place. They were about to get married, but fate decreed otherwise.
Tragic denouement
The creative biography of Nikolai Eremenko Jr. cut short on May 27, 2001. He died of a stroke at the age of 52. His death was a complete surprise for everyone, becoming the subject of all kinds of rumors and gossip. Be that as it may, for our viewers he will forever remain one of the famous actors of our time. Nikolai Eremenko Jr. was buried in Minsk next to the grave of his father, whom he survived for less than a year.