Actor Alexei Buldakov, whose filmography consists of a very large number of works, is probably familiar to every person. Who does not know the brave General Ivolgin from the movie "Features of the National Hunt"? This image simply stuck to Alexei Ivanovich.
Buldakov is a very talented and comprehensively developed person. In addition to theater and cinema, he realized himself as a performer of songs. In 2009, this famous actor was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation. After reading this article, you will learn about how and where Alexei Ivanovichâs childhood passed, and how he made his way to fame.
Alexey Ivanovich Buldakov: family, childhood
Alexey was born on March 26, 1951 in the small village of Makarovka in the Altai Territory. The Buldakov family was large. Ivan Semenovich and Evdokia Maximovna gave life to three sons and two daughters. Since childhood, Alexei was accustomed to the fact that you need to work in order to get something, because it was not easy for such a large family to live. My father worked as a simple driver, and the Buldakovs counted every penny.
After some time, Alexei's parents decided to move to Kazakhstan. School years of the future actor were held in Pavlodar. He really wanted to become a test pilot, for the sake of this he tried to study well and was intensely involved in sports, especially he liked boxing. In addition to the sports section, Alexey Buldakov was pleased to attend the theater studio at the local drama theater. It was on this stage that the guy realized that he could not live without a theater.
Theatrical stage
The last bell rang, and yesterday's schoolboy Alexei Buldakov began his journey in the world of art. In 1966, he graduated from a theater studio and was enrolled in the Pavlodar Drama Theater. Only for a short time he had a chance to play in this troupe - right from the stage the guy went to serve in the army.
After returning from the army, Alexei was accepted into the troupe of the Tomsk Drama Theater. Soon, Buldakov, because of his direct and explosive nature, quarreled with the director and quit. Deciding that the acting environment was not for him, he got a job at a tractor factory in his hometown of Pavlodar. Very soon the soul of a born artist yearned for without a stage and spectators, Buldakov began to play again. Now he wandered to various provincial theaters. Many years later, in 1993, Alexei came to Moscow with considerable experience in theatrical play behind him. Luck smiled at him this time - he was invited to work at the Moscow Art Theater named after Gorky.
Actor Buldakov Alexey: success in the cinema
In addition to working in the theater, Alexey Ivanovich acted in films, before moving to the capital, he played in many films, such as âThrough the Fireâ, âHere is my villageâ, âNon-real estateâ, âIce Flowersâ, âFor the sake of a few linesâ, âTo whom it is good to live in Russiaâ, etc. But the very first experience on the set was the role in âJumbleâ in the mid-seventies.
As mentioned earlier, as a schoolboy, Buldakov dreamed of becoming a pilot. His dream came true when in the late nineties he starred in the film "Shirley-Myrli." Although for a long time, but the actor was at the controls of the aircraft.
Despite the large number of works in the cinema, Alexey Ivanovich came to fame in 1995 after the release of the film âFeatures of the National Huntâ. The artist gained a lot of fans and became extremely popular. The image of the seasoned military and real village peasant was so fond of the audience that the filmmakers decided to continue the comedy epic. Soon, sequels about national fishing, politics, winter hunting were released.
After such a stunning success, films are released one after another, in which Buldakov appears before the audience in the same way: "Plot", "Operation" Happy New Year "," Soldiers "," Hitler Kaput! "," Park of the Soviet period " , "Forester", "Man from the Boulevard of Capuchin." From the eighties to the present day, Alexey Buldakov starred in more than 120 films.
Music
Alexey Ivanovich was also a good singer. In the mid-nineties, he first decided to test his strength in the vocal field. Buldakov, together with composer Vlad Zabelin, released the album "Features of the National Chanson." Admirers of his talent approved the newly-minted singer, and Alexey was eager to continue in the same vein.
After a little time, in 2001, the artist, together with the Horus collective, released his new âbrainchildâ to the audience, the album had the title âHugging Allâ. At the end of 2011, Buldakovâs next disc, Old Tango, was released, which included songs sung by Alexei and his wife Lyudmila.
Alexey Buldakov (biography): personal life
It seemed that such a talented and decisive guy would quickly find himself the girl of his dreams and marry her, but Alexeyâs personal life was not so simple. For a long time he was alone and only in May 1985 married actress Lyudmila Kormunina. It was her second marriage, she left a daughter from the first. Kormunina doubted for a long time and did not want to formalize the relationship, but Aleksey very beautifully courted and was able to persuade the chosen one to go down the aisle with him. As the bride anticipated, their marriage did not last long, and soon the couple divorced.
After the divorce, Buldakov had an affair with a woman whose name the actor carefully conceals. In 1988, she gave Alexei the son of Ivan, with whom he has a good relationship and is constantly in touch with him. Together with his mother, Ivan lives in Malta.
The second time Alexey Buldakov decided to make an offer of marriage in 1993, his chosen one was called Luda, and she gladly agreed to become the wife of the actor. Lyudmila Andreevna has a pedagogical education, but in the nineties she decided to dramatically change her life and went into business. She changed the profession of a teacher to the position of director of a commercial shoe store. This time the marriage was strong, Buldakov is happy next to his wife.
2015 brought terrible news to the actorâs family - a malignant tumor was discovered in Alexei Ivanovich. To the delight of relatives and fans of the actorâs talent, the disease receded after a timely operation. Buldakov withstood and is again ready to please the audience with his new work in the cinema.