It seemed that this actor, because of his appearance, was doomed to play only comic roles. Chubby, full, short - with all his appearance he embodied one continuous good nature. But deep sincerity and inner strength helped him become a cult actor. Otherwise, his acting biography could have been completely different. Leonov Eugene, namely it is about him, is a native Muscovite, he was born in September 1926. His father worked as an engineer at an aircraft factory, and his mother was an ordinary timekeeper. They lived
in a communal apartment on Vasilyevskaya Street, occupying two small rooms there.
Actor biography: Leonov Eugene. What was dreaming about
Becoming an actor was his cherished dream. While still in fifth grade, he enrolled in the drama circle of his school. But the war began, and Eugene went to work at his father’s factory, where he was a student of a turner. Later he entered the Aviation College, but even there his hobbies boil down to stage art. Apparently, he was destined only for an acting biography. Leonov Eugene takes an active part in student amateur art. Being in his third year, he still enters the Moscow Theater Studio, and successfully completes her courses in 1947.
Actor biography: Leonov Eugene begins his creative career
His first theater was the Stanislavsky Drama Theater (once it was the Moscow Theater of the Dzerzhinsky District). He worked in it for 20 years. It is clear that at first they were given only insignificant roles, and he began to earn money in films, acting in extras. Leonov played his first episodic role in the comedy "Happy Flight", it was in 1949. And only after 6 years did his first notable roles appear - and these were not comedies at all, but two real detective stories: “The Rumyantsev Affair” and “The Road”.
Evgeny Leonov: a biography of success
While on tour in Sverdlovsk, Eugene met Wanda Stoilova, who was then a student at a music school. They married in 1957, and two years later their son Andrei was born. Almost at the same time, his acting career began to develop rapidly.
Universal love brought him the role of bartender in the comedy Striped Flight. And in the film "Don Tale" revealed his dramatic talent. But still, the following roles were associated with the comedy: Thirty-Three, Zigzag of Fortune and Gentlemen of Fortune. Cartoon characters spoke in his voice. What is it worth all the beloved Winnie the Pooh! The 70s accounted for the lion's share of films shot with the actor. The most famous of them are “Elder Son”, “Afonya”, “Belorussky Train Station”, “Ordinary Miracle” and everyone’s beloved hero from the “Autumn Marathon”. In 1978, he received the title of
People's Artist of the USSR.In the 80s, Leonov’s film career declined markedly, most likely due to fatigue and poor health. But still, in 1986, he played in the comedy Kin-Dza-Dza. Two years later, on a tour in Germany, he suffered an extensive heart attack, the actor survived a real "clinical death" and underwent surgery. But after 4 months he returned to work in the theater. His last film work was the film "American Grandfather" - this was in 1993. In January 1994, actor Yevgeny Leonov passed away. The biography of a good-natured, cheerful and popular pet ended on this. The artist was buried in his native Moscow at the Novodevichy cemetery.