The domestic project, based on the foreign hit of the 90s, firmly held the audience of the TNT channel for six seasons. Matured in a comedy style, the Bukin family relationships are presented in the series “Happy Together”, the actors and roles of which have long been loved by all fans of the picture.
Ease of creation
And although “Happy Together” is a direct adaptation of the American film “Married ... with Children”, they quickly took root in our country. A distinctive feature is the lack of plot sequence. Each new series is not associated with the previous episode, however, a similar connection is still evident in the entire narration of the series. He talks about the life and home life of a simple family living in Yekaterinburg. A sitcom or sitcom - this is the official “Happy Together” style. The actors, the characters played, as well as a number of interesting facts will be the object of our further consideration.
Production difficulties
Even the most devoted fans of the series, which he managed to acquire, do not know what difficulties the creators had to experience. Owning the rights of the original series, Sony Pictures allowed the Russian adaptation based on the storyline presented. This meant that after the third season the show should have been closed. So it was done. However, the audience loved the picture demanded the continuation of “Happy Together”. Actors, whose biography will be discussed below, together with the management of TNT, performed in a special promotional video. His goal was to appeal to everyone to take part in the competition for the most original scenario idea. Thus, from the fourth to the sixth seasons, the series acquired its own storyline, not related to the American source.
The extension of the show was the best way out for everyone who was involved in the filming of “Happy Together”: the actors got the opportunity to be in demand for another three seasons. Since 2013, production has ceased, TNT management issued a statement on the closure of the series.
Main screen images
Can the Bukin be called a happy family? This question was often asked by fans of the film. The plot is built around the genes of Bukin. The father of the family dreams of more, but is forced to sell women's shoes. His wife Dasha, a spectacular beauty with curvaceous forms, sits at home and watches TV shows. The foolish daughter of Light and the smart son of Roma are absorbed in personal experiences. Neighbor Lena and her two husbands (former and current) bring diversity, often “hanging around” with the Bukin ...
Having made the heroes complete losers, the creators of the series often throw them all kinds of problems that Bukin solve in their comic style.
“Happy Together”: actors
The names of the actors who performed the main roles in the series were little known. For the actors, participation in the series was an excellent launching pad for continuing their careers. The list of key artists involved includes Viktor Loginov, Natalia Bochkareva, Alexander Yakin, Julia Zakharova, Daria Sagalova, Alexei Sekirin, Ilya Butkovsky, Pavel Savinkov.
Needed where was born
The action “Happy Together” takes place in Yekaterinburg. The authors did not want to show the history of the family, which is typical “Muscovites”. On the contrary, the goal was to demonstrate the life of a provincial family.
The actors of the film “Happy Together” are primarily associated with the lead actor. On Gene Bukin, as well as on Victor Loginov, the series is kept. In school years, he realized that he wanted to engage in acting, and entered the theater school. Around this time, Victor tied the knot, tried several professions to support his family.
According to Loginov, he is the exact opposite of his character. To enter the new image, the actor had to completely change his image. In the capital, where he moved to shoot, he had a creative future: as soon as he became famous with the release of the series, Loginov received many offers. In addition to his main activity, Victor often acts as a TV presenter.
Charisma is in the blood
The actors “Happy Together” include the bright Natalia Bochkareva, who performed the image of the housewife Dasha. The desire to become an actress, like Loginov, appeared from school years and this screen star. A native of Gorky, Natalia entered the theater studio, and then decided to try her luck in Moscow. Here she was immediately enrolled in the Moscow Art Theater, and upon its completion - in the theater troupe of Oleg Tabakov. She also played at the Chekhov Theater. Popularity for the actress came with the release of “Happy Together”. After him, she starred in a number of successful films. Natalia was married, she has two children.
Silly in the image
Not only the older generation is actively involved in the plot. The Bukin’s offspring occupy a significant place in the series, often pulling a blanket of spectator interest onto themselves.
But no matter what the writers write the characters, great responsibility rests with their performers. Daria Sagalova, like the rest of the actors “Happy Together”, was an almost unknown artist. Unlike colleagues, Dasha did not want to become a screen star. Since childhood, she is fond of choreography and professionally dancing. When she was in 11th grade, she was invited to the play “Cinderella”. It turned out that the girl is talented in this direction. This was followed by The Nutcracker and other children's productions. Daria took part in several television programs. Remaining true to her favorite pastime, Sagalova opened her own dance school.
Looking at Sveta Bukin, the audience gets the impression that in front of them is a silly blonde. Such was the character of the heroine. Fortunately, Daria has long proved that she is not at all like her. In the program “Intuition,” hosted by Viktor Loginov, she won a large sum of money.
From modesty to heroism
Roma Bukin is quick-witted and modest. It is especially difficult for him to have relations with the opposite sex. The actors “Happy Together” are replenished with young Alexander Yakin. A native of Chekhov, near Moscow, in 2012 he graduated from GITIS, and ended up in the series without an acting education. Which, however, did not affect the fact that the image of Roma Bukin was played well. After the series “Happy Together” that made him famous, Alexander starred in another successful project, “Eighties,” which tells about the life of young people in past decades. Here Yakin embodies the bolder Vanya Smirnov. The film, broadcast on the STS channel, gathered a good rating.
“Happy Together”: actors and supporting roles
Neighbor Bukina Lena - a bright heroine of the series. She is moderately impulsive, has an explosive character and a sharp tongue, and she is often teased by Gene Bukin. What can be said about actress Yulia Zakharova?
She was born in 1980. In the early 2000s, she moved from her native Tula to the capital, where she entered the Academy of Art. For a long time she served in various theaters. The television debut took place in the films “Pan or Gone” and “Balzac Age ...”. He rarely appears on the big screen, giving preference to a theatrical career.
Running past
The performer of the role of Lena's first husband, Alexei Sekirin, has been acting in films since 2003. Among his most famous film works are the paintings “Airport” and the ninth part of “Soldiers”. In addition to his main activity, he plays a lot in the theater, acts as a member of the musical collective. In “Happy Together,” the actor did not stay long - according to the plot, Lena Stepanova divorces Zhenya, and soon marries another man.
Few actors “Happy Together” can boast of the filmography that Alexey Sekirin possesses. Before and after the project, he played in a number of hit domestic paintings, including “Case of Grocery Store No. 1”, “Trap for Cinderella”, “Female Doctor”. For five years, the actor met with singer Anastasia Stotskaya.
You can’t fool the public
Since the release of “Happy Together” has been criticized more than once. Cinema experts negatively reacted to the series, calling it an unsuccessful pun intended to show the true side of many modern families. Others called the project a great opportunity to laugh at themselves. According to the reviews of the viewers, the actors of the series “Happy Together” perfectly performed the images of the eccentric family prescribed by the scriptwriters. They, like the series itself, should not be taken seriously. This is primarily a humorous project, a sitcom that is designed to entertain.
Scandalous incident
But criticism, whatever it may be, is not the worst thing a project can expect. The series has acquired an army of thousands of fans, but as it turned out, not everyone is able to adequately perceive both the show itself and the leading actors of “Happy Together”. "Naked" actors, mounted using a computer collage, got into Internet resources. Why this was done remains a mystery. Perhaps the ill-wishers thereby wanted to offend the film crew. According to another version, a similar step was taken to artificially raise the series rating. Perhaps the scammers expected that it was not the plot, but “nudity” that would cause a storm of excitement.