When English-language films became available for viewing, in some credits the prefix “junior” was sometimes added to the names of the actors. This happened when the performer was a complete namesake to his father, also a popular person. I wanted to find out right away what my father was famous for, where he was shot, and whether there was also a grandfather-actor. Everything seemed so unusual and interesting then.
Glorious Cinematic Dynasties
In Russian cinema, with the advent of series, in which, as a rule, a very large number of artists are involved, popular actors appear, the name and surname of which are completely repeated by the father. There is a need for differences. Alexander Ilyin (junior) is now in great demand. It is not difficult to trace the genealogy - his father is a famous actor. It is very interesting that all representatives of this artistic dynasty are either popular or famous, such as, for example, Uncle Alexandra - Vladimir, People's Artist of Russia. Thanks to the film "Zhenya, Zhenechka and Katyusha," the oldest Ilyins became famous - grandfather (artist Adolf Ilyin) and grandmother (Nelly Ilyina-Gutsol). The father of the young artist, Alexander Ilyin (senior), with the revival of Russian cinema, began to act intensively in films and series. The number of film works has exceeded 100!
Young and popular
Alexander Ilyin (Jr.) is indeed the youngest artist of this interesting dynasty. His two older brothers, Ilya and Alexei, are popular actors. I want to say that the grandfather and grandmother of the famous boys also had a direct relationship to the cinema - Adolf Ilyin starred in 29 films, and grandmother Nelly Ilyina-Gutsol - at 17. Future actor Ilyin Alexander (Jr.) often emphasizes that he studied skill at including their work.
Today, during the ecumenical triumph of series, it is they who most often bring actors fame and adoration of the audience.
The first steps
The first Russian product of this genre beloved by all nations, the series “Little Things in Life”, made dozens of artists popular and, one might say, native to millions of viewers of the CIS countries. Among them, by the way, Alexandra Lazareva - the youngest and oldest. As for the Ilyins, in this case it is appropriate to talk about family work: in the series, father Alexander Ilyin and all three of his sons worked, Ilya, Alexei and Alexander. A serial film was shot from 1992 to 1997. With its release on television screens, the gradual displacement of South American soap operas began.
No problem choosing a profession
Alexander Ilyin (younger) was born in 1983. Having starred at a very young age in the above series, he seemed to have decided on the choice of profession and entered the Shchepkinsky school after graduation. This Theater Institute is the oldest and most elite in Russia. Alexander Ilyin (junior) graduated from the famous Maly Theater College in 2004. All the years of study, he starred in the youth series "Simple Truths." The role was not the main one, but the actor was remembered. Maybe it was too early to talk about skill, but Alexander has a very characteristic appearance, and he is very similar to his father. The series are notable for the fact that the performers of even small roles are remembered, the heroes of serial films come to the house every night, you just have to turn on the TV. However, the series is different. Dozens of them are impossible to watch at all, there is only pure joy from the knowledge that the actors are not sitting without work. But there are television films in which, despite the quite ordinary plot, there is a wonderful cast, so it is interesting to follow the game.
Ilyin is lucky for colleagues
In the series "Cadets", released in 2004, wonderful actors were shot. The role of Nikita Klyuyev was very nicely performed by Ilyin Alexander Alexandrovich. The younger representative of the dynasty is very talented and has his fans who know his track record well. On the site "Kino-Theater.ru" his filmography was published, numbering 22 film works. One film was skipped, and immediately followed by a comment on why the “House on the Embankment” was not mentioned. It only says that he is a memorable actor. The year 2006 was marked by three roles in feature films - “Depicting a victim”, “Ostrog”, “Your Honor”. The films are all wonderful. It turns out that in the bad, he has not yet been removed. Yes, this is understandable. From childhood, a good artistic taste is instilled in a child; he is talented and self-sufficient. Although Alexander Abdulov said that an actor is a profession, it must be performed in good faith and not disdain any role. We can agree with this. If a person is talented, he will make the role interesting and raise it to his level.
Roles Become Powerful
Alexander Ilyin (Jr.), whose filmography includes such films as the “Tsar” of 2009 (where he is very good as Basmanov, and Oleg Yankovsky was the film partner), gradually begins to play the main characters.
But the series “Interns” (2010-2012) brought him the greatest popularity. The role of Semyon Lobanov made him beloved and recognizable so much that they began to greet him on the streets with shouts of “Lobanych!”. The actor himself is not annoyed by such costs. His role in this film had the most positive reviews from critics, and fans were just waiting for the moment when Ilyin appears in the frame. Specialists speak of him as a master of transformation. Therefore, the feature films that followed the Interns with Alexander Ilyin (Jr.) are not only comedies in which he is so good, but also dramas.
Other talents
Maybe because you can now find out absolutely everything about the actor you like, right up to height and weight, information about the idols' hobbies has become available. Obviously, all-round talented actors were also under the Soviet regime, but one won’t be able to recall who wrote poetry and who painted pictures. Is that Vasily Livanov was fond of painting. And now, thanks to various shows, it is known that some dramatic actresses (Bolshova, Lanskaya, Budina, Babenko) have amazing voices, that Sergey Chonishvili writes books, and the wonderful actor Vladimir Zaitsev has wonderful poems.
Hobbies of Ilyin (younger)
So Ilyin (Jr.) is the vocalist of the original Moscow band "Lomonosov's Plan." The young people included in it are actors and musicians. They position very interesting things - do not get hung up on money, do not want their children to swear, they want the great and beautiful Russian language to be cleared of parasite words like “ok”. It is so wonderful that young people want to read books and listen to good music and call on others to do so. Something has changed in the modern world for the better. Alexander Ilyin (younger) is a wonderful actor and a very nice person. Marital status at the moment - not married.