Lev Durov, whose biography will be presented below, is known to many as a Soviet actor, director and people's artist of the USSR. Today he is one of the most sought-after actors in Russian cinema. He starred in films and series, on his account - more than 170 roles. In addition, Durov Lev Konstantinovich voiced animated films.
Grand-nephew of circus performers
Lev Durov (the biography of this interesting, colorful actor deserves attention) was born in 1931, December 23, in Moscow. He hails from a dynasty of the most talented circus artists - the Durov brothers. His parents had nothing to do with the circus. My father worked as an explosive, and my mother worked as a researcher in the Lefortovo Palace.
The General Emblem of the All-Russian Empire says that many who bore the name of the Durovs served the Russian throne. The sixth part of the arms is occupied by the genealogy of hereditary nobles. The Durovs have family ties with the famous Sadovsky dynasty: Anna Durova, daughter of the circus Vladimir, was married to the artist of the Maly Theater Prov Mikhailovich and was named Durov-Sadovskaya.
Childhood
Little Leo, his parents and two sisters lived in Lefortovo. All his childhood passed on Second Bauman Street, which before the war was known as Cow Brod. The boy grew up restless, besides, his character was not easy. He studied poorly at school, so he had to periodically change educational institutions. Despite this, his parents never raised his voice at him. Apparently, they were able to some extent improve the character of his son. An important role in education belonged to the father. The future actor Lev Durov, whose biography could not have been otherwise, was born under the sign of Capricorn. The biggest drawback of this zodiac sign is thoughtlessness. Therefore, from a young age, capricorns need to be accused of responsibility for committed acts. That is how Durov was brought up. Here is one such example.
Among all the children in the yard, Leo was the smallest and because of his fair hair he was called Sedym. Once the whole company in Lefortovo staged a desperate fight with the guys from another street. Police arrived at the scene of the battle, and the brawlers were taken to the police station, but they did not touch little Durov. With tears in his eyes and hats of his comrades, Leo returned home and told his father everything. But the reaction was unexpected: he forced his son to go to the police and, together with friends, be responsible for the fight.
During the war, Durov, along with other guys on the roofs, extinguished lighter bombs, cheered up the wounded by his performances: he sang, built faces, beat off tap dance. As you can see, the legendary actor has a difficult biography. Lev Durov has seen a lot in his life.
Theatre
Studying at school, the boy attended classes in a drama studio, his teacher was S.V. Sierpinski. After that, Durov entered the Moscow Art Theater School, at that time, recruitment for the course of Blinnikov and Gerasimov was just being conducted. All the teachers on the course are old graduates: Toporkov, Karev, Masalsky, Raevsky, and of course, Sergey Kapitonovich Blinnikov. Durov was his favorite.
After graduating from the Studio School of the future actor, Shakh-Azizov, the head of the Central Children's Theater, invited to his troupe. Durov did not think twice about the proposal and almost immediately agreed. At the first training camp, he met with A.V. Efros, after that they did not part for 27 years. He worked in the theater for about a decade. How many roles he had to play! Yes, what! He was offered a wide variety of roles. At first it all started with a burdock or a cucumber, and ended with participation in Boris Godunov, where he played Fedor.
In 1955, Rozov V.S. the comedy “Good morning” was written, which was brought to Efros. From that moment, the playwright gave all his works only to the children's theater. Durov participated in every performance, which gave him great pleasure.
Over time, Efros goes to the Theater. Lenin Komsomol, taking with him several actors, not forgetting about Durov. Here Leo worked from 1963 to 1967.
In 1967, Efros received a job offer at the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya. In addition, he was allowed to bring 10 more artists with him. And again he takes Durov. In this theater, Lev Konstantinovich continues to work to date.
Durov will create a whole gallery of images in the performances of a wonderful Soviet director: Chebutykin (“Three Sisters” by Chekhov), Zhevakin (“Marriage” by N.V. Gogol), Tybalt (“Romeo and Juliet” by W. Shakespeare), Nozdrev (“Road” N .V. Gogol), Iago ("Othello" by Shakespeare). For creating the image of Sganarelle in Don Giovanni, Durov received worldwide recognition in Yugoslavia, where a theater festival was held.
The famous "Marriage" N.V. Gogol was represented in Edinburgh. After that, a review appeared in one of the local newspapers, where Lev Konstantinovich was characterized not only by flattering epithets, but also given him the new name “tragic clown”. This title for the actor has become the most honorable.
Currently, the artist, in parallel with his work in the theater, takes part in the performances of the School of the Modern Play directed by I. Raichelgauz. The creative biography of Lev Konstantinovich Durov does not end there.
Work in a new field
After graduating from directing courses, Durov Lev Konstantinovich works as a stage director. “Indictment” by Dumbadze, “Cruel games” by Arbuzov, “Curtains” by Vorfolomeyev, “Cinderella” by Schwartz, “After the performance” by Chekhov, “Les” by Ostrovsky are the performances staged by him at the Malaya Bronnaya Theater. More recently, a vibrant and festive production of The Road to New York appeared, full of music and dance. It refers to the adventures of the daughter of a millionaire. The recent premiere was Voronov’s Passion for Torchalov.
Movie
In the cinema, Lev Durov, whose biography is full of meetings with many prominent personalities, appeared in 1954, today he has played about 160 roles. His first picture is Good Morning, where he was an assistant excavator. After that, there was a proposal to play an assistant combiner in the film “Guest from the Kuban”. Then came the image of a policeman. According to the actor, he played in the so-called half-color, semi-musical and semi-artistic films. The first serious work in the cinema was the film "Nine Days of One Year", invited him to shoot M.I. Romm.
All the characters of Lev Durov are individual and original, although they carry within him his intonation, temperament and a special outlook on life. It is no coincidence that after the publication of such paintings as “I am going to search”, “Kalina red”, “Seventeen moments of spring”, “Open book”, “Armed and very dangerous”, “Last day of winter”, as well as “Three Musketeer ”,“ Bumbarash ”,“ Success ”,“ 34th ambulance ”actor became popular. Lev Durov is the favorite of millions of viewers. A good sense of humor, cheerfulness, mischief and hooliganism left over from childhood always remain with him. Durov still remains famous not only in Russia, but also in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the Baltic states, the USA and Israel. In a word, in all countries where this artist has not been forgotten.
Lev Durov: biography, family
In life, an actor always follows one principle - “Forward!”. Spends every free minute at home with his family. His wife was actress Kirichenko Irina born in 1931. In the 50s, a joyful event occurred in the life of Durov: in 1959, on July 25, his daughter Catherine was born to him. To date, the actor is twice grandfather: he has a granddaughter Katya (born in 1979) and a grandson of Ivan (born in 1986).
And again, the popularity
Glory with a new wave fell on Durov in 1973, immediately after the appearance on the television screens of a serial film called "Seventeen Moments of Spring." The actor plays the role of a provocateur Klaus, who was calmly killed by Stirlitz on the shore of a pond.
The scene of the murder was supposed to be filmed in the GDR, near Berlin, but the circumstances were such that Durov was forbidden to leave there. According to the rules of that time, before traveling abroad, an exit commission was required. It was created in order to check the moral and ethical qualities of the trip participants, since it was believed that only educated and worthy people should be representatives of the USSR abroad. Durova, however, the commission rejected.
As for his participation in the filming, the film's director Tatyana Lioznova had to look for a way out of this situation, and she managed to do it. The episode of the murder was filmed in one of the forests of the Moscow region. So another work replenished his creative biography. Lev Durov brilliantly coped with his task.
Recognitions and awards
Lev Durov was repeatedly awarded with medals and orders. In 1974 he was recognized as an Honored Artist of the RSFSR, in 1982 - People's Artist of the RSFSR, and in 1990 - the USSR. In 1993, Durov was awarded the Defender of a Free Russia medal, and already in 1996, the Order of Friendship. In 1996, he became a full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, as well as an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences “Nika”. In 2002, Durov was awarded the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, IV degree. In 2000, the actor became a two-time laureate of the Moscow International Film Festival for his role in the film "The Garden was Full of the Moon." This film also brought him the prize for "Best Main Actor". In 2000, Lev Durov - winner of the Pegasus Prize for his role in the film "Do not send us a messenger?" In 2011, the actor was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", III degree.
the main role
The best work of Durov is the television movie "Strange Adults" directed by Ayan Shakhmalieva. In 1974, Leo got the main role, he had to play a man who decided to become the father of a girl from an orphanage. It is worth noting that he and his wife were forced to send their own daughter to a boarding school for 9 years, since they were always on the move.
In 1981, the actor was waiting for a new explosion of love from the audience. It happened after the release of the film “Do not be afraid, I'm with you!” directed by Julia Guzman. The artist Lev Durov, whose biography was previously closely associated with the work of Efros, played karateka San Sanych in it.
New shootings
Lev Durov, whose biography is full of recognition and awards, unlike his colleagues who passed away in 1999-2009, continues to delight the audience with new roles in both theater and cinema. Since 2000, he received roles in many films, among which the following deserve attention:
- "The moon was full of garden."
- "Gangster Petersburg".
- "The last battle of Major Pugachev."
- "Return of the thirtieth."
- “Old Colonels” (Andrey Andreevich).
- Blue Nights.
Lev Durov: biography, filmography
On the account of the actor there are so many roles that it’s pointless to list everything. I would like to note that he was constantly invited to shoot in films of various genres: historical paintings, melodramas, detective stories and war films. The audience watched more than once films with the participation of Durov, which were included in the golden fund of Russian cinema: “The Big Change”, “For Family Circumstances”, “Bumbarash”, “Seventeen Moments of Spring”, “Kalina Red”. It doesn’t matter whether he played the main or secondary role; he always played unforgettable and very interesting. In addition to working in films, Lev Durov was engaged in dubbing animated films. His voice can be heard in the animated films “Prince Vladimir”, “The Adventures of Vasya Kurolesov” and “Dog in Boots”.