Vitaly Eduardovich Kishchenko - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Soviet and Russian theater and film actor. From childhood, Vitaly was prophesied an acting career, and the man lived up to the expectations of others. Now his name is known to almost every viewer, and the actor himself has starred in more than a dozen films. So how did his film career begin?
Vitaliy Kishchenko: biography
Vitaliy was born on May 25, 1964 in the city of Krasnoyarsk. In the family of the future artist there were no actors or musicians - Kishchenko's relatives were far from creative professions. However, this did not prevent the boy from childhood to show a craving for art - teachers and classmates of Vitaly, even in elementary school, were convinced that Kishchenko would connect his life with creativity. It is said that when the future actor went to the blackboard to tell a fable or poem memorized by heart, the class literally froze: such familiar works from childhood by Vitaly became a real mini-performance.
According to the expectations of teachers and classmates, after graduating from school, Kishchenko entered the local art institute. The future actor all prophesied a dizzying career.
After graduation in 1985, Vitaly was accepted into the troupe of the Krasnoyarsk Youth Theater.
Theater work
Despite the fact that Vitaly is known for the most part as a film actor, one can not help but mention his theatrical activities.
Vitaliy Kishchenko began his career on the stage of the theater. After a couple of years of work in the Krasnoyarsk Youth Theater, the actor decided to go to the Krasnoyarsk Drama Theater, followed by Omsk and Yaroslavl. Vitaly appeared on the stage of the capital’s theater only in 2012 - there he acted as a guest actor.
For his work in the theater, Kishchenko received many awards. He was twice awarded the Recognition Award for his roles in performances such as Othello and Freken Julie. In the spring of 2005, he was awarded the honorary title "Honored Artist of the Russian Federation".
Debut movie
However, Vitaliy Kishchenko gained wide fame only after appearing on television - after that, the actor’s career went uphill with great strides. It happened in the zero years of the new century.
A huge advantage for Vitaly was that he got on the set, already being an experienced and mature artist, with impeccably honed acting. Like most, Vitaly Kishchenko began with small episodic roles. Kishchenko's debut as a film actor took place in 2003 - he played the hero with the nickname "Piston" in the series "Lithuanian Transit".
Film career
The first major roles Vitaly Kishchenko began to trust in 2007-2008. Vitaliy fully revealed his acting talent to the audience in the drama "Detachment" directed by Alexander Mindadze and in the detective "Attraction" by Vitaly Vorobyov.
The crime film "Escape", which was released on television in 2010, made the actor really popular. Both film critics and viewers unanimously stated that the hero, nicknamed "Speech Therapist," was Vitaly Kishchenko’s best role in his entire film career. The actor was so accustomed to this image that even this negative character could not leave anyone indifferent. Vitaly managed to convey the whole drama, all the deep tragedy of the hero.
What is most striking and remembered in the actor is his amazing facial expressions. Kishchenko belongs to those few artists who with one eyes can convey the entire mental state of the character, the entire range of his feelings. Therefore, despite a rather ordinary appearance and standard height (1.78 m), Vitaly is often trusted with the roles of various strong and powerful people, who, when viewed, should cause strong emotions in the audience.
Also in 2010, the actor took part in the filming of the mystical series "Tower". This film tells about people who are isolated from the outside world in a tower, which has become their place of imprisonment. They try to cry for help, try to survive and find the culprit. Once reality is looped in time and space, they experience the whole spectrum of emotions and rethink their views on life, their actions and their past.
This project was the first original mystical series in Russia.
The following year, the actor returned to his most memorable and beloved role as a Speech Therapist in the second part of "Escape". In addition, in the same 2011, Vitaliy Kishchenko played in the fantastic drama The Target.
The most productive for the artist was 2012. Filmmaker Karen Shakhnazarov invited Vitaly to the role of Fedotov in his film "The White Tiger" dedicated to the Great Patriotic War. This project represented the Russian Federation at the Oscars, so Vitaly Kishchenko’s acting could be appreciated not only by Russian film critics, but also by foreign ones.
In the same year, the actor took part in the filming of a drama called "Mine". The film tells the story of a boy living in a small town in the North of Russia. Like his peers, he more than anything else wants to leave his hometown and studies English, hoping to move to the United States. Together with the boy, his father also moved, a former lifeguard, after which he became a professional boxer. His role was played by Kishchenko.
Two years later, in 2014, Vitaly appears in the drama "Gregory R." This project is dedicated to the biography of the famous temporary worker Grigory Rasputin. In the series, the actor Vitaliy Kishchenko played the role of the deputy of the State Duma - Purishkevich.
The following year, Kishchenko returned to television in the more familiar role of a criminal. However, in the series “Judge,” the former criminal Neverov should not cause fear in the audience - according to the plot, he served time and after leaving prison decided to end his criminal past, wanting to live an ordinary life and be a good father for his little daughter. True, he still does not succeed in doing this - an attempt is made on a judge who fifteen years ago imprisoned Neverov, and he becomes the main suspect.
Filmography
In addition to the above films, Vitaliy Kishchenko took part in such projects as “Once upon a time there was a woman” - in 2011 and “The executioner” - in 2014.
Personal life
Vitaliy Kishchenko prefers not to talk about his personal life. Answers all questions of journalists about his wife and children are monosyllabic and reluctant. According to a few information from the Internet, Vitaliy Kishchenko does not have a wife, and, with a high probability, also children. However, there is no way to verify this - the actor has not yet opened social media accounts, and, apparently, is not going to start it. Therefore, look at the photo of Vitaliy Kishchenko and find out new information about him will turn out only on various sites.
Vitaliy Kishchenko now
The actor is not going to interrupt his career yet. In 2017, Vitaly played a major role in the film "The Policeman's Wife", and also received the role of Alexei Karenin in the military drama "Anna Karenina." This project is not a direct adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel; rather, it’s the events of the book according to the director.
In the same year, the actor took part in the filming of the infamous biographical drama "Matilda" directed by Alexei Uchitel. In this film, the romantic relationship of Nicholas II and prima ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya is narrated.
Total
Vitaliy Kishchenko is an honored artist of the Russian Federation, a wonderful actor who knows how to convey the whole gamut of emotions of his character with one glance. Let's hope that ending his film career is not yet in Vitaly’s plans, and his fans will be able to see a huge number of interesting roles in his performance!