One of the first Russian actors to become interesting Western directors and to star in many Hollywood films is Alexander Baluev. The filmography of the artist impresses everyone. He loves his work and is ready to please the audience for a long time.
Baluev Alexander. Biography
The actor was born on December 6, 1958. Alexander Baluev, whose family was not rich, grew up a happy child. His father was a military man. The artist’s childhood passed in the old Moscow courtyards of the central part of the capital. The Baluev family had their apartment on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment, and after that moved to Smolenka.
Sasha's father from early childhood insisted that his son follow in his footsteps and become a soldier. The actor himself, recalling this, says that relations with his father have always been difficult. Despite the parental instructions, Sasha made his plans for the future in a completely different way, not at all connecting them with military service. Since childhood, he liked hockey, and it was with this game that he dreamed of connecting his life. He wanted to become a real great athlete. To instill a love of art Baluev helped mother. She repeatedly took him to the theater, ballet and opera from a very early age. Sasha, as a teenager, was determined to become an artist.
Alexander Baluev. Filmography
If you believe the words of the artist himself, after graduation, he was simply invisible to filmmakers for nine whole years. But, despite this, the very first roles of Alexander in the movie were the main ones. Already in 1984, Yanovsky’s film entitled “Egorka” was released, and five years later the premiere of the film “Wife of a Kerosene Engineer” filmed by director Kaydanovsky took place. It was he who became the godfather for Baluev in the world of big cinema.
Since 1989, Alexander has become a sought-after actor, who was called in a variety of film projects more and more. During this period, the world saw the film "The Muslim" directed by Khotinenko, after - "Mu-mu" from Gromov and "Midlife Crisis" (dir. Sukachev).
“Mu-mu” is a film released in 1998. Alexander Baluev himself noted the premiere of this tape as a significant event in his life due to the unusual character of the hero. The actor himself says that silence on the screen is a great happiness, and if such silence is also able to say something to the viewer, then this is the pinnacle of bliss.
Despite the fact that the domestic director’s caste already appreciated Baluev as a talented actor, true fame covered the actor with his wave exactly when he began to be shot in Hollywood. Especially after the release of such films as “Clash with the Abyss” and “Peacemaker”.
Theatre
After graduating from school, the still very young Alexander Baluev failed during admission to the Shchukin school. Not wanting to part with the cinema, for a year he worked as a lighting assistant at the famous Mosfilm. After such work, Alexander had a chance to become a student at the Moscow Art Theater School, where he successfully completed his studies.
After graduating from school, several theaters simultaneously offered Alexander a job, but his choice fell on the famous Theater of the Soviet Army, as the young artist was to serve in the army. Baluyev’s career in the theater began with such performances as “Clock without hands” and “Lady with camellias”.
1987 in the theatrical life of the artist was marked by the transition to the theater. Ermolova, where, under the leadership of Valery Fokin, Alexander played the main roles in such performances as “The Second Year of Freedom”, “Caligula” and “Snow Near the Prison”. But the artist’s desire not to remain attached to one place or to one director led to the fact that he left this theater in the late 80s.
Awards
Such a famous actor, recognized all over the world, of course, is the owner of many prizes and awards, which, in turn, are proof of great talent and recognition of the artist.
In 1990, Alexander Baluev won an award for the best male role, which was played by him in the film "The Kerosene Wife". The prize went to the artist during the festival of young filmmakers as part of the Mosfilm film studio. The award is of particular value to Alexander, because it was the first major achievement in the life of the actor.
Five years later, Baluev again won the award in the same category, only at an event of a completely different level. Actor Alexander Baluev received the prize for his role in the film "Muslim" at the festival "Kinotavr". In the same 1995, he won the Nika Prize, which was awarded to him for his role in the same film, only in the nomination for Best Supporting Role.
The next 8 years of work also did not go in vain: in 2003, in Yalta, the actor was awarded a prize at the "Together" competition.
2005 was marked for Baluyev with an award for Best Actor in the framework of the film "Order", received in Vienna at the international film festival.
In 2006, Alexander Baluev received the FSB Prize for best acting in the film "The Death of an Empire."
In 2007, the actor received an award called the Golden Apple. Baluev received it at the festival "Kino-Yalta" for the best male role in the film "Indie".
Wife and daughter
“I am one-man,” - says Alexander Baluev about himself. The personal life of the actor is very interesting to his fans, but he was not used to displaying his feelings on public display. Alexander met his wife Maria during a vacation at the resort, where she was relaxing with her children: son and daughter. The woman was still married, but, as Alexander himself admitted, having her children and a husband did not bother him at all. He fell in love with her immediately and for life, so such trifles simply could not matter.
For a long time, lovers lived, as they say in two countries. And only after they legitimized their relationship, Alexander was able to persuade his wife to move to him and get a job in a cozy house, which he built specifically for his family.
But no matter how tried Baluev, his wife never managed to completely fall in love with Russia. Mary often went to her homeland. The actor’s wife did not manage to get used to the lifestyle of Russians to the end.
During the life together, the spouses of Alexander and Maria had a daughter, whom his father called the double name Maria Anna. Now the baby is already 10 years old. The father in her simply does not like the soul.
The acting career of Alexander Baluev was always incomprehensible to his wife and she did not like her terribly. She never managed to fall in love with Russian bohemia, and her husband's constant touring trips kept her in suspense.
At the age of 55, the actor again became a bachelor. Baluev Alexander divorced his wife. After parting, Maria left for Warsaw, taking her daughter with her. Alexander Baluev (photo with his wife is presented below) was very upset by the gap.
Interesting
Alexander Baluyev is often taken specifically for the role of the military, in films he must appear with weapons. The actor himself in ordinary life absolutely does not show even the slightest interest in any of the weapons. Acquaintance with military equipment, which everyone sees in the hands of the characters played by the actor, takes place right on the set. And exactly to the extent that is necessary in order to qualitatively shoot the desired material. The rest of the actor is simply not interested.
Also, the fact of love for sports, with which Alexander Baluev wanted to connect his life, does not go unnoticed (the actor’s biography mentions this).
Another interesting fact from the life of the actor: fans often do not recognize him on the streets. Alexander himself notes that often he hears requests for an autograph from tipsy people.
Work abroad
In 1997, Baluev unexpectedly for all conquered the Hollywood stage. The director, whose name is Mimi Leder, to the surprise of colleagues and ordinary people, has an amazing talent for high-quality filming of films that can be called purely male. Based on their pressure and energy reigning in the frame, Mimi invited Baluev to become a member of several of her paintings. The first of them was the film “Peacekeeper”, where the actor was lucky to play with such famous personalities as Nicole Kidman and George Clooney. And after this picture, the director again called on Alexander to act in a disaster film called “Clash with the Abyss”.
Both Hollywood films with the participation of Baluev were a huge success. In Peacemaker, he got the role of a Soviet general who decided to sell a nuclear warhead to terrorists. And in "Clash with the Abyss" - a picture that brought together 300 million at the box office - he appeared before the audience as an astronaut from Russia.
Peak of popularity
Starting from the moment when Hollywood paintings with the participation of Alexander appeared on the screen, his career reached its peak. True, after the performance of these roles, the appearance of Baluev began to act on all the directors of America in the same way. The roles that were offered to him were too identical. In connection with his brutal appearance, Alexander is very suitable for the role of the military, although the actor himself is insanely far from this topic. Hollywood directors preferred to give Baluev the role of precisely the negative characters - Russian officers with bad intentions.
After the actor gained fame and popularity in Hollywood, he decided to abandon the continuation of his acting career in foreign films. According to the actor himself, he is not happy that in Hollywood he is only seen in one role, while in Russia he remains a diverse actor. Baluev compares himself with a cardboard template for American directors, claiming that he is creative in his homeland. Baluev decided to abandon secondary roles in Hollywood cinema in order to continue to play the main roles in the films of Russian cinema.
Hobbies and hobbies
In order to get a role in “The Best 3D Movie”, Alexander had to learn how to knit. According to the script, his hero, the leader of a gang engaged in video piracy, is simply inseparable from a skein of thread and knitting. These are the costs of the profession, and Alexander had to give up all his strength in order to learn how to knit. Rumor has it that the actor was so enthusiastic about this occupation that he promised not to stop there, but after filming the film to continue to improve his skills in this field. If you look, knitting is a hobby of some Hollywood stars such as George Clooney and Russell Crowe.
In addition to knitting, Baluyev is also not indifferent to such an occupation as washing dishes, which the public ranks as a purely female affair. The actor himself admits that this is a female occupation, although a huge number of housewives can not stand it. The queen of the detective genre Agatha Christie did not like this occupation so much that, they say, she invented the most terrible and bloody stories when she was standing at the sink full of dirty dishes. And for Baluyev this occupation is a kind of occupational therapy. Alexander says that washing dishes can calm him down, especially when he is under stress.
Premieres of 2014 with the participation of Alexander Baluev
In 2014, the actor plans to premiere the following films: “Two Women” (directed by Vera Glagoleva), “All Kings Can” (directed by Olga Muzaleva) and “Photographer” (directed by Valdemar Krzystek). All these film works deserve special attention. In the film "Two Women", Alexander plays the husband of the main character. The genre of the film is a psychological as well as historical drama. The actors in it reveal the essence of the relationship between people on the basis of experienced feelings.
In the series “Kings Can Do Everything,” Baluev plays King Arthur. This film shows the behavior of people at different times.
In the film "Photographer" Alexander plays the role of a police major. This is a detective. The main characters are looking for a serial killer. For Baluev, 2014 is a very fruitful year. According to the actor, he plans to continue acting.