A popular artist was born on April 28, 1932 in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia. Zodiac sign is Taurus. Yuri Volintsev was a famous theater and film actor, as well as a national artist of the RSFSR. Marital status - was divorced. Date of death - August 9, 1999. He lived to be 67 years old.
Biography of Yuri Volintsev and photo
The family of the popular artist was incomplete. His father left when little Yuri was five years old. In his early childhood, the actor dreamed of becoming a musician, but life indicated a different path. The years of war and blockade of Leningrad began. The boy lived in evacuation. After the victory over the Nazis, Yuri Volintsev returned to his homeland and got a job as a projectionist at the Aurora Cinema, which was located on Nevsky Prospekt. Thanks to this work, Yuri decided to become an actor in theater and cinema.
During the service, young Yuri memorized the entire repertoire of the cinema, knew all the monologues of the actors, and also learned to parody the voices and facial expressions of artists. A little later, Yuri was taken into the army. On duty, he was sent to Germany. There, the future actor was struck by his dancing and singing. Soon he was taken to the district song and dance ensemble. Yuri Volintsev acted not only as a singer and dancer, but also surprised the audience with his talent to imitate other people's voices. After each performance, all the soldiers and generals standing up applauded the young artist.
Theatrical activity
After the guy graduated from military service, the question arose about his future fate. At this time, Yuri met Nikolai Volkov, who went to enter the Moscow theater university. In Leningrad, the young man was passing through and so met Yuri. Wondering how the future artist sings and parodies various voices and facial expressions, he invited him to go with him.
When the guys passed the entrance exams to the Shchukin school, the admissions committee of the educational institution was pleasantly struck by the talent of Yuri. At the same time, Nikolai Volkov and Yuri Volintsev met Andrei Mironov and became very friends. However, after completing their studies, bosom friends parted ways.
In 1962, the aspiring artist began working at the Vakhtangov Moscow Academic Theater. At this point, Yuri played a huge number of roles in such performances as Princess Turandot, Ladies and Hussars, Guilty Without Guilt, Players, Glass of Water and Cinderella.
Careers in film and television
His acting career was much better. At that time, the series did not bring much popularity, but the programs were very successful. Viewers especially liked the humorous programs. For example, “Zucchini 13 chairs.” In this program, Yuri Volantsev was a permanent character - Pan Athlete. The whole country fell in love with him, he was often recognized on the street.
However, at that time, the audience did not like when the artist changed his stage image. So, for example, during one performance, one spectator shouted his pseudonym, which he used in his humorous program. It is not surprising that other directors did not seek to offer good roles to Volintsev.
Yuri began to understand that in the theater he was not waiting for a professional career and he decided to try his hand at the cinema. He got episodic and secondary roles. However, he played so that the audience remembered him for a long time.
Voice acting cartoons
Actor Yuri Volintsev took part in the filming of the children's magazine "Wick" and in the program for children "Alarm Clock". In addition, the artist voiced a huge number of cartoons, such as Humpty Dumpty from “Alice through the Looking Glass”, captain Zeleny from “Secrets of the Third Planet”, the goblin from “Glasha and Kikimora” and the detective from “The Adventures of Piglet Funtik”.
In addition, the actor played the role of fairy-tale characters in Soviet and Disney cartoons:
- "Miracles on bends."
- "Like mushrooms and peas fought."
- "Bunny-know-it-all."
- Black Cloak.
- "DuckTales".
- "Dog in boots."
- "The new dress of the king."
- "Kitten named Woof".
- The New Aladdin.
- "The smallest gnome" and many others.
Personal life of a famous figure
Few people knew about the personal life of Yuri Volintsev. The very daughter of the artist Ksenia Strizh talks little about the life of his father in his interviews. However, there is information that Volintsev was married. But it so happened that the couple soon broke up due to the difficult nature of the wife. She was an unrestrained and harsh woman. She argued a lot, even in simple household matters.
Yuri Volintsev loved his daughter very much. He always tried to spend free time with little Ksyusha, and was also her friend in his teenage years.
The death of a famous artist
It became known that Yuri Volintsev suffered from heart disease. This was the reason for his sudden death. The daughter of the actor admitted that he always had problems with the cardiovascular system. According to Ksenia, this was due to the turbulent youth of his father. Doctors banned the artist from smoking. Yuri tried to comply with all the instructions of the doctors.
However, the popular actor died of a heart attack in his bed. Prior to Yuri, the line for a free heart operation did not reach. Also, the daughter of Yuri told me that when they found Volintsev, he had a radio in his hands. Apparently the artist wanted to turn on the radio, where his daughter was supposed to broadcast. Yuri Volintsev is buried at the Khovansky cemetery in Moscow.
Filmography
The famous artist starred in many films. For example, in such as:
- 1968 - "Portrait of Dorian Gray."
- 1970 - “Belarusian Station”.
- 1973 - "Paradise apples."
- 1976 - The Legend of Thiel.
- 1976 - "Ladies and Hussars."
- 1976 - "Solo for an elephant and orchestra."
- 1980 - "The Night Accident."
- 1984 - Dead Souls.
- 1987 - The Kreutzer Sonata.
- 1990 - The Cap.
- 1992 - "The weather is good on Deribasovskaya, or it is raining again on Brighton Beach."