Igor Grigoriev: actor, artist, screenwriter and director

In the nineties there was a humorous program conducted by actor Igor Grigoriev with bright red ears. It was a series of practical jokes. The host dressed in the costume of a character and had a conversation on the street with passers-by. Filmed a conversation with a hidden camera.

Start

In 1962, on August 20, a talented boy was born in Aldan (Far North). Both grandfather and his father were pilots. His father worked with geologists, and once they gave the boy a brown bear, Athos.

Igor Grigoriev dreamed of becoming an actor since childhood. He always participated in school productions, after graduation he went to work in the Aldan Youth Theater, while studying at the printing college. Upon graduation, he received a diploma in mining electrical mechanics.

In the army, he happened to serve in the border troops. His co-worker in training in the city of Chernyakhovsk recalls how Igor put two comrades in his pockets and sewed them up so that they would not fall out. Warrant Officer Chulkov did not understand the comic situation and strictly punished: appointed outfit out of turn.

Without abandoning the dream of becoming an artist, he enters the Institute of Cinematography - the famous LGITMiK, and in 1989 he graduated with a degree in film actor.

Creative activity

Combining study and work, Igor Grigoriev works at the Lenconcert (1986-1989). After receiving an actor’s diploma, at the Youth Theater on the Fontanka (1989-1996), combining acting with work in humorous programs on the city’s television channels. In the late nineties Igor Vitalyevich created a rock band called “New Russians”, and in 1987-1988 he acted as a soloist with her.

The beginning of the millennium was remembered by viewers on the program “Druppe's Workshop”, where he invites various famous people to talk. Another of his projects is Lux Express. Unfortunately, there are no recordings of these programs, only one issue of the "Workshop" can be viewed on the Internet.

He was remembered by the wide audience for the sensational projects “Secrets of the investigation”, “Gangster Petersburg”, “Streets of broken lanterns”, “Trap for gentlemen”.

The talent of Igor Vitalievich Grigoriev manifested itself in drama. The scenario “He promised her a heavenly night”, which ironically describes the public elite, caused a resonance among theater connoisseurs. The second title of the play is “Bohemia is Healing”. He has been loyal to the ironic style all his life.

Painter

Although Igor Vitalievich Grigoriev has been drawing since he was four (he studied in the circle of the Pioneer House), he did not make a career as an artist. In 1998, he takes mastery classes from V. Bazhenov. From 2000 to 2003, six exhibitions of Druppe took place in St. Petersburg - this is the pseudonym of Igor Vitalyevich, which is translated from the Old Tungus language as “good spirits”.

He wrote several parodies of famous canvases. This series contains a haystack in the foreground. He wanders from one picture to another, changing the style in accordance with the original parodied by the author.

Since 1989, Igor Vitalievich has been painting portraits. It is known that he wrote for A. Rosenbaum, Yu. Galtsev and E. Margulis.

Films

Igor Grigoriev has been in films since 2001. He is invited to the project “Gangster Petersburg”. But he really becomes famous thanks to the role of Filonov from “Secrets of the investigation”.

In the series "Gangster Petersburg" he plays Valery Shcherbin. In the project “Sea Devils” he appears first as a major, and then as FSB General Prigov. In 2016, Tony Price plays in the movie “Something for Free”.

Personal life

Actor Igor Grigoriev is a man with humor, with a rich palette of facial expressions and gestures. When he gives an interview, explains something or just talks, he portrays what he is talking about. Amazingly bright person. But Igor Grigoryev never reports about his personal life, he leaves this topic closed.

He shares with reporters that he likes to watch French comedies and old Soviet cinema, and considers Andrey Tarkovsky's “Solaris” to be the best film.

From an interview with the actor

Igor Grigoryev believes that an actor is a tool. Its potential must grow all the time. And since a regular musical instrument requires constant tuning, the actor is obliged to do basic exercises daily to maintain form - a kind of “settings”, which he calls “training and drill”.

Igor Vitalievich is sure: each person can independently get himself out of a state of shock, collapse, and suppression by life’s collisions. He advises finding deep in yourself positive motivation and using it.

He treats work as pleasure. He believes that in a person all the time, something should burn and warm from the inside. It is hoped that he will still please the audience with his talent. And maybe this time he will turn a completely unexpected facet.