Krasnopolsky Alexei - Honored Artist of the USSR, a popular actor in theater and cinema. He lived a bright life filled with interesting events and meetings. He had a lot of fans in the Soviet Union and beyond. In the article, the reader will get acquainted with the key points in the biography of the wonderful actor Alexei Krasnopolsky.
Children's years of the popular actor
Alyosha was born in the summer of 1904 in the small Volga town of Penza. There were no representatives of the art sphere in the family of Krasnopolsky. Parents were simple factory workers. But the boy from childhood was a very creative child. He loved to draw, read detective stories and adventure novels, and learned to play the guitar. The father wanted his son to play sports more, and gave him to the football section, which, however, had little interest in the boy. He was attracted by the stage, so Alex was happy to participate in school performances.
The teachers praised the talented boy and advised him to enter the theater. Krasnopolsky did just that, after graduating from school, he entered the Penza studio of theater and cinema. An active young man could not sit idle for a long time. In his second year, Alexei Krasnopolsky got a job in a popular mobile theater. Here he worked for about five years. The artistic director often noted the great potential of the young man.
On the stage of the theater
In early 1930, Alexei was invited to the troupe of the Saratov Theater. The young man, without thinking twice, decided to leave his hometown and moved to Saratov. On the stage of the Saratov Theater, he played in many performances and earned wildly popular with local residents.
However, Alexei soon decided to move to Ukraine, where he was immediately accepted into the best drama theater in Kharkov. Here, the young man became famous as an actor who could play any role on the shoulder: from charming hooligans to beautiful knights. However, this theater was not the last in the career of Krasnopolsky Alexei. After World War II, he went to the N.V. Gogol Theater. As the actor told in his interviews, he never regretted that he chose this place. He liked everything in the theater, starting from the atmosphere and ending with leadership.
Alexey Krasnopolsky in the world of cinema
The film debut took place when the actor was 35 years old. Director Vladimir Brown offered him a role in the film "Sailors". Alex played a positive, courageous and responsible hero. The image created by the actor, many viewers began to be associated with a real man.
The appearance of this bright actor on the screens of the country did not go unnoticed. He was interested in many directors. Soon, viewers were able to see Alexei in Leonid Lukov’s film "Big Life". Here he also plays in all respects the right, positive hero - party worker Ilya.
The actor received great popularity after the release of the adventure film "Mysterious Island", based on the popular novel by Jules Verne. The picture tells about the brave and courageous travelers trying to survive on a desert island. In the filmography of the actor, one can also distinguish the following works: "The Golden Echelon" (film, 1959), "Outpost in the Mountains" (1953) and "If You Are Right ..." (1963).
Personal life
Companions of the popular actor were colleagues in the service shop. The first wife of Alexei was Anna Strizhova. The young man very beautifully looked after the chosen one, and she agreed to become his wife (although initially she had no feelings for the young man). The couple has long been considered a model of love and fidelity. They lived without noisy scandals, practically did not quarrel and were always together. Alexey often told reporters that his family was much more important to him than his career and social events. However, unexpectedly for many, the couple broke up.
For the second time, Alexey also chose the actress Emilia Milton as his wife. He lived with her until his death. Spouses are buried next to each other, in Vvedensky cemetery.