Vladimir
Shevelkov is a famous Russian actor who starred in more than three dozen roles. The cinematic arsenal of this blue-eyed beauty contains a wide variety of images, ranging from positive romantic characters and ending with notorious bastards. Thanks to her talent for reincarnation, Shevelkov looks very organically and truthfully in any role, and every film with his participation becomes a memorable event.
Vladimir Shevelkov: biography
The date of birth of the future star is May 8, 1961, and the place is the city of Leningrad. Like most boys, in his childhood Vladimir liked to disorderly and outrageous, he paid little attention to school, but he was seriously interested in athletics.
A handsome teenager was repeatedly invited to film, but Shevelkov refused for a long time, because he did not dream of an acting career. After school, he easily entered the Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute, and not by vocation, but because it was easiest to pass exams at this university.
In the first year, Vladimir was advised to call the Lenfilm film studio. Just at that time, the directors Ernest Yasan and Nikolai Lebedev were looking for the main character for their film, "Please Blame Claud K. For My Death." Shevelkov, although he doubted, but still called, and he was invited to sample. After long rehearsals and photo tests, Vladimir was approved for the main role.
The success of the film was overwhelming, and Vladimir Shevelkov woke up famous.
Naturally, quick fame turned into a stellar disease, but it was fleeting and without complications.
After this debut role, invitations from directors rained down on Vladimir, and during 1979 the aspiring actor starred in three more films. In 1980, after visiting the Children's Cinema Week in Kiev, he was advised to seriously think about the career of an artist.
Shevelkov heeded this advice and, leaving LETI, on the first attempt entered the famous VGIK.
Years of study at VGIK
Studying at VGIK, Shevelkov-student continued to conduct active acting. As a sophomore (1982), he starred in the role of the Red Army soldier Yamshchikov in the film by E. Tatarsky “For No Apparent Reasons”. In 1983, Vladimir played a major role in the film "Convict" by director I. Voznesensky. Hero of Shevelkova - Nikolai Boyko - a spoiled teenager suffering from a complex of "superman". Due to the indifference of others and his own impunity, Boyko becomes a cynical killer. Igor Voznesensky not in vain chose Vladimir for this role. He considered that it was this actor who could break the stereotype, and he did not lose. Hero Shevelkova is so handsome, intelligent and sweet young man, that it is simply impossible to believe in his dark sides, and this makes him even worse.
The film by I. Gostev “European History” (1984) was another opportunity for Shevelkov to demonstrate his multifaceted talent. The main character named Tony is a young man with the views of a real fascist. The actor so skillfully played a charming villain that the viewer felt cheated when the main character was the only decent member of his “sane” family.
From extreme to extreme
Films with Vladimir Shevelkov ideally reveal his ability to play completely diverse roles: either he becomes the embodiment of female dreams, then he causes genuine disgust. According to the actor himself, he was most afraid of the same roles, so he changed his image all the time.
A successful film career and permanent employment negatively affected his studies, so in 1984, in his fourth year, Vladimir Shevelkov was expelled from the institute. At that time, the actor already had 15 films on his account, in six of which he played the main roles. With such a “dowry”, it was somehow paradoxical to “fly out” from VGIK due to professional insolvency. However, actor Vladimir Shevelkov nevertheless received a diploma, however, a year later. And, by the way, thanks precisely to his roles.
"Midshipmen, go!"
The next notable work of Vladimir was the 1985 film "The train outside
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But Vladimir himself praised his work in this tape as his first acting failure. The team of actors was picked up wonderful, but the relationship with the director did not work out right away, so Vladimir Shevelkov did not appear in the sequels of the film.
Leaving the cinema
Even during the filming of "Midshipmen", the actor began to think about leaving the cinema, as he felt that the scope of this profession became cramped for him - he wrote poetry and prose, sang and dreamed of becoming a director. Moving from one film to another, simply gaining experience and popularity - for Vladimir this was not enough. He perceived acting as a way of life, and not as a pure profession. The second important point was the material side: despite the fact that Shevelkov was creative in nature, he understood that without money it would be difficult to achieve any goals.
In the late 80s, new films almost ceased to be made, it was simply impossible to debut as a director. Many actors had to completely migrate to the theater, and some were forced to completely leave the profession.
Vladimir did not understand the theater rules. He believed that the theater does not allow to reveal the emotional experiences of the character, but to play without a soul, just so that the audience of the last row could see and hear the hero, Shevelkova was not interested. But the actor also did not want to leave creativity forever.
Personal business
Thanks to his friends, Vladimir began to work on Leningrad television, engaged in commercial and advertising projects. Oddly enough, this was for the actor himself, but he realized that you can do your favorite movie and directing by creating small forms (videos, clips, presentations, etc.).
The beginning was quite successful, and very soon Shevelkov managed to organize his own company engaged in the production of video products, but also a large
He didn’t leave a movie. Two works with the participation of Vladimir belong to the beginning of the 90s - these are the first and second films “Hearts of Three” directed by Vladimir Popkov.
In 1993, Shevelkov played in two more films by Hungarian directors and decided to completely leave the cinema and devote himself to his company.
Shevelkov Vladimir: family
The beginning of the 90s was also a time when Vladimir had a change in his personal life - from a carefree bachelor, he turned into a husband and father. At the time of meeting her future wife, Irina Shevelkova turned 31 years old. The son of Andrei became the first-born of a happy couple, and a few years later a daughter, Sasha, was born.
According to Vladimir Shevelkov himself, his personal life was 100% successful. Irina is engaged in raising her daughter, and Vladimir provides for a family, and not just one, but with her son Andrei. Shevelkov Jr. has already made his debut in advertising projects, and although the roles are insignificant, he still likes it, because he can already earn money.
Return to the cinema
Vladimir Shevelkov, whose filmography is already quite rich, is sure that he still could not play his cherished main role. All life
the actor dreamed of transforming into the image of Lermontov's Pechorin and Bulgakov's Koroviev - these heroes to Vladimir are especially close and understandable.
2004 was marked for Shevelkova return to the cinema. After a long separation from the audience, Vladimir pleased them with his role in The Chronicles of the Slaughter Department, where he played Senior Lieutenant Pavel Ikonnikov. His character is always withdrawn, serious and even gloomy. According to the script, Ikonnikov is a veteran of recent Caucasian wars.
According to Vladimir Shevelkov himself, his filmography was replenished with another interesting work. And his return to the cinema went smoothly and painlessly thanks to an excellent team of actors who starred in this project.
Future plans
The actor does not intend to leave cinema anymore, however he wants to act only in interesting films, as he can afford to work for pleasure, and not for the sake of acting fees. Vladimir Shevelkov is not going to give up his reliable business, because he not only brings good money to him, but also gives him the opportunity to do what he loves all his life. Shevelkov has more than five hundred successful commercials that have already become famous in Russia, and most of them are even known far abroad.