Since October 2012, many viewers can not tear themselves away from the screens, watching the adventures of the heroes of the sitcom "Kitchen". The cast of the project includes both recognized stars of domestic cinema and little-known names. What is this series about and who are its heroes?
“Kitchen”: cast, photo. Dmitry Nazarov as the chef Barinov
All the storylines of the series “Kitchen” revolve around the life of the staff of the Claude Monet restaurant. The main "conductor" in this team is Viktor Barinov, a chef with extensive experience.
However, with all his professional advantages, Barinov has a completely unbearable character. He is not only derogatory to some of his cooks and waiters, but also indifferent to alcohol. Sometimes it seems that the only thing that is dear to Viktor Petrovich is his kitchen.
The cast of the project is rich in famous names. But Dmitry Nazarov, perhaps, became famous precisely thanks to the role of Victor Barinov. Of course, the artist played small roles in other series (Kamenskaya, Citizen Chief, and Shtrafbat), but Nazarov did not get major roles in the movies. But the sitcom, telling about the Claude Monet restaurant, instantly made the artist's face recognizable.
“Kitchen”: cast. Katya Semenova and the performer of this role
The name of Valeria Fedorovich was practically unknown to anyone until the girl appeared in one of the seasons of “Kitchen” in the image of Katya Semenova. When a mysterious specialist in the field of molecular cuisine suddenly appeared in the walls of the Claude Monet restaurant, the audience could not understand why Victor Barinov was trying to force her out of the team.
Only a little later a secret was revealed: it turns out that Katya Semenova is the daughter of a chef with whom he has not been communicating for many years. But the relationship between father and daughter is getting closer to the last seasons of the series "Kitchen" (season 6).
The cast of the sitcom is full of new names. The name of Valeria is one of them. The girl graduated from the Shchepkinsky school. Even during her studies, she began to appear on the screens: the melodrama “Violetta from Atamanovka”, a fantastic picture “Survive after”. However, at the end of the school, the girl was not invited to play in any theater. Then she began to actively attend castings of television projects and, finally, was approved for the role of Katya Semenova.
Mark Bogatyryov as Max
The cast of the series "Kitchen" would hardly have done without Mark Bogatyrev. Anyway, his character is almost the main one in all this film story. It is Maxim who explains the events taking place on the screen at the beginning of each series and at the end.
As for the character’s biography, Max Lavrov came to Moscow from Voronezh because he believed that cooking was his calling. The young man was lucky to get into the
Claude Monet team
, but the wayward Viktor Petrovich did not really contribute to his career advancement. In the 40th series, Max was generally demoted to waiters. Another problem in Lavrov’s life is his relationship with Victoria Claude Monet, art director. For several seasons, the couple converged and diverged. And only in the final series the character can realize his dream: to become a chef and get a full-fledged family.
Mark Bogatyryov also owes a lot to the series "Kitchen". The name of the young artist previously flickered in the credits of the films "New Year’s Rate", "Capercaillie" and "Champions". However, he deserved popularity precisely because of the role of Max Lavrov.
Elena Podkaminskaya as Victoria
If we talk about the constant protagonists of the sitcom "Kitchen", season 6, the cast of which has changed several times, remains the high point of Elena Podkaminskaya.
The actress played one of the most colorful roles in the series: her heroine Victoria Goncharova is beautiful, self-sufficient and extremely confident. Victoria holds the post of art director at the Claude Monet restaurant, therefore, in a sense, is the boss.
Elena Podkaminskaya, who played the role of Victoria, was in the shadows for a long time. And although she made her screen debut at the age of 23 in the mini-series Poirot's Bad Failure, the artist was not offered good roles for a very long time. There were only minor characters in the projects Freud’s Method 2, Adjutants of Love, and The Brothers Karamazov, until the Kitchen appeared on the horizon. The cast replenished with another beautiful woman, and Podkaminskaya finally began to enjoy well-deserved popularity.
Dmitry Nagiev as himself
The creators of the sitcom also decided to add some zest to the on-screen development of events. The cast of the TV series Kitchen mostly played fictional characters.
However, Dmitry Nagiyev this time appeared in the image of himself. According to the plot, the star of the screens Dmitry Nagiyev is the owner of the French restaurant Claude Monet. What to hide, Nagiyev became a kind of decoration of the film: each of his appearance in the frame was accompanied by an abundance of winged sayings and indescribable verbal turns. In addition, Nagiyev coped well with the role of the boss-tyrant. In principle, he moved into a new role with the old set of familiar tricks and tricks.
Other role performers
The series "Kitchen", the cast of which became famous in an instant, turned into a springboard for many actors. A graduate of the Moscow Art Theater School Viktor Khorinyak played the charming bartender Kostya. Prior to this, the aspiring artist starred in the projects "Univer" and "Pilot of International Airlines". Also in the frame flashed Olga Kuzmina (“The Man in Me”), Sergey Epishev (“Churchill”) and Sergey Lavygin (“Moms”).