The audience met this actor back in 1987, when the Mexican series Wild Rose was released. The artist voiced one of the two twin brothers - Rogelio. Then there was a cartoon about the Black Cloak, agent Fox Mulder from The X-Files, several seasons of Ambulance, an off-screen translation in The Godfather, all male roles in the series Back to the Future, Terminator, and even the film Visit to the Minotaur. " Most likely, it is impossible to keep the name of the hero of this article in secret, because the reader must have guessed who will be discussed. So, Igor Taradaykin is an actor with a very special, gentle, velvety voice that makes the souls of young girls and ladies of Balzac age tremble.
Childhood and study
The future Soviet and Russian film and dubbing actor was born at the end of September (28th) in 1957 in the glorious city of Rostov-on-Don. His childhood was as ordinary and cheerful as many Soviet children. At school, he was very fond of history. He was read by various reference books and historical opuses.
Upon graduation, he enters the history department of one of the universities in his native city. But after some time, the future historian decides to radically change his life path. Igor Taradaykin enters VGIK (course of Sergei Gerasimov), whose diploma he received in 1980.
The beginning of an acting career
Igor Georgievich begins acting in films since 1981. His debut on the set was the film "Vasily and Vasilisa", which was shot at the Dovzhenko film studio. Then there was the film "Forget-Me-Nots" (the last movie by Kulidzhanov). Igor Taradaykin (films with his participation, the audience always enthusiastically accepted) also collaborated with the Odessa film studio. One of the best films in which he starred there was the Golden Wedding tape.
Leonid Ivakin - a true Soviet military
In 1988, he was involved in the film “Sunday. Half past six". This is another story about the adventures of the already grown Krosh - remember the stories of gathering netsuke, and the unknown soldier? Now Seryozha (Krosh) is a trainee at the prosecutor’s office, he is dealing with the death of a girl who was found on the road. Under suspicion was a group of teenagers resting nearby. A few days later, they were summoned from the prosecutor's office to talk. Rita Ivakina was a member of this company. Actor Igor Taradaykin played in this film the role of her older brother - the military, Leonid Ivakin.
Parents called for the help of their eldest son when calls began to be heard from the police and prosecutors in the apartment about the tragedy. Taradaykin portrayed in this role a real man and a loving, caring son and brother. While the parents were still trying to somehow defend their bad 15-year-old daughter, Leonid immediately suggested flogging her, “so that it would be disgraceful”. He recalled how old parents tried all their lives to provide their children with a decent life, how much they did for especially the youngest child, Rita, because she, as my mother always said, is a weak girl and she needs help so that she can feel better later in life . He recalled how he defended his parents when Rita, in the heat of a quarrel, trying to prove to them that she had nothing to do with her, called them "boring amoebas."
But with all the severity of his sister, he still remained a loving and worried about her older brother. And then, accompanying her to the prosecutor’s office for a conversation, he tried to protect her from some (as it seemed to him) Sergey’s attacks. In general, the role of Leonid Ivakin showed a strong man not only physically, but also mentally, on whose shoulder you can lean and hope that he will always protect his family.
Dubbing master
Igor Taradaykin naturally has a very soft, warm, intelligent voice. It was he who gave him a huge number of characters from foreign films, series and cartoons. His voice is spoken by Perry Mason, King George VI, Hubert Fiorentini (the role of Jean Reno in the movie "Wassabi"), Jack Campbell (the role of Nicholas Cage in the film "Family Man"). And there were the films “Cocktail”, “To the Left of the Elevator”, “Beauty of Memphis”, “Silence of the Lambs”, “On the crest of a wave”, “Schindler's List”, “Nikki, Devil Jr”, “Lara Croft”.
In his track record of 157 foreign films and almost three dozen television series - the list suggests that Igor Taradaykin began to engage in this work for a long time. Voice acting has entered his creative life since 1980. In many films, a third or even half of the male characters speak his voice.
With actress and colleague Lyubov Germanova, Taradaykin once studied on the same course, later the team they voiced several seasons of the series The X-Files. Igor has repeatedly said that the character of Mulder is attractive to him because of the infrequently encountered combination of intelligence and the ability to perform real actions. The dubbing actor is always with soul and attention to the work and the characters to whom his voice gives.
"In my free time, I love ..."
Driving by car Igor Georgievich prefers walking preferably in parks, squares or in the forest. He loves solitude, so he often walks alone. People of his profession, as a rule, have very little free time, so Igor Georgievich Taradaykin learned to appreciate every minute outside of work. He is very responsible for his favorite business, therefore, in principle, does not use a mobile phone. The actor is sure that if someone needs him, this person will be able to find him without the help of gadgets.
He is a professional in his field. This, as well as personal qualities, cause enormous and genuine respect from both colleagues and viewers. Igor Taradaykin with his works encourages everyone to watch a good movie, read good books, listen to good music.
The actor has an adult son and granddaughter.