Mikhail Svetin is a legendary actor. He has accounted for more than 100 roles played in series and feature films. Today we will talk about where the artist was born and studied. The article will be announced the details of his biography and personal life.
Mikhail Svetin: biography
The beloved actor was born on December 11, 1929. He is a native of Kiev. His family was not rich and famous. Michael's father was an ordinary worker. And mother worked as a teacher in kindergarten.
From an early age, our hero showed acting and comedic talent. Walking in the yard, the boy gathered people around him and made them laugh. He also arranged concerts for parents, grandparents.
Misha studied well at school. Teachers praised him for his diligence and desire for knowledge. But in the 8th grade, Svetin began to show his character. He had a conflict with a teacher of the Ukrainian language. Fortunately, the parties were able to reconcile.
Search for yourself
At some point, Mikhail Svetin became interested in silent cinema. His idol was Charlie Chaplin. The guy often imitated him.
For several years, Misha attended an oboe class music school. Teachers noted that he had perfect hearing and tact. Perhaps the guy could build a brilliant musical career. But after graduation, he was drafted into the army.
Returning to civilian after 2 years, our hero decided to go to Moscow. So he did. In the Russian capital, a guy from Kiev was going to stay for a long time. Svetin dreamed of becoming a famous actor. However, not one of the theater universities accepted him. But Misha did not despair.
Stage
The 22-year-old guy did not want to return to his native Kiev, like a beaten dog. He set a goal - to conquer Moscow. One day, Misha saw the poster "Raikin Theater Tour". He came up with the idea of meeting with a great popradnik. Svetin was waiting for Raikin at the Moscow Hotel. And when the master appeared on the horizon, he rushed to him. The guy begged the artistic director to take him to work in the theater. Raikin found himself. But in the end, Misha made an appointment at the Mayakovsky Theater.
Job
The guy appeared at the indicated place. He did his best to get a job. Raikin praised Misha for his efforts and took him as a student. However, within the walls of this institution, our hero did not last long.
In the period from 1961 to 1970, Mikhail Svetin changed several jobs. He served in the theater in Kamyshin, Irkutsk, Penza, Kemerovo, Petrozavodsk and Kiev. Misha received the final “registration” only at the Maly Drama Theater of St. Petersburg. He gave almost 20 years of his life to work in this institution.
Mikhail Svetin: films
Our hero regretted that he started acting in films late. And indeed, he played his first role when he was over 40 years old. Although his career can be called swift. Many actors for several years receive only episodic and secondary roles. Michael did not have this.
He was immediately offered two main roles in the films. Director Elem Klimov shot the picture "Agony" and saw his hero in Svetina named Terekhov. The actor carefully studied the script. He liked everything. Then the Ukrainian director Viktor Ivanov invited Mikhail to star in the comedy "No Feather or Feather." The actor got the role of the doctor Stepan Stepanych. He could not refuse her. On the set, Svetin Mikhail Semenovich met the popular actor in Ukraine Nikolaev Grinko. After the release of these two films on the screens, our hero’s career went like clockwork.
We list the most striking and interesting films with the participation of M. Svetin:
- “A gift of fate” (1977) - the foreman of the police.
- “Women seriously joke” (1981) - chemistry teacher.
- "A man from Kupucin Boulevard" (1987) - a pharmacist.
- “And to hell with us” (1991) - Aces.
- “Baby by November” (1992) - a man on call.
- “The time of sorrow has not come yet” (1995) - Zhibbaev.
- The Jumble (2003).
- The Golden Calf (TV series) (2006).
- “Day of the vanquished” (2009) - rural doctor.
- The Martha Line (2014).
Personal life
Mikhail Svetin was never a womanizer and a conqueror of female hearts. He married once and for all his life. The actor met his future wife Bronislava Proskurnina a very long time ago. It happened in the city of Kamyshin. The girl at that time was only 17 years old. Misha conquered her beauty and shyness. He long and persistently courted Bronislava. In the end, she agreed to become his legal wife.
In 1959, lovers played a wedding. The celebration was attended by a large number of guests, among whom were relatives of the bride and groom, as well as their friends and colleagues.
In 1965, Bronislava and Mikhail became parents. Their daughter Svetlana was born. Every evening after performances and rehearsals, the actor hurried home to play with the baby.
Now Sveta lives in the USA. She is married and brings up two daughters - Alexander and Anna. The girl received a good education and now works as a programmer in one of the large companies.
Death
In recent years, actor Svetin Mikhail was very ill. He acted in films occasionally. But I had to leave the theater altogether. Wife Bronislava surrounded Michael with attention and care.
On August 23, 2015, the famous actor became ill. The wife at that moment was nearby and called an ambulance. Svetin was taken to the Gatchina Central Hospital, located near St. Petersburg. He was diagnosed with a stroke. Doctors have prescribed an emergency operation. However, surgery did not improve the situation. On August 30, 2015, the heart of a respected man and a talented actor stopped. The official cause of death of M. Svetin is “cerebral edema in the presence of a stroke”.
September 2 at the Comedy Theater. Akimov took part in the deceased artist. The directors, screenwriters and actors came to express his last respects. All of them understood that a whole era was leaving with Svetin. The actor was buried at the Serafimovsky cemetery (St. Petersburg).
Finally
Svetin Mikhail Semenovich was a good-natured and positive person. Each time, he literally got used to the image of his hero, played on the theater stage or in the cinema. May he rest in peace…