Evgeny Knyazev was remembered by the audience thanks to the series “Wolf Messing: Seen Through Time”. In this television project, the actor brilliantly played the main role. By the age of 62, this talented man managed to star in more than 50 films and series. What to tell about him?
Evgeny Knyazev: the beginning of the way
The performer of the role of Wolf Messing was born in the Tula region, it happened in August 1955. The biography of Yevgeny Knyazev indicates that he was born in a family far from the art world. His father worked at the mine, and his mother was engaged in raising children. Eugene has three sisters.
Knyazev showed interest in the acting profession as a child. He played his first roles in school performances, and performances with his participation have always been successful with the audience. By the time he graduated, he was determined to connect life with dramatic art.
Education
The first attempt by Eugene Knyazev to enter a theater university failed. Teachers at the Schukin School found the young man not talented enough. Eugene became a student at the Tula Mining Institute, but did not leave his dreams of the stage. Studying attracted him not so much as participating in student performances. The young man received an engineering diploma in 1978, but did not work in his specialty for a day.
The second attempt by Yevgeny Knyazev to become a student at the Shchukin school was successful. He was accepted to the course, which was taught by Lyudmila Stavskaya. This woman played an important role in revealing the young man as an actor. In his student years, Knyazev moonlighted as a cloakroom worker.
Theatre
Actor Evgeny Knyazev received the diploma of the Schukin School in 1982. In front of an energetic newcomer, the Vakhtangov Theater opened its doors . The aspiring actor got there at the invitation of Evgeny Simonov. Knyazev made his debut in the play "The Rose and the Cross", he got the role of Gaetan.
The first major achievement of Eugene was the participation in the production of “Three Ages of Casanova” by Rubenkovich. The actor brilliantly coped with the role of the famous heartthrob in his youth. He then convincingly played Don Guang in Little Tragedies. In 1992, Knyazev met Peter Fomenko. The cooperation of the actor and director began with a small but vivid role in the play "Case". Then he played in the productions of The Miracle of St. Anthony, The Queen of Spades, and Guilty Without Guilt.
From time to time Knyazev cheats on the Vakhtangov Theater. Vivid roles went to the talented actor in the performances "Provocation", "Artaud and his double", "Berlioz".
The beginning of a film career
The actor Yevgeny Knyazev first came to the set in 1983. He starred in the episode of the melodrama "Late Love." The actor got his second film role only five years later, but it turned out to be the main one. In the drama Work on Errors, he played a young journalist named Andrei, who could not find a job in his specialty. In anticipation of a suitable vacancy, Andrey is temporarily placed in a school as a teacher of Russian language and literature. Suddenly, this work drags on the hero, he begins to take his duties seriously.
In the same year, Knyazev embodied the image of a key character in the film "Fantastic History". He got the role of the manufacturer of talking dolls. The life of narcissistic Johannes is turned upside down when he meets a mysterious stranger.
In the 90s, the actor Evgeny Knyazev starred a little. One can note the role of Count Razumovsky in the drama “Countess Sheremetev”, as well as the image of a school psychologist created in the series “Simple Truths”.
Filmography
Actively acting in film and television projects only in the new century began Evgeny Knyazev. Films and series with his participation came out one after another. Basically, the actor got the supporting roles, but his vivid characters were remembered by the audience. He tasted real fame in 2009, when the television project “Wolf Messing: Seen Through Time” was presented to the audience. The historical drama, as the name suggests, tells of the life path of the famous hypnotist, the image of which Knyazev embodied. The process of working on the series brought the actor great pleasure.
In which film and television projects can you see Yevgeny Knyazev? Films and series with his participation are listed below.
- “Make love.”
- "Swallow Swallow".
- "The fifth angel."
- "Dedication to Eve."
- Spy Games: Illegal.
- "At the Upper Maslovka."
- "The escape".
- "Star of the era."
- "Trotter".
- "The Nine Lives of Nestor Makhno."
- "Young and evil."
- "Vices and their fans."
- "Traveling with pets."
- "Trial column."
- "Out of nowhere with love, or Funky funeral."
- "The agony of fear."
- "December heat."
- Montecristo.
- "The new life of detective Gurov."
- "Photographer".
- "Spring soon".
- "Target".
- "Summer Indigo."
What else to see
The filmography of the actor indicates that in the last few years he has been shot mainly in long-playing television projects. “Once in Rostov”, “Passion for Chapay”, “Son of the Father of the Nations”, “Vangelia”, “House with Lilies”, “Orlova and Aleksandrov”, “Unforgettable”, “Funny Life” - Knyazev can be seen in all these series .
One of the latest achievements of Eugene is a key role in the comedy melodrama "Peace to your home!". In this film, he brilliantly played the unlucky Tevye - a milkman who dreams of successfully marrying his beautiful daughters. The hero is looking for profitable parties for them and does not even realize that the girls have their own plans.
Personal life
How is the personal life of Yevgeny Knyazev? A talented actor met his other half many years ago. His choice fell on Elena Dunaeva, an art historian by profession. The wife gave the star two daughters, Anastasia and Alexander. They did not follow in the footsteps of their famous father, did not connect their lives with cinema and theater.
Eugene often emphasizes in an interview that the family plays a major role in his life. It is in the company of his wife and daughters that the actor prefers to spend hours of leisure, loves traveling together.
Interesting fact
In 1982, Yevgeny Knyazev graduated from the Schukin School. In 1988, the actor became a teacher of this educational institution, and in 2003 he received the post of rector at all. Many doubted that he would be able to combine the leadership of the school with playing at the Vakhtangov Theater, filming in movies and TV shows. However, Eugene brilliantly coped with this task.