People's Artist of the USSR Vladimir Zeldin will soon turn 99 years old, and he is still full of energy - leads an active life, acts in films and plays in the theater. Many are surprised how in such years you can keep a clear mind, work. But Vladimir Mikhailovich does not drink, does not smoke, he always tried to play sports. Here is one of the facts that shows how vivid the biography of Zeldin is. Once, at an advanced age, at a film festival in Sochi, he swam in the sea when the water temperature barely reached 15 degrees. Even his younger colleagues did not dare to do this, and Vladimir Mikhailovich, like a real walrus, dived, swam, and then did exercises on the shore.
Childhood
Zeldin's biography begins in 1915, when on February 10 he was born in the city of Kozlov (in a new way Michurinsk). His mother worked as a teacher, and his father had a conservative musical education. The Zeldin family reigned in an atmosphere of art, they often played musical instruments, read books, talked about literature and poetry. All the sisters and brothers of Vladimir Mikhailovich owned some instrument - someone played the piano, someone on the cello, someone on the violin.
In 1924, the family moved to Moscow. When the boy was 14 years old, Zeldin’s biography is replenished with a sad fact - his father died, and after 3 years his mother. The paramilitary school helped the young man survive the tragedy. The boy studied diligently, went in for sports - he ran skiing, ice skating, played soccer, volleyball. All this helped him, even becoming an orphan, not to get into bad company, not to start smoking and drinking.
The biography of Zeldin Vladimir would not be complete without one significant event - in 1930 he took part in a military parade on Red Square. It seemed that the young man was simply destined to become a military man, but because of his vision problems, the medical board did not give him a ticket after school to the sailor, about which he dreamed. Thanks to this, the country gained a wonderful actor, who later became great.
Theater and film career
But then he still did not think of becoming an artist. Zeldin's biography of that time is not distinguished by extraordinary. He worked at the factory as an apprentice fitter. But the young man did not like this position. An outlet for him was performances in theatrical teams at factory celebrations. And fate went towards the creative soul of Vladimir. Once he saw an ad for admission to the school at the MGPSS Theater. Vladimir came to the exams, but, as he himself thought, did not pass the test. However, the young man was accepted and enrolled in a theater school.
So the young man first got to the theater, and then to the cinema. So the great artist Zeldin was born. His biography is an excellent film work. In 1941, director Ivan Pyryev took the young man to one of the main roles in the film "Pig and Shepherd." Vladimir Mikhailovich himself recalls that the shooting took place in the harsh atmosphere of the outbreak of war, had to be removed in between enemy raids.
In 1948, Vladimir Zeldin starred in The Legend of the Siberian Land, and the actor’s biography was replenished with another wonderful role. In 1975, Vladimir Mikhailovich was awarded the title "People's Artist". He starred in more than two dozen films and presented his fans with many wonderful theatrical works. His favorite actor is still in demand - he plays in the theater, attends film festivals and leads an active lifestyle.