Actor Alexander Pyatkov: Biography and Creativity

Alexander Pyatkov is a famous Russian actor. His career began in the Soviet Union and to date has played more than a hundred roles. Alexander Alexandrovich's visit card for many years was not even the main role, but the image of Sandman - the hero from "There, on unknown paths," where the actor uttered only one sentence: "Shake me?" About his life, achievements and the most impressive roles we will tell in this article.

Love for the stage

The actor was born in Moscow in 1950, July 31. From a young age, Alexander Pyatkov adored the theater, cinema and everything related to them. Once, as a teenager, he asked his mother to help him get a job in the theater. I did not want much, only to be closer to the beautiful. And he was taken, the guy became a stage installer.

Somehow, being at work, the young man was greatly dreaming and missed the call from the intermission. At that moment, the curtain opened, and he saw with horror that dozens of spectators' eyes were watching him. The guy was astounded by the current, and he overcame the scene in three huge leaps, was outside of it. Behind the action from behind the scenes was the legendary Maya Plisetskaya. She approached the frightened and confused boy and, in order to calm him a bit, said that he was extraordinarily talented. From that moment, Alexander Pyatkov realized that his fate would be connected with creativity.

First experience

When the young man was sixteen years old, he decided to test himself and went to the "general public" that he was making a tour of the Volga by boat. With him, the guy did not have any things, no money. He, cunningly hitting the ship, began to entertain people by playing the accordion and singing. Thus, Alexander Alexandrovich first earned on his talent.

At the age of seventeen, the guy got to the real stage, he was invited to take part in the extras of the production of the Satire Theater. A year later, the future actor was able to enter the Schepkin School, after which in 1972 he became a full member of the troupe of the same theater.

Most prominent roles in the theater, Alexander Alexandrovich played in the productions of "Broadway ... Broadway ...", "The shackles on the backstreet," "Russian spy."

Alexander Pyatkov: movies

The debut in the movie took place in 1974, and it was a fairy-tale musical. Alexander Pyatkov embodied the image of Mitrofanushka from "Adventures in a city that does not exist." In the same year, the young man was invited to take part in the filming of the television show "Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro."

In 1975, Russia and Japan filmed the joint adventure story "Dersu Uzala", and in it Alexander Alexandrovich starred in the role of Olentiev. The following year, Soviet TV viewers could watch five films at once, in which the hero of our article participated. Among them, three were especially remembered: "The Tale of how Tsar Peter therap married," "12 chairs" and "Two Captains."

Directors were very fond of Alexander Pyatkov - an actor who easily got used to any role, he could do any role. He could play a villain, a benefactor, a dramatic satirical hero. All the roles, for which Alexander Alexandrovich undertook, turned out to be excellent, memorable. It happened that in a year there were up to eight films with his participation. He could simultaneously act in different republics of the USSR, everywhere he managed, he could do everything. We offer to celebrate the most famous films with his participation:

• "Moscow does not believe in tears";
• "Cruel romance";
• "We are from jazz";
• "Station for two";
• "The Princess of the Circus";
• "Over the far end of the earth";
• "Ermak";
• "At the corner of the Patriarchs";
• "34th speedy";
• "Shocker";
• "Dead Souls";
• "The Secret of the Blackbirds".

Of course, this is only a small fraction of what Alexander Alexandrovich was able to present to the audience. He has many memorable roles on his account. Not all of them are main, but each is special and memorable for the audience.

Alexander Pyatkov: personal life

About the actor's family little is known, he does not spread too much about his offscreen life. It is known only that his wife's name is Lyudmila and the family has two adult children - a daughter and a son who are also engaged in creativity. Friends of the artist a lot. Alexander Pyatkov is a joker and merry fellow who can become the soul of any company. He likes to tell various stories from his life, some of them are fiction, as he himself later admits. During his narration, this is not understandable, since the actor has an incredible talent to bewitch the audience.

In addition to playing in the theater and filming in the cinema, Alexander Alexandrovich performs with romances on the stage. The actor created the foundation "Ilya Muromets", which is engaged in creating fairy tales and films for children, which reflect the true culture and customs of Russia. He also regularly takes part in charity events and concerts.