Actor Menshikov: biography, filmography and personal life

Extremely musical, witty and energetic, Oleg Menshikov was first remembered by the Russian audience for his debut appearance in the Pokrovsky Gates film. After all the filmography of a talented artist - a list of works with a brilliant reincarnation of the actor. He plays only those roles that inspire him, so every work of Oleg is a delight for the public and colleagues. Actor Menshikov - a mystery to others, to understand the inner motives of his actions is difficult even for close people. Perhaps this is his genius.

Origins of talent

In the family of intellectuals, where mother is a neurologist and father is a military engineer, the future actor Menshikov was born in 1960 in Serpukhov. His biography tells of the early infatuation of a young boy with music. In five years, parents gave Oleg to a music school. A year later, like all children of his age, the boy went to secondary general education school. Oleg studied well, successfully combining the execution of homework on the main program with those that asked in the music school.

With age, the young man began to attract the operetta, and linked his future profession to this musical and theatrical genre. On the choice of Oleg Mama looked with mistrust. She wanted his son to be an engineer, and if he linked his life with art, he would choose the direction of a dramatic theater, but not an operetta.

Instruction for entrants

Improvisation and unpredictability are the character traits with which the actor Menshikov is endowed. In the 10th grade, Oleg found a typographical document on his rules for admission to university theaters on his desk. Who has put this fateful leadership - is unknown until now. But after reading the memo, the graduate of the secondary school Menshikov decided for himself that he would enter the theater school.

The Shchepkin Institute was the beginning of a long journey, in which the main character is actor Oleg Menshikov. The biography of the young man in his student years was characterized by carefree and cheerful pastime. In one of the interviews, Oleg Evgenievich admired the skill of the Shchepkin educators imperceptibly for the students themselves to teach them the subtleties of acting.

Manifesting talent

I entered the Menshikov Theater School on the first occasion, and was accepted to the course of the rector NN Afonin. From the first sessions the guy attracted the attention not only of teachers, but also classmates. Oleg skillfully reincarnated in images, reading the works of classics, beautifully sang and danced. The musical abilities of the young man singled it out among the other students of "Shchepki". The cabbages with his participation were distinguished by humor, musicality and improvisation.

Actor Menshikov, whose personal life and creativity are accompanied by brilliant moments, being a graduate of the theatrical institute, offered fellow students to single out the diploma performance with cancan. In the presence of the director of the Maly Theater, Mikhail Tsarev and all the people who were not indifferent to the theater, when the graduation course was bowed, the performance of the artists unexpectedly continued with a cancan. The author of the ending of the play - actor Menshikov - the next day was invited by M. Tsarev to work in the theater.

First works

Debuted Oleg E. in the movie in 1980. It was a military drama "I'm waiting and I hope." A year later he was invited to the film by N. Mikhalkov "Rodney" for an episodic role. The love of the domestic viewer Menshikov received after the release of the film "Pokrovsky Gate." The role of the female singer Kostya was played by the actor Oleg Menshikov. The personal life of the very same artist immediately excited the fans of his talent. A charming student at the Shchepkinsky School became the idol of many Soviet women.

Service in the theater

As mentioned earlier, after the successful completion of the graduation performance, the actor was invited to the Maly Theater. And although there were already three films for the artist, it was necessary to go on stage with episodic roles. This did not last long, a year later the guy was called into the ranks of the Soviet Army. From the soldiers' everyday life of Oleg Yevgenyevich Yury Yeryomin saved - the main director of the theater, in which the people of art passed alternative service.

He served military duty for four years. The same number of years the actor Menshikov played on the stage of the theater of the Soviet Army . Biography in the creative section in these years replenished with the productions: "Clock without the shooter", "Forest", "Idiot", "Private". After the army service, Sergeant Menshikov was invited to the troupe of the Theater. Ermolova.

Drama theater: from actor to artistic director

The main director of the theater. Ermolova in 1985, V. V. Fokin was appointed. Originally, his goal was to update and strengthen the existing troupe. He recruited a team of several generations of actors, among them was Menshikov, who stands out from the crowd of peers, an actor already known in narrow circles, but not yet a star as he became after the role in Caligula. The first production on the dramatic stage, in which Oleg played an episodic hero, was called "Speak." And in 1986, along with Tatyana Dogileva, he got the main role in the performance "Sports Scenes of 1981". The spectator instead of elegant and smart Oleg saw a stooped guy in shabby pants with a look, looking where he could rest.

After the success in the 1986 play, Fokine approved Menshikov for playing in the production of "The Second Year of Freedom". But Oleg's work in this play remained in the shadow in comparison with the role of Sergei Lukin in the "Sports Scenes of 1981".

The play on Nabokov's "Invitation to the Execution", in which Menshikov was entrusted to play Pierre, became for the actor fatal. He did not want to play this role, and then left the theater altogether, but for a certain period. In 2012, the actor Menshikov returned to his native penates, but already as an art director.

At the age of thirty, the artist was invited to play Caligula. It was a high time for Oleg Evgenievich. They spoke of him even abroad. A year later, he was already performing on the London stage, playing Yesenin in the production of "When She Danced."

Actor Oleg Menshikov: personal life

A modest wedding of a charming performer and a modest graduate of GITIS in 2005 stirred the public. At that time he was 43 years old, she was 22. Anastasia Chernova conquered an inveterate bachelor with her natural modesty and sincerity. Signature was the date and dating couple.

It was a concert of MM Zhvanetsky on St. Nicholas Day. Anastasia prepared a bouquet for the satirical writer, and Oleg, who was sitting on the next row, began to attract the girl's attention, tearing off the rose petals and eating them. And now for more than 10 years, the couple lives together.

Awards, filmography, interesting facts

The debut on the stage of the Moscow Soviet in the image of the many-faced Caligula brought Menshikov the first theatrical award - a prize and a diploma. Prior to this, the actor was awarded a silver medal in the film "Moonsund" in 1987.

In 1991, a foreign prize was awarded to Lawrence Olivier for the role of Yesenin in the performance "When She Danced". This foreign recognition is not the last award in the creative biography of the actor. In 2003 he received the French Order "Academic Palms" for his services in the field of art. In the same year, he was awarded the title of People's Artist. In 2010, the Order of Honor for the contribution to the development of cinematography was awarded to actor Oleg Menshikov.

His biography contains information about the numerous performances of the artist on the theatrical stage and the recognition of fans of the Melpomene Church, but one can not ignore the famous films with his participation. Actors in the films he has 33. The most successful are: "Burnt by the Sun", "Caucasian Prisoner", "The Barber of Siberia", "State Counselor", "Doctor Zhivago". Concludes (to date) the list of works in the movie the role of hockey coach A. V. Tarasov in the favorite movie "Legend No. 17".

Oleg Evgenievich has a namesake by name and by profession. This Vladimir Menshikov - an actor originally from Simferopol. True, his creative activity is not so demanded, and the roles in the movies are episodic.

In the Menshikov family there is a favorite animal. This is a dog named Nathan, although the original name for the pet was Shashlik.

Oleg Evgenievich in an interview said that his favorite dish (until he did not take part in the profession and could not buy all kinds of delicacies) were pasta with canned goods.

Menshikov introduced the fashion to wearing a hand watch on both hands simultaneously.