Alexander Baluyev: biography, filmography, best films with his participation and personal life

One of the first Russian actors, who became an interesting Western director and starred in many Hollywood films, is Alexander Baluyev. The filmography of the artist impresses everyone. He loves his work and is ready to please viewers for a long time.

Baluev Alexander. Biography

The actor was born on December 6, 1958. Alexander Baluyev, whose family was not rich, grew up a happy child. His father was a regular military man. The artist's childhood took place in the old Moscow courtyards of the central part of the capital. The Baluyev family had an apartment on the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment, and then moved to Smolenka.

Sasha's father insisted, from his earliest childhood, that his son follow in his footsteps and become a soldier. The actor himself, recalling this, says that the relationship with his father has always been difficult. In spite of his parents' instructions, Sasha built his plans for the future in quite a different way, not associating them with military service at all. He liked ice hockey from childhood, and it was with this game that he dreamed of tying his life. He wanted to become a real great athlete. To instill love for art Baluev was helped by his mother. She repeatedly from an early age took him to the theater, to the ballet and to the opera. Sasha, being already a teenager, firmly decided to become an artist.

Alexander Baluyev. Filmography

If you believe the words of the artist himself, after graduation he was simply invisible to filmmakers for nine years. But, despite this, the very first roles of Alexander in the cinema were the main ones. Already in 1984, Yanovsky's film "Egorka" appeared on the screens, and five years later the premiere of the film "Kerosene's wife", directed by Kaydanovsky, was held. It was he who became the godfather for Baluyev in the world of big cinema.

Already since 1989, Alexander has become a popular actor, who was called in a variety of film projects more often. During this period, the world saw the picture "Muslim" by director Khotinenko, after - "Mu-mu" from Gromov and "The crisis of middle age" (directed by Sukachev).

"Mu-Mu" is a film that was released in 1998. Sam Alexander Baluyev noted the premiere of this tape as a significant event in his life because of the unusual character of the hero. The actor himself says that silence on the screen is a great happiness, and if such silence is still able to say something to the viewer, then this is the peak of bliss.

Despite the fact that the domestic director's caste already appreciated Baluev as a talented actor, the real fame covered the actor with his wave when it was first shot in Hollywood. Especially after the release of films such as "Collision with the Abyss" and "Peacemaker".

Theater

After graduation at school, the very young Alexander Baluyev failed during his admission to the Shchukin school. Not wanting to part with the movie, the whole year he worked as an assistant to the illuminator on the famous "Mosfilm". After such work, Alexander had a chance to become a student at the Moscow Art Theater School, where he successfully completed his studies.

After graduating from the school, several theaters offered Alexander a job, but his choice fell on the famous Soviet Army Theater, as the young artist was to serve in the troops. Baluyev's career in the theater began with performances such as "The Clock Without Arrows" and "The Lady with the Camellias."

1987 in the theatrical life of the artist was marked by the transition to the theater. Yermolova, where, under the leadership of Valery Fokin, Alexander played major roles in such performances as "The Second Year of Freedom", "Caligula" and "Snow Near the Prison." But the desire of the artist not to remain tied to one place or to one director led to the fact that in the late 80's he left this theater.

Awards

Such a famous actor, recognized throughout the world, of course, is the owner of many prizes and awards, which, in turn, are proof of the great talent and recognition of the artist.

In 1990 Alexander Baluyev became the owner of the award for the best male role, which he played in the film "The wife of a kerosene". The prize went to the artist during the festival of young cinematographers within the Mosfilm studio. The award is of special value to Alexander, because it was the first major achievement in the life of the actor.

Five years later Baluyev again won the award in the same nomination, only at an event of a completely different level. The prize actor Alexander Baluyev received for his role in the film "The Muslim" at the festival "Kinotavr". In the same year, 1995, he became the owner of the "Nika" award, given to him for the role in the same picture, only in the category "Best supporting role".

The next 8 years of work also did not go to waste: in 2003 in Yalta the actor was awarded a prize at the contest "Together".

2005 was marked for Baluyev with a prize for the best male role in the frame of the picture "Order", received in Vienna at the International Film Festival.

In 2006, Alexander Baluyev received the Federal Security Service Award for Best Acting in the film "The Fall of the Empire".

In 2007, the actor received a prize called "Golden Apple". Baluev received it at the festival "Kino-Yalta" for the best male role in the film "Indy."

Wife and daughter

"I'm single-minded," Alexander Baluyev says of himself. The personal life of the actor is very interesting to his fans, but his feelings he is not accustomed to put on public display. With his wife Maria, Alexander met during a vacation in the resort, where she rested with children: her son and daughter. The woman was still married, but, as Alexander himself admitted, the presence of her children and her husband did not bother him at all. He fell in love with her at once and for life, so that such little things simply could not matter.

For a long time, lovers lived, that is called in two countries. And only after they legalized their relationship, Alexander was able to persuade his wife to get over to him and settle down to live in a cozy house, which he built specifically for his family.

But no matter how Baluyev tried, his wife could not finally fall in love with Russia. Maria often went to her homeland. The actor's wife so completely failed to get used to the way of life of Russians.

During the life together, the spouses of Alexander and Mary had a daughter, whom the father called the double name Maria-Anna. Now the baby is 10 years old. Her father simply does not like the soul.

Acting career of Alexander Baluev was always incomprehensible to his wife and terribly did not like her. She never managed to love Russian bohemia, and her husband's constant touring trips kept her in suspense.

At the age of 55, the actor once again became a bachelor. Baluev Alexander divorced his wife. After parting, Maria went to Warsaw, taking her daughter with her. Alexander Baluyev (photo with his wife is presented below) was hard at the break.

Interesting

Alexander Baluyev is often taken for the role of the military, in films he necessarily presents himself with weapons. The actor himself in ordinary life absolutely does not show even the slightest interest in any of the weapons. Acquaintance with the military equipment, which everyone sees in the hands of the heroes played by the actor, occurs directly on the set. And exactly in the measure that is necessary in order to qualitatively shoot the desired material. The rest of the actor just does not care.

Also, the fact of love of sport, with which Baluyev Alexander wanted to tie his life, is not without attention (the biography of the actor mentions it).

Another interesting fact from the life of the actor: he is often not recognized on the streets by fans. Alexander himself notes that he often hears requests for autograph from drunken people.

Work Abroad

In 1997, Baluyev unexpectedly conquered the Hollywood stage for all. The director, whose name is Mimi Leder, surprisingly colleagues and ordinary people, has an amazing talent for making films that can be called masculine. Relying on their pressure and reigning in the frame of energy, Mimi invited Baluyeva to become a participant in several of his paintings. The first was the film "Peacemaker", where the actor was lucky to play along with such famous personalities as Nicole Kidman and George Clooney. And after this picture the director again called Alexander to act in a film-catastrophe called "Collision with the abyss".

Both Hollywood films with Baluyev's participation were a huge success. In "Peacemaker" he got the role of a Soviet general who decided to sell terrorists a nuclear warhead. And in "Collision with the Abyss" - a picture that collected 300 million in the film distribution - he appeared before the audience as an astronaut from Russia.

Peak of popularity

Starting from the moment when Hollywood paintings with Alexander's participation came on the screen, his career reached its peak. True, after the performance of these roles, the image of Baluyev began acting on all directors of America in a monotonous way. The roles that were offered to him were too much. Alexander in connection with his brutal appearance is very much the role of the military, although the actor himself is insanely far from this subject. Hollywood directors preferred to give Baluyev the role of negative characters - Russian officers with bad intentions.

After the actor gained fame and popularity in Hollywood, he decided to abandon the continuation of his acting career in foreign films. As the actor himself claims, he does not like that in Hollywood he is seen only in one role, while in Russia he remains a versatile actor. Baluyev compares himself with the cardboard template for American filmmakers, claiming that in his homeland he conducts creative activity. Baluyev decided to abandon the secondary roles in Hollywood cinema, in order to continue to play major roles in Russian cinema.

Hobbies and hobbies

In order to get a role in "The Best 3D Film" Alexander had to learn to knit. According to the scenario, his hero - the leader of the gang engaged in video-piracy, is simply inseparable with a skein of threads and knitting needles. These are the costs of the profession, and Alexander had to give up everything he could to learn to knit. It is rumored that the actor was so keen on this activity that he promised not to stop at what has been achieved, and after the filming of the film to continue improving his skills in this field. If you understand, knitting is a hobby and some Hollywood stars, such as George Clooney and Russell Crow.

In addition to knitting, Baluyev is also not indifferent to such an occupation as washing dishes, which the public is reckoned with as a purely female affair. The actor himself admits that this is a woman's occupation, although a huge number of housewives hate to do it. The queen of the detective genre Agatha Christie was so disliked by this occupation that, it is said, she invented the most eerie and bloody stories just when she was standing by the sink full of dirty dishes. And for Baluev this occupation is some sort of occupational therapy. Alexander says that washing dishes can calm him, especially when he is under stress.

Premieres of 2014 with the participation of Alexander Baluev

In 2014, the actor will premiere the following films: "Two Women" (directed by Vera Glagoleva), "All Can Kings" (directed by Olga Muzaleva) and "Photographer" (directed by Waldemar Ksistek). All these works deserve special attention. In the painting "Two Women" Alexander plays the husband of the main character. The genre of the film is psychological, as well as historical drama. Actors in it reveal the essence of the relationship between people on the basis of feelings experienced.

In the series "Everyone Can Kings" Baluyev plays King Arthur. This work shows the behavior of people at different times.

In the film "Photographer" Alexander plays the role of a major of the militia. It's a detective. The main characters are looking for a serial killer. For Baluev, the year 2014 is very fruitful. According to the actor, he plans to withdraw.