Andrew Urgant: biography, the creative path, personal life

The main character of the article is Andrei Urgant, whose biography is especially interesting in connection with his jubilee. November 28, 2016, the actor, director and showman turns 60 years old. He has no official ranks, but the inhabitants of the northern capital rightfully consider him one of the property of St. Petersburg.

Representative of the actor's dynasty

A native of Leningrad, he was up to 16 years old and had the surname Milinder. His father was a respected in professional circles actor of the Comedy Theater, who served on the stage for more than 50 years. The level of wit Leo Milinder formed legends. Mother - one of the most beloved actresses of her time, in whose asset more than 50 outstanding film stars, - Nina Urgant. Andrei Lvovich, whose biography was published in many St. Petersburg publications, took her name as more sonorous. In addition, parents soon after his birth divorced and his father did not take a special part in his upbringing. Their communication was restored already in adulthood.

Mother made several attempts to create a new family, having lived with choreographer Cyril Laskari the longest . Thanks to him, the boy grew up among the most brilliant artists of his time. In the house were like: Mikhail Baryshnikov and Andrei Mironov (half brother of Laskari), Yuri Nikulin and Arkady Raikin. This left no choice: Andrew Urgant, whose biography is related to the profession of an actor, entered LGITMiK.

Becoming

He got on the course of RS. Agamirzyan, who at that time headed the Drama Theater. V.F. Komissarzhevskaya. Together with him studied Andrey Krasko and Arkady Koval, friendship with which the actor will carry through all life. Valeria Kiseleva was also a classmate. She became the first civil wife of A. Urgant, from the marriage with which the eldest son Ivan was born (1978). At that time, the man was 21 years old. Becoming a young father, to create a full-fledged family, he could not, experiencing the process of becoming a profession.

Ruben Sergeyevich at the end of the institute took half the course to his theater. Was among the elected and Andrew Urgant. Biography seemed to be predetermined. But two years later, in 1979, a young rebel shaves his head and goes into the army, quarreling with the head of the theater. He will return to the "Baltic House". And after 7 years will go on a free voyage, because his element - it's humor, holding skits and TV shows.

Creative way

Actor began shooting in the movie back in the late 70's ("The Adventure of Prince Florizel"), but the real success came to him in the 90's. This is due to the films "Window to Paris", "Racket", "Prokhindiyada-2". He is great at comedic roles, although he himself lives in this period very difficult. In 1995, he enters the intensive care unit, being in a coma. It was a payment for a bohemian way of life and hard physical labor. To earn, he had to work at a construction site and work as a loader.

He continues to shoot today. Among the last of his works: "Voronin", "Love-carrot", "Mom-3". To surround the man-holiday - this is Andrew Urgant. The biography of the actor, thanks to sparkling jokes, ironic comments and interesting observations of people, continued on television. He works both in St. Petersburg and on the Central Channel. Was the leader of such rating programs, as: "Twelve", "Meetings on the Mokhovaya", "Thank God, you have come!".

Children

For a long time he heard how he is called the son of Nina Urgant, today more and more often the father of the star television presenter - Ivan Urgant. At first, he experienced a slight jealousy for the popularity of his son, then came pride in his talent and human qualities. He thinks that he took all the best from his parents. He really realized his paternity when Ivan was 13. Because of the difficulties in education, the mother sent the child to live with her father.

Andrew Urgant, a biography whose personal life is known through numerous interviews, interested the teenager with a computer, bought him "keys", a guitar, and in 16 helped to get a job in a prestigious nightclub. Today, they have excellent relations, although they are not seen so often, living in different cities: Ivan - in Moscow, and Andrei Lvovich - in Petersburg. From the marriage with the singer and actress Alyona Svintsova, A. Urgant has a daughter Masha, born in 1984. After the divorce, when the girl was 7 years old, her mother emigrated to Holland. Maria still lives abroad, brings up two children.

Andrei Urgant's wife

The biography of the actor is full of romantic stories. Only once he was in registered relationships, but never his marriage was not as long as with his last wife - Elena Romanova. The difference between them is almost 30 years. An avid theater-goer, the girl first met her idol at the play of his friend Andrei Krasko. She was a tenth-grader and just ventured to take her autograph. Then they collided on the set of "Big wash". Between them a dialogue arose, and the actor invited her to the Comedy Theater, where at that time he was playing. And even gave the phone.

Happy was the third meeting. Elena graduated from the Institute of Culture, and he conducted a master class in the last year. He was surprised by the transformation of the girl, and he began courting a young fan. She moved to him at Liteiny and became its director, skillfully building relationships with employers. Everyone notes that Urgant is younger, stopped drinking and almost does not smoke. This is followed by a caring eye young wife. The environment of the actor believes in the love of the couple, because the husband always has something to make the wife laugh.