Biography: Mark Zakharov - Honorary Artist of Russia

Leading theatrical and film director of Russia, an amazing talent screenwriter and no less gifted actor, Mark Zakharov, whose biography is full of unusual events, is the true treasure of the country. After all, without him, the world would not have seen such masterpieces as "The Prisoner of the Castle of If," "The Land of Sannikov," "The Twelve Chairs," "The One of Munchausen," and many other works, to which he was involved as a director and screenwriter.

Biography: Mark Zakharov in his childhood

The future art worker was born in a family of teachers in Moscow on October 13, 1933. The childhood of Mark Anatolyevich was held in Moscow. The upbringing of the boy fell on his grandmother, since he often did not see his parents for a long time. His father was arrested in 1934 and sentenced to 3 years, and after being banned from appearing in Moscow, his mother left with her husband. In 1943, they returned to the capital, his father went to the front, and his mother worked for two.

As a teenager, Mark visited various drama groups, including the one whose teacher was his mother, who dreamed of becoming an actress all his life.

When in 1951, after graduating from school, the choice of profession arose, he began to consider three universities: the Military Engineering Academy, the MISI them. Kuibyshev and the Architectural Institute. He did not enter one of them. And then his mother had a dream that her son should be an actor, before that she always discouraged him from this idea. Mark Anatolyevich became a student of GITIS. So began his cinematic biography.

Mark Zakharov still remembers his teachers at the university, who contributed a lot to his development as an artist. Beginning with the second year he plays roles in the plays of the Moscow theaters. In 1955, the distribution falls in the Perm Drama Theater, where he worked for 3 years. At this time he begins to write poetry, draw cartoons and organize humorous evenings.

Biography: Mark Zakharov in the Theater and Cinematography

After returning to Moscow in 1959, he found a job in the theater. N.V. Gogol, then worked until 1964 in the Theater of Miniatures, staged performances with the director of the Student Theater of Moscow State University. And at this time he notices that it is not interesting for him to be an actor anymore, he is drawn to the pen and to the direction of the production process, which he did very well. So began his directorial biography.

Mark Zakharov since 1973 works as the chief director of the Moscow "Lenkom", and as a result of his leadership the theater has become one of the key institutions of Russian culture.

About his significant merits in cinematography is evidenced by his biography. Mark Zakharov is a successful director. The films he created: "Twelve Chairs", "Ordinary Miracle", "The One Munchausen", "Kill the Dragon" - are still loved by viewers all over Russia and far beyond its borders. Mark Zakharov did a lot for the Russian theater life and cinema in his entire life.

Biography: family

Zakharov's wife is Nina T. Lapshinova, daughter Sasha is an actress of Lenkoma. Till now Zakharov Mark Anatolevich - the active figure of culture of the country, though to it already 80 years. He is a multiple winner of numerous state prizes and awards, the author of publications and books on directing, the director, director and screenwriter of the Lenkom Theater.