Dmitry Kuklachev - head and soloist of the Cat Theater

Dmitry Kuklachev (photo below) - the son of the legendary trainer of cats. He decided to follow in his father's footsteps and continue his work. In 2009 he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia. At the moment Dmitry is the leading actor and head of the Cat Theater. This article will describe his brief biography.

Childhood

Dmitry Kuklachev was born in Moscow in 1975. His legendary father did not even think that his son would continue the family business. After all, at the age of five, Dmitry was found to be allergic to cats. But even then the future artist had a desire to work in his father's theater. This became a significant help during the fight against the disease. By the age of twelve, with the help of Buteyko's breathing system, the boy was completely cured.

Learning

At the age of thirteen, Dmitry Kuklachev decided to enter a circus school. He did not say anything to his father and did not even advertise his name. As a result, the boy was accepted. Dmitry diligently studied, mastering a variety of tricks. In addition, he invented and developed his own. In his spare time, the young man helped his father in the theater. And then began to take part in the performances.

Carier start

Dmitry Kuklachev was received by the audience not as the son of a talented trainer, but as an independent theater actor. The young man managed to attract attention to his improbable improvisational abilities, charm and innate artistry.

In 1991, Dmitry went with the theater on tour to England. For his enchanting performance, the young man received the prize "Golden Cat" and was recognized as an actor of the year. The hero of this article was barely sixteen then.

Directing

At such a young age, Dmitry Kuklachev showed incredible curiosity. He constantly read, worked, watched other people's plays, movies and soon decided to try his hand at directing. To master the new profession, Kuklachev Jr. entered GITIS. To prepare the first performance, Dmitry took three years. Although he wrote the script himself in just one night. As a result, "My favorite cats" became the diploma project of Kuklachev. The commission put the new director on top score.

Further work

We can say that now Dmitry Kuklachev and the Cat Theater are synonyms. After all, the hero of this article not only directs this institution, but also is its leading actor. He significantly developed his father's business. Sometimes in performances Kuklachev involved more than seventy fluffy actors. Also Dmitry put two independent pieces - "Olympiad cat Boris" and "My favorite cats." Today he is preparing for release a new play called "Ice Fantasy".

Television and cinema

Dmitry Yurievich is busy not only with work in the theater. He is often invited to various television programs ("In the animal world", "Malakhov +", "While all the houses", etc.). Also, Kuklachev puts a trick with cats in commercials and movies. Few know that the role of the cat Behemoth in the painting "Master and Margarita" was performed by one of the actors of the theater Dmitry Yuryevich named Warter. And the director of the film, Vladimir Bortko himself came to Kuklachev and asked for a black cat for one of the scenes. Dmitry Yurievich did not have actors of this color because the work in the theater was on a dark background. But Kuklachev promised Bortko to find a fluffy artist for him. The difficulty was also in the fact that we needed not only black color, but also a certain breed - British-Siberian.

The search for Dmitry Yurievich lasted two months and was not crowned with success. And here Kuklachev came with a tour to Nizhnevartovsk. On the watch sat a black cat. At first the trainer passed by. Then it dawned on him - here he was, the poured Behemoth! Kuklachev returned to the foyer, but the cat was gone. Dmitry Yurievich asked for help from the local watchman Vasilich. Soon he found and brought the trainer of the future actor. The hippopotamus was well-nourished and could eat seven packets of food at a time. After the shooting, he became a full-fledged actor of the Cat Theater.

Current hobby

Recently Dmitry Kuklachev, whose biography is presented above, was carried away by the cinema. He shot two of his own paintings - "Only Cats" and "Theater of his Tale." Dmitry Yuryevich played the main roles himself. Also with the active participation of Kuklachev, four issues of the painting School of Kindness were filmed. All these films were released on DVD-discs and enjoyed by the audience is very popular. And Dmitry wrote a children's book "The Cat's Alphabet."