Alyosha Fomkin: an actor with a tragic fate

Today, the name of this actor is unlikely to be remembered from among school youth. But three decades ago almost every teenager knew him. It can be safely said that Alyosha Fomkin became famous and became famous throughout the country thanks to one brilliantly played role. It was he who played the schoolboy Kolya Gerasimov in the adventure-fiction film "Guest from the Future", directed by Pavel Arsenov in 1984. In fact, Alyosha Fomkin after this film was to become a popular actor. But to take place in this profession, he could not ...

Years of Childhood

Alyosha Fomkin was born on August 30, 1966 in an ordinary family (birthplace - the city of Moscow). He went to a regular school, and interest in amateur artistry he woke up in early childhood. Being a first-grader, Alyosha Fomkin attended theater groups.

Once he took part in the contest of reciters and won a prize in it. After some time, the "promising" boy was invited to screen the film "Scarecrow", which was directed by Rolan Bykov in 1983. But, despite the fact that for Alexei they were unsuccessful, fate still gave him a brilliant chance to start an acting career.

Yeralash

As already stressed, the creative biography of Alyosha Fomkin is tragic, and in this sense it is similar to the biographies of many talented litsedeyev the past. He had to go through and fire, and water, and copper pipes. However, copper pipes in this list should have been put on the first place. Glory and fame suddenly turned the boy's head around. A springboard to them was a humorous newsreel "Yeralash". Let and unsuccessful, but shooting in the "Scarecrow" was still seen.

The release, entitled "Auction", where Fomkin masterfully sold his test work for the score "5", became for the young actor the first victory in the movie. Being already a well-known actor, Alexei will once again be removed in "Yeralash" - the release will be called "Spying badly."

"Guest from the future"

And after participating in a humorous newsreel for Fomkina, the finest hour will break through. Director Pavel Arsenov, after watching the issue of "Yeralash", in which a talented boy starred, will offer that one of the main roles in the science fiction "Guest from the future." Well, who will refuse such an offer? And painstaking work began on the set, which lasted almost three years. Most of the episodes were filmed in Moscow, although I had to go to Gagry. In general, there was not enough time to rest for Alexei, he managed to work in "Yeralash" between the shootings in "Guest from the future". The film about the girl Alice had a tremendous success with the young spectator. A large army of fans of the movie was flooded with letters from the director. Natasha Guseva (the performer of the role of Alisa) and Alyosha Fomkin (the performer of the role of Kolya Gerasimov) became famous throughout the country. It seemed that success in the acting profession was already guaranteed to them.

But the paradox lies in the fact that neither Natasha, nor Alyosha have reached a high altitude in the field of acting. Yes, Fomkin will withdraw in the movie, but the role in the film "The Occasion" will be second plan, and for the viewer it will go unnoticed.

What's next?

In 1986, a novice actor will become a graduate of the school. It is not difficult to guess that due to work in the film Alyosha Fomkin, a photo of which every second teenager knew, practically did not give time to study. As a result, he received a certificate in which it was written in black and white that he "listened" to 10 classes.

After some time, the young man will be invited to participate in the filming of the film "In His Land" (1987). Alexey will respond to the proposal of the director Igor Apasyan. But again he gets a secondary role. And again the viewer leaves it without special attention.

Creative Crisis

After filming Apasyan directors were in no hurry to provide the work of a young actor. Alexei fell into a depression: he could not accept that he became useless to anyone on the set. But he managed to muster his will into a fist and distract himself from gloomy thoughts. Fomkin decides to join the ranks of the Soviet Army. It is sent to Irkutsk. But even there, experiencing all the hardships of the army service, he does not stop studying in amateur art.

After the demobilization, Alexei will come to work in the Gorky Moscow Art Theater. He was accepted into the troupe, but the young man often ignored the rules of labor discipline. A few months later, Fomkin was fired from the theater for systematic absenteeism.

"Lost myself"

Again, because of the lack of demand in the acting profession, a young man began to overcome depression. He changed jobs in the Melpomene temple to the work of a painter. But in this capacity, Alexei did not work long. Gradually, he became addicted to drugs and eventually lost himself completely. The young man decided to start life from scratch and go to some provincial and sparsely populated area.

New life

So Alexei was in the Vladimir region. He settled in a small village of Bezvodnoye, where he then liked to come every summer. The actor lived alone. There were no special conditions for comfort: the nearest store was in a neighboring village. After some time Fomkin got a job as a miller. Unsettlement in life gradually came to naught.

Tragedy

One day friends invited Alexei to a party in Vladimir, where he met a girl named Elena. After some time, the actor moves to the regional center and marries Lena. The newlyweds began to live in the apartment of the spouse.

In 1996, on the eve of the Day of the Soviet Army, Alexei and his wife were invited by friends to celebrate such an important event. At night, suddenly a fire broke out. All were able to escape, but not Alesha Fomkin. The cause of death is carbon monoxide poisoning. When the apartment burned, he was sleeping peacefully. Such is the fate of Alyosha Fomkin.