Biography: Anatoly Vasilyev. Life in theater and cinema

The actor, who played roles in more than 50 films, a loving husband, a good father and a happy grandfather - is Anatoly Vasilyev. Biography of the artist began to interest the audience for the most part after the release of the TV series on the four cheerful relatives called "Matchmakers." But the first success came to him much earlier, with the role in the film "Crew".

Biography: Anatoly Vasilyev

November 6, 1946 in Nizhny Tagil was born a boy, whom his parents called Anatoly. Little is known about the childhood of the future actor. With certainty, you can only say that he showed artistic skills early enough. In his youth he was an activist, he organized various concerts and youth parties and participated in them himself, played the guitar and sang songs of the legendary "Beatles".

After graduating from school, Anatoly Alexandrovich entered the technical school to teach mechanical engineering, but he realized in time that he had chosen the wrong path, and turned to his path. I took a ticket to the Moscow train and from the first time I entered the Moscow Art Theater School, which he graduated in 1969. So began his cinematic biography.

Anatoly Vasilyev: first roles on the stage

Satire's Theater became the first actor's dwelling, where he worked for 4 years. In 1974 he began to play in the theater of the Soviet Army. It was easy to notice and remember for a long time thanks to a beautiful male figure, deep voice and charisma. His acting career is full of diverse roles.

Anatoly Vasiliev first character played in the Mossovet Theater, where he was invited by the leader - Pavel Chomsky. In the cheerful French comedy "The School of Non-Payers" Anatoly Alexandrovich played a rogue and a scoundrel, and his work was pleased with both the leaders of the play and the audience. Since then, he is an indispensable actor in the comedic genre.

He played Peter Lamb in Brecht's play "Mother Courage and Her Children," Adamov in the play "Men on Weekends," Anthony Anderson in The Devil's Apprentice. Vasiliev was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of Russia for high achievements in the field of theatrical art.

Biography: Anatoly Vasiliev in the cinema

Film directors also drew attention to an interesting actor. His first role in the movie was Mikola Dymov (Bondarchuk Sergey's film "The Steppe") in 1977. Straightness, lack of spirituality and persistence of the hero Vasiliev were so pronounced that others criticized him for his role.

The real success was brought to the actor by the film "Crew", in which he starred in the role of suffering a soft, sensitive pilot Valentin Nenarokov. The stereotype was broken: rigidity and determination in such a male profession - not the main thing. Sympathy for the audience, the hero also caused his weakness in front of a bitch-wife, with whom he could not cope. After this picture, everyone has learned that the undoubtedly talented Anatoly Vasilyev is an actor.

His biography is rich in roles in such films: "Favorite woman of the mechanic Gavrilov" (played Slava), "General Shubnikov's Corps" (the main role is Shubnikov), "Lady Tango" (Fedor's role), "Adventure Company" (in the role of Commissioner Gard) , "Hope and support" (played by Fomin). And he also acted as the father of the main character in the film "Mikhail Lomonosov".

In the 1990s, Anatoly Vasiliev appeared in an unexpected incarnation, his hero became a vampire aristocrat in the film "Your fingers smell of incense."

Anatoly Vasilyev in "Matchmakers"

In all the beloved series, the actor played the role of Yura's grandfather. But in the fifth season on the telescreens, the audience has not seen it yet. According to one version, Anatoly left the set because of a conflict with Fedor Dobronravov (second grandfather). As he says himself, he wanted more seriousness and drama, he was tired of being a clown.