Leo Milinder is the owner of a great actor's talent. Milinder Lev Maximovitch - father of Andrew Urgant and grandfather of Ivan Urgant

Today, few Russian citizens know the popular TV presenter Ivan Urgant. The programs with his participation, namely "Smak", "Evening Urgant", "Big Difference", millions of enthusiastic viewers watch with ecstasy. His talent is by no means an accident, because in his family Ivan is an artist in the third generation.

The parents of the famous showman Andrei Urgant and Valery Kiselev, as well as his grandfather Lev Milinder and grandmother Nina Urgant, were once the favorites of the public. His charisma and talent Ivan is entirely obligated to the above-mentioned relatives, who gave him the genes necessary for this. Let's talk about the well-known actor Lev Maximovich Milinder in the second half of the last century.

His whole life is theater

Milinder Lev Maxovich was born in the distant 1930 in the glorious city of St. Petersburg. In his native city, he graduated from the Theater Institute (1953), after which he actively sought success in the acting field.

All his life Lev Milinder worked in the theater. First, according to the distribution, he found himself in the Academic Drama Theater named after A.Kh. F. Volkov, where he worked until 1954. Starting this year, the place where Milinder was serving his working days, was the Academic Comedy Theater named after. Akimov in his beloved city of Leningrad (St. Petersburg).

Glory did not take long to wait

In just six years of hard work, Lev Milinder learned what it means to be a favorite of the public. His acting skills were noticed in the play "Shadow", directed by Nikolai Akimov himself .

Since 1948, a tradition has been celebrated to hold a big celebration in honor of every jubilee who works in the theater. These events were taken seriously, prepared in advance and they were shown the best numbers. Together with Alexei Savostyan and Leonid Leonidov, Lev Milinder for many years acted as the author of such festive "skits".

Work on TV

Lev Milinder, whose biography is densely imbued with theatrical art, has repeatedly appeared on TV screens. The first picture with his participation, which could be seen by viewers, was a television show "Colored Stories".

Then came the participation in nine more films, and another three actor voiced other people's roles. Particularly successful were his roles in the films "You Have One" (1993), "Winter Cherry 3" (1995) and "National Security Agent" (2001).

Not a very successful personal life

Milinder had a rare charisma and a subtle, intelligent sense of humor. In any company, he was in the spotlight, and especially attracted to women. The ability to beautifully joke and at the same time to adequately keep himself from Leo Milinder, his beloved grandson, witty and charming TV presenter Ivan Urgant.

Milinder was married five times in his life, but in the end he was left alone. He was too ambitious, but a noble man. At each divorce, Leo left all his possessions to his wife. His son Andrew in search of family happiness followed in the footsteps of his father: he was also married several times. But grandson Ivan after a short trial family life during his student years has been in a happy marriage with his constant companion classmate Natalia.

The marriage to which Ivan Urgant owes his appearance

Lev Milinder and Nina Urgant were married when they were students. Their marriage lasted only four years. After the birth of Andrei's son (father Ivan Urgant), they lived together for a year. After parting, almost did not communicate, but always spoke warmly of each other.

It is not known to the end why the Estonian name Urgant passed from Nina to her husband. There is a suggestion that at that time she was more popular than her husband, so the family chose a louder name.

Nina Urgant was a truly talented actress. During her life she managed to play more than 50 films. Many remember her secondary roles in the films "Tiger Tamer" and "Beware, Grandma!" And the main ones - in the tapes "Belorussky Railway Station" and "Mother and Stepmother".

Death and Eternal Memory

Lev Milinder died in 2005 on the International Women's Day. A talented actor, always full of all sorts of ideas, worked tirelessly to the end of his days. Even when his health began to leave him swiftly, he did not have time to heal-he devoted his whole life, without a trace, to art.

Modesty and kindness, charm and a subtle sense of humor made this man a favorite among his colleagues. Life gave Leo Maximovich many loyal friends who will remember him for many more years. Of the modern theater and cinema lovers, few, unfortunately, remember the talented actor Lev Milinder.

However, few people today will not remember the humor inherent in grandfather, the alertness of the mind and the charisma of TV presenter and actor Ivan Urgant. The son of Leo Maximovich, Andrew Urgant, also gained great recognition. Apparently, the genetic information in their family has great power.

Andrew Urgant - today known actor and TV host. In the list of programs in which he acted as a facilitator, there are: "Meetings with Mokhovaya", "Twelve" and "Egoist". His acting skills were appreciated by many people watching films "Window to Paris", "Voronin", "Obsessed" and "My Mad Family".

In memory of his colleagues, Leo Maksimovich Milinder remained a witty, kind and endlessly talented person, and for those who have ever contemplated his actor's reincarnation, he was remembered as a great master of his craft. And although Lev Mikhailovich himself is no longer alive, his talent lives in his son and grandson and, possibly, will spread to subsequent generations.