Actor Sergei Parshin: biography, filmography, personal life

Surely no one will dispute the fact that Sergei Parshin is one of the most talented actors of the theater and cinema of the Soviet and Russian epoch. He proved this with brilliantly played roles. The actor does not cease to demonstrate to the viewer that he can not only make fun of his hero, but also sympathize, experience with him. And such work is expensive.

Facts from biography

A native actor from Estonia. Sergey Parshin was born on May 28, 1952 in the settlement of Kohtla-Jarve. His father and mother were simple miners: they worked in shale mines. Baptized the future star of the theater and cinema father Alex, who later became Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.

Sergei Parshin began to show interest in high art since childhood. While still a schoolboy, he began to attend a drama club. Understanding his place in the acting profession for the future actor will come later, but while receiving a certificate, he decides to enter the Leningrad State Theater Institute. In 1973, Sergei Parshin, whose biography was very remarkable, graduated from high school.

Mentors of the actor

At that time he worked actively in the studio of Irina Meyerhold and Vasily Merkulov - it was their actor who considered his mentors who opened the "road to life" for him.

Sergey Parshin is grateful to them for the fact that the teachers were able to convey to the young talent the true tasks and laws to which creativity is subject. It was Merkulov and Meirhold who helped the student to play his first roles in productions: "Love, Jazz and Devil" (Grushes), "Valentine and Valentine" (M. Roshchin), "Tartuffe" (Moliere).

The theatrical debut was successful

In the Alexandrinsky Theater, in which the graduate of LGITMiKa was enrolled, there is a performance with his participation: "The Green Bird" (K. Gozzi). In it, he plays Truffaldino, and the role brings him the first success in acting. Critics, seeing this production, noted that the actor Parshin Sergey confidently owns the technique, is not devoid of a sense of humor and knows how to laugh at his hero.

However, not everyone knows that the actor's debut was to take place in another play - "Theatrical fantasies." As for genre, he was positioned as a jolly and sharp - for those times - plot.

One way or another, but the premiere did not take place because of the disagreement between the author of the play and the direction of the theater.

Works in the theater

Nevertheless, Sergey Parshin continued to sharpen his skills, turning into a plastic, temperamental and organic actor, who later could play cardinally diverse images. The Alexandrinsky Theater became his native. On his stage, he played many bright and memorable roles: Redkozubov (Untilovsk L. Leonova, 1978), Kudashev ("The Thirteenth Chairman" A. Abdullina, 1980), Banning Cook ("Rembrandt" D. Kedrina, 1977), Belan (Melody for the Peacock by O. Zagrevnika, 1983) and others.

A new round of creativity

Some time later, Sergei Parshin (actor) was in the creative search and did not take part in the performances. The lyceum returned to work in 1993. To the viewer, he again revealed the depth of his talent in the image of Platonov according to AP Chekhov (staged by Svetlana Milyaeva). Another memorable role of the actor is Gorodnichy in Valery Fokin's "Inspector".

She brought the actor even greater popularity: for her Parshin was awarded the State Prize and the Higher Theater Award of St. Petersburg "Golden Sofit." During many years of work at the "Alexandrinsky" he played over seventy different images.

Theatrical performances of today's day

Currently Sergey Parshin, whose photo is today decorated with posters not only in the capital but also in the provincial temples of Melpomene, continues to work actively. Especially notable is his image of a taxi driver in the production of "Izotov" (Andrei Moguchev). For this work, the actor was awarded the theater prize "Golden Sofit" in the nomination "Best supporting role".

It should be noted and his impeccably played the role of Ivan Voynitsky in the production of "Uncle Vanya", which was directed in 2009 by the director Shcherban. One of the theater critics said about the work of the actor: "This is one of the best roles of Sergei Ivanovich. It is difficult to recall a performance in which the image of Voynitsky was so touchingly and sympathetically demonstrated. The hero of Parshin, despite all the melancholy nature of his nature, has an appeal and inner strength, unlike other characters. "

Roles in the cinema

Sergei Parshin, whose filmography is difficult to calculate, became famous not only as an artist of the theater.

His talent was noticed by filmmakers. His first role is a musician in the movie "Clever Things", filmed in 1973. Widespread fame in the cinema brought him works in such famous films as "Mirror for the Hero", "Winter Cherry", "Strastnoy Boulevard", "Russia Young" and many others. Undoubtedly, the demanded film actor is Sergey Parshin. Films with his participation are well known to the modern spectator: the role of General Sen Remezov ("Albanian Alias 3, 4"), the forester of Adeksandr Kulbaba ("The Last Cordon Continuation"), Kim Tovstika ("Pure Test").

Work of TV host

Many remember Sergei Parshin as a TV presenter. He played for fifteen years a soldier Ivan Varezhkin in the children's show "Fairy Tale after a Tale." The actor remembers what a heap of letters he received from children who were so fond of "The Tale." And there were a huge number of them, not only from our country, but also from Czechoslovakia, Poland, Bulgaria. Unfortunately, the transfer was closed with the disintegration of the USSR.

Sergei Ivanovich also worked as a radio host in the Northern capital.

Master of dubbing

Parshin's sonorous timbre helped him to become a professional in the art of dubbing and voice acting of foreign films. He spoke for the evil Count Dracula and for the popular Hollywood actor Stephen Seagal. Few people know that Sergei Parshin voiced the heroes of Latin American melodramas, which were repeatedly demonstrated on Russian television screens.

Regalia

In his relations with his "colleagues in the shop", Sergei Ivanovich is courteous and tactful, trying to minimize the occurrence of conflict situations. For this his opinion enjoys great authority in the acting environment. For ten years now he heads the Alexandrinsky Charitable Foundation, and since 2008 he has been the head of the St. Petersburg branch of the Union of Russian Theater Workers. Nine years ago, at the initiative of the head of state, Parshin was awarded the Order of Honor.

Advertising

Of course, TV viewers have not seen the ad on a blue screen for the first month, in which the peasant praises one of the means for increasing male potency. His role is played by none other than Sergey Parshin. Many may have quite a logical question: "What is the need for a well-known actor to advertise a drug that is aimed at solving the problem of sexual impotence?" The answer to the banality is simple. Spouse Parshin fell ill with cancer, and the treatment required a lot of money, which the actor did not have. The work in the theater did not bring much profit. And one day one of Sergei Ivanovich's friends suggested that he shoot in advertising of the "male" drug in order to earn extra money. It is demonstrated to this day. The couple are no longer alive, and Parshin is invited to appear in another video, and the actor agreed to this.

"I'm not advertising cigarettes and not alcoholic beverages. I have a "male" part of the problem, so I can not talk about how effective the drug. Some of my friends said that this is really a tool number 1. In the West, famous actors are not averse to being shot in advertising, and, in the end, why is the drug for impotence to advertise disgracefully? "

At sports fans the video has already become a household word, and the phrase: "Well, what if suddenly?" Has already left for the people.

Personal life

His first wife graduated LGITMiKa in his native theatrical high school: they together learned the basics of the art of reincarnation. The future wife of Sergei Ivanovich worked as an art critic in the city's House of fashion models. Young actors were married in the fourth year, and the famous Soviet actor Vasily Merkuriev became a witness on the part of the groom. But after a while, family happiness was overshadowed by the news that Sergei Ivanovich's wife - Tatyana Astratieva - was ill with oncology. They urgently needed money for the operation. What did Sergei Parshin, whose personal life was under threat, to save his second half? As already mentioned above, he agreed to appear in the advertisement of Sialks, not seeing anything reprehensible in this. At that moment he did not care how to make money, the main thing was that his Tatiana recover.

Unfortunately, the actor failed to help his wife: in 2006 she passed away. In the marriage with her, the actor had two sons: Alexander and Ivan. The second went in the footsteps of his father and became an actor. The first refused this profession, although he played with his father in the film "June 22, exactly at four o'clock ...", filmed by Boris Galkin. Sergei Ivanovich's grandchildren have long lived abroad, but this does not prevent the actor from communicating with them.

Second wife

Undoubtedly, Sergei Parshin passed the hard tests in his personal life, the family for whom is the main value in this world. He found the strength to marry again, and his choice was the People's Artist Natalia Kutasova. With her, the actor starred in the film by Vladimir Shevelkov "Love under the supervision." According to the actor, he has a wonderful wife who knows how to store a home.

"You must respect the place where you work"

Today, the actor passes on his knowledge and experience to a young galaxy of actors. He likes to teach. He teaches his wards what he himself once taught. In particular, he instills in students love and respect for acting. Also, Sergei Ivanovich strives for every student to understand: with a theatrical costume you need to be treated as carefully as possible.

"After work, the actor, having come to the dressing room, should carefully hang the clothes on the hanger, and not scatter it throughout the room. I adhere to this rule for four decades, not only in the theater, but also in the cinema, "the artist emphasizes. Life at Sergei Ivanovich has long been established, today he does not chase money, as before, and is very legible about the roles that he is offered to play in the movies. The actor spends most of his time in St. Petersburg: he has a three-room apartment on Vasilievsky Island with a beautiful view of the Baltic Sea.