Arnold Voslu: charming scoundrel

If they asked him what he could do in Hollywood, he would, without hesitation for a minute, reply that he could improve the image of the villain with a jeweler. He could not have dreamed of such a role as Imhotep. The film "Mummy" had a grandiose success, which changed his life instantly and forever. He calls himself a misfortune in catastrophe films. So, Arnold Voslu - hellish fire of cinema with a sweet smile.

No life outside the scene

June 16, 1962 in the family of theatrical actors in Pretoria, a baby was born, who was called Arnold. His parents were John Voslu and Joanna Petronella. In their family there is another child - Arnold Nadia's sister. Because of the special work of parents, the family quite often moved from one city to another.

The boy studied in the most ordinary school and was the same as the rest of the guys. But Arnold Voslu Showed remarkable talent As an actor dramatic. This could be seen in the boy's childhood, when he actively participated in any school productions.

A villain or a romantic hero?

After the army service Voslu graduated from acting courses in his native Pretoria. A little later he became one of the members of the troupe of the State Theater of South Africa. If, then, someone had told him, the actor who appeared on the theatrical stage in the role of a romantic character, that in the future he would become an unbeatable hero of horror and militants, he would never have believed it. Arnold Voslu would have thought that they were laughing at him.

Nevertheless, on that segment of his life he played a lot in Shakespeare's plays. For the role of Don Juan, he was even awarded three times national prizes Dalro. This award confirms significant achievements in the field of art and literature of South Africa.

"Attention! Camera! Motor!"

His film career began all the same successfully. Perhaps it was not only the talent and excellent diligence of the actor that served him, but also that he had the reputation of a serious and intelligent person. In the homeland, all the films, in which he was shot, were loved by spectators of different ages, and critics were rather favorably disposed towards him.

Periodically, in South Africa, American film groups visited, in order to shoot unusual adventures in such an unusual and beautiful exotic. For the films they needed local youth, who possessed a bit of artistic talent. Arnold Voslu, movies Which is now very popular, fit perfectly well. So, almost without leaving his native country, he managed to make useful acquaintances. And at the very beginning of the nineties, Voslu was invited to work in the United States Theater.

After Arnold Voslu became a citizen of America, he began to quietly act in films. At first he was offered small roles, with which he successfully coped. The first was the character Guevar in the historical drama "1492: Conquest of Paradise." In Russia this film is not well known, but Voslu shared a set with Sigourney Weaver and Gerard Depardieu, which added to his experience.

So began his career Arnold Voslu. Biography of him in those years replenished with the militant "A difficult target." The actor got the role of the "right hand" antagonist of the protagonist. Perhaps, due to the fact that the character was quite bloodthirsty, for Voslu a "villainous" role was fixed. A little later there were "The Conquest of Paradise" and "The Diaries of the Red Shoe 2".

The role of Imhotep is a business card in the world of big cinema

Nearer and nearer was 1999 year. The year in which Arnold Voslu, whose films are still loved by millions of television viewers, literally woke up not just famous. He became a world-class star. This year, the screenshots of the first part of the trilogy "Mummy". The unpretentious, at first glance, history has become overnight a world-wide masterpiece. The plot is simple. Somewhere in the Egyptian desert, a few daredevils are looking for the treasures of the pharaoh, on which lies a terrible curse. Not far from the treasure lies the mummy of a priest executed by the most terrible Egyptian execution for killing a pharaoh. Ancient Egyptian priest Imhotep and concubine of Pharaoh Angsunamun fell in love with each other, which in no way should have happened. When the ruler of Egypt learned of their connection, the priest killed him. To save her beloved, the concubine sacrificed her life, confident that Imhotep would resurrect her. But nothing happened: at the very last moment, the servants of Pharaoh seized him. The priests were sentenced to Houmdai - this execution has never been used, it is so terrible. His tongue was cut off and the living one was closed in a sarcophagus, releasing scarabs there. In making their excavations, the gold diggers broke the peace that reigned in the tomb for many centuries. And the mummy rose to take revenge and immerse the world in the realm of nightmares.

One of the best decisions of the creators of the painting was to invite to the role of the enamored and risen priest of Arnold Voslu. Later it was said that this film became his business card. By the way, in order to correspond to that era, the actor had to shave his body twice a day. Many viewers later said that this film sparked interest in them in Ancient Egypt, despite the fact that the creators of the picture were made some mistakes in the field of Egyptology (for example, the cat was never a guard in the world of the dead, the soul was accompanied by the god-jackal Anubis) .

Arnold Voslu was great in this role. The personal life of the actor was more successful than his screen character. The first time he married Nancy Mulford, with whom he lived for three years. But a divorce followed. The second time he entered into a marriage union only seven years later. In 1998 his wife became Sylvia Ahi.