Biography of Evgeny Zharikov and interesting facts from life

One of the cult actors of Soviet cinema, all-Union favorite - Zharikov Eugene. Biography, personal life, his filmography is of interest to millions of fans today. In the article we will tell about the life and work of this actor.

Childhood and youth

Eugene is the sixth and the youngest child in a large family. He was born on February 26, 1941 in Moscow. Father - Ilya Melakhievich, born in 1911, writer. Mother - Anna Grigorievna, born in 1910, teacher of Russian language and literature.

The time was difficult, hungry, so the boy was sent to a village near Zagorsk (Moscow suburbs) to his grandfather and grandmother. Grandfather diligently taught the grandson prayers, forced to work from early childhood. At six years old the boy already knew how to chop wood, confidently went riding, stroking, soldering, sharpening. Possession of crafts and riding was very useful to him in the future, when he easily coped with the director's tasks in order to jump on a horse or depict a craftsman.

When his son grew up, his parents took him to Moscow and took up his education themselves. Intelligent people, they instilled in him a good taste, a love of reading and art. Mother and father were sure that the future biography of Evgeny Zharikov would be related to the technical profession. But he secretly from all submitted documents to VGIK and entered the course of S. Gerasimov and T. Makarova the first time .

The beginning of the creative path

In 1959, Evgeny Zharikov, whose biography is described in the article, became a first-year student of VGIK. He studied hard, with great desire. Already in the second year of study, a handsome, stately, cheerful and talented student drew the attention of director Julia Raizman, who invited him to appear in the socio-psychological drama "And if it's love." With the role of a novice actor Eugene Zharikov coped very well, his debut was warmly received by critics.

In 1962, director Andrei Tarkovsky offers Eugene one of the main roles in his film "Ivan Childhood". The artist justified the trust and brilliantly played Lieutenant Galtsev.

But the biography of Yevgeny Zharikov as the beloved actor of millions of Soviet citizens begins to be written in 1963, when he starred in the famous comedy of Henry Hovhannisyan "3 + 2" as diplomat Vadim. The film took the 4th place at the box office, it was watched by 35 million viewers! Such an incredible spectator success brought to the picture a wonderful game of wonderful actors - Natalia Kustinskaya and Natalya Fateeva, Andrei Mironov, Gennady Nilov and Eugene Zharikov. The hero of our article decades later admitted that he often thought of withdrawing the continuation of a picture in which the heroes would meet again.

Active Creative Life

After graduating from VGIK in 1964, the biography of Evgeny Zharikov, an artist by that time already very famous, made an unexpected turn. Soviet actor was invited to act in the GDR. Zhenya agreed and received the main role in the 62-episode tape "Russian for You".

He returned to his homeland in 2 years and immediately began to receive a lot of proposals from domestic filmmakers. The shooting schedule was very dense. In the period from 1966 to 2011, he starred in 60 films, including such well-known as "The Seller of Air" (1966), "The Snow Maiden" (1968), "Near These Windows" (1973), "Can not Be" (1975), The Long Road in the Dunes (1980), The Quiet Waters are Deep (1984), The Private Detective, or the Operation Kooperatsia (1989), Killing the Shakala (1991), The Gray Wolves ( 1993), Trotsky (1993), The Boulevard Novel (1994), The Young Peasant Woman (1995), Loving in Russian-2 (1996), Loving in Russian-3 (1999) , "Transit for the Devil" (1999), "The Perfect Couple" (2001), "Bless the Woman" (2003).

In addition to filming in the movies, the actor played in the Moscow theater actor-studio, engaged in dubbing (in his portfolio more than 200 works on duplicating foreign films).

Social activity

Evgeny Ilyich was actively engaged in social activities:

• 1988-2000 - President of the Guild of Russian Film Actors;
• Full Member of the Academy of Cinema "Nika";
• Secretary of the Cinematographic Union of Moscow;
• Secretary of the Cinematographic Union of Russia;
• The founder of the Charity Fund, which was engaged in charitable activities;
• Member of the International "Detective Club";
• Member of the executive committee of the FIA - International Federation of Actors;
• Organizer of the actor's festival "Constellation".

"Born of the Revolution"

Separate attention deserves a 10-episode film "Born by the Revolution" directed by Grigory Kohan. In this series, one of the first in Soviet cinema, the famous actor, the hero of our article, played the main role - policeman Nikolai Kondratiev. The role was difficult not only emotionally, but also because it took 60 years of life on the screen: the protagonist in the first series of 17 years, and in the last - 77. Eventually the hard work of the actor led to a heart attack.

The Soviet spectator received a wonderful film, and the creative biography of Evgeny Zharikov was supplemented by a star role. After the release of the film to the screen, the actor became incredibly popular. He was recognized on the streets, on tour in Chita, an enthusiastic crowd was shaking hands, and Zharikov's face was associated with the Soviet militia decades later.

In addition to the legendary popularity, the film "Born by the Revolution" became fatal for the actor. On the tests, he made an offer to Natalia Gvozdikova, then still an aspiring actress, whom he met on the set of the film "Near these windows."

Wife, mistress, children

The creative biography of Yevgeny Zharikov is impeccable, which can not be said about his personal life. In marriage with Natalia Gvozdikova he joined in 1974. They lived together soul in the soul for 31 years, raised the son of Fyodor, and suddenly, like a bolt from the blue, in 2001 journalist Tatyana Sekridova, born 1960. Publicly declares that since 1994 she has an affair with Zharikov. During the 7-year relationship, two children were born to the lovers: the son Sergei and the daughter Katya. To which the actor replied that he only loves his wife Natalia, and the connection with Sekridova was just an attraction of the flesh. Many considered such an answer unworthy and offensive to the one who became the mother of two children of Zharikov. Children because of their small age did not react to such a declaration of the pope. No comments about the fact that they are not the fruit of love, but only a mistake, as they grew older and understood the situation, they also did not give.

Natalya Gvozdikova generously forgave her husband, saved her family. It's sad that at the funeral of Zharikov the magnanimous Gvozdikova did not let the children from Sekridova, did not let them say goodbye to their father and take him to the last path. For the sins of their parents, innocent children pay ...

Concluding remarks

Actor Yevgeny Zharikov (years of life - 1941-2012) - one of the greatest actors of the era of Soviet cinema. His work is relevant to this day. Modern youth with pleasure watches the ideological series "Born by the Revolution" and laughs at the heroes of the comedy "Three Plus Two". His creativity was, I think, inexhaustible. If the cruel illness (oncology) had not carried him to the grave, Evgeny Zharikov, whose biography is described in the article, would continue to withdraw, share secrets of acting with young talents, perhaps would have claimed about himself as a director.