Vyacheslav Nevinny
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Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Nevinny was a popular Russia
n actor
titled a People's Artist of the USSR
in 1986. He worked in the Moscow Art Theatre
from 1959 until his death.
. After graduating in 1954 from high school Vyacheslav tried to join the school-studio of Moscow Arts Theater, but failed the examinations. After failure, he did not leave a dream to become an actor. Instead, he got employed in the Tula Theatre for Young Spectators as a supporting actor.
In 1955, Nevinny again takes an examination in the school-studio of Moscow Arts Theater. At this time the attempt was successful. After graduation in 1959 (Viktor Stanitsyn's course), Vyacheslav becomes an actor. He participated in many performances, such as:
In 1960, Nevinny made his debut in cinema as a policeman in the movie "The Probationary Period". After his first role, Nevinny played in several other movies, "The Chairman" (as young peasant) and "Ruslan and Ludmila" (as Farlaf).
Vyacheslav Nevinny also played in famous comedy "The Garage" and It Can't Be! (Ne mozhet byt!) (1975).
In 1984, Nevinny played the role of Sobakevich in "Dead Souls
". In the same year, he took part in the popular children sci-fi TV-series, called "Guests from the Future
" as Veselchak U (lit. Jolly Man U).
Yevgeni Gerasimov’s comedy ‘’Do Not Marry, Girls’’ (Ne khodite, devki, zamuzh) (1985), in which Nevinny played one of the leads, was very popular with the viewers, as well as his roles in Eldar Ryazanov
’s comedy ‘’Beware of the Car’’ (Beregis avtomobilya) (1966) and The Promised Land (Nebesa obetovannye) (1991). One of the last remarkable film roles by Vyacheslav Nevinny was the remake of the famous Italian film ‘’Cops and Robbers’’ (Politseiskiye i vory) (1997) by director Nikolai Dostal.
Lots of popular Russian animation characters speak with the voice of Vyacheslav Nevinny.
For many years Vyacheslav Nevinny suffered from diabetes, which was getting worse and worse. In 2003 he was taken to hospital and had to spend a whole year there.
In 2005, Vyacheslav underwent major surgery. Nevinny's left foot was amputated because of gangrene. In 2006, his second foot was amputated, as the illness progressed.
Vyacheslav Nevinny died at the age of 74 on 31 May 2009. President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev
expressed his condolences to relatives and friends of the actor. Vyacheslav was buried on 3 June 2009 in the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
of Moscow
.
Voice
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
titled a People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Nomenclature and significance :...
in 1986. He worked in the Moscow Art Theatre
Moscow Art Theatre
The Moscow Art Theatre is a theatre company in Moscow that the seminal Russian theatre practitioner Constantin Stanislavski, together with the playwright and director Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, founded in 1898. It was conceived as a venue for naturalistic theatre, in contrast to the melodramas...
from 1959 until his death.
Biography
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Nevinny was born on November 30, 1934 in TulaTula, Russia
Tula is an industrial city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russia. It is located south of Moscow, on the Upa River. Population: -History:...
. After graduating in 1954 from high school Vyacheslav tried to join the school-studio of Moscow Arts Theater, but failed the examinations. After failure, he did not leave a dream to become an actor. Instead, he got employed in the Tula Theatre for Young Spectators as a supporting actor.
In 1955, Nevinny again takes an examination in the school-studio of Moscow Arts Theater. At this time the attempt was successful. After graduation in 1959 (Viktor Stanitsyn's course), Vyacheslav becomes an actor. He participated in many performances, such as:
- The Government Inspector (as Khlestakov),
- Ivanov (as Borkin),
- The SeagullThe SeagullThe Seagull is the first of what are generally considered to be the four major plays by the Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov. The Seagull was written in 1895 and first produced in 1896...
(as Shamraev), - Uncle VanyaUncle VanyaUncle Vanya is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897 and received its Moscow première in 1899 in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski....
(as Telegin), - The Cherry OrchardThe Cherry OrchardThe Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play as a comedy and it does contain some elements of farce; however, Stanislavski insisted on...
(as Epikhodov), - Woe from WitWoe from WitWoe from Wit is Alexander Griboyedov's comedy in verse, satirizing the society of post-Napoleonic Moscow, or, as a high official in the play styled it, "a pasquinade on Moscow."The play, written in 1823 in the countryside and in Tiflis, was not passed by the censorship for the stage, and...
(as Famusov), etc.
In 1960, Nevinny made his debut in cinema as a policeman in the movie "The Probationary Period". After his first role, Nevinny played in several other movies, "The Chairman" (as young peasant) and "Ruslan and Ludmila" (as Farlaf).
Vyacheslav Nevinny also played in famous comedy "The Garage" and It Can't Be! (Ne mozhet byt!) (1975).
In 1984, Nevinny played the role of Sobakevich in "Dead Souls
Dead Souls (film)
Dead Souls is a 1984 Soviet television miniseries directed by Mikhail Shveytser, based on Nikolai Gogol's novel of the same name.-Cast:* Aleksandr Trofimov – Nikolai Gogol* Aleksandr Kalyagin – Chichikov* Yuri Bogatyryov – Manilov...
". In the same year, he took part in the popular children sci-fi TV-series, called "Guests from the Future
Guests from the Future
Guest from the Future is a five-part Soviet television miniseries, made at Gorky Film Studio, first aired in 1985. It is based on the novel One Hundred Years Ahead by Kir Bulychev....
" as Veselchak U (lit. Jolly Man U).
Yevgeni Gerasimov’s comedy ‘’Do Not Marry, Girls’’ (Ne khodite, devki, zamuzh) (1985), in which Nevinny played one of the leads, was very popular with the viewers, as well as his roles in Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov is a Soviet/Russian film director whose comedies, satirizing the daily life of the country, are very famous throughout the former Soviet Union....
’s comedy ‘’Beware of the Car’’ (Beregis avtomobilya) (1966) and The Promised Land (Nebesa obetovannye) (1991). One of the last remarkable film roles by Vyacheslav Nevinny was the remake of the famous Italian film ‘’Cops and Robbers’’ (Politseiskiye i vory) (1997) by director Nikolai Dostal.
Lots of popular Russian animation characters speak with the voice of Vyacheslav Nevinny.
For many years Vyacheslav Nevinny suffered from diabetes, which was getting worse and worse. In 2003 he was taken to hospital and had to spend a whole year there.
In 2005, Vyacheslav underwent major surgery. Nevinny's left foot was amputated because of gangrene. In 2006, his second foot was amputated, as the illness progressed.
Vyacheslav Nevinny died at the age of 74 on 31 May 2009. President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is the third President of the Russian Federation.Born to a family of academics, Medvedev graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1987. He defended his dissertation in 1990 and worked as a docent at his alma mater, now renamed to Saint...
expressed his condolences to relatives and friends of the actor. Vyacheslav was buried on 3 June 2009 in the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
The Troyekurovskoye Cemetery , sometimes called the Novo-Kuntsevskoye Cemetery , is a Russian cemetery. It is located next to the Moscow Highway Ring Road, in the former village of Troyekurovo, on the edge of western Moscow...
of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
Selected filmography
Actor- Thirty ThreeThirty Three (film)Thirty Three is a 1965 Soviet comedy film directed by Georgi Daneliya.-Plot:A rough factory worker of a distant rural town of Russia becomes a national celebrity, when it's discovered that his mouth bears 33 teeth...
(1965) - Beware of the Car (1966)
- Ruslan and Ludmila (1972)
- The Garage (1979)
- Old New YearOld New YearThe Old New Year Нова година) or the Orthodox New Year is an informal traditional Slavic Orthodox holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar...
(1980) - Dead SoulsDead Souls (film)Dead Souls is a 1984 Soviet television miniseries directed by Mikhail Shveytser, based on Nikolai Gogol's novel of the same name.-Cast:* Aleksandr Trofimov – Nikolai Gogol* Aleksandr Kalyagin – Chichikov* Yuri Bogatyryov – Manilov...
(1984) - Guests from the FutureGuests from the FutureGuest from the Future is a five-part Soviet television miniseries, made at Gorky Film Studio, first aired in 1985. It is based on the novel One Hundred Years Ahead by Kir Bulychev....
(1984)
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- Hedgehog in the FogHedgehog in the FogHedgehog in the Fog is a 1975 Soviet/Russian animated film directed by Yuriy Norshteyn, produced by the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow. The Russian script was written by Sergei Grigoryevich Kozlov, who also published a book under the same name...
(1975) - The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin (1986)
- The Kitten from the Lizyukov street (1988)