Masks Alexander Shirvindt Bashny.Net

July 19 actor, writer, teacher, director and director of Theater of Satire Alexander Schirvindt celebrates birthday. In the minds of millions of viewers this artist associated with Don Juan, sparkling wit in. One has only to pronounce his name as a clear idea of ​​imposing man with a velvety baritone, ironic with some shade phlegmatic. But this is only at first glance. It is no coincidence in theatrical circles Shirvindt dubbed mask. About incarnations on stage and in life, read on.

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Alexander Shirvindt was born to a violinist of the Bolshoi Theatre and the Moscow Art Theater actress. In their house frequented by famous actors and musicians of the mid-twentieth century: Rostislav Plyatt, Rina Green, Leonid Utesov ... From an early age, Alexander dreamed of theater and wanted to become an actor. However, parents are not to keep him in his endeavors, but tried to switch his attention to the music. Whenever Shirvindt- senior appearances with violin and begged his son to do scales, Sasha ran to the "lessons".
Another stumbling block on the path to become the name of Melpomene. "Where do you go to the artists of that name, who is reprimanded?" - Says Alexander. But he still took a chance and the first time he entered the Shchukin Theater School name. However, because of the name it still hurt. He was expelled from the institute in the 53 th, when there were mass arrests in the "case of doctors" and his relatives on the father's were. However, nothing happened, and Alexander restored. But one time he still had to "change" name. In 1956 he was invited to lead the program "Moscow from the point of view ...". Together with actress Nekrasova Alexander had led the audience in the capital. "With a name like that - it is a utopia," - said the fateful words of the director. So Shirvindt briefly became Vetrov, borrowing the name of friends who have disappeared during the arrest of their relatives.



Origin of the name toponymic - from the name of the town in the Vilna province Širvinta (by the way, it is known that his grandfather Alexander - Gustav (Gedaliah) Moiseevich Shirvindt - a native of Vilna). Also, the actor found out that in the Baltics was a city that the Germans destroyed during the Second World War. This city Alexander A. wrote a book «SHIRWINDT, razed to the ground."



When Shirvindt was in school, his name is always distorted. Even in the charters that pioneer Shura Shirvindt received for achievements in social work, it was sometimes written "Shervenuto", "Shervant" and even "Serval". Maybe that's why so successfully Alexander comedic roles.

From skits to the stage

School initiative was also manifested in his student years, and a lot of work on the stage. In 1956 Shirvindt took a job at "Lenk". He brilliantly played Trigorin in Chekhov's "The Seagull" in Louis Bulgakov "Moliere," he remembered Felix and filmmaker Nechaev plays by Radzinsky "104 pages about love" and "to make a film."



The role of Felix in the play "104 pages about love" Edvard Radzinsky



In this theater together with other humorists, such as G. Gorin and A. Arcana, he participates in the "skits" and writes scripts rooms. It was he who invented the first "grandmothers" Veronica Mavrikievny and Avdotya Nikitichna. These skills are useful Shirvindt when he performed with pop numbers in a duet with Derzhavin, Vinokur and Oleynikov. Total at the Theater of the Lenin Komsomol they played more than 30 roles.



In 1968, Alexander A. went to the scene of the Moscow Drama Theater, where he played in performances of "Happy Days unhappy man," "Romeo and Juliet", and in 1970 Pluchek invited him to the role of the Satire Theater Almaviva "Marriage of Figaro" by Beaumarchais . Since then, this play full houses, wherever he put.



With the "Marriage of Figaro" and sad memories are connected: in the hands of Shirvindt-Almaviva died a close friend and a talented actor Andrei Mironov. The Satire Theater Alexander A. worked and actor, director and screenwriter. In 2000, he became artistic director Shirvindt.

Movie parts

Alexander Shirvindt starred in numerous Soviet films. He is remembered in the musical comedy Naum Birman "Three Men in a Boat of the Dog." His witty phrase improvised long become "cruise": "Everything in the Garden", "So ... it's time to cut bait", "good with my kids. Silly, but good "," not the steak. There will be pancakes ».



A special place in the creative biography of the actor took Riasanovsky movies. It is with the appearance in the frame of Alexander Shirvindt begins one of the most popular "Christmas" tapes - "Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath».



In the film "Station for Two", he played piano Shurika from the restaurant. A replica of his hero: "What a kitchen, and this song" - after the premiere of the film has become an aphorism.



Roman lifelong

Largely thanks to his roles in movies ("The most charming and attractive", "Womanizer) Alexandr Shirvindt entrenched image of Lovelace. If you try to find a role that best reflect the character and demeanor Shirvindt, then perhaps it will be a happy medium between the Italian "Signor of society" from "Million a wedding basket" (cunning, impulsive, ingenious, witty) and unflappable Briton in " Three Men in a Boat ».



A sort of conqueror of female hearts, imposing a handsome man, a gallant gentleman, intelligent ... What woman can resist? .. However, what is attributed to him fans and popular rumor, just another indication of his genius. In fact, Alexander A. - great family man, happily married for over 50 years to Natalya Belousova, has an adult son Michael, grandchildren.

In theatrical circles Alexander Shirvindt have a nickname - mask. Whatever ridiculous role he played, he never loses his composure. Everything can uhohatyvalsya only Shirvindt playing in all seriousness. The mask helps him on the stage and in life.

A favorite of the audience of all generations in early 2013 published the book "thoroughfare biography" page that introduces the era Shirvindt, Alexander A. reveal a new side.

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