Birthday Kuravlev

After high school, Leonid attempted receipt VGIK, but failed the examinations. Year factory work kinooptiki failed to Kuravleva completely, and at the second attempt Leonid became a student of the Institute of Cinematography. Position fixed for comic actor from the first big role in the film Kamushkin SA Milkina "Midshipman Panin", filmed in 1960. In the same year Kuravlev graduated college.



After a series of albeit small, but very useful in terms of learning the skill of roles Leonid V. participated in the filming of two movies VM Shukshina: "He lives a man" (1964) and "Your Son and Brother" (1965). Here, the actor revealed in two very different forms: the lyrical and tragic respectively. And each of them has played on many Kuravlev convincingly and brilliantly that the offer to play in a particular film, the actor made a long time to forget about the rest and peace.





A special place in the actor Leonid activity takes Viacheslavovich period of cooperation with Leonid Gaidai. From 1970 to 1980, this tandem has created a mass audience favorite characters. And the popularity and people's love for Kuravlev after starring George Miloslavsky in "Ivan Vasilievich" may envy (and envy), many "super movie stars" of the younger generation. Among the other most well-known of his film credits - role in the film "Viy", "Do not be!", "The venue can not be changed," "The Golden Calf", "Athos", "Seventeen Moments of Spring," "Look for the woman", " TASS Is Authorized to Declare ... "" Trust that burst "," most charming and attractive, "" On Golden porch sitting "," Gangsters in the Ocean, "" Master and Margarita "," What a Mess! "," The Barber of Siberia " "Brigade", "The Book of Masters" and others. Honored and People's Artist of the RSFSR, the Commander of the Order "Badge of Honor", a member of the Union of Cinematographers - Leonid V. Kuravlev for his artistic career has played more than 200 roles, and also participated in the dubbing of cartoons and TV shows led. Lives and works in Moscow.