His outstanding sense of humor Oleg Tabakov: 4 amusing stories told by his friends

Russian pet, theater and cinema maestro Oleg Tabakov is known not only for its spectacular and theatrical movies of, but also an extraordinary sense of humor, from which "hurt" many well-known artists. < Website published an article from the online magazine "Cultural Studies" on how to Oleg Tabakov, Mikhail Kozakov brought to hysterics on the stage, and other tricks.



Photo source: Kulturologia.ru Actor Igor Kvasha recalls that as a young man, Oleg Tabakov loved to eat delicious and abundantly His friends knew that he had in the fridge always has food stocks for the week ahead.. And they are often arranged "raids" on his home. Several people were holding the owner's hands, and the rest at the time searched the tables and lockers, absorbing all the food.





One of them had to pay for it. When Oleg Efremov ill, friends brought him honey, biscuits, fruit and other edibles. Oleg Tabakov came to see him and ate everything he found. Efremov was indignant and chased the robber, and he calmly spoke: "Thank you! Tomorrow I shall come yet ", and left. Tabakov has always been a real foodie and advised friends to what restaurants need to go more often, and what better to get round.



M. Kazakov calls the most ridiculous case in the theater at the time of the play by Albee's "The Ballad of a sad pub» In this performance Kazakov played the author-narrator, and Tabakov -. Boy hunchback. In one scene, he ran across the stage past the narrator. At this time he uttered a serious dramatic monologue. When tobacco was next to him, he said quietly: "Such a narrator - hell on the cheek." Kazakov could barely keep from laughing, and after the show asked Tabakov more such jokes are not repeated. He swore that he did not utter another word in this scene.

And he kept his word: the next time Kozakov ran past, he did not utter a word, but stuck out his tongue cheek. In Kozakov and the other actors were on the stage, there was hysteria.





Once the actors of the theater "Contemporary" arrived in Riga on the summer tour. Many came with their wives and children. One evening they went to a restaurant the night. The men were in tuxedos, ladies in evening dresses, sons and Yevstigneyeva Tabakov - in suits and white shirts. Porter blocked their way and said that the children in the night show entry is prohibited. No one wanted to take the children to a hotel and miss the show.

Tabakov was not taken aback: he went to the porter, and said in his ear: "Shame on you! Why offend people! They have the same rights as the rest of us! It's Lilliputians! ". Porter was embarrassed, blushed, and missed the "Lilliput».







Not always draws Tabakova went away with it. Many times he tried to play Evgeny Evstigneev, but he did not lose vigilance and, as a rule, prevented all attempts to make fun of themselves. But once Tabakov is still managed.

On the film "Continuing the legend," where he played Evstigneev wise experience of the Bolsheviks, and tobaccos - the young, romantically-minded young man, in one scene the characters were supposed to shake hands when meeting. Before shooting Tabakov somewhere got hold of petrolatum and scooped his hand. When he held out his hand Evstigneev, and the eyebrow does not lead. The actor kept his head and began to improvise: he raised his hand and smeared, representing a surge of tenderness, stroked Tabakova several times on the cheek and ran his hand through his hair. Watched the scene the actors burst out laughing.









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