The Creative Path of Nikolai Karachentsov Bashny.Net

Today, on October 26, it was not famous. theater and film actor Nikolai Karachentsov. He died the day before his 74th birthday. According to his relatives, the actor refused kidneys. It happened in the intensive care unit of the 62nd Oncological Hospital in Moscow.

The last few months the actor struggled with oncology. Recall that last year Nikolai Petrovich was hospitalized with suspected pneumonia, but on a second examination it turned out that it was lung cancer. For a long time he struggled with the disease, was treated in foreign clinics, but in the last two days the condition of the artist deteriorated and today his heart stopped.





On this terrible day, we say goodbye to the beloved and unique Soviet and Russian actor and remember his creative path. Editorial "Site" Expresses condolences to the family and friends of Nikolai Karachentsov, we are very sorry that such a great and talented person has left this world.

Nikolai Karachentsov Nikolai Petrovich Karachentsov was born on October 27, 1944 in Moscow. His father was a famous artist-illustrator, and his mother - a famous choreographer, her productions were in the largest theaters of the USSR. When Kola was 7 years old, his mother had to give him to a boarding school at the Ministry of Foreign Trade, because she was constantly traveling.

Kolya studied well, was an activist. From a young age he grew up among creative people, and perhaps this influenced the choice of future profession. Since childhood, he lit up ballet, but his mother instructed in more male classes. So Nikolai began to play sports, so he always boasted of excellent physical shape.





But the boy’s creative soul drew him to the stage. In high school, he performed in the creative group “Active” at the Central Children’s Theater. Nicholas repeatedly recalled that during these rehearsals he felt in his place. After graduation, he entered the Moscow Art Theater School on his first attempt.

The young man graduated from the school with honors, showing himself in graduate performances. Usually, studio schools sent graduates to the Moscow Art Theater, but it was in that year that the Lenin Komsomol Theater had an acute shortage of actors, so Nikolai joined the Lenkoma troupe among the top ten graduates.





At first, Karachentsov played small roles in the plays “Smoke of the Fatherland”, “My Poor Marat”, “Farewell, Arms!”. However, in 1973, Mark Zakharov, a new artistic director, came to the theater. With him began a new era in the life of Lenkom and Karachentsov.

At first, Zakharov entrusted him with a small role in the musical “Autograd-XXI”. After that, he entrusted Nicholas with the role of Thiel Ulenspiegel in the new play Thiel, which in Soviet times became a real cultural revolution. A cheerful production about a brave and intelligent rebel, who knew how to get out of any situation, won the hearts of the audience.





Getting a ticket to the play was very difficult, the excitement was incredible. Accordingly, the main characters of the play - Nikolai Karachentsov and Inna Churikov - he made stars. By the way, the performance was listed in the repertoire of the theater for almost 20 years.

Since then, theatrical career of Karachentsov went uphill, he played two roles at once in the rock opera The Star and Death of Joaquin Murieta. The show was a success for 17 seasons. But still the most significant role of Karachentsov in the theater is considered to be the role of Count Nikolai Rezanov. Musical "Juno and Avos".

The most sensual and tender song from the rock opera Juno and Avos.

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At the same time, Nicholas began acting in films. His first works were the films “Dresses to the Portrait of V. I. Lenin”, “...And Again May”. However, he became known to the general public only after the triumph in “Tile”. In 1975, Karachentsov played a young man named Busygin in the drama The Eldest Son. It was with this picture that his creative path in the big cinema began.





After that, there were many bright roles: Vasya from the film “White Dews”, the Marquis Ricardo from “Dogs in the manger”, Lieutenant Orlov from the drama “Battalions ask for fire” and many others who showed the talent of this unusual and bright actor. Separately, it is worth noting the role of the cowboy Billy King in the comedy The Man from Capuchin Boulevard. Who has never seen this movie in their life?





Karachentsov played in the theater, starred in films, and also worked as a voice actor. For numerous services to Soviet art, Nikolai Petrovich was repeatedly awarded awards. Including the title of Honored and People's Artist of the RSFSR.

All his life, the actor was married to one woman - actress Lenkom Lyudmila Porgina. They signed in 1975 and have never separated since. Lyudmila went with her husband all this difficult way, in which there were ups and tragic downs.





The brilliant career of the actor was interrupted by a terrible accident in 2005, it was she who divided the life of Nicholas into before and after. When Nikolai and his brother-in-law were at the dacha in the suburbs, Lyudmila called and reported the death of her mother. Then the men quickly gathered and went to Moscow, despite the blizzard.

Because of the high speed, Nikolai could not brake in time, the car skidded and threw it on a lamppost. Shurin escaped with minor injuries, but for Nikolai this accident became fatal. He suffered a fractured skull and intracranial hematoma. Doctors operated on the actor all night.





After the operation, the actor was in a coma for 26 days. After that there was a difficult period of rehabilitation, treatment abroad. However, the consequences of the accident put an end to the acting career of Nikolai Karachentsov. His speech never fully recovered. After a long period of rehabilitation in Israel and China, he got better, and in 2013 he even played in movies again.





It would seem that everything began to improve, but the evil rock did not retreat. In 2017, the actor was diagnosed with cancer, with which he fought the last months, but, alas, could not win. And today, the day before his 74th birthday, Nikolai Karachentsov died.





It is a pity when such talented and great people who have made a huge contribution to art leave their lives. We will always remember Nikolai Petrovich, he will always remain in our hearts. Bright memory...