Alexander Demyanenko

Place of birth: Russia

Curriculum Vitae:
Alexander Dem'yanenko born May 30, 1937 in Sverdlovsk. His father, a young man graduated from GITIS, played on stage, and later taught acting at the conservatory, so it is no wonder that Alexander carried away by the theater and spent several years in the circle of amateur performances at the Palace of Culture. Nevertheless, after school, he passed the exam in 1954 at the Faculty of Law University of Sverdlovsk, and only a year later with his friends went to Moscow, where he enrolled in GITIS, who graduated in 1959. In the movie actor made his debut role, which attracted Alexander Demyanenko attention and viewers, and producers - in the film Alexander Alova and Vladimir Naumov's "Wind", was released in 1958, he played Mitya. These same directors Dem'yanenko starred in the film "The World inbound" (1961), which he learned abroad - the tape was awarded several prizes at the festival in Venice. In the same year came two films that made the actor famous in the USSR, - "Dima Gorin's Career" and "Adult Children". Soon Alexander Demyanenko left the theater Mayakovsky and began work on the Lenfilm ". Successful actor's work marked Dem'yanenko adventure picture "State criminal" and "Employee of the Cheka". But the enormous popularity came to Alexander Demyanenko after the screens of the country comedy directed by Leonid Gaidai "Operation Y and Other Adventures Shurik. The success was so great that the director two years later put the continuation of adventures so liked by the audience the hero. And all three films Gaidai with Dem'yanenko - "Operation" Y "...", "Caucasian Captive" and "Ivan Vasilyevich changing profession" - are featured in the "golden fund" of the Soviet comedy film. However, a good image Shurika like a stone hanging on the actor, not allowing to go beyond the prevailing Role. However, Demyanenko managed to create memorable work in several films with directors who are interested in the extraordinary dramatic talent of the actor - in "Gloom-river" (the clerk Ivan elk) and the "singing teacher" Naum Birman. In addition, the actor had worked in the theater, was filmed for television, the voice of animated films. It is worth noting that Alexander Demyanenko was one of the leading actors dubbing - his voice spoke in the low season scout Ladeynikov performed Donatas Banionis, as well as actors Omar Sharif, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Ugo Tognazzi, and many others. In 1968 the Leningrad television Alexander Demyanenko put the short film "holy lie". In recent years the actor has successfully played on the stage of St. Petersburg theater Shelter comedians ". August 22, 1999, after a long illness, Alexander Demyanenko died - summed up the heart ...