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Alexander Abdulov died on Thursday at 7.20 Moscow time at the Bakulev Center for Cardiovascular Surgery. The actor died after a serious illness - he had a fourth degree of lung cancer. He courageously fought for his life, but the disease turned out to be stronger. The artist's entire creative life was spent in Lenkom, which takes him on his last journey.

“I learned this sad news from a close friend of Abdulov, who called with mobile phone Alexander Gavrilovich himself, ”said Sergey Volter, deputy director of the Lenkom Theater.

“He courageously fought for life, but the illness turned out to be stronger”

A civil memorial service and farewell to Abdulov will take place on January 5 at 10.30 at the Lenkom Theater, where he served. On the same day, the actor will be buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery.

The artistic director of "Lenkom" Mark Zakharov is shocked by the news of the death of the great actor.

“This, of course, is a shock, a terrible blow ... His departure is a shock for the theater, and I don’t know how we will stand on our feet. Alexander Gavrilovich Abdulov is our everything in Lenkom. And we mourn, we weep, we pray for the repose of his bright soul,” Zakharov said.

Abdulov was admitted to the hospital in August 2007. During filming near Sevastopol, his stomach ulcer suddenly worsened. The actor was immediately operated on. A few days later he was transferred to Moscow, and then he went to Israel for a consultation. There he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

AT last time Abdulov appeared in public in mid-December last year, when, at a ceremony in the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded him the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree.

Abdulov was 54 years old - he was born on May 29, 1953. The actor made his stage debut at the age of five in the play "Kremlin Chimes" at the Fergana Drama Theater, where his father worked. In 1975 he graduated from GITIS them. Lunacharsky (course of I.M. Raevsky). In 1974, a talented fourth-year student was noticed by the director of the Moscow Theater named after Lenin Komsomol("Lenkom") Mark Zakharov. He invited Abdulov to the role of Lieutenant Pluzhnikov in the play "He was not on the lists."

This was followed by roles in the performances “The Star and Death of Joaquin Murieta”, “Cruel Intentions”, several roles in “Juno and Avos”, in “Optimistic Tragedy”, “Enough Stupidity for Every Wise Man”, “Hamlet”. Among the last theatrical roles: Menachem ("Memorial Prayer"), Verkhovensky ("The Dictatorship of Conscience"), Trubetskoy ("School for Emigrants"), Alexei Ivanovich ("Barbarian and Heretic"), Executioner ("The Executioner's Lament"), McMurphy ( "Eclipse").

In 1974, Alexander Abdulov made his film debut as a paratrooper in the film “About Vitya, about Masha and marines". National recognition and love brought Alexander Abdulov the role of a young bear in love in the television version of the fairy tale play by Yevgeny Schwartz " Ordinary miracle"(1978), staged by Mark Zakharov.

After the "Ordinary Miracle" Abdulov starred in Zakharov's films "The Same Munchausen" (1979), "The House That Swift Built" (1983), "Formula of Love" (1984), "Kill the Dragon" (1988).

At the same time, Abdulov starred with other directors - in such films as “Do not part with your loved ones” (1980), “Carnival” (1981), “Magicians” (1982), “Look for a Woman” (1982), “Kiss” (1983) , “The most charming and attractive” (1985), “Descended from heaven” (1986), “Keep me, my talisman” (1986), “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk district” (1989) and others.

Among the movies last decade Abdulov starred in the films "Quiet Pools", "Yellow Dwarf", "Next" and "Next-2", "About Love", "Ice Age", "Master and Margarita", "Trap" and others. In 2000, he made his directorial debut: he directed Feature Film The Bremen Town Musicians and Co is a musical based on a well-known fairy tale.

Abdulov was elected secretary of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia. For several years he headed the Moscow International Film Festival.

In 1991, Alexander Gavrilovich was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia. He was awarded the Order of Honor, winner of the Crystal Turandot award for the best male role in the play The Barbarian and the Heretic.

Childhood

The boy grew up in a theatrical family: his father, Gavrila Danilovich, was the founder and artistic director of the Russian Drama Theater (the first drama theater in Central Asia), mother, Lyudmila Aleksandrovna, worked there as a dresser and make-up artist.

It is worth noting that Alexander is the third son in the family. The couple also raised the son of Lyudmila from his first marriage, Robert, and their eldest common son, Vladimir. When Abdulova became pregnant for the third time and found out she would have a boy again, she decided to have an abortion - she really wanted a girl. But at the medical examination, the woman was nevertheless persuaded to give birth, saying that they were mistaken and that the woman still wears a girl under her heart. The deception was revealed only after childbirth.

Alexander Abdulov made his debut on stage at the age of 5, when, together with his dad, he appeared on the stage of the drama theater in the production of "Kremlin Chimes". It was his father, by the way, who brought up in Sasha a reverent, sacred attitude to the theater.

At school, Alexander studied so-so, of all the subjects he sincerely loved only physical education. Often he was a hooligan, he was involved in all yard brawls: if a window was broken somewhere or someone was beaten, then the future artist was definitely somewhere nearby. At the age of 13, he began to smoke, together with his friends he picked up bulls for adult smokers. At school, he stole chemicals and made explosives from them, sometimes he secretly took my mother's makeup, painted his face and scared the neighbors. But creative parents rarely punished him seriously, but his brother, so that Sasha would stay at home more and study, once cut off his hair.

In adolescence, Abdulov Jr. showed an interest in music. His idols were The Beatles. Many years later, he demonstrated his love for the Liverpool Four in the author's film The Bremen Town Musicians and Co. The Abdulov family did not live well, and Alexander himself made his first guitar. His friends were so impressed that the company began to call him almost the "fifth Beatle".

He also achieved significant success in sports. He is a master of sports of the USSR in fencing; years later, in The Ordinary Miracle, he fenced without understudies. The Abdulov family hoped that at least one of their sons would continue their work and connect his life with the theater. Father insisted that Alexander enter the theater school. Shchepkin, but at that time he failed the exams and entered the Faculty of Physical Education of the Fergana Pedagogical Institute, while simultaneously working as a stage worker in his father's theater.

"Romance with Life" Documentary about Alexander Abdulov

A year later, Alexander Abdulov again went to storm the capital's theaters. This time he managed to successfully pass the exams at GITIS and become a student of Joseph Moiseevich Raevsky. It was not easy for a freshman from the outback, however, like many provincials. At night, he unloaded wagons, lived in a hostel, but never complained about the difficulties, on the contrary, he considered such a life normal.

While still a student, Abdulov began acting in extras: "Gold" (1970), "Near these windows" (1973).

Theatrical career

Since that time, Abdulov has connected his life with the theater Mark Zakharov, becoming part of the troupe, which already played Oleg Yankovsky, Inna Churikova, Tatiana Peltzer, Evgeny Leonov. Over the years of service, Abdulov played in 17 productions of Lenkom. Among them: "Hamlet", " cruel games”, “Optimistic tragedy”, “Marriage”, “Eclipse”, “Barbarian and Heretic”, the role in which was awarded the “Crystal Turandot” award.

But the most memorable performance with his participation was the musical "Juno and Avos", where Nikolai Karachentsov and Elena Shanina also took part. Over the 35 years that have passed since the premiere (July 9, 1981), it has been staged on the Lenkom stage more than 1,500 times. Abdulov went on stage in three images: a man from the theater, a flaming heretic and Fernando Lopez.

Abdulov played so convincingly that once the Americans, who came to see Juno and Avos, decided that the heretic with torches was playing a real mentally ill person - the actor had such a detached look in this scene.

Alexander Abdulov in the cinema

"Vera and Fedor" (1974). One of the first films of Alexander Abdulov

Then the actor starred in "12 Chairs" with Andrei Mironov and Anatoly Papanov - Abdulov played the husband of Ellochka the cannibal. By the way, this is his first cinematic work with Mark Zakharov.

And in 1978, he played the main role in the film adaptation of the fairy tale by Evgeny Schwartz "An Ordinary Miracle", on which Mark Zakharov worked. Abdulov played a bear, which a long time ago the wizard turned into a man. With one condition - if a girl kisses him, he will again become a bear. Many years have passed, and a princess (Evgenia Simonova) has appeared in the life of a young bear, and her kiss will surely turn him back into a beast.

After the release of the film on the screens, Abdulov gained national fame and adoration for the female half of the viewers. And in 1979, the melodrama “Do not part with your loved ones” was released with Abdulov and his wife Irina Alferova in the lead roles. The plot was about a divorced couple who are trying to start a life together again.

After the premiere, Alexander and Irina began to be called the most beautiful couple domestic cinema. When the actor was asked in an interview if it was difficult to act with his wife, he replied: “It is difficult because you feel double responsibility, and it’s nice because it was only on the set of the film that I felt how talented Irina was.”

In the 80s, Abdulov's fame only multiplied. A stunningly energetic, hard-working actor could act in several films at the same time. So, during the filming of "Magicians" he was involved in four more films, so only at night he could reincarnate as Ivan Pukhov. Therefore, the director of "Charodeev" Konstantin Bromberg was forced to often resort to the help of understudies. So, in the scene “Three White Horses”, instead of Abdulov, an understudy plays.

Abdulov's characters immediately fell into the soul of the audience: Rumpkopf from the comic picture "The Same Munchausen", and Dr. Simpson from "The House That Swift Built", and Jacob from the comedy "Formula of Love", and the knight from the parable "Kill the Dragon" ...

Abdulov's bright talent was used, perhaps, by all prominent directors of the Soviet Union: he could be seen in the film "The Most Charming and Attractive" by Gerald Bezhanov, "For beautiful ladies" Anatoly Eyramdzhan, detectives "Look for a Woman" by Alla Surikova and "Ten Little Indians" by Stanislav Govorukhin, adventure films "Secrets of Madame Wong" by Stepan Puchinyan and "Gold" by Fabio Bonzi, historical costume film "Midshipmen, forward!" Svetlana Druzhinina.

Fragment from the film "Carnival"

He played deep dramatic roles in the films “Above the Dark Water” by Dmitry Meskhiev, “Descended from Heaven” by Natalia Troshchenko, “Keep me, my talisman!” and “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District” by Roman Balayan, “Facts of the Past Day” by Vladimir Basov.

In 1991, Abdulov began to collaborate with director Viktor Sergeev. Their first brainchild is the detective "Genius". This was followed by a melodrama with elements of crime "Strange men of Semenova Ekaterina."

In 2000, the artist presented to the public his directorial debut - the feature film The Bremen Town Musicians and Co. In the picture, the Bremen town musicians appear in the costumes of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club and fly away in the Yellow Submarine - a tribute to Abdulov's beloved The Beatles.

In 2006, he appeared in the TV series The Master and Margarita by Vladimir Bortko as Woland's servant Koroviev-Fagot.

Personal life of Alexander Abdulov

Because of his bright appearance, Abdulov was considered a magnet for women back in his native Fergana. All classmates and yard girls were in love with him, because this handsome man was also a gallant gentleman, despite the glory of a bully.

At the age of 14, he fell in love for the first time. His classmate Natalya Nesmeyanova became the lucky one. Their romance was not childishly serious, once Sasha even ran away from home when he had a fight with a friend. Feelings were preserved even at a distance: after the first course of GITIS, Alexander returned to Fergana and first of all went to Natasha, but returned from her blacker than clouds. He called her to Moscow with him, but she did not dare, she considered his proposal childish.

Forget about Natalia Abdulov was helped by Tatyana, a tall blonde, a student at a medical institute, whom Alexander met in 1973 at a student disco. Their romance developed rapidly; it got to the point that the leadership of GITIS bluntly raised the question of the expulsion of student Abdulov - he constantly skipped classes to spend time with his beloved.

Everything collapsed in an instant: returning to Tatyana from the next student meeting, at which he was scolded, he found his girlfriend in the arms of another man. Abdulov returned to the hostel, locked himself in a room and cut his veins. He was saved by his roommate Sasha Myagchenkov, who returned home earlier than expected. “There was a fool!” Abdulov later recalled.

In the 70s, Alexander Abdulov fell in love with an American, vice president of a large metropolitan bank. The relationship went far enough, because of which the actor was called to the Lubyanka. The KGB explained that his lover was a spy. Abdulov refused to cooperate with the security forces, but he was nevertheless forced to leave his beloved.

Because of this story for a long time the artist was not allowed to travel abroad. So, his tour in Portugal fell through, and if he was released abroad, it was only accompanied by "art historians in uniform."

After that, the actor had an affair with dancer Tatyana Leibel. All of Moscow spoke about their passionate romance. “Our love was ruined by the envy of others,” Tatyana believed.

In 1976, Irina Alferova entered the service at Lenkom, who instantly conquered Abdulov. He confessed his feelings to her, but was unexpectedly refused. Irina, who had just parted with her lover, the Bulgarian Boyko Goyurov, in memory of whom she had a 2-year-old baby Xenia in her arms, did not want to let someone new into her heart.

But Alexander firmly decided that Irina was the very woman whose location he would wait for years. But he didn’t have to wait long: in the same year, during the Lenkom tour in Yerevan, he tried his luck again, and she jokingly replied: “Carry me in your arms through the park, I’ll marry you!” Alexander fulfilled her desire, and upon returning to Moscow, the lovers secretly married.

Alas, the relationship between Irina and Alexander did not stand the test of time. In 1993, after 17 years life together, which seemed cloudless from the side, the couple parted. He left ex-wife and daughter's apartment, and he settled in a tiny closet "Lenkom".

It was rumored that the reason lay in Abdulov's frequent intrigues, in his irrepressible energy, which was constantly looking for a way out: extreme sports, noisy gatherings with friends, gambling, creative evenings - what a quiet family life could be. “In life I need something completely different, but I understand it. He's just like that. Everyone needs him, ”recalled Irina.

"Imagine" - Alexander Abdulov sings

Alexander tried to forget himself for a long time, was looking for a “second Alferov” and found solace on the chest of a young ballerina Galina Lobanova, with whom he spent the next 8 years. Perhaps their relationship would have lasted longer if Galina had not insisted on the official registration of the relationship. And Abdulov, after breaking up with Irina, gave himself a vow - never to marry again.

The break with Galina plunged Alexander into depression, which journalist Larisa Steinman helped him to cope with. But the relationship with the pen shark turned out to be short-lived, and not at all because of the actor's dislike for the press. Larisa turned out to be an extremely jealous little thing, and one day, tired of constant scandals, Alexander simply changed the locks to front door thus putting an end to their relationship.

He still broke the promise he had made to himself never to marry. In 2006, the actor was often noticed with a young attractive brunette Yulia Meshina. At first, Abdulov introduced her to his acquaintances as a niece, but soon revealed the secret: the girl turned out to be his bride.

The impressive age difference (22 years) did not prevent the lovers from feeling happy. March 21, 2007 they had a daughter, Eugene, who made the actor feel young again. Their happiness was overshadowed only by the more and more frequent stomach ulcer.

Death of Alexander Abdulov

In early September, the actor flew to Tel Aviv for treatment. It was from Israeli doctors that he heard a terrible diagnosis - lung cancer of the fourth degree. Abdulov's long-term passion for tobacco has not gone unnoticed. The treatment did not give results - on January 3, 2008, 54-year-old Alexander Abdulov passed away. He was buried in Moscow at the Vagankovsky cemetery.

Content

On May 29, 1953, Alexander Abdulov was born in the Siberian city of Tobolsk. He was born into a family of theater workers. His father, Gavriil Danilovich, founded the first Russian drama theater in Central Asia. And her mother, Lyudmila Alexandrovna, worked there as a costume designer. Abdulov was youngest child in the family, he had two brothers: Robert and Vladimir.

School bullying moves

The biography of the legend of Soviet and Russian cinema is known to many. AT three years old he moves from the Uzbek city of Fergana. Actually, it was Uzbekistan that he considered his small homeland. At school, Sasha studied somehow. The only lesson that I attended with interest and desire was physical education. He was constantly bullying. Not a single fight or broken glass was complete without Abdulov Jr.

At the age of 13, he started smoking. This habit appeared, like many others - at first they collected cigarette butts with their peers; they shot cigarettes from older guys. And, unfortunately, cigarettes became the reason Alexander Abdulov died.

Parents are creative and busy people, they never punished the young mischief-maker properly. But the brothers decided to take up the upbringing - once, they cut his hair so that Sasha would stay at home and study. In adolescence, he fell under the general influence of the Liverpool musical bands The Beatles. He even made his own guitar.

However, the greatest success in school years the future actor has achieved in sports. He became a master of sports of the USSR in fencing.

Through thorns in GITIS

Gavriil Danilovich devoted his whole life to the theater and wanted one of his sons to inherit his business. However, the eldest and middle did not seek to associate fate with acting or directing. Therefore, his father insisted that Alexander enter the Shchepkin Theater School. Abdulov failed the exams. But prudently submitted documents to the Faculty of Physical Education of the local Pedagogical Institute. The young man entered the physical education without any problems, while simultaneously working in his father's theater.

A year later, Alexander Abdulov again came to the exams at Moscow theater universities. This time, luck smiled at him - a guy from the outback becomes a student of GITIS, gets on the course of Raevsky.

Activities in cinema and theater

Talent young actor noticed right away. So the persuasion of the father was not in vain. Since 1970, Abdulov has acted in films as an extra. And in 1974, Mark Zakharov invited him to the troupe of the Lenkom Theater. For his first (and immediately the main role) in the play “He was not on the lists”, Alexander received the “Theatrical Spring” award. Since then, the fate of Abdulov has been inseparable from Lenkom and Zakharov.

The first film roles also came in the 1970s - these are the tapes “About Vitya, about Masha and the Marine Corps”, “Vera and Fedor”. Next - shooting in famous paintings - "The Twelve Chairs", "Ordinary Miracle". After these roles, the whole Soviet Union, and he did not leave the screens for a long time.

What did Alexander Abdulov die of?

The star of "Wizards" was a heavy smoker. He could smoke two or three packs a day. Naturally, the long-term nicotine effect on the body was not in vain. In 2007, the actor was worried about a perforated ulcer, which he was operated on in August in a Sevastopol hospital. But after the operation, he became sharply worse, so a few hours later Abdulov again lay down on the surgical table. This time the reason is heart problems. After that, the artist spent six days in intensive care.

Then the doctors decided to transfer the patient to the Bakulev Moscow Cardiology Center. However, a few days later, Abdulov became even worse, and it's not in the heart. In Tel Aviv, the actor visited the Ichilov hospital, where he was diagnosed with the fourth stage of lung cancer. This is the final stage at which the disease cannot be cured. Metastases that originated in the lungs spread by this time to all organs, even distant ones.

How old was Alexander Abdulov when he learned his death sentence? 54 years old. His newborn daughter at that time was not even a year old. Always fit, fresh, physically strong actor instantly covered with gray hair and wrinkles. He faded before our eyes.

Israeli and Russian doctors immediately began a course of treatment, which obviously could not give significant results. Death was already knocking on the door of Alexander Abdulov. He spent the last days of his life at the Bakulev Center for Cardiovascular Surgery. On a frosty morning on January 3, 2008, at 7:20, Alexander Gavriilovich Abdulov, an extraordinary, talented person, died. A bright and unforgettable actor.

cupid's arrows

The sensual and obvious beauty of Alexander Gavriilovich Abdulov was accompanied by an ardent and amorous disposition. So, he almost committed suicide by cutting his veins, due to the betrayal of a companion in his student years. And later he fell head over heels in love with an American, vice-president of a Moscow bank. This fact attracted the attention of the KGB - they explained to him that his passion was a spy. Therefore, the couple broke up.

In 1976, Irina Alferova, who had just come to work at the Lenkom Theater, took his heart. They secretly got engaged, Abdulov adopted Irina's two-year-old daughter from his first marriage, and were considered the most beautiful couple of Soviet cinema. For 17 years, this union has delighted, inspired, enchanted and evoked malicious, envious whispers. In 1993, the stars of the film “Do not part with your loved ones” announced a divorce.

Then he lived with ballerina Galina Lobanova for eight years. Then he started an affair with journalist Larisa Shteiman. And at the dawn of his life, in 2006, he married Yulia Meshina, who gave birth to his daughter Evgenia on March 21, 2007.

But happiness was short-lived. Less than six months after the announcement of the terrible diagnosis, Alexander Abdulov died. He starred in hundreds of films, gave dozens of roles that we will never forget.

Alexander Abdulov is an icon of Soviet cinema. He starred in films that are now considered classics and a model of what "it used to be better." On his account "Ordinary miracle", "Carnival", "The most charming and attractive" and many others. A huge country went crazy for a tall handsome man. Abdulov won recognition not only as a film actor, but also as a theater and voice actor, as a director.

The childhood of Alexander Gavrilovich Abdulov passed in a family of theatergoers. Papa Abdulov Gavrila Danilovich was engaged in directing in Fergana, and mother Lyudmila Alexandrovna worked as a make-up artist. By nationality, Alexander is recorded everywhere as Russian, but, most likely, he had Tatar roots.

Before Alexander, the mother gave birth to two boys, but did not want a third. When it became known that a boy would be born again, it was quite difficult to make a decision. Conscientious doctors dissuaded the woman, saying that she was carrying a girl under her heart. Was it a mistake or a deliberate deceit - it doesn't matter if a boy was born.

For the first time, Alexander Gavriilovich touched art on the stage of the theater in Fergana, where his father took him out of the wings. First experience in creative biography Alexandra Abdulova took place in the play "Kremlin Chimes". A very young heart captured for life touching moment. The memory of my father is perhaps the most beautiful of childhood memories. The main thing actor The Fergana Drama Theater brought up his son's love for dramaturgy, as if preaching the truth.

The acting path was predetermined by fate, but the active inquisitive boy deliberately did not delve into the distant future. Little Abdulov went into music and sports so much that in free time made guitars from improvised instruments. His idols were the Beatles. A loyal fan on homemade guitars performed such compositions that he was known among his peers as the “fifth Beatle”. Often he got it from his older brother, who all the time strove to advise the younger "brother" on the right path. In order to tie the boy to the house, the older brother cut off a piece of hair, hoping that the youngster would sit down at books from nothing to do.

Abdulov studied well, but he was always drawn to trouble: he broke a window, participated in a brawl, etc. Alexander Abdulov made his first achievements in sports, namely, in fencing. Regular and hard training brought a talented guy to the master of sports of the USSR. As a result, fencing came in handy in cinematography when the actor starred in the film "Ordinary Miracle" without an understudy. The family assumed that one of the sons would surely repeat the fate of his parents and become an actor.

Following the instructions of his father, Alexander Abdulov made an attempt to enter the theater Sliver, however, was refused. At the direction of his mother, he settled for a year at the Pedagogical University, at the Faculty of Physical Education, so as not to fall into army snares. In parallel with his studies, he worked at the stage of the theater, where his father was.

Movies

A year later, Alexander Abdulov, as he intended, again went to Moscow to try his luck. This time he entered GITIS to I. M. Raevsky. The older brothers also decided to become actors, but the admission attempt was a failure. The eldest of the sons studied at the Petrochemical Institute. Gubkin. The middle one suffered a misfortune - he was found dead. The cause of death has not been established. The main version was that he was killed by hooligans.

The career of Alexander Abdulov, like all provincials, was not easy. He compared himself with a cur who swung to conquer Moscow. For 13 years of living in Moscow, he wandered around hostels, worked unloading wagons, and never complained. In the same period, Abdulov Alexander Gavrilovich began to take part in extras.

At the graduation performance in 1974, he noticed a talented young man and invited him to Lenkom. On the stage of the theater, Alexander Abdulov played the main role in the play “I wasn’t on the lists” based on Vasiliev’s story. For the role of Lieutenant Pluzhnikov, he was awarded the Theater Spring Prize. Since that time, Alexander Gavriilovich lived and breathed the brainchild of Mark Zakharov.

The native scene did not let Abdulov go until last days. Significant performances are considered to be the production of "Juno and Avos".

The role in the play "And the Heretic", a stage adaptation of Dostoevsky's novel "The Idiot", was also successful. For participation in this production, he received the independent non-state award "Crystal Turandot" and the award of the "K.S. Stanislavsky". The acting game of Abdulov was also noted by the International Theater Fund named after E.L. Leonov.

In 1985, the film "The Most Charming and Attractive" was released, which instantly captivated the Soviet audience, became the most popular picture of the Perestroika era and remains one of the favorite Soviet comedies with modern audiences.

Abdulov played the role of the handsome Volodya Smirnov, the love interest of the main character Nadezhda Klyueva. Played her. The role of Nadezhda was specially written for Muravyov, and the director followed her literally on the heels and begged to play in the film, Irina refused for a long time: after Carnival, she firmly decided not to act in comedies. If in the end the actress did not agree, the film simply would not have been made.

But the director was still able to persuade his heroine, and the country received a comedy that remained in the hearts of the audience for many years, and Alexander Abdulov one of his iconic roles. Despite the choice of the main character, many girls gave their preference to Abdulov and his character, a well-groomed music lover with high growth and good looks.

Second half of the 70s. productively reflected in the career of Abdulov. He took part in the productions of a series of famous films: "12 Chairs", "The meeting place cannot be changed", "The Lost Expedition". But popular recognition and incredible love came to the artist after the film adaptation of The Ordinary Miracle under the direction of Zakharov.

An outstanding talent expands the role and successfully performs diverse roles. A wide creative range and unique appearance allowed Abdulov to actively act in comedies, adventures, detective stories, historical films, lyrical, romantic, and even take on deep dramatic images. In addition, Abdulov himself performed all the stunts in his many films and even received awards as the best stuntman.

The film “Do not part with your loved ones”, where Alexander played Mitya, was reflected as a large-scale success. Early 80s. the actor is gaining wide popularity and is in demand among directors. Most of all, Abdulov is removed from Mark Zakharov and Sergei Solovyov. Often I had to shoot several films at the same time due to the tight schedule.

The most memorable roles of the actor of this period are Nikita from Carnival, Ivan from Enchanters and Robert de Charance from Look for a Woman. In addition, Alexander Abdulov played in such films, still popular to this day, as “The Same Munchausen”, “Midshipmen, Forward!”, “Formula of Love” and in many other films.

The popularity brought official recognition. In 1986, the actor received the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR.

In 1991 Alexander Abdulov became the People's Artist of the RSFSR.

In the same year, the actor played a major role in the film "Genius" by Viktor Sergeyev. With this picture, Abdulov's cooperation with the director began. The film tells about a talented inventor who, due to his poverty and the general lack of demand for smart people, became a fraudster. The picture became a revelation for the viewer and firmly entered the leaders of the box office, it is recognized as one of the most interesting works of that period.

Later there was a popular melodrama with a criminal bias "The Strange Men of Ekaterina Semenova" and "Schizophrenia", for which the script was written by Abdulov himself. The latter film, however, did not enjoy much strong love viewers or critics.

In the 90s, Abdulov presented his new brainchild, the Backyard Festival, to the public. The actor not only led the event, but also organized it himself. It was a charity festival, which was attended by the actors of "Lenkom" and various invited celebrities, mostly musicians, rock stars. Such charity evenings enjoyed great respect among the intelligentsia, both creative and entrepreneurial.

With the proceeds from the event, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Putinki, located next to the theater, was restored. But mostly the actor gave money from concerts to orphanages and other people in need.

The actor actively participated in the restoration of the Moscow International Film Festival, and until 1995 he worked as its general director.

In 2000, Alexander Abdulov made his debut as a director. Based on the fairy tale "The Bremen Town Musicians", Abdulov made a musical.

In 2004, the country saw its favorite actor in the birth of the TV presenter of the program " Natural selection on REN TV.

In 2005, the actor played Koroviev in the TV series The Master and Margarita, which added to Abdulov's successful and iconic roles.

Personal life

Abdulov has always been a hero-lover, both on screen and in life. He had many admirers all over the country, and the press attributed to him novels with the most different women famous and not so famous. His romantic and impetuous nature was simply incompatible with the quiet harmony of the calm family life that he demonstrated in all his relationships.

In the early 70s, Abdulov felt the first love torments and even tried to commit suicide when he found his beloved Tatyana in the arms of another man. To the credit of the girl, it should be noted that Alexander himself was not faithful to her, and Tatyana went for treason only when she found out that her chosen one loves not only her. Alexander was saved from blood loss by a friend from the hostel, who, by a lucky chance, returned earlier. Even more lucky was the fact that the future actor miraculously escaped being placed in a psychiatric clinic after such an incident. The actor recalled this situation with a smile, and said: “There was a fool!”.

Another Tatyana followed. Still unknown to anyone, Abdulov charmed the successful dancer Tatyana Leibel. It was a really beautiful romance, but it ended quickly. Tatyana realized that Alexander's feelings for her had faded, and her place in his heart was taken by another, young actress and his future wife Irina. The separation was amicable, the couple maintained friendly relations until the dancer moved to Canada.

Alexander Abdulov met his first wife on the set of "Do not part with your loved ones." The life of the plot characters mirrored the couple's relationship outside of work. They were deservedly called the most romantic and beautiful couple of Soviet times.

Alferova got married when she was pregnant from a foreign businessman Boyko Gyurov. Abdulov and his wife carefully concealed this fact from curious newspapermen, Alexander Gavriilovich raised his adopted daughter as his own. The actor had no children of his own until he was in his fifties. But he never considered Ksenia a stranger. The girl always felt the support of her famous stepfather even after her parents divorced. Much later, she made the film "Fictionalist" dedicated to the memory of her stepfather.

Despite the fact that Abdulov and Irina Alferova were married, in 1993 exemplary family broke up. Together with his wife, Alexander lived for 14 years. But the amorous adventures of the incorrigible womanizer could not pass without a trace.

The romance between Abdulov and Larisa Steinman continued for two years. Larisa worked as a journalist and, on duty, came to interview a celebrity. The actor has always disliked the press, which did not prevent him from starting a relationship with one of them.

Alexander Abdulov had to endure complex operation, but he pulled through and continued his career. After a miraculous recovery, the successful artist began building a house, where he later lived with civil wife, ballerina Galina Lobanova and mother. The house was often visited by close friends who helped Abdulov build a house.

Having lived in the same house with his beloved woman for 8 years, the actor never registered a marriage, moreover, he did not even terminate his union with Irina Alferova. The first marriage of the artist was connected by church ties, and Alexander, as a believer, did not consider the possibility of breaking this oath in the face of God. As a real man believes, Abdulov left housing for both of his women, and he wandered around the theater back rooms. It was difficult to endure parting with Galina, he suffered from depression for a long time, he became haggard and aged.

Despite this promise, after antidepressant therapy, Alexander Abdulov's personal life improved: he married a second time. Julia Mashin became the chosen one. According to the artist himself, this girl brought him back to life. They met in 2005 quite by accident. We flew side by side in an airplane to Kamchatka. Alexander - to friends, relax, hunt and fish, and Julia - on a business trip. The fact that they have many common friends, new acquaintances found out on the plane, and on the peninsula they were once again convinced of this. Julia and Alexander met again in a friendly company.

Abdulov, already middle-aged, behaved like a teenager in love, kissing his chosen one's hands. Even then, they had warm feelings for each other that seemed unreal: too big difference in age, profession and worldview. But the future spouses flew back to the capital separately.

The holiday romance convinced Julia that her marriage no longer suits her. At that time, she was married to Alexei Ignatenko, a man higher circle. Many were surprised that the girl was divorcing a young loving wealthy husband from an intelligent family. After the break in relations, Yulia had little to keep in the capital, and she left for small homeland, to Odessa.

The actor tormented himself with love. He realized that he no longer wants to live without his beloved Julia. Abdulov ordered his director to contact his chosen one and invite him to St. Petersburg. Julia surprised everyone here too, the girl refused the recognized favorite of women, said that if he wants her attention, he must come to her himself. And the actor flew to Odessa. The couple celebrated the old together New Year, and after that, the lovers no longer parted, did not deny their relationship and did not try to hide it.

In 2006, a modest wedding took place in the restaurant of the Central House of Writers. Journalists were not allowed to the celebration, the holiday was only for the closest friends. There was no white dress, no many photographs.

In March 2007, Yulia Abdulova gave the actor a daughter, who was named Eugenia.

family union Almost everyone condemned Alexander and Yulia. The girl was accused of a thirst for fame and commercialism. The difference in the age of the spouses haunted the public. The rumors had no basis. The pretty brunette was not at all a hunter for star husbands, she had a stable job, career and numerous useful acquaintances.

In fact, at the time of the beginning of the relationship financial condition Abdulaev was much less stable than his chosen one. Yulia's parents were also against it. From their point of view, everything was exactly the opposite, and the actor was already unworthy of their daughter. They did not like either Abdulov's profession, or his age, and especially the age difference with their daughter, or the relationship of the couple as a whole. But all the attacks only made the lovers unite.

Death

At the end of August 2007, the media made a fuss about terrible disease actor. The examination in Israel shocked relatives - Abdulov was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, which caused the death of the actor, the passion for smoking could not pass without a trace. The most amazing thing is that just at that time Abdulov was filming in his last film, where he played an artist dying of lung cancer. An amazing coincidence.

The fighter in life Alexander Abdulov until the last refused to accept reality, and, despite the support of millions of viewers, he died on January 3, 2008.

It was possible to say goodbye to the actor at the Lenkom Theater. Despite the winter cold, a crowd of thousands of fans formed a crush in the theater itself and near it, and law enforcement agencies were seriously afraid that people could die in this mess. At some point, some people were pushed out into the street, promising that they would be allowed to say goodbye to the idol when those who were lucky enough to stay came out. Fans tried several times to storm the theatre.

People gathered from all over the country, some even flew in from Siberia to pay tribute to the memory of their favorite actor. But that did not happen. A huge number of people stood for several hours in the cold only to see how the car with the coffin leaves in the direction of the Vagankovsky cemetery.

A scandal broke out around the grave of Abdulov. As the widow of an actor, Julia, quite naturally, led the funeral and gave orders. This did not suit the actor's friends, and several men in a rather blunt manner ordered the unfortunate woman to keep quiet and not get involved in such an important process for her. According to eyewitnesses of the quarrel, Julia led very reasonably and logically. Most likely, the point was not at all what and how the widow did, but in the hostility of the actor's friends to his new wife, whom they splashed out at such an inopportune moment.

Perhaps the nerves were affected because of the tragedy, but such an act of friends and relatives in relation to a woman who has lost a loved one still remains unforgivable. The widow with a small child in her arms had a tantrum, and Yulia could not be calmed down for a long time.

Filmography

For the enormous contribution - the actor starred in 112 films - to the domestic cinematography, Alexander Abdulov repeatedly received all kinds of awards. The winner of the "Golden Horseshoe" award went to the director of the plot "The Bremen Town Musicians and Co".

Filmography of Alexander Abdulov includes great amount masterpiece paintings, including:

• "Ordinary Miracle"
• "The Lost Expedition"
• "12 chairs"
• "Love Formula"
• "Captain's daughter"
• "D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers"
• "The same Munchausen"
• "Schizophrenia"
• "The Master and Margarita"
• "Trap"
• "Anna Karenina"

This actor was a real gentleman. He enjoyed success with women and the respect of his comrades, he was carried in the arms of fans and literally “teared apart” by directors. Alexander Abdulov was distinguished by responsiveness and kindness, the ability to lend a helping hand to those who needed it. In people, he above all he valued mutual assistance and selflessness, because he himself was always ready for self-giving. He was a man with capital letter, and an actor from God.

The real fame came to the actor Alexander Abdulov after his first films "An Ordinary Miracle", "The Formula of Love", "Do not part with your loved ones."

Childhood and youth

Alexander Abdulov was born on May 29, 1953 in the city of Tobolsk, not far from Tyumen, but all his childhood memories are connected with Fergana, where they moved when he was 3 years old. The boy's family was theatrical. Papa Gabriel Abdulov served as a theater director. Mom Lyudmila Krainova was a make-up artist of the same theater. Alexander was the youngest child in the family. The older brother's name was Robert Krainov, he was his mother's son from his first marriage, the middle brother's name was Vladimir Abdulov, he tragically died in 1980 at the hands of hooligans. Before the war, Gavriil Abdulov had a wife and son Yuri, but he was told that they had died, and the man married Lyudmila. And only after the war it turned out that his first family was alive, and that Alexander also had a half-brother, Yuri, who lived and worked as a taxi driver in Smolensk.

When my mother found out that she had become pregnant for the third time, she really hoped that there would be a daughter, because two boys were already growing up in the family. She categorically did not want to hear anything about the boy, so the doctors even had to go to the trick and say that there would be a girl. But fate decreed otherwise, and the son Sasha was born in the family, who became the real pride of his parents.

Sasha often visited the theater, because his parents were constantly there. The boy acquired his first stage experience at the age of five, when he was involved in the production of The Kremlin Chimes. From childhood, his father tried to instill in the boy a love for the stage, and he carried it through his whole life in memory of his beloved dad.

Alexander did not like school, he was not interested in studying. The only subject where he gave all his best was physical education. He grew up as a real hooligan, did not miss a single yard fight and brawl.

Everyone already knew that Sasha Abdulov was definitely behind the lined noses and broken windows. He was 13 when he seriously smoked, using cigarettes that were not smoked by adults for this. In the school chemistry room, reagents often disappeared, which, in the capable hands of Alexander, turned into explosives. He could steal theatrical makeup from his mother, paint himself beyond recognition, and scare the neighbors' grandmothers half to death. His parents did not really punish him for pranks, but his older brother Robert was so tired of the tricks of the younger that he once cut a whole tuft of hair on the guy’s head, in the hope that he would be ashamed to appear on the street in front of his friends in this form, and he finally - then he will sit at home and do something useful, maybe even pay attention to books and lessons.

Alexander's real passion in these years was sports. The guy really liked fencing, he did not miss a single training session, he gave all his best to them. Such love and dedication soon brought the first results - Abdulov became a master of sports of the USSR. These skills were later very useful to Alexander in the cinema. When he played the main character in the film "An Ordinary Miracle", he could calmly swordsman himself without involving understudies.

For some reason, parents were always sure that one of their boys would support family dynasty and connect his biography with the art of cinema and theater.

Father advised Sasha to try his hand at the Shchepkin School, but he failed the exams. In order not to lose a year, the guy passed the documents to the Pedagogical University, and became a student of the Faculty of Physical Education. Thus, he could "slope" from the army, and get the opportunity to work in the theater where his father worked.

Films and theatrical productions

A year later, Abdulov decided to try his luck again. He left for the capital, but this time he took the documents to GITIS. He passed all the tests perfectly well, and was enrolled in the workshop of the teacher Raevsky. Robert and Vladimir supported their brother, and also decided to enter the theater. But they did not have enough talent, so the older brother became a student at the Gubkin Petrochemical Institute, which he successfully graduated from. The fate of the middle brother was tragic - once he was found killed in the park, he did not have a camera, watch and money. The police concluded that it was a robbery.

Alexander was from the provinces, so Moscow life was very difficult. Sometimes he compared himself to a yard dog who decided to conquer the capital on the fly. But real glory was still far away, but for now, GITIS student Alexander Abdulov lived in a hostel, unloaded wagons in order to earn at least some money, and never grumbled at fate.

In his student years, Abdulov first appeared on the set in the mass scenes of the films "Gold" and "Near These Windows".

In 1974, during a graduation performance, the director of Lenkom drew attention to Abdulov, and said that he would gladly accept him into his troupe. Here he received the role of the main character in the production "He was not on the lists", for which he was awarded the "Theatrical Spring" award. Abdulov never left the theater, which became his family. Until the very last breath, he went to his stage to please the viewer with his new roles in interesting productions.

One of the best works of the actor is the play "Juno and Avos". The performance “The Barbarian and the Heretic” was also warmly received by the audience, after which the actor was awarded the independent state award “Crystal Turandot” and the award of the Stanislavsky Foundation. Another prestigious award for the actor was the award from the Leonov International Theater Fund.

In 1985, the filming of the film "The Most Charming and Attractive" ended, which was very popular with viewers of all generations, and is considered the most popular perestroika comedy.

The hero of Abdulov is the womanizer Volodya Smirnov, with whom Nadya Klyueva was secretly in love. The role of the girl went, because it was written for her. The actress did not agree to star in this comedy for a long time, for herself she decided that after working in Carnival, such roles should be abandoned, otherwise you can become a hostage of the genre forever. But the director continued to persist, because he understood that no one would make a movie without Muravyova. And the efforts of the director were not in vain - the actress agreed. Thanks to her decision, the audience received an interesting film, which they still watch with pleasure, and Abdulov very quickly became popular and in demand. The female half audience generally believed that main character in this picture it’s not Nadia at all, they liked the young actor so much.

In the second half of the 70s, Alexander starred a lot. During this period, his filmography was replenished with such wonderful films as "12 Chairs", "The meeting place cannot be changed", "The Lost Expedition". But national love and the actor felt the glory after filming in the film "Ordinary Miracle", filmed by director Zakharov.

Alexander Abdulov has always been perceived as a versatile actor. His outstanding external data allowed him to constantly change his role, and organically merge into a variety of genres of cinema - comedies, detective stories, adventures, science fiction. His characters were romantic and lyrical, dramatic and even tragic. Thanks to serious sports in childhood, the actor starred in complex stunts on his own, while he was often awarded as the best stuntman.

The picture “Do not part with your loved ones”, in which he became Mitya, caused a great resonance. The 80s brought Abdulov to the top of popularity. He has become very popular with many directors, but he still does not refuse Mark Zakharov and. Sometimes he even starred in parallel in the films of different directors, changing the set several times a day.

It was during this period that the paintings with the participation of Alexander Abdulov came out, which became cult - “Carnival”, “Magicians”, “Look for a Woman”, “The Same Munchausen”, “Midshipmen, Forward!”, “Formula of Love”, and dozens of others .

Such bright works could not fail to receive a worthy reward. In 1986, Alexander Abdulov became the Honored Artist of the RSFSR, and in 1991 he was awarded the title People's Artist RSFSR.

In 1991, another talented work of the actor appeared on the screens - the film "Genius", in which he became the main character. This was the first joint work of Abdulov and director Sergeev, which grew into a fruitful collaboration. According to the plot of the film, a brilliant inventor is forced to cheat, because the time has come when smart people become unclaimed, and they have to survive by any means. The tape fell in love with the viewer, and topped the rental rating. Perhaps this is the most interesting picture that came out during the brutal crisis of the 90s.

This was followed by a series of interesting projects in which Alexander Abdulov starred. The most popular were the pictures "Strange men of Semyonova Ekaterina" and "Schizophrenia", filmed according to the script of the actor himself.

In the 90s, Alexander Abdulov became the organizer and host of the festival called "Backyards". The event was of a charitable nature, the entire troupe of the Lenkom Theater, many musicians and rock stars were invited to it. The intelligentsia considered it a great honor to attend such evenings in order to donate money to charity.

The proceeds from this festival went to the restoration of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, which was located near the theater "Lenkom". But Abdulov sent the bulk of the donations to orphanages.

Thanks to the active participation of Alexander Abdulov, the Moscow International Film Festival was restored. He was even invited there as the general director, and he worked in this position until 1995.

Abdulov's directorial debut took place at the very beginning of the new century. In 2000, he became the author of the musical The Bremen Town Musicians, based on the fairy tale of the same name.

There is a creative biography of the actor and work on television. In 2004, he was invited by the REN TV channel as the host of the Natural Selection program.

The acting career of Alexander Abdulov continued in 2005, in the film The Master and Margarita, in which he reincarnated as Koroviev.

Personal life

The roles of the heroes of lovers were very close to Alexander Abdulov, because he loved women not only on the screen, but also in his personal life. The actor was literally pursued by fans, eminent and not so, he had many novels, both real and invented by the press.

The first serious love of the actor was a girl named Tatyana. But what a disappointment it was when one day Alexander found out that she had cheated on him. Surely this situation would not have arisen if the actor himself had a relationship only with his Tanya, and did not change skirts almost every day. The girl later admitted that she cheated on Abdulov after she found out about his adventures. The situation was resolved with the help of a friend who had just returned early, otherwise everything could have ended very sadly both for the girl and for Abdulov himself. Alexander tried to open his veins, and it was the guy who saved him, who, by the way, did not allow the actor to be “locked” in a psychiatric hospital. After many years, Abdulov recalled all this with humor, and always called himself a fool who almost took his own life.

Soon Alexander met another Tatyana, this time the woman was 7 years older than him, and had already achieved a lot in life. Her name was Tatyana Leibel, a famous dancer with whom an aspiring actor fell in love. The novel was stormy and beautiful, but quickly dried up.

The woman realized that her lover treats her differently than at the beginning of the relationship, and soon found out the reason for this behavior. He just fell in love, fell in love again with a young and interesting actress who soon became his legal wife. Tatyana and Alexander parted without scandals, even remained friends until she emigrated to Israel, and then to Canada.

The acquaintance of Abdulov and Alferova took place at film set the picture "Do not part with your loved ones", in which they played the main characters. On-screen love quickly turned into real life, and young people decided to legalize their relationship. They were considered the most beautiful couple of Soviet cinema.

At the time of the wedding, the bride was already pregnant. The father of her child was businessman Boyko Gyurov, but the actors did not tell anyone about this. They had a daughter, Ksenia, the girl's surname was given to her mother. Abdulov always considered her dear, never even thought of her as a receptionist. Alexander had his own child quite late, when he was well over 50, but Ksenia always remained his daughter, whom he loved and supported in everything. They did not move away, even when Abdulov broke up with Alferova. Ksenia became an actress and director, and her first picture was called "The Inventor". This work was dedicated to her stepfather.

The couple broke up in 1993, despite the fact that they got married at the time. Their marriage lasted fourteen years, and during this time Abdulov had affairs with other women that Alferova no longer wanted to forgive.

Romantic relations connected the actor and journalist Larisa Shteiman. One day she came to him to interview, and this was the beginning of a two-year romance.

Then the ballerina Galina Lobanova appeared in the life of the actor, civil marriage which lasted eight years. They lived in their own house, which he left to the woman after parting.

Abdulov did not have his own housing, because he left the apartment and house to his wives. He lived in the theater back rooms, suffered depression, and aged a lot.

But in 2005, the actor began a second youth. On the plane, he met Yulia Mashina, who flew to Kamchatka on business, and Abdulov was just on vacation with friends. They turned out to have many mutual friends, and they met there more than once in a friendly company.

They realized that they were made for each other. Julia after this business trip divorced her husband, and went to her parents in Odessa. Alexander realized that his life loses all meaning if there is no beloved nearby.

They got married in 2006, celebrating this event with their closest friends. The bride did not wear White dress, journalists and photographers were not allowed to the wedding, so the photos of their celebration were not included in the press.

On March 21, 2007, they became the happy parents of their daughter Evgenia. Their marriage was bewildering condemnation of all relatives and friends. The girl's parents were categorically against her chosen one, they believed that he was unworthy of her. But the reaction of others did not affect the relationship of the newlyweds, they were happy.

Death

In August 2007, during one of the examinations in an Israeli clinic, the actor was given a disappointing diagnosis - oncology. The disease was in the last stage, and the doctors were powerless.

Alexander Abdulov died on January 3, 2008. The farewell ceremony was attended not only by relatives, friends and colleagues, but also by countless of his fans who came from all over the country. buried famous actor at the Vagankovsky cemetery.

Selected filmography

• Moscow, my love
• 1976 - 12 chairs
• 1978 - Ordinary Miracle
• 1979 - D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
• 1979 - The same Munchausen
• 1981 - Carnival
• 1982 - Premonition of love
• 1984 - Formula of love
• 1986 - The wedding is accused
• 1988 - Kill the Dragon
• 1989 - Rouen maiden nicknamed Pyshka
• 1990 - Humiliated and insulted
• 1991 - Genius
• 1992 - Over dark water
• 1993 - Sin. Passion Story
• 2001 - Next. Next
• 2001 - Yellow dwarf
• 2002 - Next 2
• 2003 - About love
• 2006 - Park of the Soviet period
• 2007 - Trap
• 2009 - Anna Karenina
• 2010 - Justice of the Wolves

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