Sergey Makovetskiy

People's Artist of the Russian Federation Sergei Makovetsky is one of the few Russian actors who have won recognition abroad. In 1994 he was named Best Dramatic Actor in Europe. Critics and spectators included the artist in the famous quartet under the code name "MMMM": Mironov - Mashkov - Menshikov - Makovetsky.

Sergey Makovetskiy was born under the zodiac sign Gemini on June 13, 1958 on the outskirts of Kiev. Here, in the dacha village Darnitsa on the banks of the Dnieper, he spent his childhood. The son was raised by his mother - the father left the family when there were a couple of months left before the birth of Seryozha. At the age of 16, receiving a passport, Sergei took his mother's surname, leaving only his patronymic in memory of his father.

Mom made sure that Seryozha received everything that his peers had. The boy grew up diversified: he sang in the choir, played percussion instruments, skated, went to the pool. As a teenager, he became interested in water polo and aimed for the adult team, but his mother rejected the idea of ​​her son to go to big sport.

Makovetsky was pushed to acting by the hand of fate, in whose person the English teacher spoke: the woman introduced the student to the world of theatrical art forcibly. In the 8th grade, at the insistence of the teacher, Sergei played Neschastlivtsev in the play "Forest". The first impression of entering the school stage is wild fear, the second is happiness and ecstasy from the game. The guy forgot about the audience.

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The desire to learn after school as a zemstvo doctor disappeared. Sergei Makovetsky, barely receiving a certificate of maturity, went to the Kiev Theater Institute. According to one information, the guy "fell asleep" on the composition, according to another - there were no places.

Sergei Makovetsky got a job at the Lesya Ukrainka Theater for a technical position, but a year later he went to conquer Moscow. In GITIS, the future star read too expressively to Konstantin Raikin the poems of Konstantin Simonov, but the master of the loud Kievite did not listen to the end, enduring a pejorative verdict and advice not to indulge in vain hopes. It was not in Sergei's character to give up after the first failure. The applicant went to other theatrical universities.

Oleg Tabakov, to whom Makovetsky soon got on the exam, did not meet the expectations. No, Oleg Pavlovich liked the monologue of Bulgakov's Lariosik performed by the young man, but the imminent prospect of army service, to which Sergei was about to go, made the teacher say no.

“Yes” Makovetsky heard at the Shchukin school. Sergey was accepted to the course of Alla Kazanskaya. The talented pretender has successfully “turned away” from the army: the recruiting commission saw a performance called “Migraine” performed by the artist. There was no applause, but a white ticket was handed over.

The personal life of a star is woven from amazing events. The actor met his future wife Elena Demchenko in Odessa. Sergei Makovetsky starred in the film "I, the son of the working people." Lena is the daughter of a fleet admiral and an actress by training. The couple met by chance, when at the Odessa film studio Elena got into a conversation with colleagues, and one of them caustically remarked that no one would marry a divorced woman with a child. The actress objected:

The first comer was Sergey Makovetsky. To the stranger's humorous proposal to marry, he seriously replied: "I will marry!" To the question "When?" answered: "On May." And he kept his word. In May, the actor took a woman, who was 18 years older than him, to the registry office.

The couple have lived together for over 30 years. They have no children in common, but Sergei Makovetsky became a loving stepfather for Elena's son, Denis. Nobody ever caught the actor of infidelity, although life together is not woven from roses. In an interview, Makovetsky admitted that in his youth he loved to drink too much. In one of these drunken spree, the wife could not stand it and left home. The fear of losing his beloved woman and the pain that Makovetsky saw in the eyes of his son made Sergei Vasilyevich give up alcohol.

The couple regularly appears together at all film festivals and red carpet. The age difference between the spouses is not visible, they look great together in the photo. Sergey's height is 1.70 m, like his "half" (while the weight of the screen star does not exceed 75 kg). Sergei Makovetskiy has a personal account on Instagram. But the actor prefers to communicate with fans through art and does not refuse interviews.

They like to invite a star to talk shows, listening to Makovetsky is always interesting. In March 2017, Sergei Vasilyevich visited Yulia Menshova's studio "Alone with Everyone", where he spoke about his career, family, grandchildren. The adopted son Denis made his parents happy with his grandson Ivan and granddaughter Glafira, who call the star “grandfather Seryozha”.

It is interesting that the Makovetskys are closely friends with the family of Yuri, Denis's own father. At the same time, Yuri's wife became a godmother for the boy, and Sergei became a godfather. Together, relatives spend their free time, bring up grandchildren.

People's Artist of Russia was born in Ukraine and never forgets that he comes from Kiev. He comes home every year, because his mother is buried in one of the Kiev cemeteries. Sergey Makovetsky made a huge contribution to the development of Russian cinema, therefore, when asked about nationality, he replies that the actors do not have it.

After graduating from college in 1980, Sergei Makovetsky was assigned to the Vakhtangov Theater. He made his debut in the production of "Ancient Vaudeville", but the main roles bypassed him - the actor was trusted with episodes until the end of the 80s.

The turning point in his creative biography happened in 1989. For the role of the Chinese Cherubim in the play "Zoykina's Apartment" Makovetsky was awarded the prize of the Moscow Theater Spring Festival.

In 1990, the actor met Roman Viktyuk, who staged a play at the Vakhtangov Theater. The director immediately liked the young talent, and although then Makovetsky was not involved in the production, Roman Viktyuk invited Sergei to play in his own theater.

At the age of 7, Sergei Makovetsky became a leading actor at the Viktyuk Theater, playing the main roles of Shostakovich in the play "Master's Lessons", Ilya in "Slingshot", Valerio in the eccentric production of "Love with a Fool". Thanks to the theater's tours, they learned about the talent of the Russian artist abroad. The participation in the performances of Roman Grigorievich provoked rumors about the unconventional orientation of Sergei Makovetsky, but these speculations had no background.

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According to some reports, the director and actor fell out, and their collaboration ended. The name of Viktyuk's last performance, in which Makovetsky got the role - “I don’t know you anymore, dear” - turned out to be prophetic.

After leaving Roman Grigorievich, Sergei Makovetsky traveled around the country with entreprise, was involved in Harold Pinter's performances "Collection" and "Lover", and on the Vakhtangov stage he played Iago, Trigorin and Gorodnichy.

In the future, the actor collaborated with other metropolitan theaters and directors, while continuing to work at the Vakhtangov Theater. In 2011, the artist was awarded the Idol Prize. He spoke about this and many other things in the program of Vladimir Pozner.

On this stage, Sergei played in two dozen performances. The audience enthusiastically watched the performance of the artist in the plays "Mystery Buff", "The Rose and the Cross", "Our Lord, Father ...", "Uncle Vanya". Performances such as "Amphitrion", where Makovetsky's partners were Maxim Sukhanov, Maria Aronova, were shown on television.

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In the acclaimed performance "Eugene Onegin" by Rimas Tuminas, the star of the theatrical stage played the main character, and in the second cast the same role was played by Alexei Guskov. Later, Sergei Vasilyevich appeared in the form of Argan in the play "The Imaginary Sick" and played Taras Khlynov in the play "Hot Heart" by Alexander Ostrovsky.

As a guest star Sergei Makovetskiy appeared on the stage of Sovremennik, playing Henry Higgins in Pygmalion, and at the Moscow Youth Theater he appeared in the form of Kovrin in the play The Black Monk. With the solo performance "No Accidental Meeting", the artist visited many cities of Russia.

In the summer of 2018, the actor celebrated his 60th birthday on the stage of his native theater. On this day Makovetsky appeared in the title role in the play "Uncle Vanya" based on Anton Chekhov.

Another success on the stage happened to Sergei Makovetsky in December 2019. He became the leading actor in the play "Dad". This is the story of the life of an elderly man, his relationship with his daughter, which was presented on the stage by Marina Alexandrova. The premiere of the entreprise production took place in St. Petersburg, and then the play was shown at the Moscow Pushkin Theater. The artist told about this on the air of the program "Evening Urgant".

The cinematic biography of Sergei Makovetsky started in the late 80s. Before that, according to the actor, he "came to Mosfilm and stood with hungry eyes." He was offered his first film roles at the Odessa Film Studio: Sergei Vasilievich starred in the film "The Crew of a Combat Vehicle."

A tangible success in the film industry came to Sergei Makovetsky in 1987: he appeared on the screen in the film "The Life of Klim Samgin". The actor's works in the films "Initiate" by Oleg Teptsov and "Mother" by Gleb Panfilov were noticed by film critics and spectators, Makovetsky's skill was striking.

The first resounding success hit Makovetsky in the early 90s. The director Vladimir Khotinenko became the "godfather" of the actor. In 1992, Sergei Makovetsky starred in his film "The Patriotic Comedy" as the intellectual hermit Ilyin.

The following year, Khotinenko entrusted the talented Kievite with the main role in the philosophical parable "Makarov". The actor brilliantly reincarnated as the provincial poet Makarov, on the occasion of buying a pistol - "namesake". Weapons have become a part of man, displacing everything else from life.

For his work in criminal melodrama, Sergei Makovetsky was awarded prizes at the Nika Film Academy, at the Kinoshock and Golden Aries film festivals. The artist appeared on the screen in the company of Elena Mayorova, Irina Metlitskaya and Vladimir Ilyin. "Makarov" turned Makovetsky into a star of Russian cinema. Unexpectedly for himself, he became one of the most sought-after actors in post-Soviet cinema.

Directors and film critics suddenly noticed that behind the artist's usual appearance, a certain unreality, bewitching strangeness is visible. These characteristics prompted the director Vadim Abdrashitov to give Makovetsky the main role in the film parable "A Play for a Passenger". Sergei Makovetskiy created the psychological image of a former judge who became the conductor of a fast train. On the trip, Makovetsky's hero meets a passenger who was once convicted by him.

1995 turned out to be a generous year for the actor. The erotic melodrama "Black Veil" by Alexei Balabanov, the drama by Alexander Proshkin "Trofim" and the picture of Sergei Ursulyak "Summer People" were released on the screens. For these works, Sergei Makovetskiy was awarded the "Best Actor of the Year" prize from the film press.

The type of artist has repeatedly pushed directors to use Makovetsky in the roles of villains. Sergei Vasilyevich began "The Line of Evil" in Ivan Dykhovichny's melodrama "The Prorv" and continued in Kira Muratova's tragedy "Three Stories", where he reincarnated as an operetta ridiculous killer who dragged the corpse of a beautiful neighbor into the boiler room. He was accompanied by Renata Litvinova and Oleg Tabakov.

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The apotheosis in his career was the drama of Alexei Balabanov "About freaks and people." In it, Sergei Makovetsky brilliantly played the owner of an atelier specializing in pornographic photographs. The skill of reincarnation turned out to be so high that his hero aroused fear and disgust among the audience.

This actor is called "the gutta-percha boy", soft and pliable like plasticine. He is capable of roles in any genre, he is natural in all roles. In the image of a refined intellectual, Sergei Makovetsky looks like he grew up in a family of hereditary aristocrats. And in the role of a bandit, he is a child of gateways and slums.

In the new century, Sergei Vasilievich is not lost. He has the indisputable authority of the star of Russian cinema. Suddenly, the actor was helped in the promotion of Alsou's clip "Winter Dream", which became a small film drama. The third extra in it was played by Elena Yakovleva, young Alsou got the role of Nabokov's Lolita, and Sergey Makovetsky - Humbert. The video was filmed in the country house of Lyubov Orlova and was played on all TV channels every day.

The cult action movie "Brother-2" by Alexei Balabanov and the project of Alexander Proshkin "Russian revolt" helped Makovetsky to gain a foothold at the cinema olympus. Both roles are negative, for the last Sergey Makovetsky received the main prize of Kinotavr in 2000.

Star status and talent turned the artist into the highest paid among his colleagues, but did not spoil it. The star is ready to act for free if the role is interesting to him. Makovetsky appeared in the short film by Alexander Veledinsky "You and I, Yes, We Are With You" because he learned the fate of Yuri's cousin in the script. In the picture Makovetsky played in tandem with Vladimir Steklov.

In 2004, viewers saw the disaster film by Vladimir Khotinenko "72 meters", which tells about the accident on a submarine. The drama was released 2 years after the tragedy with the Kursk submarine and did not leave anyone indifferent. The Star Bouquet of Andrey Krasko, Marat Basharov, Vladislav Galkin and Chulpan Khamatova speaks for itself.

Sergei Makovetsky was lucky to be filmed with Eldar Ryazanov. The master has involved the actor in two comedies - "The Key to the Bedroom" and "Carnival Night-2". The hero of Makovetsky, Kabachkov, is a follower of Ogurtsov from the first "Carnival Night", a reinsurer, a bureaucrat and a chameleon of a new formation.

Nikita Mikhalkov did not ignore the star. In the legal drama "12" Sergei Makovetsky appeared in a star cast, where every name is known to the audience. He played one of 12 jurors, a physicist and protagonist who initiated the split. In 2010, Mikhalkov invited Sergei Vasilyevich to continue Burnt by the Sun.

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Sergei Makovetsky does not refuse to work in serials. But each of the multi-part projects where he appeared is not a "soapy" one-day, but an event of the year. In "The Death of an Empire" by Vladimir Khotinenko, the actor played the officer Nesterovsky, and in the film by Vyacheslav Krishtofovich "Indirect Evidence" - Feonov.

The series "Liquidation", "Life and Fate", "Peter the First. Testament "and" Two winters and three summers "need no introduction: the projects have broken viewing records.

In 2006, Balabanov again remembered his beloved actor and offered him a role in the comedy action movie "Zhmurki". The image of Karon was written specially "for Makovetsky". Sergei Makovetsky, Grigory Siyatvinda and Anatoly Zhuravlev made up a trio in the manner of Coward, Experienced and Goonies.

Of the subsequent works in the master's filmography, of interest are the drama "Girl and Death" by the Dutch director Jos Stelling, in which Sergei Makovetsky and Renata Litvinova played the main roles, the tragedy "ChB" and Pavel Lungin's detective film "Homeland".

The military drama Pop by Vladimir Khotinenko, filmed under the auspices of the Moscow Patriarchate, stands apart. For his work in the film, the Russian Orthodox Church awarded the artist the Order of St. Innocent.

In 2015 Sergei Makovetsky starred in Sergei Ursulyak's drama series "Quiet Don", playing Panteley Melekhov. In 2017, the film was awarded the Golden Eagle, and the skill of the actor beloved by millions is beyond praise: XXI Film Festival Vivat, Cinema of Russia! gave Makovetsky the palm, presenting the prize for the best male role. Another similar prize - from the jury of the Golden Eagle film award.

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In 2017, Sergei Makovetskiy appeared on the screens in the serial action movie Death Trail. He starred in the company of Agniya Kuznetsova and Andrey Merzlikin. The premiere of the crime tape took place in mid-April on the NTV channel.

At the beginning of 2018, a joint Russian-Estonian project "Green Cats" was released. Sergei Makovetsky reincarnated as one of the crooks, who, after many years of imprisonment, is released. But modern realities cause many ridiculous situations in which the main character and his friend find themselves.

Also at the Moscow Film Festival was presented another work by director Boris Khlebnikov, entitled "The Day Before ...", in which the author gathered a star cast. Sergei Makovetskiy got an episodic, but, as always, a bright role.

Later, the filming of the series "Godunov" was completed, in which the star of the screen appeared in the image of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. Among other performers of the main roles are Sergey Bezrukov, Andrey Merzlikin, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Anna Mikhalkova.

The main role of the physical education instructor Yar-Sanych, Sergei Makovetsky, is embodied in the drama about Afghan soldiers "Bad Weather". In this picture, the artist performed several Soviet songs.

Since 2004, the actor has been involved in the voice acting of cartoons from the Three Heroes series. Prince of Kiev speaks in the voice of Sergei Makovetsky in the animation. A total of 10 films have been released, including the 2020 premiere of Julius the Horse and the Great Races.

Now the artist is full of energy, his state of health allows him to film a lot and go on the stage. Sergei Vasilyevich is working on a role in the film "Terrible". Alexander Yatsenko became his partner in the acting ensemble.

The spring of 2020 made its own adjustments to the work of the Vakhtangov Theater. In connection with the closure of all entertainment establishments in the capital for the period of self-isolation, the theater collective, according to Sergei Makovetsky, suffered losses of at least 50 million rubles. In addition, tours in South Korea, China and Russian cities were disrupted. The actor urged the government to pay attention to the problem and help theaters.

But the good news of the season was the premiere of the series "Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes", in which Sergei Makovetskiy appeared in the form of Professor Leibe. The main characters of the drama were embodied on the screen by Chulpan Khamatova, Yulia Peresild and others.

1990 - "Children of bitches" 1992 - "Patriotic comedy" 1998 - "Retro threesome" 1998 - "About freaks and people" 2000 - "Brother-2" 2005 - "Death of an empire" 2005 - "Zhmurki" 2007 - "Liquidation" 2007 - "12" 2008 - "Live and Remember" 2009 - "Pop" 2012 - "Girl and Death" 2015 - "Quiet Don" 2017 - "Death Track" 2018 - "Day before ..." 2018 - "Bad weather" 2019 - "Foundling" 2020 - "Zuleikha opens her eyes"

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