Valery Nikolaev

Valery Nikolaev is an athlete, dancer, theater and film star, producer, director, ballet master.

The artist's multifaceted talent influenced his creative destiny - he managed to work with the masters of Russian cinema and theatrical stage and successfully prove himself in Hollywood.

The actor was born in Moscow on August 23, 1965 under the zodiac sign Virgo. As a child, Valery was professionally engaged in artistic gymnastics, was going to take exams for the CCM, but he was seriously injured, after which he had to forget about his sports achievements. He did not even think about the career of an actor; he saw the fate of a sea captain or a racer more attractive.

Valera developed an interest in the future profession at school, when teachers began to involve the boy in improvised performances and open lessons with elements of theatrical amateur performance.

In 1982, Nikolaev tried to enter several theatrical universities at once, but he was in for a failure. Parents persuaded their son to submit documents to the Forestry Institute, where his father taught. The young man devoted a year of his life to studying at this educational institution and finally realized that his soul lies with the theater.

In 1983, he again applied to several theater institutes and was enrolled in a course with Oleg Tabakov at the Moscow Art Theater School, upon graduation in 1990 he was accepted into the troupe of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. Nikolaev studied with Philip Yankovsky, Evgeny Mironov, Alena Khovanskaya, Vladimir Mashkov, Irina Apeksimova.

After completing his first year at the theater, the future star of TV series and cinema, he had to leave his studies for a while - he was drafted into the army. Upon his return to "civilian life" Nikolaev decided to continue studying acting.

In the late 80s, Valery went to America for an internship twice. In 1989, he studied jazz and tap at Florida and Sarasot universities, where he received diplomas in dance. The actor professionally dances step and rock and roll. His external data (height 178 cm, weight - 74 kg), talent and skill allow you to do this with ease. These skills were useful to him in his career. One of the first appearances of Nikolaev in the cinema is an episode in the comedy "Shirley-Myrli", where he, together with his wife Irina Apeksimova, performs tap-dancing.

The artist continued his studies in America at the Julliard School in New York, at the Barbican Center - acting school, McCarter Theater in Princeton, New Jersey. Valery Nikolaev is called one of the few Russian actors in demand both in Russia and abroad.

In addition to his acting career, Nikolaev is realized as a ballet master. His talent was embodied in 5 productions of the Moscow Art Theater. Later Valery took part in the creation of the musical "My Fair Lady" as a dance director.

After completing the course under the guidance of Oleg Tabakov, the aspiring artist had several roles in films, but these films did not bring him fame. The most recognizable project of that time was the film directed by Georgy Danelia "Nastya", where Nikolaev starred in the lead role with Polina Kutepova.

Russian audiences will also remember the young artist for his role in the popular soap opera "Little Things in Life", where Valery got used to the image of the entrepreneur Gosha, wife of Katya (Irina Apeksimova). Then there was work in the crime drama "The Lonely Player", where Nikolaev again shone in the foreground. The hero, an adventurer by nature, managed to build a chain, thanks to which he becomes the owner of the winnings at the races. But his dishonest behavior leads to the fact that money goes to racketeers. A stellar tandem was selected on the screen - Andrey Sokolov, Olga Mashnaya, Vladimir Ilyin, Bogdan Stupka, Alexey Guskov, Anton Tabakov.

Towards the end of the 90s, Valery was looking for himself in Hollywood, where he mostly got the role of "typical" Russians. Foreign films with his participation include: "The Saint" with Val Kilmer, "The Insidious Enemy" ("Aberration"), "U Turn" with Jennifer Lopez, Sean Penn and John Voight. Nikolaev also appeared in several episodes of famous American TV series.

The actor is familiar with Tom Hanks, Val Kilmer, Robert de Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, worked with Oliver Stone, Steven Spielberg, Philip Noyce.

Nikolaev gained wide popularity in Russia in 1999, after the release of the serial film "Bourgeois's Birthday". In 2001, the sequel of this series enjoyed no less success, which firmly secured the actor in the rank of popular TV stars, his photos began to appear regularly on the covers of magazines.

An interesting experience was the work of an actor in the tragicomedy Valery Rubinchik "Cinema about Cinema". In the film, the hero of Nikolaev - director Vitaly - opposes the producer Nikolai Zhiltsov, who was performed by Fyodor Bondarchuk.

In the early 2000s, Valery had several successful projects in the adventure-detective genre, including foreign ones, and in 2006 the series "In the rhythm of tango" was released. In this multi-part melodrama, the actor starred with Natalia Oreiro, an Argentinean singer and actress who, after the successful showing of the TV series The Rich and Famous and the Wild Angel, became the favorite of Russian women. The project was successful and caused a new wave of interest in the actor among the Russian-speaking audience.

After the success of "In the Rhythm of Tango" Valery Nikolaev plunged into creativity, trying himself as a director of the film "Bear Hunt". For this work, he received the Golden Phoenix Film Festival Award for Best Debutant Director.

At the same time, the premiere of the Russian horror film based on the work of Nikolai Gogol "Viy" - "The Witch" starts. And again Valery Nikolayev is reincarnated as the main character. This time into a successful journalist who accidentally encounters an unknown force.

In 2008 the actor opened his own production center "Veles-Film". In 2011, Valery Nikolaev tried himself as a scriptwriter and director of the historical project "Duels: The Recruiter". In a creative duet with Evgenia Dobrovolskaya, the artist starred in the melodrama "Clever, Beauty", which was later shown on Ukrainian and Russian television.

In the period from 2009 to 2015, the actor's play in the films "White Sand", "Perfect Murder", "Lone Wolf", "1812: Ulanskaya Ballad", "Double Life" and others should be noted. In 2010, Nikolaev played a supporting role in the comedy "On the Hook!", Where the main character mistook him for an eccentric millionaire diver.

In February 2016, the premiere of the series "Cult" took place in Russia, where Valery starred together with Tatiana Arntgolts and Dmitry Maryanov. The film is about people falling under the influence of totalitarian sects, and only their relatives, united among themselves, manage to save these victims. The artist tried himself in a melodramatic comedy, playing the main role in the film "Husband on Call".

In winter 2008, the actor took part in the second season of the show "Circus with the Stars". Among his rivals were Anita Tsoi, Timur Batrutdinov, Natalya Podolskaya, Irina Lachina. According to the results of the final, Valery Nikolaev and Irina Chashchina became the leaders of the second season of the TV project.

The audience remembered the participation of the artist in this show for bright clown mischief and flexibility during the presentation of an aerial acrobatics number. In his youth, the artist dreamed of becoming an Olympic champion in gymnastics, but left the sport due to a broken arm, decades later, his skills were useful for winning a circus show.

In 2014, Valery tried his hand at the Ice Age project, becoming a partner of Maria Petrova. But Nikolaev did not succeed in repeating the success as in the "Circus with the Stars" project, he injured his knee at one of the rehearsals, and the couple dropped out of the list of participants. This season, Maria Petrova left the project with her partner.

The personal life of Valery Nikolaev is associated with the names of several famous actresses. Nikolaev entered into his first marriage with actress Natalya Pirogova, with whom he studied together in the same year at a theater university. Since 1987, the actor met with Irina Apeksimova, who became his second wife. The family had a daughter, Daria. Later, the girl, like her parents, chose the acting path and graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School, the workshop of Dmitry Brusnikin.

In 2000, the marriage broke up, and Nikolaev started an affair with actress Daria Poverennova, which lasted three years. This connection was actively discussed by the public as the reason why Valery left his family.

In one of the interviews, after parting with her partner, Poverennova said that at the time of the onset of mutual feelings, she and Nikolaev had already ended their previous relationship, although they had not documented this. The actress also said that after the end of the relationship with Valery, she lived for two more years in the hope that everything could be returned.

The reason for parting with Daria was Nikolaev's new love. At that time, he was already living in a civil marriage with the singer Tatyana Ovsienko, the tale lasted for 4 years, but this love story ended in 2007, securing the actor's fame as a heartthrob.

The next official passion of Nikolaev was considered a colleague in the play "Dear Pamela" Lyubov Tikhomirova, their romance lasted only a year and ended with another broken woman's heart. In an interview, the theater and film actress did not hold back critical remarks about the character of her former lover.

From time to time, the press actively discussed the renewal of relations between Nikolaev and his ex-wife Irina Apeksimova. The actors did not comment on their relationship, but they were often seen together. The reason for the meetings and shopping trips, which the journalists presented as signs of reconciliation of the former spouses, was the joint education of Daria's daughter. The father was always actively involved in the fate of the girl.

The fourth wife of the actor in 2014 was the trapeze artist, circus performer on Tsvetnoy Boulevard Elmira Zemskova. Valery got married after 5 years of relationship, complaining that the reason for the delay was the constant tour of his beloved. The family had plans for children and a happy future. But after two years of married life, the couple began a difficult period. It was rumored that in the spring of 2016, Elmira Zemskova filed for divorce.

The actor commented on this event in two ways, either confirming the status of a bachelor returned to him, then refuting it. Just at this time, the star of the series "Birthday of the Bourgeois" was at the center of the scandal with an accident and deprivation of a driver's license. In 2017, in a large interview, Zemskova confirmed the falsity of information about parting with her husband.

The biography of the actor in recent years is to a greater extent associated not with his creative achievements, but with the scandalous situations in which Valery constantly finds himself. In 2014, Nikolaev made a brawl at the circus, where the Idol international circus festival was taking place at that time. Several times in a jeep, the artist tried to enter the building along the overpass, and then, already at the performance, went on stage to force Edgard Zapashny to apologize to Elmira by phone for a long-standing conflict. The actor had to be taken out with security.

Crossing the half-century life milestone was not easy for the actor, from February to June 2016 Valery Nikolaev was in the center of a scandal with a violation of traffic rules and an accident with a hit on a person. The graduate of the Moscow Art Theater School behaved as if he had tried on a new role, which he later wrote in an address to fans and the public.

Nikolaev's misadventures began with the announcement of his car on the wanted list. A suitable “Subaru Forester” hit a pedestrian and fled the scene of the accident shortly before the accident in the center of the capital, where on February 25, 2016 the actor rammed several cars and hit a traffic police officer.

A criminal case was initiated against Valery Nikolaev under Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Use of Violence against a Representative of the Authority." Later, the star's lawyer said that the case had been reviewed and no criminal prosecution was under way.

The story did not end there, on May 6, 2016 Nikolaev was deprived of the right to drive a car for going to the "oncoming lane", a similar offense was committed by him a month earlier, so the sentence was doubled. The offender had no right to drive for a whole year, but on May 10, 2016 the traffic police stopped the previously mentioned "Subaru Forester", and the owner of the vehicle was driving. For this violation, Nikolaev was arrested for 15 days.

Less than two weeks after the end of his sentence, the repentant offender posted a video in which he apologized to the police officers, fans, and his wife. The reasons for this behavior, he called severe stress and nervous tension. According to the artist, his life will no longer repeat such turns, since he realized his own mistakes. After the story of the accident, the video of the actor's apology to the audience was the logical end of his problems with the law.

With the participation of the artist, after the trial, the program "Live" was broadcast with Boris Korchevnikov, in which Valery clarified the situation. A year earlier, Nikolaev had already appeared on television in the studio of the "Alone with Everyone" program, where he talked with Yulia Menshova. It is interesting that at one time the actor kept a page on Instagram, but later he stopped uploading new pictures there.

The last work to date in Valery's filmography was the picture "Retribution", which was completed in 2017. In the melodrama, the actor transforms into the entrepreneur Pavel, whose business is collapsing. His brother agrees to help, but only in exchange for Pavel's wife, whom he has long been in love with.

Daria Savelyeva and Ivan Tovmasyan also play in the film. The premiere screening of the film took place in mid-August 2018 on the Domashny TV channel.

1992 - "Little Things in Life" 1993 - "Nastya" 1995 - "Shirley-Myrli" 1999 - "Bourgeois's Birthday" 2002 - "Cinema about Cinema" 2006 - "Witch" 2009 - "Clever, Beauty" 2011 - "On the Hook! " 2012 - Lone Wolf 2015 - Cult 2015 - Husband on Call 2017 - Retribution

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