Vitaliy Yushkov

Vitaly Yushkov is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor. His name is often recalled in conversation about the biography of the artist Elena Safonova. The first husband of the performer was unable to build a brilliant career. He left the profession, preferring the calm flow of family life to the struggle for survival on the Olympus of show business.

Vitaly Yushkov was born in Leningrad on August 11, 1951. Almost nothing is known about his childhood years, because they fell on a difficult post-war period. Like most of his peers, he went to school, helped his parents and was fond of amateur performances.

The penchant for creative activity influenced the subsequent biography of Yushkov. Having received a school certificate, he decided to enter the theater institute. From 1966 to 1968, he was a student at the faculty of directing folk theaters at the Institute of Culture named after A. N.K. Krupskaya. Then he continued his studies at LGITMiK. Vitaly's teachers were Leonid Makariev and Anatoly Shvedersky.

Vitaly Yushkov is known to viewers as the first husband of actress Elena Safonova. The couple first met on the set of the film "The Zatsepin Family". By that time, Vitaly was already an artist of the BDT, and Elena studied at the Moscow VGIK. The young man at first sight fell in love with a talented beauty, but she did not reciprocate. Beautiful courtship helped to change the situation, and Safonova gave up, agreeing to the marriage proposal. Elena moved to Leningrad and transferred to LGITMiK.

Years later, in an interview, Safonova admitted that on the day of her visit to the registry office she understood that she was marrying an unloved person. Refusing the groom on an important day was embarrassing for her.

Early marriages are often unsuccessful, especially when it comes to creative professionals. At first, the couple lived without discontent. Vitaly's parents took care of Elena, and she did not need anything. The main goal of the girl was the dream of becoming a sought-after actress. Lena stubbornly walked towards her, not paying attention to the vicissitudes of her personal life.

Taking advantage of less employment than his wife, Yushkov kept a household and dreamed of children. Safonova did not consider this prospect, being focused on building a career, which she openly spoke to her husband. Experiences brought Vitaly to an addiction to alcohol. The marriage was falling apart. After 6 years of marriage, the artists broke up. The divorce was accompanied by the division of property, in which Yushkov's mother participated.

After the breakup, the life of the artists developed in different ways. Safonova remarried. Yushkov, trying to forget his beloved, got married and had children. The family of each of the former spouses today has two adult children.

In 1972, Vitaly Yushkov received his diploma. The novice artist was lucky: he was accepted into the troupe of the Leningrad ABDT im. Maxim Gorky. During this period, Georgy Tovstonogov was the creative mentor and chief director on this stage. But by that time, the master mostly worked with the established core of the troupe, and young artists attracted little of his attention.

Yushkov was involved several times in Tovstonogov's performances, but, like most of the newly arrived actors, he was more often content with roles in the productions of other directors. Now theater experts attribute the performers of this galaxy to the failed generation of BDT performers. Among the projects in which Vitaly was lucky to participate were the performances "Optimistic Tragedy", "Minutes of one meeting", "Valentine and Valentine", "Cruel Intentions".

Realizing that it is difficult to realize his creative ambitions on the most popular stage of the city, the artist began to try his hand at cinema. At first, he was content with episodic roles. The first important premiere with the participation of the actor was released in 1973. The painting "The Collapse of Engineer Garin" brought Yushkov the role of Arn and the first attention of the audience.

The directors were attracted by the type of artist and his dramatic potential. Vitaly was invited to shoot the films "Strict Male Life" and "Personal Happiness". Later, his filmography was supplemented by the drama "Salt of the Earth".

The artist's cinematic career developed much more successfully than the theatrical one. 1979 brought the actor supporting roles in the films "Autumn Story" and "Journey to Another City". The directors offered the characteristic artist to participate in action-packed films. He worked on the filming of the films "Alyosha" and "Wanted", in 1985 he became a member of the film crew of the children's fantastic project "Gum - Gam".

The difficult economic situation in the country was seriously affected in the field of culture and art. In the early 1990s, many artists were not destined, since the realities of everyday life affected the themes of films and performances. There was practically no funding for projects. In the absence of support, theater actors were forced to look for additional sources of income and opportunities for self-realization. In 1991, Vitaly Yushkov left the BDT troupe. His cinematic career also ended.

The man was left out of his lot and faced a choice - to wait for better times at home or to go in search of luck to another country. Yushkov preferred the second option. Together with his family, he moved to Israel. It turned out to be difficult to continue professional activities abroad. The artist had to change his specialty and adapt to the course of a new life.

Vitaly did not return to work as an actor until 1995. He unexpectedly received an offer to star in the drama "Red Cherry". A joint project of Chinese, Belarusian and Russian filmmakers brought a cameo role that marked the finale of the artist's career.

After moving to Israel, the former artist does not please journalists with news about himself. In 2020, he lives in the city of Ashdod, works as an engineer at a chemical plant. Two grandchildren are growing up in the Yushkov family. Rare photos of the ex-spouse of Elena Safonova appear in the news only in connection with her last name. Personal information about the actor such as height and weight is unknown.

1973 - "The collapse of engineer Garin" 1976 - "An ordinary month" 1977 - "Strict man's life! 1978 - "Salt of the Earth" 1980 - "Alyosha" 1981 - "Wanted ..." 1981 - "Abduction of the Magician" 1982 - "Bird Seller" 1985 - "The Coming Century" 1985 - "Gum - Gum" 1986 - "Pickwick Club" 1995 - "Red cherry"

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