Not many Russian actors get the opportunity to act in films abroad. However, if such an offer is received by an artist, this means recognition of his talent not only within his homeland, but throughout the world. For example, one of the first actors to star in a Hollywood blockbuster was Alexander Baluev. In 1997, he participated in the creation of a film called “The Peacemaker.” Gradually, other stars of Russian cinema began acting in America and Europe. Among them: Gosha Kutsenko, Konstantin Khabensky, Oksana Akinshina, Vitaly Abdulov and many others. It is noteworthy that the names of the last two actors can be found in the continuation of the action film about the Bourne agent “The Bourne Supremacy”. By the time the American film was released, Vitaly Abdulov’s filmography already included many works. The talented artist played the most striking and memorable roles for TV viewers in the domestic TV series “Antikiller-2”, “Soldiers”, “Kadetstvo”, “Ranetki”, etc.
What was the path to fame for this artist? What was the prerequisite for choosing acting as a profession? Let's get a look.
Childhood and youth
Abdulov Vitaly Zinurovich (this is the full name of the currently popular actor) was born on March fifteenth, 1970 in an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union called Udmurtia. The town where the boy was born is called Glazov. When his son was three years old, his parents moved to Irkutsk. It was there that the young talent spent his childhood and youth. From an early age, Vitaly was actively involved in sports. For some time he even played for the Irkutsk youth basketball team. After graduating from school, Abdulov enters the energy construction technical school in his city. This is followed by service in the country's armed forces.
Biography
The future actor was born in 1970 in the City of Glazov, which is located in Udmurtia. However, Vitaly considers Irkutsk his homeland, because he was transported to this city when he was very young, and his childhood was spent there.
The strong boy was involved in sports from an early age. She became tall early, and by high school she had grown to 192 centimeters. Therefore, it is not surprising that he started playing basketball. He was a capable athlete and very soon he was already a member of the Irkutsk national team. However, a little later he realized that this was not what he wanted to do and left the team.
After graduating from school, Vitaly received an education at the Irkutsk Energy Construction College and became a construction technician. Then he served in the army for two years, after which he returned home.
From that time on, his search began: he did not want to work in his specialty, and at the same time did not know what he wanted to do. He went through many occupations, starting with a builder-installer, and was even a hospital orderly and bodyguard. This gave him enormous life experience and knowledge of people, which is so important for the acting profession.
Although he didn’t even think about it at that time and didn’t suspect that in a few years he would apply to the theater school. However, already in adulthood, when he was twenty-five years old, Abdulov began studying to be an actor in Irkutsk. It was then that he realized that this is what he wanted to do.
He studied with pleasure, with drive, as if he was trying to catch up with lost time. At one of the educational performances, a director from Moscow saw him and advised him to go to study in the capital. Without hesitation, Vitaly packed his things and a few days later he was already at the admissions committee of GITIS. However, here luck did not smile on him, and for a moment it seemed that he had come in vain - he wasted time and nerves. Then the momentary weakness passed, and he turned his gaze towards the Moscow Art Theater School. Here he was accepted, and he studied with great pleasure from the capital's masters. In 2004, the young actor graduated from the university.
Difficulty of choice
After demobilization, Vitaly Abdulov has been trying to find his place in life for quite a long time. For some time he works in the specialty he received in college - a builder-installer. However, he quickly realizes the futility of trying to find his calling in this niche. Then he gets a job in a cafe as an administrator. However, he doesn’t stay there for long either. He is even hired as a bodyguard - but this does not bring satisfaction to the young man. He wants something completely different. And in 1996, Vitaly Abdulov decides to turn the course of his life in a completely different direction: he enters the Irkutsk Theater School. The talented Valentina Aleksandrovna Dulova becomes his curator and mentor. After many years, the actor speaks warmly of his teacher, believing that it was she who made him a real artist.
Career of actor Vitaly Abdulov, filmography
Somewhat larger roles came to our today’s hero only in 2004, after graduating from the Moscow Art Theater. During this period, our today’s hero played roles in the films “Shukshin’s Stories”, and also appeared as an old-timer Evseev in the popular TV series “Soldiers”. These works brought him his first real success, which very soon received its continuation.
In the mid-2000s, Vitaly Abdulov began to appear frequently on the theater stage, and also received offers to star in new film projects. The most famous were the roles of a diesel engine driver in the film “First After God”, a Boa constrictor in the film “Ticket to the Harem”, as well as a physical education teacher in the famous “Ranetki”. The latest series also starred such actors as Anya Rudneva, Natalya Milnichenko, Lera Kozlova, Galina Polskikh and others.
Yes, the main roles continued to bypass our today's hero. However, his brilliant supporting work still brought the actor well-deserved popularity.
Zagibaylov in the film “Hot November”, Captain Zurov in “Outpost Zilina”, assistant to the mayor in “Kadetstvo” - these and many other roles of the actor are still considered one of the best in the extensive filmography of our today’s hero.
To Moscow! To the Moscow Art Theater!
Four years after entering the educational institution, Vitaly Abdulov becomes one of its graduates. Dozens of people came to watch the examination performance with his participation. Olga Vasilyevna Firsova, a talented teacher from GITIS, happens to be among them. She suggests that Vitaly not bury his talent in the outback, but go to conquer the capital’s theater world. The young man does not hesitate for long, and in the same year the doors of the Moscow Art Theater School open their doors to a new student, who becomes Abdulov. It was 2000.
In a long search for myself
The future artist was born in the small town of Glazov, one of the administrative centers of Udmurtia. But his parents soon moved to the more developed Irkutsk, where Vitaly spent his childhood and teenage years.
The boy devoted a lot of time to sports, choosing an activity that suited his height - he was fond of basketball. Already in high school, his height was 1 meter 92 centimeters, which allowed him to play on the city basketball team. However, closer to graduation, Vitaly lost interest in sports and almost gave up training.
Having said goodbye to school, the young man entered the Irkutsk Energy Construction College, intending to become a “construction technician.” From technical school he was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet Army. Having served his due term, Abdulov returned to his hometown and began to look for an occupation for himself that would bring him not only money, but also pleasure. Having tried many professions - builder-installer, administrator, orderly, bodyguard - Vitaly could not decide what he wanted in this life.
When Abdulov turned 25, unexpectedly for many, he decided to try his hand at acting by enrolling in a local theater school. After some time, he realized that this was his calling in life.
Olga Firsova, a famous Moscow theater teacher, attended one of the school’s reporting productions. The guest from the capital liked Vitaly’s game so much that she invited the guy to move to Moscow. Without thinking twice, Abdulov packed his things and went to Belokamennaya.
He immediately decided to get into the third year of GITIS, but Mark Zakharov, who was recruiting students that year, refused the persistent Siberian. Despite the fact that the first pancake turned out to be lumpy, Vitaly was not upset, but went to audition for the Moscow Art Theater School. Evgeny Kamenkovich turned out to be not so harsh and accepted Abdulov as his student.
Carier start
And in 2001 he was invited to film episodic roles in TV series. The first character played by Vitaly Abdulov was a bodyguard in the film “Citizen Chief”. Gradually, the actor’s filmography is expanding. Interesting secondary roles are added to small episodic works. In 2004, Vitaly graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School. His graduation performance was a play based on Ostrovsky, “The Marriage of Balzaminov.” In the same year, the series “Soldiers” was released. In it, the actor perfectly gets used to the image of the old-timer Evseev. This series brought the young man all-Russian love and recognition. The film became a turning point in the artist’s career. Even after his “demobilization” from the army saga, he was remembered, calling the season with Abdulov’s presence the brightest and most successful. Filming offers follow one after another. Vitaly takes part in the creation of such films as “Brand Story”, “Ticket to the Harem”, “First After God”, and many others. Directors, critics and audiences love him for his multifaceted talent.
Master of supporting roles
The actor began acting in films during his student years. The debut came in the crime detective “Citizen Chief”, in which Abdulov played the cameo role of a bodyguard in the 13th episode. This was followed by supporting roles as a guard in the action film “I Am a Doll”, a lumberjack in the series “Shukshin Stories”, a bodyguard in the comedy melodrama “Bomb for the Bride” and in the detective story “Stiletto”.
However, popularity and recognition came to the actor only after the release of the first season of the series “Soldiers”, in which Vitaly masterfully played the old-timer Evseev. The actor was also remembered for his presence in the series “Kamenskaya-4” , in the war film “First after God”, in the lyrical comedy “Brand Story”, in the crime drama “Hot November”.
The actor pulled out a lucky ticket for himself by agreeing to the role of Alexander Mikhailovich, assistant to Mayor Makarov. Despite the fact that the series became the road to bigger cinema for younger actors playing cadets, Abdulov did not get lost against their background. The actor gained even more “wists” after filming in the youth series “Ranetki,” where he played a fair and confident physical education teacher, Viktor Mikhailovich .
Around the same period, Abdulov starred in another multi-part series, “Outpost Zhilina,” which was loved by the older generation of moviegoers. In this project, the actor tried on the image of Captain Durov. More and more directors are paying attention to the actor, inviting Vitaly to such successful projects as:
- "Heavy sand";
- "Margosha";
- "Traffic light";
- "Track";
- "Fifth guard";
- "Champions";
- "Molodezhka";
- "Sea Devils".
In 2020, Abdulov joined the cast of the crime film “Forester. My own land”, playing the role of Bati. In 2020, he appeared on screens as Sergei in the melodrama “The Other Side of Love” and played an episode in the crime film “Witnesses”.
Currently, the actor continues to work on the set of the detective melodrama “Deadly Training.”
"Bandit Tony"
Another area of activity of Vitaly Abdulov is advertising. Many do not consider this field to be truly creative. Many, but not all. Sometimes this type of activity only allows you to earn money without bringing the artist much popularity. However, the role of mafioso Tony, skillfully performed by Vitaly Abdulov for advertising a telephone operator, was truly a triumph for the actor. His hapless hero with criminal tendencies, always getting into trouble, but never losing his presence of mind, was liked by viewers. Thanks to this advertisement, many people began to call Vitaly Abdulov nothing more than “bandit Tony.”
Vitaly Abdulov today
In recent years, the actor, as before, plays mainly episodic roles. In 2012, he starred in episodes of three different TV series, and also played a very prominent role in the television project “The Second Rebellion of Spartacus.” Nothing is known yet about the actor’s future career plans.
Vitaly Abdulov and Ksenia Baskakova
Popular youth series
In 2006, the actor was invited to film the series “Kadetstvo”. He gets a minor, but very significant role as an assistant to the city mayor. Many TV viewers fell in love with the bright, charismatic Abdulov, who so vividly demonstrated sincere feelings and experiences on the screen. Until 2008, the actor was involved in a series about the life of Suvorovites. After the final chord, the artist decided to take a break. However, Kino, which was filming the saga about the cadets, had already begun work on a new project called “Ranetki”, where Vitaly was destined for the role of a physical education teacher. It is noteworthy that the character of Abdulov was written specifically for the actor. Therefore, the producer of the series and the entire film crew persuaded the artist to participate in the filming. These two projects, released on the STS channel, brought Vitaly Abdulov fantastic fame. And his on-screen romance with one of the heroines of the latest series grew into something more, but in real life.
Movies
A year later, Alexander Abdulov, as planned, again went to Moscow to try his luck. This time I entered GITIS under I.M. Raevsky. The older brothers also decided to become actors, but the attempt to enter was a failure. The eldest of the sons studied at the Petrochemical Institute named after. Gubkina. 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 to a mongrel who set out to conquer Moscow. During the 13 years he lived in Moscow, he wandered around dorms, worked unloading cars, and never complained. During the same period, Abdulov Alexander Gavrilovich began to take part in extras.
At a graduation performance in 1974, the talented young man was noticed by Mark Zakharov and invited to Lenkom. On the stage of the theater, Alexander Abdulov played the main role in the play “Not on the Lists” based on Vasiliev’s story. For the role of Lieutenant Pluzhnikov he was awarded the “Theatrical Spring” award. Since that time, Alexander Gavriilovich lived and breathed the brainchild of Mark Zakharov.
The native stage did not let go of Abdulov until his last days. The production “Juno and Avos” is considered to be a significant performance.
The role in the play “The Barbarian and the Heretic,” a stage adaptation of Dostoevsky’s novel “The Idiot,” was also successful. For his participation in this production, he received the independent non-state award “Crystal Turandot” and the “K.S. Foundation” award. Stanislavsky." Abdulov’s acting was also noted by the E.L. Leonov International Theater Foundation.
In 1985, the film “The Most Charming and Attractive” was released, which instantly captivated Soviet viewers, became the most popular film during Perestroika and remains one of the favorite Soviet comedies among modern audiences.
Abdulov played the role of the handsome Volodya Smirnov, the love interest of the main character Nadezhda Klyueva. She was played by Irina Muravyova. The role of Nadezhda was specially written for Muravyova, and the director literally followed on her heels and begged her 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 had not agreed, 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 received 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 tall stature and good appearance.
Second half of the 70s. had a productive impact on Abdulov’s career. He took part in the productions of a series of famous films: “12 Chairs”, “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed”, “The Lost Expedition”. But national recognition and incredible love came to the artist after the film adaptation of “An Ordinary Miracle” under the direction of Zakharov.
An extraordinary talent expands his 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 “Don’t Part With Your Loved Ones,” where Alexander played Mitya, was a massive success. Early 80s the actor gains wide popularity and is in demand among directors. Most of all, Abdulov is filmed by Mark Zakharov and Sergei Solovyov. Often I had to shoot several films at the same time due to a busy schedule.
The most memorable roles of the actor of this period are Nikita from “Carnival”, Ivan from “Sorcerers” and Robert de Charens from “Look for a Woman”. In addition, Alexander Abdulov played in such films, popular to this day, as “That Same Munchausen”, “Midshipmen, Go!”, “Formula of Love” and in many other films.
Popularity also brought official recognition. In 1986, the actor received the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
In 1991, Alexander Abdulov became People's Artist of the RSFSR.
In the same year, the actor played the main role in the film “Genius” by Viktor Sergeev. Abdulov’s collaboration with the director began with this picture. The film tells the story of a talented inventor who, due to his poverty and the general lack of demand for smart people, became a fraudster. The film became a revelation for the viewer and firmly entered the box office leaders; it is recognized as one of the most interesting works of that period.
Later there was a popular melodrama with a criminal slant, “Strange Men of Ekaterina Semyonova” and “Schizophrenia,” for which Abdulov himself wrote the script. The latter film, however, was not particularly loved by audiences or critics.
In the 90s, Abdulov presented his new brainchild, the “Backyards” festival, to the public. The actor not only headed the event, but also organized it himself. It was a charity festival in which Lenkom actors and various invited celebrities, mostly musicians and rock stars, took part. Such charity evenings enjoyed great respect among the intelligentsia, both creative and entrepreneurial.
The proceeds from the event were used to restore the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Putinki, located next to the theater. But mostly the actor gave money from concerts to orphanages and other people in need.
The actor actively took part 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 Town Musicians of Bremen,” Abdulov made a musical.
In 2004, the country saw its favorite actor as the TV presenter of the “Natural Selection” program on REN TV.
In 2005, the actor played Koroviev in the TV series “The Master and Margarita,” which added to Abdulov’s collection of successful and iconic roles.
Personal life
Bass guitarist of the popular girl group "Ranetki" - Lena Tretyakova - and Vitaly Abdulov met on the set. While the actor played a brave and cheerful physical teacher, the girl played the role of herself. According to the script, the couple begins an affair. Soon the relationship began not only on the screen, but also in real life. However, the romance did not last long. “I wanted to start a serious relationship several times. As soon as we start making repairs in a shared apartment, we part ways,” Vitaly Abdulov admits in an interview. The actor’s personal life, in contrast to his creative successes, alas, has not yet developed.
Actor of the TV series “Soldiers” Vitaly Abdulov exposed his illegitimate daughter after a DNA test
The artist was looking for his first love, Maria Fok, through social networks.
Instead of his ex-girlfriend, a girl wrote to Vitaly Abdulov, declaring that she was his own daughter from an ex-girlfriend. For several months, the “heiress” led the artist by the nose until he found out the truth. 49-year-old Vitaly Abdulov hides the events of his personal life. Fans know little about his past romances. However, the actor recently told subscribers one of his secrets. In his youth, the artist dated a girl named Maria Fok. The couple was happy, but things never came to a wedding. The last time Abdulov communicated with his ex-girlfriend was six years ago, when she lived in Altai and raised three children. Vitaly’s first love was far from modern technology and disappeared from communication. A sudden impulse prompted the TV series star to find Maria, so he turned to Internet users for help.
The actor was surprised when, instead of his former lover, a 19-year-old model from Irkutsk, going by the pseudonym Maria Fox, responded to his post. She identified herself as the artist’s daughter and said that her mother died a year ago, but on her deathbed she told her the secret of her birth.
The model spoke little about Maria Fok and did not even show joint pictures with her parent. “We lived in the wilderness, we had no TV, telephone, or Internet,” the girl explained the strange fact.
Vitaly believed Masha and even noted: she looks like him and his former passion. The actor’s only doubt was that the girl did not know her mother’s old friends. Fox told the artist that she lived with two sisters in a remote village in Altai, but then moved to Irkutsk. Last year, the girl moved to Moscow, where she began her modeling career and became a producer of short films.
“I didn’t know about the existence of my daughter, I just assumed. There was a moment when I thought the baby was born. But they told me that he was not mine. Everything was forgotten,” Abdulov explained on the air of the “Actually” program.
To verify the relationship, Abdulov asked Masha for permission to conduct a DNA examination. But the girl flatly refused to be checked and, according to Vitaly, was literally beside herself with rage.
“This offends me, I don’t need money from him. My stepfather's name is Sasha. But when my mother was dying, she told me about her real dad,” Maria shared in the studio.
The young model did not receive higher education. She wanted to get into Chinese cinema and sent videos to local studios. Then she found a rich suitor in Asia, who now supports Maria. Vitaly helped her put together a portfolio and introduced her to people important for further career development. But the gaps in Fox's history forced Abdulov to take a desperate step: he conducted a DNA test without asking.
The results of the examination were announced on air of the program: Masha is not a relative of Vitaly Abdulov. The shocked actor did not understand why the girl staged this farce and fooled him for several months.
“I am an actress and model. He has a lot of connections, yes, I needed him for my career,” the fraudster admitted.
It turned out that this is not the first time Maria has deceived gullible people. So, the girl blackmailed Natalya Ivanova’s husband: the fraudster insisted that she was pregnant by the businesswoman’s unfaithful husband. Masha’s real name is Sinko, and the unemployed model receives her main income through transfers from a Chinese fan.
But Abdulov’s disappointment was somewhat tempered by the news that his first love was alive. Maria Fok appeared in the studio, where she sympathized with both her former boyfriend and the girl who decided to do such an ugly act for the sake of the artist’s connections. Fok didn't know that the actor was looking for her because she had actually given up using the Internet. Vitaly regretted only one thing: the long-awaited meeting took place under such sad circumstances.
Ksenia April 18, 2020 at 06:49 pm , Category: Gossip Chronicle
Vitaly Abdulov's path to acting
At twenty-five years old, driven by a dream of new heights, the future actor entered the Irkutsk Theater School, where he subsequently began studying in the group of teacher Valentina Dulova.
In just a couple of years spent under the arches of the theater school, our today's hero managed to truly fall in love with the art of acting. He devoted himself entirely to artistic pursuits, and at one fine moment all his efforts were rewarded. Actor Vitaly Abdulov is visiting BigBilet TV. The thing is that a famous teacher from Moscow, Olga Firsova, was present at one of the reporting performances of students of the Irkutsk school. It was she who subsequently invited the young man she liked to join the theater group at the Moscow Art Theater School. So, Vitaly ended up in the Russian capital, where he very soon became one of the students at the legendary theater university. Our today's hero studied in the group of the talented teacher Evgeniy Kamenkovich until 2004. During this time, the young actor managed to gain experience and also star in several films for the first time.
However, the actor’s first roles can hardly be called truly remarkable. He played police officers, bodyguards, workers, and some other episodic characters. Very indicative in this regard is the Hollywood film “The Bourne Supremacy”, in which Vitaly played the role of a Russian taxi driver.
Biography of Vitaly Abdulov
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Russian actor Vitaly Abdulov There are not many really major roles in his career, however, even despite this, the name of our today's hero always remains on the lips of millions of television viewers.
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Personal life of Vitaly Abdulov
For a long time, the details of Vitaly Abdulov’s affair with a young singer from the Ranetki group, Elena Tretyakova, were discussed on the Internet. The lovers had been together for several years, and therefore their acquaintances and friends were already spreading rumors about the supposedly impending wedding.
However, in the summer of 2010 it became known that the beautiful couple had broken up. Similar news began to appear after our today's hero appeared at one of the southern resorts in the company of another young actress, Ksenia Baskakova. Subsequently, Vitaly admitted that the relationship with his former lover was long in the past.
The actor currently lives in Moscow with a new girlfriend. However, there are no new reports about the relationship between the two celebrities.
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