Biography of Evgeny Shirikov
Evgeniy Vyacheslavovich Shirikov is a theater and film actor, the young Count Rumyantsev from the production of “Juno and Avos,” a musical actor, singer, and aspiring documentary director.
In the photo: Evgeny Shirikov
The actor’s creative range expanded after filming in Alexander Zamyatin’s television series “Beautiful Life,” where Evgeniy played Yuri Sokolov, who ended up in Afghanistan by the will of his rival. The fate of Shirikov himself also tested his strength since childhood, but the actor managed to survive everything and overcome its blows.
Biography
Evgeny Vyacheslavovich Shirikov was born on July 14, 1988 in the city of Vologda. When Zhenya was born, his father was in a not so remote place, his mother raised him alone. Despite all the hardships of that time, she found the opportunity to send him to various educational clubs and sections. But in the eleventh year of his life, young Evgeniy suffered a terrible life blow - his mother died suddenly. By decision of the guardianship authorities, he was sent to a boarding school in the city of Sokol. There, children were also offered various developmental courses, among which Evgeniy chose acting courses.
In addition, Evgeny Shirikov also had a beautiful voice, so he chose musical education for himself: after music school, he entered the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. Having shown the ability to learn, he graduates from this institution with an “excellent” grade, after which he goes to work at the Rock Opera Theater. There Shirikov received roles in such performances as “Jesus Christ Superstar”, “Juno and Avos”, etc. Evgeniy also often sang duets with recognized masters of the national stage.
Until 2013, Evgeny Shirikov was engaged exclusively in music, without even thinking about another direction of his activity. However, in the above-mentioned year, he tried himself as a director of the short film “I Live,” which tells the story of the life of orphans. After one episode in the movie, he was immediately offered one of the main roles in the film “Champions”, where Evgeny Shirikov played the Soviet hockey player Sergei Fedorov. After this there were several successful projects, including the fairly rated TV series “Kitchen”. Apparently, Evgeniy’s main roles are still ahead.
Childhood: Vologda – Sokol
The boy, born in the city of Vologda in 1988, was named Evgeniy. There was no prosperous family: the father served time, the mother raised her son alone until he was 11. She tried to do everything she could for him, enrolling her junior in sports clubs, clubs, checking his lessons, taking care of him for both of them. Her sudden death was a great grief for Zhenya. The guardianship authorities assigned the orphan to a boarding school located in the city of Sokol.
Actor Evgeny Shirikov
As the actor recalls, he immediately signed up for a local theater group because he really wanted to see other cities, because he had never been anywhere else except Vologda. In the theatrical performance “Cat House” he was given the role of a kitten, which the boy played so well that he was awarded a diploma. But... in the name column there was some kind of “Evgenia Shirikova”! Offended, Zhenya immediately decided to become a military man so that no one would ever confuse him with a girl again. Fate decreed otherwise.
Shirikov's vocal and artistic abilities were noticed by the boarding school teacher Nina Maltseva, who insisted that the boy attend the drama studio at the Children's Musical Theater in Vologda. And vocal teacher Tatyana Pliss recommended that the young talent study at the Vologda Music College, where he studied for two years.
Once upon a time as a child, Evgeniy wanted to become a military man
In addition to theater and singing, Zhenya managed to engage in skiing and mountaineering, acrobatics and break dancing, roller skating and skating. At the age of 13, the teenager received an award as the best actor at the All-Russian children's competition “Christmas Meetings” and a few years later, at the insistence of the head of the studio Kira Osipova, as well as the governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko, he went to the northern capital to conquer the Academy of Theater Arts.
Evgeniy Shirikov: I know what it’s like to lose loved ones
Evgeny Shirikov spoke about his childhood and work in the TV series “Beautiful Life”, in which he played almost himself.
In the series “Beautiful Life” on the “Russia” channel, Evgeny Shirikov played his first leading role in a movie. It turned out that the actor’s fate was even more dramatic than that of his hero Yuri. Evgeniy was left an orphan at the age of 11 and grew up in Vologda orphanage No. 2.
– I signed up for a theater club because I wanted to travel to different cities, since I had never been anywhere except Vologda. After I played a kitten in “The Cat’s House” and was given a certificate in the name of Evgenia Shirikova, I dreamed of becoming a military man, getting a male profession, so that I would never be confused with a girl again,” the actor admitted.
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But fate decreed otherwise; Evgeniy graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts, then was invited to the international project “The Sound of Music,” where Ekaterina Guseva and Irina Lindt became his partners.
At the beginning of this year, the film “Champions” was released, in which Evgeniy played hockey player Sergei Fedorov.
“They hired me without an audition, they just asked me if I could skate and about my height,” says Evgeniy.
The 26-year-old artist does not want to talk about the tragedy that brought him to the orphanage. Of his relatives, he only has an older sister left. There was also a brother, but he died early - at 33 years old.
Evgeniy embodied his thoughts on this topic in his short film about orphans “I Live,” which the Northern Crown charity foundation helped film. This work was shown at the Mirror film festival in Plyos, and was highly appreciated by Alexey German Jr.
Evgeniy Shirikov / Rossiya TV channel
Shirikov got into the series “Beautiful Life” after going through long auditions. Director Alexander Zamyatin chose him among many media persons.
– Yura is my first leading role in a movie, and the hero is very close to me. I took a lot from personal experience. I, like him, know what it’s like to lose loved ones, what death is. I, like him, learned to appreciate life.
For example, there was a difficult moment when Yuri returns to Moscow, realizes that the situation is out of control, the mother of his fiancee Irina dies, and the fiancee herself has become a VIP prostitute. It was necessary to play shock after shock. My hero is so patient, even at first it was annoying - he was too positive, there are no such people in our time. I even felt sorry for myself at times.
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On all controversial issues, I consulted with our San Sanych (director Zamyatin. - Author). During the six months of filming, I found a true friend in the person of Kirill Zhandarov (performer of the role of Sasha Verkholantsev).
– How did you deal with the erotic scenes?
– In the film I have frank scenes with Marina Mitrofanova, Katya Dubakina and especially a lot of passion with Agata Muceniece. It was interesting, I really liked it.
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Youth: St. Petersburg – Moscow
The talented applicant was enrolled in the experimental workshop of Vladimir Podgorodinsky, where drama, musical and opera were combined. In 2011, Shirikov graduated from the “Rock Opera Artist” course at St. Petersburg State Technical University with honors. His diploma work was the scoring of the film “Portrait”.
Evgeny Shirikov in the musical
The young actor was lucky enough to appear on the stage of the St. Petersburg Rock Opera Theater in the roles of Count Rumyantsev from Rybnikov’s Juno and Avos, King Herod from his own Jesus Christ Superstar, one of Grieg’s friends from The Nameless Star, Romeo from Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet".
The producer of the Dutch company Stage Entertainment, having seen Evgeniy in several productions, invited him to cooperate, and the actor moved to Moscow, where he joined rehearsals for the production of the Broadway musical “The Sound of Music”. Here he played along with Ekaterina Guseva, Irina Lindt, Kirill Rubtsov, Valery Pankov. At the same time, Evgeniy collaborated with the Moscow Art Theater School, working in the production of West Side Story.
Film career
The orphanage pupil has not forgotten about those people who provided him with a start in life. With the assistance of the Northern Crown Foundation, Zhenya, together with director Roman Kamensky, made his first short documentary film about the life of orphanages. Film "I live!" It turned out bright, grateful, warm. Alexey German Jr. at the international festival “Mirror” named after Andrei Tarkovsky praised the aspiring director for such a look at the problems of orphans.
Shirikov’s film debut was the role of a criminal in the comedy series “Patrol. Vasilyevsky Island. Even then, the actor became interested in the mechanism of creating films: “How a picture works, how it lives - there is some kind of magic in this. And then you start to get used to this process, and it draws you in.” The film process also dragged on for Evgeniy. In 2013, he played together with Olesya Fattakhova in Sergei Mezentsev’s melodrama “Melody for Two Voices.”
Then directors Dmitry Dyuzhev and Alexey Vakulov invited him to the sports-biographical drama “Champions”, offering Evgeniy the role of hockey legend Sergei Fedorov. Here the young actor met Svetlana Khodchenkova, Andrei Smolyakov, Dmitry Guberniev.
The year 2014 brought Evgeniy the main role in the film “Beautiful Life”, in which Marina Mitrofanova became a partner. For three years, Evgeniy also starred in the TV series “Kitchen”, the films “Second Sight”, “A Cruel Joke”, “Double Life”.
Evgeniy Shirikov
2017 is becoming a fruitful year for the actor in terms of filmmaking. He worked in parallel in eight films at once, in four of which – “Marriage Games”, “Can I Hug You?”, “Provincial Madonna”, “An Apple from an Apple Tree” - he played the main roles.
Personal life of celebrities.
The young actor Evgeny Shirikov already has enough merits and achievements both in the acting field, and as a singer, and even as a novice director. And, without a doubt, he rightfully belongs to those who earned their fame and popularity with true talent and hard work, since the guy simply had no other opportunities to become what he became. As it turned out, Evgeny Shirikov’s personal life was far from the simplest.
The biography of Evgeny Shirikov dates back to 1988; today he is already 27 years old. This is not to say that this is too mature an age for an acting career. Many at this age still continue to search for themselves and their role. But the hero of our article has already proven himself in many sensational musicals. By the way, in the biography of Evgeny Shirikov there are more musicals than any other work. Although he has already triumphantly appeared on television screens in the TV series “Beautiful Life,” which was released only last year. The directorial work of the young talent entitled “I Live!” was also highly appreciated. This is a short film about the life of orphans. Many will say that the guy decided to become famous on a sensational and painful topic, which is not relevant, since it is covered by everyone indiscriminately. However, in the case of Yevgeny Shirikov, the choice of topic is definitely not based on populism. He chose what was closest to his heart.
In the photo - Evgeny Shirikov with the director of the Vologda orphanage, where he was brought up, Elena Ryndina
And here, in this place, it’s time to finally move on to the actor’s personal life. And it is full of everyday dramas. It turned out that Evgeny Shirikov had been a pupil of an orphanage since the age of 11 (which is the theme of his first directorial work) in Vologda. The celebrity's mother died and his father ended up in prison. Naturally, Evgeny Shirikov does not talk about the details of this family drama. Much later, the guy found out that he had a half-brother and sister. True, he also soon lost his brother - he died at the age of 33. That is why the article begins with the words that this actor largely owes his success only to himself. However, Evgeny Shirikov is not so categorical and proud, so he happily wants to share his merits with people who took a sincere part in his life and destiny - with the director of the orphanage, vocal and acting teachers, as well as with representatives of the Northern Crown Foundation ", thanks to which Evgeniy received an excellent education at the Leningrad Academy of Arts, and even now he collaborates very closely.
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Personal life
The handsome and athletic young man attracted the attention of a professional Chinese yoga instructor named Leonora. They got married, but September 2014 was especially happy for the young family, when Leonora gave her husband a son. The boy was named Timur. Later, another baby, Daniel, was born into the family. Shirikov devotes all his free time to his sons and wife.
Evgeny Shirikov with his wife
Family and Children
Despite his young years, his family has been present in Shirikov’s personal life for several years. His wife Leonora is a professional Chinese yoga instructor. The couple are raising two sons. The artist’s wife tries not to miss his premieres, which is very important for him. Evgeniy is already teaching his children to music, trying for them to know not only pop performers, but also listen to classics and serious rock music. The eldest son is already showing interest in this and sings loudly with pleasure.
In the photo Evgeny Shirikov with his wife Leonora.
An artist with his son. www.instagram.com/eshirikov
The actor does not forget the orphanage where he spent his childhood. When he is in Vologda, he visits teachers and children, although now many of them have already left this place.
Evgeny Shirikov now
In 2020, the detective-historical series “The Secrets of Mrs. Kirsanova” was released, where Shirikov created the image of Sergei Levitsky. In the same year, he got the main role of Andrei Chernov in the Russian-Ukrainian film “The Seventh Guest”.
In 2020, the actor’s filmography will be replenished with three new roles. Together with Olga Ivanova, Yaroslav Boyko, Anna Bolshova, he works in the melodrama “Return to Sorrento” by Igor Nurislamov, where he plays Victor. Director Yuri Leizerov invited Evgeniy to appear in two of his melodramatic films: “Sand Castle” and “Straw Groom”.
In addition to his film career, Shirikov participates in charity events, is actively involved in fencing, and has recently become interested in hockey.
