Natalya Nazarova - comedy actress from the times of the USSR

Actor Dmitry Nazarov gained popularity after the release of the TV series “Kitchen”. Before filming this series, he rarely appeared in films, preferring theatrical productions. Dmitry devoted most of his creative life to the theater and has no plans to leave his favorite business just yet.

Dmitry decided on his future profession from childhood. To everyone who asked about what he wanted to become, the boy firmly answered that he would be an actor. After graduating from school, the guy took a certificate of secondary education, collected documents and took them to the admissions office at a theater university.

Dmitry was full of hopes of becoming an actor, but they did not materialize. He was not enrolled in the first year of university and was forced to look for another occupation. He got a job at a bakery and worked there for 4 years. When Dmitry became a top-category pastry chef, he remembered his dream. He made another attempt to become an actor. This time it was successful, he was enrolled in the Shchepkinsky School.

During his studies, Nazarov was able to prove himself as a talented student , so after graduation he received several job offers. Dmitry chose the Maly Theater as his first place of work.

Despite his growing popularity, Dmitry Nazarov managed to maintain the simplicity of his character and friendliness. He does not strive to be in sight all the time and protects his personal life from prying eyes.

Childhood and youth

On June 28, 1949, in Alma-Ata, at that time the capital of Kazakhstan, a girl was born, whom her parents Lidia Viktorovna and Ivan Andreevich decided to name Natalya. According to the recollections of her close friend Irina Gorenkova, with whom she still maintains a warm relationship, Natasha dreamed of an acting career from her school days. Her singing in the morning, as well as her stateliness, ability to dress and gait aroused admiration and white envy among her peers.

Natalya Nazarova in her youth

After 10th grade, the girl went to Moscow to bring her plans to life. And she managed to conquer the Moscow Art Theater School and get into the troupe of the Moscow Art Theater. Later, when Nazarova began to frequently act in films and appear on television, her mother informed her neighbors about this in advance, and everyone, holding their breath, immersed themselves in watching the film.

There is little detailed information about such sections of the biography of the Honored Artist of Russia as childhood and youth. For example, it is known that she has an aunt who lives in St. Petersburg and a beloved niece Marina in Almaty.

Movies

1972 turned out to be rich in creative terms: in addition to getting into the Moscow Art Theater, where Nazarova shone in “Dulcinea of Toboso”, “Blue Bird”, “Duck Hunt”, “Summer Residents”, Shchedrin’s “Golovlev Gentlemen”, offers came one after another to star in movie.

Natalia Nazarova

In the student dormitory, Natalya lived in the same room with Olga Bogdanova and Tatyana Bronzova. The latter noted her friend’s constant kindness, a penchant for experimenting in clothing, as well as a truly magical influence on those around her. Just look at the story with the hair dyed green, the initiator of which was, of course, Natasha.

Her debut film role was the secretary Tatyana in “A Man in His Place.” Three years later, Nazarova played in “Slave of Love,” where her colleagues on the set were Nikita Mikhalkov and Alexander Kalyagin, who later worked with her in the famous “Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano.”

Natalya Nazarova in the film “Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano”

Natalya met Kalyagin at the Moscow Art Theater, but true friendship arose in this film: the actor still admires the character of the woman who followed the diet prescribed to him and, together with Yuri Bogatyrev, went to the restaurant every day for “fish hedgehogs.”

Nazarova’s filmography and theatrical repertoire include many “funny roles,” but the artist herself dreamed of playing a romantic young lady with whom the young hero-lover is in love. However, the directors (and fellow students, who invariably laughed at her efforts to portray suffering) thought differently and did not offer such characters to the stately and tall girl. Except for Vladimir Salyuk, who gave Nazarova a chance.

Natalya Nazarova and Yuri Bogatyrev in the program “Alarm Clock”

She failed to be touching, the work turned out to be a failure, which led to a suicide attempt. Fortunately, they managed to save Natalya.

Giving yourself your maximum on stage and in life is Nazarova’s iron rule; she couldn’t do it any other way. In my student years I could give away everything without regret and finish playing a play even with a broken arm - and this happened once in Molière’s Tartuffe. The partner in the performance did not calculate his strength, which led to injury, but Nazarova did not show it and did not complain about the pain, and later she was very proud of the “work injury” she received.

Natalya Nazarova in the film “The Beloved Woman of Mechanic Gavrilov”

Lucy in “The Beloved Woman of Mechanic Gavrilov”, not at all lost against the background of the fragile Lyudmila Gurchenko, is as if the actress’s alter ego is beautiful, energetic, sexy, from whom necks are supposed to be wringed. Fans did not give way to the “queen of the episode”, declared their love and gave armfuls of flowers. It seemed like it would always be like this.

At the end of the summer of 1989, when Nazarova was returning home after an evening rehearsal, she was attacked by an unknown person, which crossed out her future life. According to Natalya Ivanovna, it was a “knockout blow.” For almost a year she balanced between life and death, and eventually pulled out thanks to the help of her mother and friend Anna. But the traumatic brain injury caused the disease - schizophrenia, which prevented him from continuing a successful career.

Destroyed career

Natalia Nazarova had everything to build a great acting career, but it was destroyed in one moment. The actress was attacked in the late 80s by an unknown man who hit Natalya on the head. The actress was forced to spend almost a whole year in the hospital, and the consequence of the severe traumatic brain injury she received was mental illness, which put an end to her career. Natalya Nazarova worked in the theater for some time after her recovery, but over time she was fired.

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Personal life

Although the artist was adored by millions, in her personal life she could not boast of numerous novels - neither in her youth nor later. Perhaps such a strong personality needed a strong man to match. And one day I met someone like this - theater expert Vyacheslav Obrosov turned his head and made her his wife.

Natalya Nazarova in the program “Let Them Talk”

As colleagues noted, comfort and harmony reigned in their family, they were amazingly suited to each other - both externally and internally. However, after a short time the couple decided to divorce. One version of what happened is her husband’s addiction to alcohol, the other is Natalya’s excessive demands on her loved ones. The couple had no children.

On June 30, 2010, Nazarova participated in the filming of the “Let Them Talk” program, which shed light on the actress’s current life. It turned out that she lives in the northern part of Moscow all alone. Before the death of the mother, things were not going smoothly, there was not enough money, the women lived from hand to mouth. And then things got worse altogether - Natalya had to recite poems and sing at the market for cabbage and cucumbers, or even beg for alms.

Natalya Nazarova in the program “Private History”

At the same time, the artist managed to carefully take care of herself. She wore especially beautiful outfits when she went to the graves of her loved ones - her mother and actor, friend and partner in “Alarm Clock” Yuri Bogatyrev, for whom she carried a strong feeling throughout her life.

On November 1, 2014, Moscow 24 filmed the “Private History” program about Nazarova.

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Dmitry Nazarov’s personal life changed after he got married for the second time. The actor’s second wife was director Natalya Krasnoyarskaya, who raised the heiress from her first marriage, Maria Poroshina, who became a popular actress.

Dmitry Nazarov and his second wife Natalya Krasnoyarskaya

Poroshina herself has repeatedly told reporters that her stepfather was able to replace her own father. The actress remembers her youth as the most wonderful period in her life.

Actress Maria Poroshina

The next changes in Dmitry Nazarov’s personal life occurred after his divorce from his second wife. According to some reports, the marriage broke up due to the fact that the actor fell in love with a colleague on the theater stage. Thus, the artist’s third wife was Olga Vasilyeva, who is twenty years younger than her chosen one. Together, the lovers are raising two heirs - a son, Arseny, from the woman’s first relationship, and a joint daughter, Arina.

Dmitry Nazarov and his third wife Olga Vasilyeva

“For me, family is the most important aspect in life. I communicate with all my ex-wives and keep in touch with my children. In general, I am a very friendly person, so I don’t like to quarrel with someone or sort things out. I feel good just from the thought that my children love and respect me.”

In several episodes of the film “Kitchen,” chef Viktor Barinov, played by Dmitry Nazarov, appears as an ardent fan of the Spartak football club. This fact is not just a stage image, but also an autobiographical fact: Dmitry has been an active fan of the team for at least 40 years.

Dmitry Nazarov at the stadium

The public loved the image of the restaurant chef so much that Nazarov was repeatedly offered to become the official face of this or that establishment. The artist, for unknown reasons, decided to refuse all such offers.

“It’s somehow uninteresting when it’s not your concept at all. What are restaurants created for? To feed visitors? Or to launder money? The second option doesn't suit me at all. I don’t want to waste my time and give away my face.”

According to the actor’s personal admission, he dreams of having his own “second day” restaurant. According to the artist’s idea, “post-holiday” dishes should be served there. Those dishes that people are used to taking out of the refrigerator on January 1 or March 9.

Natalya Nazarova now

Natalya Ivanovna does not act in films or participate in theatrical productions, although such offers have been received after television programs. Thanks to the intervention and efforts of Irina Miroshnichenko, Nazarova was reinstated in the STD.

Natalya Nazarova in her apartment

The only joy for her is embroidering various designs on fabrics (icons, portraits of relatives from memory and photographs, past roles), strikingly reminiscent of the style of Pablo Picasso. She also collects things that could be useful for a future appearance on stage.

In 2018, it was exactly 30 years since the favorite of the Soviet audience, having left more than 25 film roles behind her, appeared in front of the camera for the last time. In 2019, the artist celebrates her 70th birthday.

Filmography

1988 – “The first hundred years are difficult”
1988 – “Miss Millionaire”
1988 – “Doll”
1988 – “Sunday, half past six”
1987 – “This Fantastic World”
1987 – “Blackmailer”
1987 – “Son”
1987 – “Fun of the Young”
1984 – “Angry Boy”
1981 – “The beloved woman of mechanic Gavrilov”
1980 – “Old New Year”
1978 – “The Young Wife”
1976 – “Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano”
1975 – “Slave of Love”
1972 – “A Man in His Place”

Actress Natalya Nazarova was buried alive

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In the mid-70s - mid-80s, Natalya NAZAROVA was one of the most sought-after actresses of the Moscow Art Theater, starring in dozens of films, including “An Unfinished Piece for a Mechanical Piano,” “The Young Wife,” and “The Beloved Woman of the Mechanic Gavrilov.” Together with Yuri BOGATYREV, the artist read poems and fairy tales in the Alarm Clock, adored by Soviet children. She was predicted to have a great future, but suddenly Natalya disappeared from the screens: in 1989, some thug hit her on the head. The actress underwent a major operation, but was never able to fully recover. Express Gazeta found out how the queen of the episode lives today after visiting her.

We didn’t manage to get into Nazarova’s apartment right away. As the actress’s neighbor explained, after the tragedy the owner is afraid of strangers. “Natalya Ivanovna doesn’t communicate with us either,” Marita Mats began. “Sometimes she goes up to the fifth floor with a heavy bag (Nazarova lives in the north of Moscow in an old Khrushchev building. - A.V.), one of the neighbors will offer her help, and she refuses. He always looks decent, although a little strange: he can tie bows, wear a bunch of jewelry, winter boots or a raincoat in the heat. He doesn’t make friends with anyone, doesn’t invite anyone to visit. One day I forgot to turn off the water and flooded four floors. We burst into her entire entrance. They called the local police officer, who called the Ministry of Emergency Situations. I had to break down the door. The rescuers are on the threshold, and she’s at them with her fists. They even called a psychiatric hospital. — About three years ago, her colleagues and friends contacted her through journalists and promised to help... — They brought a new refrigerator - the old one had not worked for ten years. They gave me a pass to some theater for my birthday. That's all. It was a long time ago.

With Lyudmila GURCHENKO in the film “The Beloved Woman of Mechanic Gavrilov” (1982)

Embroidered Pugacheva

Natalya Ivanovna opened the door only the next day, when she was convinced that we would not do anything bad to her. The 64-year-old Honored Artist of Russia greeted us in a dressing gown, but a minute later she was already showing off a black knitted dress, a shoulder bag and numerous beads and rings. Nazarova huddles in a one-room apartment, filled from floor to ceiling with rubbish: a prop suitcase, a long-used radio, TV and refrigerator, old records, dried flowers, bales of clothes and shoes... And on top of this “wealth” there are numerous rags with “icons”. This is what Nazarova calls her embroideries. “This is the Mother of God,” the actress gave us a short tour. - And this is the face of a baby - this is what I looked like as a child. I remember the neighbor boys almost strangled me: they grabbed a goose and started wrapping its wings around my neck. The goose was struggling, and I lost consciousness out of fear.

Natalya NAZAROVA

I woke up to a yard dog licking my cheek. You see, I attached the dog here too. Here I have everything: Alla Pugacheva - she started singing at the Moscow Art Theater, and Lolita, and Lyudmila Gurchenko - she and I starred in “The Beloved Woman of the Mechanic Gavrilov.” Natalya Ivanovna leads us into the kitchen. Instead of a dining table, there is an ironing board, a couple of cabinets, a washbasin with a stove and a refrigerator. — When I got sick, my colleagues stopped communicating with me. By that time, I had divorced my husband (Nazarova was the wife of a theater critic. - A.V.), and I was immediately fired from the theater. My mother and I struggled with grief alone. We lived on her salary and my disability benefits. She died, and I was left completely alone. When one of my friends contacted the Moscow Art Theater, they said that I “seemed to have died a long time ago.” They never visited or even called! Three years ago, actor and deputy Evgeny Gerasimov found out that I was alive and gave me a new refrigerator. But I haven’t thrown out the old one yet: I need to hire movers, but I have nothing to pay them with.

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Sparkling sockets

The actress puts the kettle on the stove and shows another “miracle of technology” - a wooden abacus on the wall.

- This is my calendar. I came up with it myself: the top three rows of dominoes are numbers, below are months, and even lower are days of the week. Very convenient, no need to buy every year. In general, I try to live very economically, because the pension is small: together with the disability benefit, 14 thousand. I pay the rent, go to the store a couple of times, and there’s nothing left. By the end of the month I eat only porridge. Natalya Ivanovna pours tea into cups from a cheap set and continues the story: “Once I had an accident - a gas leak.” I wanted to call specialists, but I was afraid that the bill would be high. I had to sleep with an open balcony for two weeks in winter.

Natalya Ivanovna tries not to let strangers into the house

I didn’t know that gas workers provide free service. Just one day an electrician came: all my sockets were sparking, I was electrocuted several times. So he didn’t do anything. He said: “You won’t have that much money anyway!” - Natalya Ivanovna, how do you feel now? - Legs ache. The doctor prescribed a very expensive ointment, but it does not help. When I embroider, my illnesses go away. I also love to sing. In the evenings I watch TV. Or I read Pushkin. During the day I visit my mother and Yura Bogatyrev at the cemetery and take care of the graves. - Aren’t you bored? Would you like to return to the cinema? “I won’t be able to act in theater or cinema anymore—this requires strength and health.” I'm already used to this kind of life. True, the radio broke down the other day, and I listened to programs in the morning. Now, if only it could be fixed...

The one-room apartment is a bit cramped - the owner’s embroideries are hung everywhere

WHEN THE ISSUE WAS DETAILED The other day, an alarmed Natalya Ivanovna called the editorial office: “A man came a few days ago.” I’ve already seen it - the first time it appeared a couple of years ago, when my mother died. I didn’t let him into the house, the door was on a chain - I only opened it a little. Tall, respectable, but, it seems to me, he looks like a bandit. He asked who else was at home if they needed help. Then someone called on the phone, offering gifts: a TV, an additional payment to the pension... He also asked about the apartment: what was working and what was not, whether there were relatives or friends. I hung up. Then I went to the post office to get my pension and talked to the women. And they warned me: “Don’t open it to anyone! They can kill you like that!”