The childhood and family of Mikhail Kazakov - it all started with “Jumble”
Misha was born in Tver.
His father was a famous entrepreneur producing sparkling water under the Kazakov brand. Misha has been starring in “Jumble” since childhood. He is considered a record holder, since only Kazakov managed to star in the 21st episode. Despite the fact that children over fourteen years old are not filmed in this humorous project, Mikhail was invited to filming even at sixteen. This is largely due to the fact that the good-natured, plump boy looked younger than his real age.
Their friendly family traveled a lot, and the boy visited many countries of the world with his parents. In the summer, most often, he lived in the village of Myalitsino. His hobbies included growing exotic plants, growing hybrids, and mountain biking.
Despite the fact that Misha starred a lot in Yeralash, the audience already knew and loved him, and he himself liked to act; he did not think about connecting his life with the acting profession.
Biography
You already know who plays Polezhaikin in Daddy's Daughters. Let's now talk about how Misha became an actor.
Mikhail Kazakov was born on January 28, 1988 in the town of Tver. Misha's zodiac sign is Aquarius. His dad is known to Tver residents as an entrepreneur who produces mineral water under the name “Kazakov”.
From early childhood, Mikhail Sergeevich Kazakov starred in the children's film magazine “Yeralash”. He is a record holder. Only Misha managed to star in 21 episodes of the program, given that children over 14 years old are not invited to the project. But Polezhaikin from “Daddy’s Daughters” starred in “Jumble” even at the age of 16. The directors believed that the good-natured and plump boy looked younger than his real age. During filming in the sitcom, the actor lost more than 20 kg! Now the guy’s height is 180 cm.
Tragedy in the life of Mikhail Kazakov: murder
In 2005, at the end of January, a tragedy happened - Misha killed a man. That evening he met his friend, who studied with him at the same school. She was very upset because, according to her, she had quarreled with her boyfriend, Evgeny Gurkin. Misha offered to help, and she asked him to talk to Gurkin. During a showdown, Evgeny attacked his ex-girlfriend, and Mikhail, in order to protect her, stabbed Gurkin three times with a knife - in the carotid artery and heart. The young man died. Kazakov immediately admitted to the arriving police that he killed Evgeniy while defending an acquaintance.
At the end of the trial, the mother and grandmother of the murdered guy petitioned for no claims against the attacker, indicating that moral and material compensation had been paid to them in full. As a result, Kazakov’s case was reclassified as self-defense.
Two years before this tragedy, Misha’s father was also killed, and also with a knife. The killer was found, but the case was also reclassified as self-defense. After this murder, Misha became close to his older brother Stas, who became his best friend.
Mikhail Kazakov in "Jumble"
At school, the future actor was described as a gentle and kind boy; no one believed that he could kill anyone. Misha himself, according to him, was actually a goofball and loved to be a hooligan. The teachers always treated him well.
After some time, Kazakov returned to school and, after graduating, went to Moscow, where he became a student at the Financial and Legal Academy.
Mikhail Kozakov: My life path
Mikhail Kozakov, globallookpress.com, © Natalya Loginova October 14 marks the 85th anniversary of the birth of the Russian actor and director Mikhail Mikhailovich Kozakov. He has more than a hundred film roles and 20 directorial works to his credit. The personality of this talented person is multifaceted. And today we remember what he was like, what he lived and breathed.
Mikhail Kozakov was born and lived in the most ordinary family. His father was a writer, and his mother worked as an editor at one of St. Petersburg's publishing houses. Parents were constantly at work, constantly busy with work and business, they hardly had a free minute. And even under such circumstances, the Kazakovs found time for their son and paid due attention to his upbringing. Young Mikhail was brought up by communication. They often talked with him about literature and poetry. At home over tea, young Mikhail Kazakov literally dissolved in creativity and listened to his family with rapture. At this moment, it seemed that no one around existed. The world froze for a moment. Only little Mikhail Kazakov, his mom and dad.
Mikhail Mikhailovich has a mixture of blood in his family. There is also a Jewish one, also a Serbian-Greek one, which the actor inherited from his mother’s relatives. Mikhail Kozakov's mother and grandmother were arrested, which the director recalls with reluctance. These were difficult times for his family, but they persevered. But everything ended well. Apparently, this was an important stage in the development of a future talented person.
And after graduating from school, Kozakov makes an important decision in his life, namely, to enroll in a choreography school. He studied poorly, failed in almost all subjects, but loved literature very much. The future director was lazy and restless by nature. Relatives, of course, did not like this behavior, but they could not improve the situation. I had to adapt to the situation and not see any pranks and antics of my child. After graduating from school, Mikhail Kozakov decided to receive, in the opinion of his parents, a serious specialty. But Mikhail Mikhailovich had to endure disappointment. The dream of becoming a surgeon did not come true, because it became bad as soon as the young man entered the morgue building. Then Mikhail devoted his energies to the study of chemical reactions. And then failure awaited him. He was poisoned by chlorine. Finally, Kozakov was given the blessing to choose what he really liked. He gave preference to the stage. And I didn’t regret it.
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After graduating from college, Mikhail Kozakov sets off to conquer the hero city of Moscow. His dream was to enter the Moscow Art Theater School. And Mikhail managed to achieve it. After all, from a young age he was accustomed to achieving his goals.
«Kozakov’s career began already as a student. Mikhalych is busy in Mikhail Romm’s film “Murder on Dante Street.” The first pancake turns out to be not at all lumpy, Mikhail begins a wave of popularity and accepts an invitation to participate in other films. Later, Mikhail Kazakov would become an actor in such films as “The Eighteenth Year,” “Difficult Happiness” and many others. And the artist truly felt his greatest share of popularity later, when the viewer saw on the screens the sensational picture of that time, “Amphibian Man.” Kozakov managed to very accurately convey the image of Zurita, the villain and main instigator. The viewer believed Mikhail, and most importantly, accepted and fell in love with Zurita. So the actor coped with his task! Mikhail Kazakov, even today, is mainly associated with this role,” information from the source https://24smi.org/celebrity/2155-mihail-kazakov.html?utm_source=argumenti.ru&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=inside_link?utm_source=argumenti. ru&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=inside_link?utm_source=argumenti.ru&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=inside_link.
«In 1970, films featuring Mikhail were published. Subsequently, all of them received the honorary status of the golden fund of our cinema: “Straw Hat”, “Hello, I’m your aunt!” and others. But this wasn’t enough for Kozakov, and he begins to look for himself in the director’s field. Viewers will see his debut directorial film “Night of Errors” in 1975. And after some time, another film by Mikhail Kozakov, which the creator called “Nameless Star,” will appear on the horizon of the film industry. The film was a success, but still it cannot be compared with the success that will be achieved at the Pokrovsky Gate after a while. Without hesitation, they were sorted into quotes, and the performers of the main roles and the creator literally woke up famous. The film is the autobiography of Mikhail Kazakov, which he dedicated to our capital in the years of his youth and heyday. The performance received enormous support from the audience, and in the eighties, Kozakov and his team decided to film this story. And the film took off, earning the right to become the best film of its time.” – this is what the source says https://24smi.org/celebrity/2155-mihail-kazakov.html?utm_source=argumenti.ru&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=inside_link?utm_source=argumenti.ru&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=inside_link?utm_source=argumenti.ru&utm_medium=news&utm_ campaign =inside_link.
In 1992, the director decides to look at new horizons and tries to look for happiness on someone else's side.
Kozakov was made a lucrative offer by his Israeli colleagues. Mikhail was waiting for success. He confidently becomes a member of the troupe of the State Chamber Theater, where he confidently plays the main roles in the local language. On Kozakov’s initiative, a Russian troupe of artists begins to operate in Israel. They brought four performances to life. Immigrants and Russian audiences liked the productions. The actor became a leading figure in the Israeli world. But even in this rosy, happy life, Kazakov yearned for his homeland. He dreamed of birches, trees, fields, and the smiles of his loved ones.
I liked Israel, I gained new life experience. I didn’t like it in Israel... I always wanted to live only in Russia and I really hope to live here until the end of my days.
The return of the famous director to his historical homeland took place in 1996. He waited for this day with trepidation and excitement. I was waiting to see the expanses of Russia, the land, and the dear faces of my family again. After all, he is home again, again in Russia. Like a lost child, he returned home. And Russia accepted it. I wasn't angry, I wasn't offended. But I just accepted it.
There are rumors and legends about Mikhail's personal life. The marriages of the famous director are shrouded in secrets and intrigue. Love scandals have shrouded the name of the famous director throughout his entire life.
«Kozakov had 4 marriages. He entered into his first relationship with Estonian citizen Greta Taar literally immediately after studying at the Studio School. The young people met at Mosfilm. The couple was together for 10 years. Taar gave Mikhail two children. Kirill Kozakov continues the acting dynasty, and his daughter Ekaterina is engaged in tutoring and issues of the Russian language, philology. His granddaughter, Maria Kozakova, also follows in Kozakov’s footsteps,” says the source https://24smi.org/celebrity/2155-mihail-kazakov.html?utm_source=argumenti.ru&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=inside_link?utm_source=argumenti.ru&utm_medium= news&utm_campaign=inside_link?utm_source=argumenti.ru&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=inside_link.
After going through a divorce, the director meets Medea Berelashvili. The girl is engaged in painting and painting. They were together for 3 years, and their divorce was accompanied by aggression. Berelashvili gave birth to Mikhail's daughter Manana. Now she is also an actress, serving in the theater.
After going through a difficult divorce, Kozakov developed an addiction to alcoholic beverages. A severe state of apathy began. His third wife, Regina, brought him out of this state. For 18 years they walked hand in hand. It was rumored that his wife Regina did not see much, so as not to ruin the fragile family idyll. According to rumors, she even forgave Mikhail for his affair with Anastasia Vertinskaya, which was heatedly discussed among the actors. After a while, the wife left Russia and went to work in America, and 3 months after leaving, Kazakov and his wife divorced.
Mikhail’s life began to spin in a new way and regained bright colors at the age of 55. For the fourth time he goes headlong into the pool and tries to find his destiny. A man marries Anna Yampolskaya. The age difference between the spouses does not scare them. From Anna, Mikhail has a son, Misha, and a daughter, Zoya.
In 2010, after long examinations, the actor was given the unfortunate diagnosis of lung cancer.
Unfortunately, the disease was discovered too late. The actor was operated on at a clinic in Ramat Gan. Kozakov died in one of the clinics in Israel, where he was operated on. Mikhail was buried at the Vvedensky cemetery, where everyone can visit the grave of their favorite actor.
Mikhail Kozakov is rightfully considered a hero of his time. Courageous, gallant, wise. His films will forever remain in the memory, and his roles are an example of acting. And it is important to preserve the bright memory of a talented person in order to pass it on to future generations. Films from Kazakov's filmography, such as,
- Amphibian Man,
- The Pokrovsky Gate,
- Hello I'm your aunt,
have long become classics of Russian cinema. Reviewing them, you seem to be returning to the era of Soviet youth and feel a pleasant feeling of nostalgia. It’s not for nothing that we love our Soviet cinema so much. So ours, so dear.
It is certainly not in our power to bring back great actors. But in ours we keep the memory of them! Yes, Mikhail Kazakov was at one time considered a traitor to the Motherland because of his move to Israel. But this in no way diminishes his merits and talent! His films are quotes and examples of directing and acting.
One can have different attitudes towards the work of one or another actor or director. You can love or not love, admire or not admire. It's everyone's personal choice. But we cannot abandon our origins. And the films of Mikhail Kazakov are precisely these sources. And even skeptics admit that the films he shot and those in which he starred are already classics of Russian cinema.
Happy anniversary, Mikhail Mikhailovich! We remember and know! And we will do our best to pass on the bright memory of you to our descendants! After all, it is thanks to your efforts that our Russian cinema is alive today. The foundation has been laid by you and your compatriots. The Russian cinema fund is rich. And we have no right to forget who took part in this. This is our heritage.
Elizaveta CHEPELEVA
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Acting career of Mikhail Kazakov, filmography
While studying, he received an invitation to star in the films “Money Day” and “Escape,” where he had small roles, and soon after that, in the TV series “Daddy’s Daughters” in the role of Polezhaikin. Despite the fact that the aspiring actor was already in his twenties, he played a ninth-grader. He did it perfectly. While watching the series, it really seems like there is a sixteen-year-old schoolboy on the screen. His Polezhaikin is a cute goofball with a white-toothed smile, who has a hard time studying. According to the series, Galina Sergeevna, his classmate, played by Liza Arzamasova, helps him study. The audience liked the hero so much that the actor is still often called Polezhaikin when they meet him on the street.
Misha says that he never dreamed of becoming an actor, but the emotions he experiences when going on stage cannot be compared with anything, so he likes performing.
Kazakov opened the KinoDom casting agency in his hometown. Over time, branches appeared in Cheboksary, Kazan, Moscow, Yoshkar-Ola, and St. Petersburg. The actor devotes a lot of time and effort to developing this idea. He has grandiose plans for the future, he wants to create a holding company and is not going to limit himself to the federal market.
Recently the theater named after. Stanislavsky invited Kazakov to play the role of the cat Hippopotamus in the production of The Master and Margarita.
Another project in which Kazakov worked was “Stroybatya”. Filming took place in Podolsk, where the actor lived right on the set for almost two months.
Return to the profession and further life
After graduating from school, Mikhail went to Moscow and entered the Financial and Legal Academy. He planned to get two diplomas at once: a financier and a translator in the field of information systems. Kazakov did not forget about cinema: in 2005 he starred in an episode of the thriller “Escape”, and in 2006 in the film “Money Day”.
Polezhaikin and Galina Sergeevna
In 2007, the actor was offered a role in the sitcom “Daddy's Daughters.” According to the plot, his hero, Ilya Vasilyevich Polezhaikin, was in the ninth grade, and Kazakov was 19 years old at that time. But he was again helped by a rare feature of looking much younger than his age. According to the plot, Polezhaikin, a poor student, studies in the same class with one of the main characters of the series, Galina Sergeevna, who, on the contrary, is extremely smart and educated. The girl helps her unlucky classmate with his studies, and later a romantic relationship begins between them. Mikhail Kazakov took part in all twenty seasons of the series for six years.
As he grew older, the actor began to change, getting rid of the image of a funny fat man. While working in Daddy's Daughters, he lost about 20 kilograms by reviewing his diet and adding regular exercise. In addition to filming the series, during this period the actor was busy in several other projects:
- TV series “My Fair Nanny 2” - episode 169 (2008);
- humorous program “Wick” (2008);
- comedy sketch show “6 Frames” (2008, 2011);
- film "Stroybatya" (2010);
- film "Shores" (2013).
Kazakov also tried his hand at the theater. He played the role of the cat Behemoth in the play “The Master and Margarita” directed by Sergei Aldonin. The production took place on the stage of the Moscow Stanislavsky Theater.
At some point, Mikhail realized that he no longer wanted to act in films and went into business. In his native Tver, he opened a clothing store, organized the KinoDom casting agency, and then created its branches in other cities of the country. Kazakov’s return to cinema took place in 2020 in the comedy “President’s Vacation,” where he played a small role as a traffic police officer.
Personal life of Mikhail Kazakov
During the six months of filming “Daddy's Daughters,” Misha lost a lot of weight. He lost twenty kilograms without any diets. According to him, he drinks kefir in the morning and evening and tries to go to the pool often.
Mikhail got married for the first time at twenty. His chosen one, Julia, was eighteen years old. The marriage did not last even a year. As the actor said, they did not get along in character. They had no children, and they had nothing to share except a dog named Marcel, who stayed with Yulia. After the divorce, the actor left for Tver.
Star of "Daddy's Daughters" Mikhail Kazakov with his wife
Mikhail does not know how to cook, but after participating in the recording of a program on the STS channel, where he prepared simple dishes together with chefs, he became very interested in it, and as he himself said, he would not mind learning this profession a little.
Personal life
The artist was married 4 times. He lived in his first marriage with Estonian Greta Taar, which happened immediately after graduating from the Studio School, for 10 years. My wife worked as a costume designer at Mosfilm. This union produced two children: Kirill Kozakov, who followed in his father’s footsteps and chose an acting profession, and daughter Ekaterina, a philologist. It is noteworthy that the granddaughter of Mikhail Mikhailovich, Maria Kozakova, followed in the footsteps of two famous grandfathers, as well as her father and mother.
Mikhail Kozakov and Greta Taar
After his divorce from Greta Taar, the artist had an unsuccessful marriage with restoration artist Medea Berelashvili. They lived only 3 years, but separated with huge scandals and mutual accusations. In this marriage, a daughter, Manana Kozakova, was born, who also became an actress. After a painful divorce, Mikhail Kozakov became addicted to alcohol.
His third wife, Regina, managed to bring him out of a state of prolonged depression. They lived together for a wonderful 18 years, but there were no children in this union. According to rumors, Regina turned a blind eye to many things for the sake of peace in the family.
Mikhail Kozakov, his wife Anna Yampolskaya and their children
Rumor has it that she forgave her husband for her affair with Anastasia Vertinskaya, which was heatedly discussed in the acting community. But Regina left her husband and went to work in America. 3 months after her departure, the couple filed for divorce.
Mikhail Kozakov’s personal life began to sparkle with new colors at the age of 55, after he met his fourth wife Anna Yampolskaya, 25 years younger than him. The marriage produced a son, Misha, and a daughter, Zoya. The first child was born when the father was 62 years old.
Mikhail Kazakov now
Despite Mikhail Kazakov’s statements that the acting profession is already behind him, he does not stop appearing in his hometown at local corporate parties and concert events as a showman and presenter. And in 2020, he accepted an invitation from the creators of the comedy “President’s Vacation”
. According to the plot of the film, the head of state decides to spend his vacation traveling around the country, changing his appearance with the help of makeup. Having chosen a random image, the president outwardly becomes similar to the outcast Valera, who is hiding from the collection service.
Trailer for the film "President's Vacation"
The girl Zina becomes his companion on the southern seashore. The main character is played by Oleg Vasilkov, and his girlfriend is played by Anna Tsukanova-Kott. Dmitry Grachev, the famous artist from the Comedy Club, appears in the role of the real president. Mikhail Kazakov embodied the image of a traffic police officer on the screen. The film premiered at the beginning of 2018.
Mikhail Kazakov in the talk show “Hello, Andrey!”
In March of the same year, the artist took part in the festive edition of the talk show “Hello, Andrey!”, dedicated to the anniversary of the humorous magazine “Yeralash”. The meeting was attended by artists who at different times participated in the creation of Yeralash. Mikhail Kazakov amazed the audience with his appearance. From a plump, pink-cheeked boy, the artist turned into a tall, handsome man with a toned torso. Now the weight of the thinner Kazakov is 68 kg with a height of 180 cm. Boris Grachevsky jokingly noted that the actor “fell out of character.” According to Mikhail Kazakov, he discovered a simple way to lose weight - walking, while the young man does not exhaust himself with hours of training and dieting.
Movies
After numerous stories in Yeralash, Mikhail Kazakov began to receive roles in films. He appeared in episodes of the psychological drama "The Noon Demon", the action film "Prison Break", the comedy "Money Day" and the sitcom "My Fair Nanny 2: Life After the Wedding." But the sitcom “Daddy’s Daughters” brought All-Russian fame to Mikhail Kazakov.
Mikhail Kazakov in the series "Daddy's Daughters"
He began acting in this comedy series in 2007 in the role of poor student Ilya Polezhaikin, who develops a friendship and then a romantic relationship with the heroine of actress Elizaveta Arzamasova - Galina Sergeevna
. Households and even teachers called the girl by her first name and patronymic, because she had extraordinary intelligence and knowledge. The fame of a child prodigy and large horn-rimmed glasses did not prevent Gala from participating in beauty contests. Later, for the sake of Polezhaikin, the girl gives up her dream of studying at Oxford and enters the same department of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with him. Later, the heroes' paths diverged, but they remained friends.
The actor also appeared in the sequel “Daddy's Daughters. Super Brides,” taking part in a total of 20 seasons over five years. This film became the main work in the filmography of Mikhail Kazakov.
Mikhail Kazakov in the series “Stroybatya”
In addition, the actor starred in the leading role in the lyrical comedy “Stroibatya”. Mikhail appeared in the role of the kind and narrow-minded fat man Vladimir Bulkin.
In the dramatic action film “The Shore,” Kazakov played the role of a drug addict. The series was about a major-lieutenant from the capital who ended up serving in a border military town. In a new place, the main character reconsiders his life values and becomes a truly high-class officer. The film also stars Alexander Nosik, Ekaterina Vulichenko, Yan Tsapnik, Elena Zakharova.
Mikhail Kazakov before and after losing weight
It is worth noting that, although Mikhail usually plays the role of a narrow-minded guy who always dreams of food, the actor himself is far from a glutton, and during the filming of “Daddy’s Daughters” Kazakov lost 20 kilograms.
