Birthday party Oleg Menshikov

• Birthday Oleg Menshikov

November 8 marks the 55th anniversary film and theater actor, People's Artist of Russia Oleg Menshikov. He finished Schepkinskoe Theater School, worked in the theater of the Soviet Army - during military service, after demobilization came to the theater Yermolova. In the early 90's became a freelance actor playing Peter Fomenko in "Caligula", worked in London (Olivier Award for his role Esenina in the theater's "Globe" "When She Danced"), in Paris, organized his own "Theatrical Company 814 ". And in 2012 he became the artistic director of Theater Yermolova.

Even in college Menshikov began to act in films and became known throughout the country. He played in Kostik "Pokrovsky Gates" Mikhail Kazakov, Arteneva in "Moonsund" Sanya in "Captive of the Caucasus" by Sergei Bodrov Sr., Anatoly Tarasov in the recent box office hit "The Legend №17". Menshikov many collaborated with Nikita Mikhalkov. For the first time they crossed another "native", where the young actor got a small role. Then Menshikov had a major role in the film "My favorite clown", where Mikhalkov was one of the writers, and in 1994 the director called him to play enkavedeshnika Mitya in his historical drama "Burnt by the Sun". Then there was the "Barber of Siberia", which Menshikov got just two major roles, "The State Counselor" by Boris Akunin, where Mikhalkov and Menshikov again played together, and the two parts of "Burnt by the Sun 2", in which he returned to his grew up in rank hero. Menshikov three state awards - for "Burnt by the Sun", "Prisoner of the Caucasus" and "The Barber of Siberia", award of "Kinotavr" and the prize "Nika".

"Pokrovsky Gates" (1982)

"Legend № 17" (2013)

The actor Oleg Menshikov on the set, 1992

Oleg Menshikov and Ingeborg Dapkunayte in the film "Burnt by the Sun" (1994)

Oleg Menshikov in the one-man show "Theater Association of Oleg Menshikov" on the play by A. barriques "1900" on the stage of the Theater. Moscow City Council, 2008

and, Oleg Men'shikov Sergey Bodrov ml. in the film "Prisoner of the Caucasus" (1996)

"Moonzund" (1987)

Oleg Menshikov and Chulpan Khamatova in the movie "Doctor Zhivago" (2005)

Oleg Menshikov in a scene from the play by Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" in Theater. Yermolova

A musical performance by Oleg Menshikov "Dream Orchestra. Copper "in" Crocus City Hall ", 2013

"The State Counselor" (2005)

"The Barber of Siberia" (1998)

"Burnt by the Sun 2: The Citadel" (2011)

Oleg Menshikov and his wife Anastasia at the premiere of Nikita Mikhalkov's "Burnt by the Sun 2: The Citadel" in the cinema "October", 2011