Actor Polovtsev Alexander is well known to Russian viewers, thanks to the series "Streets of Broken Lights". He is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation; his filmography includes over 80 works.
Family, early years
Alexander Yuryevich was born on January 3, 1958, his place of birth is Leningrad. His father was an engineer on the ship, his mother worked at the factory. The boy early began to show independence, doing household chores when his parents were at work.
Mother was proud of Sasha, he was not only a good housekeeper, but also studied well. As a child, he dreamed of exploring the depths of the sea, like Cousteau. Later Polovtsev was carried away by the theater, which his mother did not like. However, later she saw her son in one of the productions and ceased to impede his passion.
After school, Alexander tried to get into the theater university, but unsuccessfully. Then he began his studies at a technical school, where he studied marine instrumentation, but after the first year he left the school and again tried to enter the theater. The second attempt was successful, Polovtsev got on the course of Vladimir Petrov. Alexander received the diploma of the actor in 1980.
Creative career
After the army, Polovtsev began to work at the Vremya Theater. At first he played fairy-tale characters, then they began to give him serious roles. Then the actor got on the “Lenfilm”, his film debut was the film “It” (1989). Then he starred in the film "Whiskers", "Drum".
In the film "Whiskers" Polovtsev first played a policeman. After that, in 1997 he was offered a role in the project “Streets of Broken Lights”, where his colleagues Rykov Alexander and Selin Sergey also starred.
The series quickly scored high ratings, the actors became stars. A crowd of fans immediately surrounded the cops on the street. Polovtsev also starred in the film "Deadly Force", which also became successful. In 2004, Alexander was given a role in the film "The Expendable Chizhov", "His". Later, he starred in the movie "Death of the Empire."
In the film "Tumbler" (2006), Polovtsev appeared with his wife Julia and his son Styopa. The filmography of the actor also included the film "Obsessed", "Leningrad", "Saboteur", "Color of the Flame", "Eighties".
Polovtsev also gets the roles of the 2nd plan, from which he does not refuse, but makes the characters memorable (film "Sherlock Holmes", "Last Meeting"). In most of the paintings Polovtsev plays roles related to policing. All characters are warmly received by the audience.
