Alexey Klimushkin is known as the star of the TV series “Univer” and “SashaTanya”; he played the unforgettable role of Sylvester Andreyevich Sergeyev. However, there are pages in the actor’s biography when he worked as a DJ on Modern radio, and also tried himself as a stage director in the Windows project together with Dmitry Nagiyev.
Biography
The famous actor Alexei Vladimirovich Klimushkin was born in Leningrad, May 2, 1965. When he was a boy, he dreamed of flying into space. But at the end of school, Alexey chose between ordinary educational institutions - the Nautical School and the Institute of Railway Transport. As a result, he chose the second option, since the institute was within walking distance from the house where he lived.
A year later, Klimushkin decided to quit the railway institute, realizing that he would not work in his specialty. He got a job at the Youth Theater, but not as an actor - first as a watchman, and then as a light, after which he was taken into the army.
After serving in the Navy, Alex again submitted documents to a theater university. In 1987, he was admitted to the theater institute. In LGITMiK, Klimushkin became friends with Dmitry Nagiyev and Igor Lifanov. Classmates created a trio with the saying "Little Red Riding Hood." From this moment, they did not celebrate a single skit or student holiday apart. In 1992, Alexey received a diploma from the institute, he managed to make friendship with his comrades to date.
Carier start
The first picture, where Klimushkin starred, was the film "A ticket to the Red Theater, or the death of a grave digger", directed by Amurbek Gobashiev. At first, the acting career did not work out, so Klimushkin left to work on the radio. Under the pseudonym Arkady Arnautsky, he participated in the development of the then new radio station Radio Modern.
A little later, he joined the creative team of radio "Nostalgie".
Movies
After a nine-year break, Klimushkin again returned to the cinema environment. In 2001, a second film was released with his participation entitled "The Black Raven". The actor began to notice and invite to other projects. A year later, the tape "Knife in the Clouds" followed. Klimushkin got the role of a cellist.
In 2003, the actor starred in a cameo role in the film in the genre of the action movie "Special Forces-2."
The most famous films in which Alexey Klimushkin took part:
- "Beware, Zadov! Or the adventures of the ensign";
- "Worm";
- Gangster Petersburg-10;
- The Dozen of Justice
- "Wizard";
- "I'm not myself".
Alexey Klimushkin at Univer
There was a period in Alexey’s life when he wanted to permanently give up acting and directing, the actor was unhappy that he only got episodic roles.
With the light hand of his former classmate, a Czech director named Vlad Lanne, Klimushkin takes part in the casting of the series "Univer". The actor understands that the image of the oligarch Sergeyev is close in spirit to him. It is after showing the first episodes of the series that Klimushkin begins to recognize, fans begin to quote his hero, and real popularity comes to him.
According to the actor, getting used to the role of an oligarch was not difficult for him. The role of Sasha’s father, who in turn was played by Andrei Gaidulian, turned out to be bright and memorable.
