The biography of this actor is inseparable from the history of the country. German Orlov grew up and grew up with the Soviet Union. It is very important to emphasize that he did not keep in mind the grievances and disappointments of the past and people he had to communicate with.
Childhood and youth
For more than sixty years, German Timofeevich Orlov performed, worked, and served on the stage. There are few, if any, precedents in the history of Russia. The future people's artist was born on November 24, 1921 in the family of a rural doctor. Parents at that time lived in the village of Red Valleys of the Voronezh province. Father treated the peasants. Mother was engaged in housework. Civil war battles still thundered in the district. Shooting at night was commonplace. After some time, the family moved to the village of Ruzino near Moscow.
Here the little boy went to school. Herman spent all his free time in studies in a drama studio that operated at a local club. A variety of performances and sketches were staged on a modest stage. In their productions, young actors tried to speak out on relevant topics. At that time, collectivization of agriculture was actively carried out, and the pioneers in every possible way ridiculed insidious and stupid fists. Orlov, as a pioneer, played a major role in the play "How the Kids Found Excess Grain from a Fist".
In 1934, the head of the family was called up to serve in the Navy, and the Orlovs moved to Kronstadt. Near the house where they settled, was the Theater of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet. According to the actor, it was a gift of fate. The boy was immediately admitted to the theater club, at the theater, where he spent all his free time. After school, Herman was enrolled in the theater to serve as a young man. In 1940, he decided to receive a specialized education at the Leningrad Theater Institute. When the war began, Orlov from the first days was called up to serve as a sailor in the Baltic Fleet Theater.
Theater of war
To support the morale of the fighters in the combat zone, special artistic teams were formed. These groups "roamed" along the fronts and spoke to the personnel of units and subunits. Theater artists refused to evacuate from the besieged Leningrad. German Orlov made up a special program for performance in front of people who in a few hours will go into a deadly year. Together with other performers, he performed on ships and airfields, in the front line and the legendary fortress "Oreshek", making his contribution to the victory over the enemy.
In one of the sections of the Leningrad Front, in the fall of 1941, Orlov was injured. Not to say that it’s difficult, but I had to spend two months in the hospital. After recovering, he continued his "touring" performances in various sectors of the front. The repertoire included the satirical composition Baron von der Pschik. The audience liked her more than anyone else. From the moment the Allies began to supply military equipment and humanitarian aid to the Soviet Union, the sailor Orlov began to perform the welcome song "Captain James Kennedy on the destroyer."
Creativity and touring
When the war was over, the country breathed a sigh of relief. German Orlov left the army and ended up in civilian life. The sailor did not even have civilian clothes. As he was in a peak and a vest, he came to work at the Lenkontsert. I must say that here he was well known and accepted without any bureaucratic delays. Work began, in the literal sense of the word, from the next day. In that chronological segment in Leningrad, a program for increasing the cultural level of the population was operating. Venues for artists were located in parks, on the promenade and even in the courtyards.
According to the rules of holding a pop concert with a large number of participants, the host or entertainer speaks at the beginning and at the end of the event. At the same time, he must fill in the pauses that arise between performances. German Orlov was considered a born inference. Firstly, he had a great reaction and instantly responded to any line from the audience. Secondly, he knew a huge number of poems, jokes and various jokes-jokes. And, just as importantly, he sang professionally.
Creativity Orlov, although not always, appreciated the authorities. In 1946, Herman became a laureate of the All-Union Competition of Variety Artists. After a short period of time, he created his own team and began touring the country. Orlov composed the repertoire for his ensemble in such a way that artists could perform both in the theater halls and on the heels of free land in the Siberian taiga. The famous team was regularly invited to speak in front of Soviet soldiers in Hungary, Germany, and Poland.
