Today, few people know that the famous actor, director, musician Gosha Kutsenko is Yuri Georgievich. He received the title of Honored Artist due to his sparkling talent and hard work. The audience loved his bright and multifaceted work.
Childhood
Biography of Yura Kutsenko began in 1967 in the Ukrainian city of Zaporozhye. Father George Pavlovich devoted himself to the radio industry, mother Svetlana Vasilievna worked as a radiologist. Grandmother had a creative profession, she sang in the opera. Parents named the boy in honor of the first Soviet cosmonaut. They hoped that their son would get at least a small part of the fame of Yuri Gagarin. Jura remembered his childhood as a wonderful time. He was pleased with the usual children's entertainment: cycling, brand exchange, swimming in the Dnieper.
Youth
Parents moved to Lviv. Already here, Jura graduated from high school and entered the Polytechnic Institute. The training was interrupted by a draft for military service. Then another attempt to get a higher education followed. By that time, the family moved to Moscow, since Georgy Pavlovich received a leadership position in the ministry. Yuri became a student at the Moscow Institute of Energy. The capital helped him make the final choice of specialty. Throwing a technical university, the young man took the documents to the Moscow Art Theater School. This independent step for the first time quarreled Yura with his father. A model of academic achievement and obedience, he destroyed the parent's dreams of a family dynasty of engineers. Oleg Tabakov, who headed the selection committee at that moment, with a smile recalled the resourceful applicant, who introduced himself as "Gosha Kutsenko", thereby hiding burr. The young man conquered the examiners with his artistry and spontaneity. Years later, the actor corrected the defect of diction, but the pseudonym remained.
Carier start
In 1992, Kutsenko joined the troupe of the Mossovet Theater. The beginning of his acting career coincided with the difficult time of the 90s. There were few roles, and the fees were scanty. The novice artist agreed to any episodic movie roles, did not refuse to shoot on television, led the "Party Zone" on TV-6 and news on the music channel. When there were breaks in work, he taught at the Institute of Cinematography.
Movie work
In the early 2000s he was lucky. Konstantin Murzenko offered the actor a leading role in the film "April". This was only the beginning of success. The role of operative Fox in the film "Antikiller" by Yegor Konchalovsky and the elegant seducer in the film "Night Watch" by Timur Bekmambetov caused great resonance among the public and film critics. After participating in the films of cult directors, a celebrity came to Gosha Kutsenko. There was no end to the offers, the roles followed one after another: Special Forces, Turkish Gambit, Mom, Don’t Cry, Gift. For several years, his filmography totaled dozens of works. The actor had a chance to meet with many stars of Russian and world cinema.
The role of his heroes is diverse. In the film “Investigators Are Conducting Investigations, ” he got the role of a killer, in order to get used to the image, the artist visited a real pre-trial detention center. In the serial film "Yesenin, " Gosh embodied the image of the adventurous revolutionary Jacob Blumkin. The military theme was dedicated to the film "Sniper". Hero Kutsenko in the movie "The Last Cop" looks like a great wanted man and incorrigible romantic.
The comedic talent of the actor was most clearly manifested in the film "Love Carrot", where Kristina Orbakaite became a colleague in the workshop. The audience liked the heroes so much that the authors had to create a continuation of the picture. For several years, the eve of the New Year holidays coincides with the release of the next series of the Christmas tree tape with the artist.
His contribution to domestic cinema is enormous - more than 140 roles in films of various genres: dramatic films, action films, war films, melodramas and comedy works. The artist participated in documentary cycles and repeatedly starred in television commercials.
Musician, Director, Patron
As a musician, Kutsenko tried himself more than twenty years ago. At the dawn of his career, he was a member of the rock band "Mutton-97." All these years, the artist perfected his vocal skills. In 2008, he managed to assemble a close-minded team of talented musicians. Their joint work united several directions of music. Gosha recorded a number of songs and shot clips with famous artists, participated in many music festivals. The finale of his work was the recently released albums "May World" and "Music".
Two years ago, the actor decided to try himself as a director. The paintings “Doctor” and “If You Love” proved the versatility of his talent. The creation of a film on a medical theme was prompted by a personal tragedy, because of the cancer, the artist’s beloved mother died, followed by her father.
In 2011, on the initiative of Kutsenko, the Step Together charity fund was opened for children suffering from cerebral palsy. The artist, who failed to save his loved ones, is trying to help those who need it. Many people know the public position of the actor - not to stand aside. He participated in the campaign headquarters of the mayor of Moscow, fighting against drugs and the continuation of the military conflict in eastern Ukraine.
