The talented "brutal" - Igor Artashonov - was always distinguished by his brilliant play on the stage and on set. The domestic audience could repeatedly make sure that his characters fit very harmoniously into any director’s concept, leaving a very pleasant impression of the artist’s bright transformations.
Igor Gennadyevich Artashonov, a native of Karaganda, was not in vain called by his colleagues in the creative workshop “Honored Bandit of Russian Cinema”, because it was in this role that he most realistically got used to his characters. However, do not forget the many characteristic roles played as goodies.
Biography and career of Igor Vladimirovich Artashonov
The future popular artist was born in Kazakhstan on March 17, 1964 in an ordinary family, far from the world of culture and art. But the environment could not play a decisive role in the life of Artashonov, who from early childhood firmly decided to become an actor. And therefore, after receiving a certificate of secondary education, from the first attempt, he entered the Moscow Art Theater School on the course of Vasily Markov.
In 1991, with a diploma of higher acting education, he decides to continue to improve in his profession and goes to Oxford to study at the British-American Academy of Arts. And then upon returning to his homeland, he begins to be realized as part of the Moscow Art Theater troupe. A.P. Chekhov, where he was noted for his outstanding performances in the productions of The Cancer Corps, The Deer and the Hut, Henry IV, The Crying in the Handful, The Cabal of the Sanctuary, and The Violets of Montmartre.
Since 2001, for five years, Igor Artashonov has entered the stage of the Theater Events Theater Theater. Here I want to note his performances in the performances "Trait" and "People and the Mouse." And since 2006, he joined the troupe of the Et-cetera Theater by Alexander Kalyagin. In this temple of art, viewers could enjoy his talent in the productions of “Drums in the Night” and “Suppress and Excite”.
In the cinema, Igor Gennadevich made his debut in 1988 from the film adaptation of The Cabal of the Holy and the full-length film of Alexander Zeldovich, Sunset. Then there was a stellar ascent to the Olympus of acting glory, which eloquently reflected in his filmography: “Sunset” (1990), “MUR is MUR” (2004), “Zone” (2005), “Boomer 2” (2005), “National Treasure "(2006), " Liquidation "(2007), " Teacher-in-Law "(2007), " S.S.D. (2008), “Gangs” (2010), “Life and Adventures of the Bear of the Jap” (2011), “Youth” (2013), “Son of the Father of Peoples” (2013), “Wolf Sun” (2014), “Vlasik. Shadow Stalin "(2015), " A man without a past "(2016).
The death of the artist occurred on July 18, 2015 due to a detached blood clot. This tragedy was preceded by a terrible episode with the beating of Igor Gennadievich by robbers who broke into his apartment. After causing severe physical injuries, he was brought by the doctors into a coma, leaving which he had to recover for a very long time. The result was a sharp deterioration in health and death.
