Kirill Yurievich Lavrov is a talented theater and film actor beloved by millions of viewers who received the title of People's and Honored Artist of the USSR and the RSFSR, a hero of socialist labor and People's Artist of Ukraine. For many years, Lavrov led the Bolshoi Drama Theater (Bolshoi Drama Theater). G. A. Tovstonogov in St. Petersburg.
Kirill Yuryevich believed that he did not choose his profession by chance, and it was predetermined by his fate in advance. But only faith in higher powers would not allow Lavrov to become such a successful and famous actor. He achieved everything himself, his work, career, biography speak for themselves.
History, biography, the beginning of the creative path
Kirill Lavrov was born in a creative family, where from childhood he was surrounded by people of art. The child was born in Leningrad in 1925, September 15. His father was Yuri Sergeyevich Lavrov, an actor in a drama theater (later the Bolshoi Theater named after M. Gorky), who worked there from a young age and gave the theater more than 20 years of his life. Kirill's mom - Gudim-Levkovich Olga Ivanovna - is also an actress, but she practically did not play in the theater. She was known as a literary reader, spoke on the radio and led literary programs.
In childhood, Cyril was a noisy and hooligan child, very fond of playing football. His passion was so strong that in his youth, Cyril joined the main team of the Spartak football team.
When in the 30s repressions began in the city that affected the creative intelligentsia, the family was forced to leave for Kiev. There, his father became the head of the Kiev Drama Theater. Lesia Ukrainka. Cyril stayed with his grandmother, who later engaged in his upbringing. At the beginning of the war they were evacuated, and in 1942 Cyril moved to Novosibirsk and got a job as a turner at the factory. All these years, the young man did not stop dreaming about the theater, but many more years passed before he began to conquer the stage.
When Cyril was 17 years old, he was drafted into the army and went to the front in 1943, remaining to serve until 1950. During his service, he received the education and profession of a military aviation mechanic. He worked for almost 5 years in the Kuril Islands. During the army service, Lavrov actively participated in amateur performances, played in the army theater.
Before the war, Cyril did not have time to get a secondary education, this prevented him from entering the theater institute, where he went immediately after the service. All educational institutions that trained actors refused him. After that, Cyril decides to go to his father in Kiev, where he helps his son get a job in the theater as an intern. That is how Lavrov’s stage career begins.
For several years, Yuri Sergeyevich teaches Kirill acting and takes part in many performances with his son. K. Khokhov, who at that time was the head of the theater, also became an assistant and mentor to the young man. At first, the young man plays in the crowd and only after a couple of years they begin to trust him in small roles, and then the main ones, thanks to his talent and charisma.
Love for the theater did its job: in early 1955, Lavrov received an invitation to return to Leningrad and perform on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater. M. Gorky. It was to this theater that the whole future fate, creativity and career of the actor was dedicated. Lavrov played in a huge number of performances and was deservedly loved by the audience. His performances: "Woe from Wit, " "The Examiner, " "Uncle Vanya, " "Three Sisters, " came with an unchanged full house.
After the departure of G. A. Tovstonogov, Lavrov became the artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater in 1989 and headed the theater, while continuing to go on stage until his death.
Film career Lavrov
Kirill Evgenievich was known not only for his roles in the theater, he actively acted in films, starting in 1955, and played a huge number of main roles, which were forever remembered by the viewer.
For the first time, Cyril appeared on the screens in the film "Vasek Trubachev". That was in 1955. After this film, he began to receive many invitations to shoot, but the roles that Lavrov offered were insignificant and episodic.
The first popular success brought him the picture "Alive and Dead", which was released in 1964. Lavrov received the role of Sintsov, a war correspondent, an ideological, courageous man with a strong character and unshakable principles. The actor really liked the script and the image of the hero, as a result the picture was a stunning success, tens of millions of viewers watched it. Together with Lavrov, Oleg Efremov and Anatoly Papanov starred in the film. The success of the film inspired the director to shoot the continuation of the story and in 1967 the film "Retribution" was released.
In 1965, the film "Believe me, people" was released, where Lavrov plays the role of a negative hero, striving to become necessary for society. This film is also becoming one of the film distribution leaders.
In 1966, a film about love appeared - "A Long Happy Life", where Lavrov and Inna Gulaya became the main actors. This film receives the main prize at the Bergamo Film Festival.
Together with Mikhail Ulyanov in 1968, Kirill Yurievich starred in the film "The Brothers Karamazov." It was with this film that the friendship of actors began, which lasted a lifetime. In the same period, two more films with Lavrov in the lead roles: “Our Friends” and “Neutral Waters” appeared on the screens.
Since 1969, the shooting practically did not stop. Lavrov plays the role of a student of the maestro in the film "Tchaikovsky", where the famous I. Smoktunovsky is starring. The next film was "Spring Love", together with L. Chursina and V. Shukshin.
The main role in the film "The White Queen's Movement" Lavrov receives in 1971. And almost immediately, the movie "Taming the Fire" was released, for the role in which he was awarded the State Prize.
The audience is also familiar with many other paintings where Kirill Lavrov starred: “My Affectionate and Tender Beast”, “Glass of Water”, “On the Pomegranate Islands”, “Charlotte’s Necklace”, “Salt of the Earth”, “From the Life of the Head of the Criminal Investigation Department”. He is also known for his many roles in the television series: “The Noble Robber Vladimir Dubrovsky”, “Gangster Petersburg”, “The Master and Margarita”.
In 2005, in the film "All the Gold of the World, " Kirill Lavrov plays his last role, already being terminally ill.
