The actor of theater, cinema and pop music Oleinikov Ilya was remembered by the audience on the humorous program "Town", which appeared on the screens for 19 years. His real name is Klyaver.
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Early years, youth
Ilya Lvovich was born on July 10, 1947. Parents were Jewish by nationality. The family lived in Chisinau, father was a saddler, mother was a housewife. They lived poorly, the children had to work, so Ilya attended evening school. He studied with difficulty, had no interest in science. At one time, Ilya moonlighted in a puppet theater.
At 18, the young man went to the capital, began to study at the circus school. According to Ilya himself, he had no other prospects. During his studies, he was an artist of the Moskontsert, performing on the stage humorous monologues by Mishin Mikhail, Altov Semyon and other authors. The rooms were a success. After graduating from college, Oleinikov served in the army, where he was a member of the ensemble.
Creative biography
After the army, Oleinikov returned to Chisinau, began to work in the team "Smile". In 1974, he met a girl and moved to her in Leningrad, where he also began to perform on stage with monologues. Then he met Kazakov Roman. They began to perform together. The rooms were a success, the duo often received invitations from theaters.
In the late 70s, comedians appeared on the screens. In 1986, Roman Kazakov died, Ilya began to look for a new partner. The search lasted 4 years, until he met Yuri Stoyanov. This happened on the set of the movie "Jokes". So there was a successful creative tandem.
In 1993, Oleinikov and Stoyanov decided to work on their own project, which was called the "Town". Very quickly, the transfer became one of the rating, it lasted 19 years. A total of 284 issues were made. Gorodok was twice awarded the TEFI Prize.
Oleinikov was a movie actor, starred in the movie "Trembita", "Master and Margarita", "Newlyweds" and many others. Ilya Lvovich managed to implement the project of the musical "Prophet", the artist’s numbers became its basis. To do this, I had to spend a lot of money, Oleinikov sold the apartment, got into debt. However, the musical failed. Oleinikov took it hard, he began to depression.
In 2012, the artist was diagnosed with lung cancer, treatment weakened the body. Ilya Lvovich passed away on November 11, 2012.