Igor Zhizhikin is an actor who has gained popularity, acting not only in domestic cinema, but also in American action films. His filmography includes films of famous directors. Igor’s creative life can be called unique, as he managed to achieve great heights.
Igor Zhizhikin's date of birth is October 8, 1965. He was born in the capital of our country. In his youth, he did not show any unique qualities. He was a very ordinary child. He visited sports sections, spent a lot of time with friends, listened to music at full volume, which annoyed not only his parents, but also his neighbors. I didn’t even think about a creative career. That is why he began to act late enough.
After graduating from high school, he decided to go to college. He was educated at the institution named after Podbelsky. He planned to go to college at the same profession after graduating from a technical school. However, the plans did not come true. The thing is that the future actor was drafted into the army. This event entailed dramatic changes in the biography of Igor Zhizhikin.
The future actor had to serve with circus artists. They quickly found a common language, became friends. At first, Igor provided all possible assistance in organizing concerts in the territory of the unit, and then he began to perform. At the end of his service, he already had quite a good experience in the creative field. Igor liked the matter so much that he decided to continue to deal with it at the end of the service.
He began to work in the circus. At the same time he was educated at the Institute of Physical Culture. He went to the circus stage in a variety of ways, but over time, the choice fell on aerial acrobatics. Then began a tour of American cities. The trip made fundamental changes in the life of Igor Zhizhikin. He stayed in the USA with several other circus artists.
Finding your calling in another country was harder. But Igor Zhizhikin coped with this task. While living in Las Vegas, he earned money by mowing lawns and sweeping yards. Even the bouncer had to work for a while. With finances it was always tight, so I had to spend the night in the park on a bench. Dined in cheap cafes.
Work in foreign films
Luck smiled at the future actor a year later. In 1990, a musical called “Turn on the Night” was filmed. The director needed an actor for a cameo role. It was decided to call Igor. All that was required of him was to walk around the stage without words. A year later, he already appeared in the image of the main character in the musical production of "Anniversary". Igor did not come out of this role for 5 years. Then there was work in the popular “Cirque du Soleil”. I went on tour for about 3 years.
To improve professional skills, it was decided to get an acting education. Studied in Nevada. After that, a breakthrough occurred in his career. Igor Zhizhikin began to give master classes, studied plastic and acting. At this time, there was a significant acquaintance with the agent Viktor Kruglov, thanks to which Igor began to be invited to cult films. The novice actor had to work with such stars as Angelina Jolie and Quentin Tarantino.
Since 2000, he began to receive small episodic roles. But at the same time he appeared in such successful films as “Spy”, “Target”, “Kleptomania”, “Bloody Work”. True success came only in 2008. Igor Zhizhikin was invited to the movie about the adventures of Indiana Jones. He got the role of the military Anton Dovchenko. In 2009, together with Stephen Seagal, he worked on the set of the film “Ruslan”. Then appeared in the movie “Black Mark”. He appeared before fans in such films as “Tourist”, “Chuck”, “Defender”.
Success in the domestic film industry
Actor Igor Zhizhikin starred not only in foreign, but also in domestic films. He received roles in the series "Deadly Force", "Special Forces in Russian". You can see a talented man in the comedy film “Love in a Big City-2”. Then there were shootings in such successful film projects as “Male Season”, “Wii”, “8 First Dates”.
The most popular actor brought a role in the multi-part films “Major” and “Major-2”. After some time, before his fans and film enthusiasts he appeared in the guise of a security guard in the film “Fix It All”. In the past few years, Igor has alternated his work in domestic and foreign cinema.
