Sergey Puskepalis is a talented director and famous actor. It began to act in films very late. Despite the fact that Sergey considers filming a movie just a hobby, he managed to achieve considerable success in this area. The audience was remembered for their roles in such projects as Icebreaker and New Christmas Trees.
Sergey Vytauto was born in Kursk. It happened on April 15, 1966. His parents had nothing to do with cinema. My father was from Lithuania. By profession a geologist. Mom was from Bulgaria. She is a painter by profession.
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Childhood years passed in Chukotka, where the family moved when Sergey was very young. The move was connected with the work of his father. He worked in the exploration party. After receiving disability, he began to work at the airport, where he was in charge of fuel and lubricants. The actor’s mother also found a job. She helped build a nuclear power plant.
In Chukotka, they did not live long, moving over time to another city - Zheleznovodsk.
Sergey studied well at school. He was not a bully, he was distinguished by exemplary behavior. The thing is that Sergei did not want to upset his parents. He strove to make both father and mother feel proud of their son.
Sergey did not think about the acting profession. He wanted to become a military pilot. But everything changed due to ordinary laziness. Sergei had a friend who periodically missed tests and essays. And he did it for a good reason, because attended the drama club. Sergey followed suit. He attended classes regularly, but not for long - only a month. However, this was enough: dreams of a military future disappeared.
After graduating from school, our hero entered the Saratov Theater School. He studied under the guidance of Yuri Kiselev. After graduating, he went to serve. They called him into the navy. He served as a talented actor in Severomorsk.
After returning from the army, Sergei Vytauto got a job in the Saratov Youth Theater. Its leader was Yuri Kiselev. Sergey Puskepalis performed at the theater for 10 years. During this period, he performed many memorable roles. However, Sergey dreamed of more. Therefore, he left the theater and went to Moscow.
Director's career
Sergei dreamed of working under the guidance of Peter Fomenko while he was performing on the theater stage. And he managed to fulfill his dream after entering the RATI. He studied on the course of his idol.
Already in his student years, directorial talent was fully manifested. During the holidays, Sergey gathered actors, wrote scripts and staged performances. That is exactly how the creative team called "Monday" appeared.
After receiving the diploma, Sergey worked for some time as an assistant to Pyotr Fomenko. But already in 2003 a debut took place as the main director. In the period from 2003 to 2007, Sergey worked at the Magnitogorsk Drama Theater. However, he staged performances in other theaters: In the Chelyabinsk Drama Theater. Nauma Orlova, in the Omsk Theater "Fifth Theater", in the youth theater of the Republic of Bashkortostan im. Mustaya Karim, in the theater of O. Tabakov. In 2009, Sergey became the main director at the Yaroslavl State Academic Theater. F. Volkova.
Sergei Puskepalis as a director acted not only in the theater. He directed the filming of the movie "Clinch." In addition, Sergey participated in writing the script for this film.
Success in cinema
Sergey did not plan to build an actor's career. He wanted to be known as a talented director. However, he still began to act in films. The debut role was played in the movie "Walk".
The next role was helped by his son. Gleb starred in the movie "Koktebel". The director of this project noticed Sergey and invited him to star in the film "Simple Things". Our hero did not refuse. Before the audience, he appeared in the role of Maslov. It was this project that made Sergey a popular actor. For his workshop of the game, he received several prestigious film awards.
Then there were roles in such projects as Spring Is Coming Soon, Pharmacist, How I Spent This Summer, Faith's Attempt, Witness Protection, My Angel Boyfriend, Life and Fate.
Successful for Sergei was the main role in the movie "Metro". Thanks to the masterful game, he not only won the love of the audience. Sergey was nominated for the Golden Eagle Award.
The most popular project in the filmography of the famous actor was the film "Icebreaker". Sergei appeared before his fans in the image of the protagonist. A film based on real events, became one of the most successful in 2016.
In the filmography of Sergei there are a huge number of different projects. Among the most successful, films such as “Christmas Trees New”, “Shaman”, “Golden Horde”, “Operation Muhabbat”, “Battle for Sevastopol”, “Scream of Owls”, “Yellow Tiger Eye” should be singled out. At the present stage Sergey working on the creation of projects such as Trader and Cold Shores.
Success outside the movie set
How are things in the personal life of a popular artist? Sergey Puskepalis met his wife Elena in his early years. They lived in the same city and attended the same school. Together with Sergey, Elena’s sister studied.
Sergey and Elena have a child. The son’s name is Gleb. He followed in his father's footsteps, becoming an actor. Despite having an apartment in Moscow, Sergey and his wife live in Zheleznovodsk. But the son prefers to spend all his time in the capital.
Sergey is not only an actor and director. He is also an entrepreneur. He has his own restaurant in Moscow. Sergey is trying to do everything possible so that the customers in the restaurant feel at home.
Sergey Puskepalis is not registered in any social network. However, his photographs can often be seen on the son’s page.
