Bukin Valentin Pavlovich - a famous Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. He starred in a huge number of films, including: "The Feather and the Sword", "The Adventures of Pinocchio", "Kin-Dza-Dza!" and many others. In 2003 he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Biography
The future artist was born on the first day of July 1942 in the small Siberian city of Ulan-Ude. Valentin's parents were workers, his mother served as the director of the dining room, and his father had the profession of shipbuilder. He took part in the construction at the shipyard named after the Yaroslavl ship, which was called "Joseph Stalin."
The first years of the future actor passed in his hometown, but then the family moved to Irkutsk, where Valentin continued his schooling. There he discovered his talent and craving for drawing. In this craft, he was one of the best at school. After finishing the seventh grade, Bukin tried to get an art education and enrolled in the appropriate school, but after the first year his interest in the craft disappeared, and Valentine left his studies. He took part in the design of the stage before the performances in the local house of pioneers. Once one of the actors of the troupe fell ill, and Bukin took part in the play "The Snow Queen" as an actor.
This little experience had a very strong influence on young Bukin, and he decided to connect his life with acting. After graduating from nine classes of the school, Valentin entered the actor in the drama theater of the city of Ulan-Ude and for some time quite successfully coped with his roles. After receiving education at an evening school, he went to Moscow for further studies. Several times he tried to enter the studio of the Moscow Art Theater and GITIS, but without passing the competition he returned to Siberia. In Irkutsk he was enrolled in the studio of the local drama theater. After a year of training, he was drafted into the armed forces of the USSR, where he honestly served two years. Upon returning, Valentin Bukin continued his studies.
Career
Bukin’s debut on the screen took place in 1968, he starred in several episodes of the film "War and Peace." In 1971, he played cameo roles in the films Nariman Narimanov and The Kotsyubinsky Family. One of the major roles in the cinema took place in 1973, he played a merchant in the film "Afraid of grief - not to see happiness."
The artist has a huge number of cult works, among them: “Cossacks-robbers”, “Kin-dza-dza!”, “Window to Paris”, “Everything will be fine” and “Feather and epee”. In the last years of his active work, Bukin took part mainly in the filming of series. In the mid-2000s, he appeared in almost all significant projects on television. In total, the talented actor has more than 120 works in films and television series. His last project was the film “Treasure of the Twelve Gods, ” in which he played the role of a collector.
