Valery Garkalin is the star of films that appeared in the 90s. He became known to a wide range of viewers by starring in the films Shirley-Myrli, White Clothes, Katala. Valery Borisovich is engaged in teaching, he is a professor at GITIS.
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early years
Valery Borisovich was born on April 11, 1954. His hometown is Moscow. Garkalin Sr. was in charge of the garage workshop, his mother was a cashier. Valery loved to read, thought about the profession of an actor, but after school, as his father insisted, he began to work as a locksmith at the factory.
After the army, Garkalin decided to study at a theater university in defiance of his parents, but he failed to enter. However, Valery soon got to the experimental faculty of puppet art, which opened at the Gnessin School. His teachers were Obraztsov Sergey and Chait Leonid.
Creative career
Leonid Hait formed the troupe of the People and Dolls Theater from his students, where he took Garkalin. The team worked under the leadership of the Kemerovo Philharmonic. The theater had many successful tours.
Later, Garkalin worked in the theater of Obraztsov Sergey. In 1988, he began his studies at GITIS. After the institute, Valery was admitted to the Satire Theater, where the director was Valentin Pluchek.
Garkalin showed himself perfectly as a diverse actor, participating in avant-garde productions, musicals, and classical plays. He also played in the theater-studio "Man."
Valery Borisovich began acting in films since 1989, having successfully debuted in the film Katala, where he got the main role. Later, he starred in the film "Amulet". The role in the movie White Clothes is considered the best.
Garkalin became famous by playing several characters in the movie Shirley-Myrli. Then there were shootings in the films "Lily of the Valley Silver", "Dossier of Detective Dubrovsky."
The filmography includes the series "Svaty", "Olympic Village", "Zemsky Doctor". Valery Borisovich has about 90 film roles, but in the creative biography he puts the theater in the first place. In 2008, he became a People's Artist.
Valery Borisovich is also engaged in teaching, he is a teacher of GITIS, has the title of professor. Sometimes an actor appears on stage, mostly with repertories.
The performance "Boomerang" with the participation of Garkalin and Vasilyeva Tatyana became successful. Viewers also highlight the plays "Hamlet", "Three-Penny Opera", "Examiner", "Goat in Milk".