Victor Stepanov is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. The contractor was awarded the title Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Many of the roles he played became stellar. Among his heroes are Yermak, Lomonosov, and Peter the Great.
The actor became famous after playing the role of Mikhail Lomonosov in the 1986 film of the same name. Later, in the film "Cold Summer of the 53rd", the artist appeared in the image of a rural detective.
Road to art
The film debut of the artist took place at thirty-six. Victor Fedorovich was born on Sakhalin. In 1947, May 21, in Severo-Kurilsk the future famous performer was born. Five children in a large family.
The boy spent all his childhood in Serdobsk. The formation of the peninsula and its attitude also influenced its formation. Many habitual benefits for middle-class residents were a real luxury for the inhabitants of Sakhalin. However, a mother with many children managed to achieve the harmonious development of all children.
Victor set himself the goal of entering the Institute of Culture in the directing department. He had plenty of knowledge and will. He became a student of the Tambov branch of the capital's Institute of Culture. He graduated from Stepanov in 1972. For many years he worked in theater groups in various cities. The vocational school was held in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Novgorod and Tambov.
After many years, the leadership of "Lenkom" noticed the texture artist. The actor was invited to the troupe of the theater in 1991. Almost immediately revealed the multifaceted talent of Viktor Fedorovich. Theatrical career helped him to play many vivid roles. Work in one of the most famous collectives of the country came in adulthood. However, the cinema was at its peak.
The debut was the image in the historical film about Academician Pavlov in 1984. Before him, the actor played in a small episode of the comedy film "Vanity of Vanities." The performer himself did not attach any importance to this work.
His large textured figure and strong-willed appearance predetermined a certain role. The character seemed a real man, a military leader, a historical figure. The image was very popular in the eighties and nineties.
Kinomir
The heroes of Viktor Fedorovich were Pavel Lutsik, a truth-seeker from The Outskirts, the hero of Gongofer Bakhyt Kiliev, the general from Lucifer, Boiled in The Last Case. The artist added all these images to the popularity. But by that time he was already known. The role of Lomonosov became stellar.
Stepanov’s demand was so high that once he simultaneously starred in eleven films. The actor did not fail a single director.
Outwardly, he looked like a real Russian hero. The directors decided to offer him only giants. All historical film projects talked about the difficult era of the formation of Russia, the state’s choice of the future path.
In addition to the image of Lomonosus. The artist embodied on the screen Ermak Timofeevich, Peter the Great. He was executed collective characters, participants in fateful events.
Few artists can boast a considerable number of works in historical films. Lucky in this Stepanov. In the film "War" he created the image of a commander.
In "Storm over Russia" he became Malyuta Skuratov. In "Under the Sign of Scorpio" played Fedor Chaliapin. The director Vitaly Melnikov, who worked on the film "Tsarevich Aleksey" literally restrained the artist, who was trying to portray in his own way the image of the great reformer, autocrat. Such an interpretation did not quite fit the general concept of the film. According to the picture, Peter the Great nevertheless corresponded to historical canons.
