Zhizhikin Igor Vitalievich - Russian actor and producer, who received recognition not only in Russia but also abroad. Charismatic, talented, purposeful, able to achieve popularity. In his arsenal of work with such eminent directors and actors as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Wedge Eastwood.
Zhizhikin Igor Vitalievich: biography
A native Muscovite Igor Zhizhikin was born in October 1965. His father V.S.Zhizhikin was the head of the post office of the Ministry of Communications of the USSR, and his mother G.M.Zhizhikina worked as an employee of the research institute. After 12 years, another child appeared in the family - the younger sister of Igor Ekaterina.
As a child, Igor was fond of sports and was not much different from his peers. After school, he entered the Moscow College of Communications. V.N. Podbelsky. After his graduation, the young man planned to continue his studies at the Moscow Institute of Communications, but in 1983 he changed his plans - in the fall he was drafted into the army. There he met with the circus workers who served with him. His hobby for acrobatics and aerial gymnastics captured Igor so much that after the army he decided to continue his studies at the Moscow Institute of Physical Culture.
In 1985, he began working in the circus and simultaneously combine distance learning at the institute.
Circus career
At the beginning of the circus journey Igor worked as a laborer, then he chose the role for himself - an air gymnast. In 1989, together with the circus troupe, he went on a tour to America. Life on the other side of the ocean seemed so bright and rich to young people, compared to Moscow during the time of perestroika, that many, including Igor, decided to stay in America.
At first, Igor lived in Las Vegas, worked as a janitor. Money was sorely lacking, I had to live in cheap hostels and even sometimes spend the night on the street. But no thoughts came back to Russia.
After going to the castings, the young circus performer was noticed by the producer of the musical "Enter the Night". A small role meant only beautiful walking on the stage and performing small acrobatic numbers. But a start has been made. As a result, six months later, Igor was offered the main role in the production of Samson and Delilah. Thanks to the typical appearance, excellent physical characteristics and brilliant acting, Igor Zhilin in the role of Samson became a real Las Vegas star.
There was no end to new offers. In 1995, the world-famous circus Du Soleli invited Igor to his troupe, where he worked as an air gymnast for three years.
This was followed by a small role in the film "Dark Star" by Michael Tristano. The debut role brought a new wave of success. Igor began to be invited to shoot commercials as a model. He starred for such famous brands as "LEVI'S", "Mercedes Benz", "Coca-Cola", Dunhill ".
Movie career
In 1998, Igor entered the theater school of the American state of Nevada. In 2000, after successful training, he received an offer to shoot in the films "Spy" and "Bloody Work". From 2002 to 2007, Igor successfully starred in dozens of films. In 2008, the actor received an offer to star in the cult sequel to the Indiana Jones adventure film. The painting "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", where Igor Zhilin played Colonel Dovchenko, is a resounding success.
After the release of the picture, Igor Zhilin becomes famous. In 2009, he starred with Stephen Seagal in the action movie "Ruslan", and in 2010 with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp in the adventure film "Tourist". The following are the roles in the films Chuck, Defender, Politicians, Hunter Killer.
Career in Russia
Since 2002, Igor Zhilin began acting in Russian cinema. On his account a lot of brilliant works. He played in the television series "Special Forces in Russian", "Deadly Force", "Major", "Murka", as well as in the feature films "8 First Dates", "Wii", "Island", "Love in the Big City 3" and other pictures.
