Yuri Nikulin died at the age of 70, and during his entire life period he managed to do a lot for the people. The lover of anecdotes and jokes remained in everyone's memory. This actor cannot be forgotten, and films with his participation are still broadcast on television. Yuri Nikulin was an incredible personality, and only a few people know interesting facts from his life.
1. Dad Yuri Nikulin wrote a lot for the circus and stage.
2. In the Moscow circus, Yuri Nikulin worked for 50 years. This was his cherished dream since childhood.
3. From an early age, Yuri Nikulin wrote down interesting anecdotes in a special notebook.
4. This actor had an argument with a friend about who knows more jokes and can tell.
5. This man began his circus career at the time when the legendary Pencil worked there.
6. Yuri Nikulin's wife was a horse trainer, whom he met at the hospital.
7. Sometimes Nikulin's wife played a role in the circus in the role of a "decoy duck", helping her husband in this way.
8. Nikulin's career as a film actor began at the age of 36.
9. The first roles of Yuri Nikulin are clowns.
10. The first film in which Yuri Nikulin starred is "When the trees were big."
11. The last role of Nikulin in the movie was an autobiographical role.
12. Yuri failed to enter any theater institute.
13. Yuri Nikulin starred in the film "Andrei Rublev" by Andrei Tarkovsky.
14. Even on a gurney in the operating room, Nikulin told jokes.
15. Yuri Nikulin never believed in fate.
16. After graduating from school, this man was drafted into the ranks of the army.
17. The name of Yuri Nikulin was added to the List of Great Comedians by representatives of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Cinema.
18. At the moment, the son of Yuri Nikulin is the head of the Moscow circus.
19. The day of memory of the legend of cinema Yuri Nikulin is considered August 21.
20. Yuri Nikulin in his school years was often scolded for bad behavior.
21. In 1948, Yuri first began performing at the circus arena.
22. With his wife Tatyana Pokrovskaya, Yuri Nikulin tied the knot almost after meeting.
23.The actor lived with his wife for 50 years until his death.
24. In 1956, a child was born to Yuri Nikulin.
25. Nikulin's wife died of prolonged heart disease.
26. Yuri Nikulin starred in approximately 40 films in his entire life.
27. In 1997 this legendary actor and comedian died.
28. A minor planet (asteroid) of the solar system is named after Yuri Nikulin. This is Asteroid # 4434, discovered by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravleva in 1981. It is called "Nikulin"
The orbit of Asteroid Nikulin in the Solar System
29. The actor has also erected several monuments in the world.
30. At the age of 60, Nikulin stopped performing and moved to the position of chief director of the circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard.
