Sergey Leonidovich Garmash (born People's Artist of Russia. Winner of a number of prestigious film awards, including "Nika" and "Golden Eagle".
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Garmash, which we will talk about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Sergei Garmash.
Biography of Garmash
Sergey Garmash was born on September 1, 1958 in Kherson. He grew up and was brought up in a simple family that has nothing to do with the world of cinema.
His father, Leonid Trafimovich, worked most of his life as a best man, and his mother, Lyudmila Ippolitovna, worked as a dispatcher at the bus station. Sergei has a brother Roman.
Childhood and youth
As a child, Garmash was a very problematic child. He was expelled from school twice for his terrible behavior. At the time of his biography, he dreamed of becoming a sailor.
For this reason, Sergey became interested in sailing and wanted to enter the nautical school. However, after receiving the certificate, he nevertheless submitted documents to the Dnepropetrovsk Theater School, having received the specialty "Puppet Theater Artist".
For some time Garmash toured the nearby regions and collective farms. Soon he was called up for the service, which he served in the construction battalion.
Returning home, Sergei decided to continue his acting education. He left for Moscow, where he became a student at the famous Moscow Art Theater School. An interesting fact is that at the entrance exam he read a 20-minute excerpt from Fyodor Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov".
After 4 years of study at the Garmash studio, he was admitted to the Sovremennik troupe, where he continues to work to this day. Today he is one of the key actors in the theater, as a result of which he is entrusted with many leading roles.
Films
Sergei Garmash was first seen on the big screen in 1984 in the film "Detachment", in which he played one of the main characters. After that, paintings with his participation began to appear annually.
In the 80s, the actor starred in 20 films, including In the Shooting Wilderness, Stalingrad and Was Karotin? In the next decade, he appeared in the films Pistol with a Silencer, Wolf's Blood, The Time of the Dancer, Voroshilovsky Shooter, Colonel and many others. "
Garmash was often entrusted with the role of military personnel or police officers, since this was his type. His heroes possessed firmness and determination, in which one could feel the "core".
In the 2000s, Sergei took part in the filming of the series "Kamenskaya", "Red Capella", "Kontrigra" and other high-profile films. In 2007, viewers saw him in Nikita Mikhalkov's cult thriller 12, which was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
In subsequent years, the most popular films with the participation of Garmash were "Hipsters", "Katyn", "Death of the Empire" and "Hide". And although the artist usually starred in serious works, in 2010 he played a police captain in the comedy "Yolki".
After that, Sergei starred in the crime drama "House", the fantastic tape "Attraction" and the sports film "Moving Up". It is curious that the last work, which told about the legendary basketball match between the national teams of the USSR and the USA in 1972, grossed over 3 billion rubles at the box office!
In the period 2016-2019. Garmash took part in the filming of 18 films, among which the most famous were "Murka", "Trotsky" and "Invasion.
Over the years of his creative biography, Sergei Leonidovich starred in about 150 films. His work in cinematography has received numerous awards. Garmash is a laureate of the Nika, Golden Eagle, White Elephant, Idol, Seagull and Golden Aries awards.
In addition, the artist has voiced about three dozen feature films and cartoons.
Personal life
Sergei Garmash is married to actress Inna Timofeeva, whom he met in his student years. Today she, like her husband, plays on the stage of Sovremennik.
The man admits that he had to seek the location of his wife for about two years. According to him, when he suffered a serious fracture of his leg after being in the hospital for about a month, Inna visited him regularly.
After being discharged from the hospital, the girl took Garmash to her hostel, where she continued to look after the guy. It was then that true feelings awakened between young people.
The couple got married in 1984. A boy Ivan and a girl Daria were born in this union. Not so long ago, his daughter had a son, Pavel, as a result of which Garmash became a grandfather.
Sergey Garmash today
Sergei is still actively acting in films, being one of the most popular Russian actors. In 2019, he appeared in 5 films: "Lovers", "Odessa Steamer", "Invasion", "Formula of Revenge" and "I Will Give You Victory."
In the same year, viewers saw Garmash in the TV series "Project Anna Nikolaevna", where he played Victor Galuzo. After that, the Shepherd Cowboy spoke in his voice in the animated film "The Secret Life of Pets 2".
In the spring of 2019, the actor was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 4th degree, for his great contribution to the development of Russian art.
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