Vladimir L. Mashkov (genus. Artistic director of the Moscow theater Oleg Tabakov.
Received the title of People's Artist of Russia and was awarded the Nika, Golden Eagle and TEFI prizes.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Mashkov, which we will talk about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Vladimir Mashkov.
Biography of Mashkov
Vladimir Mashkov was born on November 27, 1963 in Tula. He grew up and was brought up in a creative family.
His father, Lev Petrovich, worked as an actor in a puppet theater. Mother, Natalya Ivanovna, had 3 higher educations and for some time was the chief director of the Novokuznetsk puppet theater.
Childhood and youth
As a child, Mashkov was a very mobile and undisciplined boy. For this reason, he studied poorly and changed more than one school.
In his youth, Vladimir wore long hair and learned to play the guitar, which further discredited himself in the eyes of teachers. At one time he wanted to become a biologist, but in high school he became seriously interested in theater.
Mashkov began to participate in performances, receiving secondary roles. He often went on tour with his parents, where, in addition to playing on stage, he helped to mount the scenery.
It is worth noting that during his school years, Vladimir received the specialty of a welder. However, by and large, this profession was never useful to him.
After graduating from school, the guy became a student at the Novosibirsk Theater School, but over time he was expelled from him for participating in a fight. After that, he went to Moscow, where he entered the Moscow Art Theater School.
However, Mashkov was also expelled from the studio for his violent temper. Later he began to study with Oleg Tabakov, who was able to discern talent in him and began to trust him with roles in productions.
Films
The film debut of Vladimir Mashkov took place in 1989. He played Nikita in the film "Green Fire of a Goat". After that, the young actor took part in the filming of several more films, including "Do it again!" and "Ha-bi-ass".
All-Russian popularity Mashkov brought the drama "American Daughter", released on screens in 1995. A couple of years later he got another significant role in the film "Thief".
Since 2001, the creative biography of Vladimir began to replenish with films shot abroad. Viewers saw him in projects such as "American Rhapsody", "Dancing in the Blue Iguana" and "Behind Enemy Lines."
In 2003 Mashkov brilliantly played Parfen Rogozhin in the TV series "The Idiot", based on the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It is worth noting that the role of Prince Myshkin went to Yevgeny Mironov, who brilliantly transformed into his character.
Every year, with the participation of Vladimir Mashkov, artistic pictures were released, which became very popular. In the period 2004-2014. he starred in such iconic films as "Elimination", "Piranha Hunt", "Kandahar", "Ashes" and "Gregory R." In the last project, he was transformed into Rasputin, as a result of which he was recognized as "Best Actor in a TV Movie / Series".
In 2015, Mashkov got the leading role in the thriller Homeland, based on the Israeli TV series Prisoners of War.
The following year, the actor appeared in the film "Crew", which grossed more than 1.5 billion rubles at the box office. Then his filmography was replenished with the sensational movie "Moving Up" about basketball players, which was able to collect over 3 billion rubles at the box office!
Political Views
In the fall of 2011, Vladimir Mashkov was included in the list of candidates for the State Duma from United Russia. It is curious that he refused to grant the mandate on a voluntary basis.
In the 2018 presidential election, he was one of Vladimir Putin's confidants. He was also a confidant of Sergei Sobyanin in the elections of the capital's mayor.
As of today, the artist is in the base "Peacemaker" as a person posing a threat to the national security of Ukraine and international law and order.
Personal life
The first wife of Mashkov was actress Elena Shevchenko. In this union, the girl Maria was born, who in the future will also become an actress.
After that Mashkov married the artist of the Moscow Art Theater Alena Khovanskaya. Initially, there was a complete idyll between the spouses, but soon they began to quarrel more and more often. As a result, the lovers decided to leave.
For the third time, Vladimir married the journalist and fashion designer Ksenia Terentyeva, but this marriage did not last long.
The fourth chosen one of the actor was the actress Oksana Shelest. An interesting fact is that Mashkov was 22 years older than his beloved. After 3 years of marriage, the couple decided to divorce in 2008.
Vladimir Mashkov today
In 2018, the artist was entrusted with the post of the head of the Oleg Tabakov Theater, immediately after the death of the master. At the same time, he headed the Moscow Tabakov Theater School.
In 2019, Mashkov starred in 3 films: "Billion", "Hero" and "Odessa Steamship". Then he acted as a filmmaker for the documentary "Stronger than Steel", and also agreed to produce the "Buratino" project.
At the same time, Vladimir was awarded the theatrical prize "Crystal Turandot" in the category "Best male role" - for his work in the production of "Sailor's silence".
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