Andrey Myagkov

Andrey Vasilyevich Myagkov (Russian: Андре́й Васи́льевич

Andrey Myagkov
Мягко́ в; (born 8 July 1938, in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet
Union) is a Soviet/Russian film and theater actor.[1] He is best
known for his roles in famous films directed by Eldar Ryazanov,
such as The Irony of Fate (1975), Office Romance (1977), The
Garage (1979) and A Cruel Romance (1984).

Contents
Biography
Selected filmography Vladimir Putin and Andrey Myagkov in 2013
References
Born Andrey Vasilyevich Myagkov
External links 8 July 1938
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet
Union (now Saint Petersburg,
Biography Russia)
Andrey Myagkov was born on 8 July 1938 in Leningrad, USSR. Occupation actor, director
His father, Vasily Myagkov, was a professor at Saint Petersburg Years active 1965- present
Polytechnical University.[2] Young Myagkov showed interest in
Spouse(s) Anastasia Voznesenskaya (m. 1963)
theater and acting and participated in a drama club at high school.
Upon his graduation from high school he chose to study chemistry Awards The State Prize of the USSR
and attended Leningrad Institute of Technology, graduating in (1977, 1979)
1961 as a chemical engineer. His first job was engineer-researcher The Brothers Vasiliev State Prize
at Leningrad State Institute of Plastics. At the same time he (1979)
continued to play on stage as amateur actor.[3][1] People's Artist of the RSFSR
(1986)
In 1961 he entered the Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Art
Theatre school. After graduation in 1964 Myagkov joined the Sovremennik Theatre in Moscow.[4] There his stage partners were
such notable Soviet actors as Oleg Yefremov, Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev, Galina Volchek, Oleg Tabakov, Oleg Dal, Igor Kvasha,
Valentin Gaft. One of his first stage plays was Uncle's dream (based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel of the same name) where he
performed the role of the uncle.

In cinema he got his big break when director Elem Klimov offered him the lead role in the satiric film Adventures of a Dentist
(1965). His next work in cinema was a role of Alyosha in critically acclaimed The Brothers Karamazov (1969) based on
Dostoevsky's eponymous novel, which made him known.

In 1975 he shot to stardom in the enormously popular comedy-drama film The Irony of Fate as a surgeon Zhenya Lukashin. In
1977 he starred in another Ryazanov hit, Office Romance, as timid statistician Anatoly Novoseltsev, alongside Alisa Freindlich, in
which he also debuted as a singer. For both roles he was awarded the State Prize of the USSR. In 1978 he was named Best Actor
by readers of Soviet Screen.
In 1977 Myagkov left the Sovremennik Theatre and joined the Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT), where he debuted in the leading
role as Zilov in Duck Hunt by Aleksandr Vampilov, and eventually established himself as a leading actor in many other stage
productions.[5]

His other notable films are The Days of the Turbins (1976) based on Mikhail Bulgakov's novel, The Garage (1980), Vertical Race
(1983), A Cruel Romance (1984).

In 1990s Myagkov was concentrated on theatrical performances and worked as a professor at the Moscow Art Theatre school. In
this period he starred in the drama Mother (1990), Leonid Gaidai's comedy film Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains
Again on Brighton Beach (1992), and the detective story Contact with Death (1998).

Myagkov played over 50 roles in film and on television. In 1989, Myagkov made his debut as director on the stage of Moscow
Art Theatre with Goodnight, Mama (Spokoinoy nochi, Mama). In 2000 he directed a stageplay, Retro.[3]

Selected filmography
Adventures of a Dentist (Пoхoждения зубногo врача, 1965) as Sergey Petrovich Chesnokov
The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовы, 1969) as Alyosha Karamazov
The Irony of Fate (Ирония судьбы, или С лёгким паром!, 1975) as Zhenya Lukashin
The Days of the Turbins (Дни Турбиных, 1976) as Aleksei Turbin
Office Romance (Служебный роман, 1977) as Novoseltsev
The Garage (Гараж, 1979) as Khvostov
Vertical Race (Гонки по вертикали, 1983) as Inspector Stanislav Tikhonov
A Cruel Romance (Жестокий романс, 1984) as Juliy Kapitonovich Karandyshev
Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach (На Дерибасовской хорошая погода,
или На Брайтон-Бич опять идут дожди, 1992) as "Artist", the leader of the Russian mafia / uncle Misha,
immigrant
The Irony of Fate 2 (Ирония Судьбы. Продолжение, 2007) as Zhenya Lukashin

References
1. "Биография Андрея Мягкова" (https://ria.ru/spravka/20130708/947874974.html). RIA Novosti.
2. Dmitri Gordon. "Андрей МЯГКОВ: «Когда Рязанов попробовал меня на роль Жени Лукашина и сдал пробы
«Иронии судьбы» на утверждение, председатель Госкино СССР Ермаш сказал: «Эльдар, мне все
нравятся, но этого артиста, прошу тебя, не бери». — «Почему?». — «Понимаешь, он даже на пробах
пьяный, и это видно...»" (http://bulvar.com.ua/gazeta/archive/s52_65106/7228.html). Bulvar Gordona.
3. "Андрей МЯГКОВ: «Я бы запретил показывать «Иронию судьбы...» в течение 40 лет" (https://www.kp.ru/dail
y/24126/346871/). Komsomolskaya Pravda.
4. Ivan Lugovoi. "Страдающий романтик. За что Андрей Мягков не любил Женю Лукашина?" (http://www.spb.ai
f.ru/society/people/stradayushchiy_romantik_pochemu_andrey_myagkov_ne_lyubil_zhenyu_lukashina).
Argumenty i Fakty.
5. "Андрей Васильевич Мягков" (http://mxat.ru/actors/miagkov/). Moscow Art Theatre.

‹See Tfd›(in
Russian) Article about Andrey Myagkov (http://www.eldar-ryazanov.ru/index.php?r=11&m=62&p=21)
by Eldar Ryazanov

External links
Andrey Myagkov (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0616556/) on IMDb
‹See Tfd›(in Russian) Biography and filmography of Andrey Myagkov (http://www.peoples.ru/art/cinema/actor/andre
y_myagkov/)
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