Musketeer, hussar, French spy: Mikhail Boyarsky - 70

people’s artist of Russia Mikhail Boyarsky on December 26 said the 70-year anniversary.

He was born in Leningrad in a family of actors. His father, Sergei Boyarsky, and uncle, Nicholas, were the leading actors of the Theatre named after Komissarzhevskaya, mother – Ekaterina Melentieva actress Comedy Theatre.

as a child, Michael was in school at the Leningrad Conservatory in piano. In 1972 he graduated from the acting faculty of the Leningrad Institute of theatre, music and cinematography (LGITMiK, now the Russian state Institute of performing arts). And in the same year he joined the troupe of the Theatre named after Lensoviet, where he played in several productions. 14 years old he went on the stage of this theater, and since 1986 boyar became artistic Director he created the Saint-Petersburg state Theatre “Benefis”.

currently, the actor actively playing on the stage, RIA Novosti reported.

But most Russians know the boyar’s movie work. His first role the actor played in the short film “Matches to children not a toy” in 1959. In the 70s, the screens there are several Prime actor in the lead roles: “Straw hat”, “the Elder son”, “dog in the manger”, “Mom”, “D’artagnan and three Musketeers”, “the Courtship of the hussar”. Later, it was “midshipmen, forward!”, “The man from Boulevard des Capucines”, “Prisoner of If castle”, “Idiot”, “Taras Bulba” and more than 70 film credits.

In the actor’s biography boyar — dubbing of animated films and performance of vocal parts in musical paintings. Actor and now leads a concert activity, performs with the group “silver”.

Mikhail Boyarsky — member of the Public Council under the Main administration of the MIA of Russia for Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad region.