Yuri Nifontov: biography, photo, personal life

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Yuri Borisovich Nifontov - Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Associate Professor at the Shchukin School. An actor who refuses to play situational comedies for any money, but enjoys acting in serious dramatic films.

Biography of Yuri Nifontov

Yuri was born on September 7, 1957. As a child, I was an ordinary child, went to kindergarten, then to school, made friends with peers, attended sections, additional classes, circles. He wasn't exactly sure what he wanted to do in the future.

After school, he decided to try to become an actor, and he managed to enter the Shchukin school the first time.

Theater

After graduating from college at the age of 22, he first came to the Vakhtangov Theater, then moved to the Moscow Youth Theater, and in 2001 to the Satire Theater, to which he is faithful to this day.

The most famous theatrical performances with his participation:

• "Too married taxi driver";
• "How to sew an old lady";
• "The Taming of the Shrew";
• "Roads,who choose us".

Yuri Nifontov is a wonderful theater actor with many fans. Many of them come to theater performances just for him.

Cinema

The actor has an unusual and memorable appearance. He can perfectly play both the lord, and the politician, and the policeman.

In the late seventies, the actor decided to try himself in cinema and played in the movie "Trip through the city." For Yuri Nifontov, this was his first role, but nevertheless the director gave him the main role.

The next film was the film "Piggy Bank", the release of which was timed to coincide with the Olympics. In this picture, it was easier for Yuri to work, since some of the actors who starred in the film were his partners in the theater.

After the movie "Piggy Bank", Yuri Nifontov's popularity grew, the directors noticed his talent and began to invite him to their projects.

Filmography

Among his works are the following:

• "Ocean Ahead";
• "Midshipmen, forward!";
• "A kid in milk";
• "Children of the Arbat";
• "Azazel";
• "Death of the Empire";
• "1814";
• "The Life That Wasn't";
• “Gogol. Closest";
• "It's hard to be a god";
• "Lyudmila Gurchenko";
• "Time of the first".

This is not a complete list of works with his participation.

In addition, he voiced the mouse Jacques in the Russian dubbing of the American cartoons "Cinderella" (released on world screens in 1950, but appeared in the Soviet Unionmuch later) and "Cinderella 3: Evil Spell", filmed in 2007.

Personal life of Yuri Nifontov

The actor's personal life is calm, he is married twice.

The actor married for the first time when he was twenty-five years old to nineteen-year-old actress Liana Simkovich. The marriage lasted only three years. After marriage, Liana took her husband's surname and is even now known as Lika Nifontova, although after the divorce she connected her life with another person - the famous director Sergei Ursulyak.

The second time the actor married one of the leading actresses of the Satire Theater Yulia Piven. They act together in several productions.

Yulia also graduated from the Shchukin School, but after graduation, unlike Yuri, she immediately got into the Satire Theater.

Apparently, the passion and love between them was born on stage.

Their love has been going on for many years, but Yury Nifontov still runs home after work to spend as much time as possible with his beloved wife.

Other activities

Besides playing in the theater and cinema, Yuri Borisovich is also devoted to another cause - he is actively involved in teaching acting at the theater school. Yuri Nifontov - Associate Professor at the Shchukin School.

He had many students who became quite famous artists, including Svetlana Khodchenkova, Marina Alexandrova and a young actress who became one of the stars of the series “Chernobyl. Exclusion zone”, Kristina Kazinskaya.

A successful actor is almost indifferent to popularity and awards. He says that the main thing for him is the love of the audience,not received titles.