Viktor Proskurin is an actor who was once not wanted to be taken to the capital's theater universities because of his unprepossessing appearance and short stature. A brave hussar, a gambler, a courageous border guard - his roles, the number of which has long exceeded a hundred, are never repeated. This man has been married five times, but is truly married only to his profession. What else is known about him?
Viktor Proskurin: childhood
All close friends of the artist, speaking about his positive qualities, first of all mention a sense of humor. Not surprising, because the life of a star of Russian cinema is replete with funny events, starting right from birth. Viktor Proskurin was born in 1952 in Aktobe, despite the fact that his parents are native Muscovites. It happened because the pregnant mother wanted to keep her husband company on his business trip, without foreseeing the possibility of premature birth.
Parents persuaded their only son to becomea dentist, but Viktor Proskurin himself wanted to acquire a more interesting profession. At first he intended to enter the circus school, but the school literary circle made him interested in the theater. By the way, books in childhood were his passion, he absorbed them one after another, impressing those around him with his erudition. However, he was never an excellent student, to the chagrin of his mother and father.
"Big Break" (1972)
Viktor Proskurin is an actor who woke up famous after his first serious role. The mini-series "Big Break" entered his life as a student, since the guy nevertheless entered the "Pike", albeit on the second attempt. The role of Genka Lyapishev Vitya received unexpectedly. This happened during a friendly meeting in which director Alexei Korenev took part.
When Proskurin got the script for the "Big Break" in his hands, he got excited about the idea of reincarnating as the romantic hero Ganja. But in the end, he played a malicious truant who cannot live without dancing, as the director considered him not old enough for the main role. Some of his character's quotes have acquired winged status. The stellar composition of the mini-series provided him with a huge success, and the actor Viktor Proskurin got his first fans. Of course, he began to offer new roles.
Played characters
An actor without a role - this is how he characterizes himself. Proskurin throughout his life rejected lucrative offers if the role was not of interest to him or strongly resembled the one already played. Lastvictim”- a drama by Todorovsky, in which Victor fell to play a hussar. His military bearing is one of the most vivid memories of the audience about the picture.
The actor also wears the uniform of a soldier of the Soviet army, which the public was able to verify thanks to the drama "Spring Call". Immediately after that, he forgets about the proud posture and turns into a fraudulent foreman, filming in "School W altz". And then into the tough investigator from Bribe, the hard-working driver from The Turn, the caring dad from Once Upon a Time 20 Years Later.
Despite the extraordinary appearance, the roles of romantic heroes are perfect for such an actor as Viktor Proskurin. His filmography contains a vivid confirmation of this - the picture "Marry the Captain." His border guard Blinov fell in love with not only the main character, but the entire beautiful half of the USSR. He brilliantly coped with the image of Herman, whom he played in Maslennikov's The Queen of Spades. Finally, the actor is great in the role of the rich man Vozhevatov from the Cruel Romance.
He alth
Unfortunately, Proskurin is not among the lucky ones who have been in good he alth since birth, besides, he is not interested in sports and is not obsessed with the right lifestyle. The situation worsened in the mid-90s when he was the victim of a car accident. A serious leg injury turned out for him not only a long break in his career and walking with a stick. In 2007, there was a need for an operation, the cause of which was an old injury.
In 2012 Oleg Menshikov,becoming the artistic director of the Yermolova Theater, he decided to seriously reduce his staff. Among the dismissed actors was Viktor Proskurin, who had not appeared on the stage for a long time. The "disease" that followed was made up by journalists. The press relied on the fact that "Genka Lyapishev" had lost a lot of weight, was haggard and rarely appeared in public. In reality, there was no serious illness, just Viktor Alekseevich took the situation to heart.
Private life
As already mentioned, Proskurin was married five times, the last marriage is still. His wife at the moment is Irina Honda, who is almost 20 years younger than her husband.
It is interesting that with so many legal marriages, the actor has only one child. We are talking about daughter Alexandra, born by his first wife, Olga Gavrilyuk, his former classmate. The genes of the parents could not help but jump, as a result of which the girl also became an actress, but she did not achieve the success of her famous father. It is known that Victor is already a grandfather, as his daughter has two children.
