Vadim Yakovlev is a talented actor who, at the age of less than 70, managed to appear in about 60 film projects. First of all, he is known for his bright roles played on the stage of the Lenkom Theater, but he also achieved success in the world of cinema and television series. Despite his age, the star continues to agree to shoot in new interesting projects. What fascinating details are known about his work and life?
Vadim Yakovlev: Biographical Information
The famous artist was born in the city of Vladimir in 1946, although he speaks of himself as a Petersburger, since it was in St. Petersburg that the best years of his life passed. If the boy's parents were not representatives of creative professions, no one can say whether Vadim Yakovlev, an actor, would now be known to the public. The family of the child was firmly connected with the theater in which his father played. The star's childhood literally passed behind the scenes, her favorite entertainment was decorating herself with makeup.
The boy's mother, who worked as an artist, also had a creative profession. The actor's brother followed her example, so Vadim constantly had to pose while someone fromrelatives. By the way, he himself also achieved notable success in drawing.
Work in the theater
Vadim Yakovlev, whose filmography contains many successful films, began his career as a theater actor. Having received a diploma from LGITMIK, he got a job at the famous Lenkom, where he still works. The young man quickly established himself as a person who can cope with any genre, from comedies to tragedies. The audience especially remembered his Nikolka Turbin, whom he played in the production of "Days of the Turbins".
Already in those years, the actor learned what real popularity is. At the entrance to the theater, female fans waited for him with gifts and requests for an autograph. One young girl even tried to take her own life because of unrequited love for him, but nothing happened.
First roles
In the mid-60s, Vadim Yakovlev began to receive the first proposals for filming in a big movie. His first roles were hardly remembered by the audience, as they were episodic. In 1970, for the first time, the actor had a chance to play a minor, but interesting character. We are talking about the hero Kostya Frolov, whose image he created in the drama Night Shift.
The tapes in which Vadim Yakovlev appeared in the 70-90s can be called standard for Soviet cinema. Most of them covered military and industrial topics. As an example of interesting roles played by an actor in that period, one can only mentionUncle Vanya, a character in the drama "French Lessons", the plot of which is borrowed from the novel by Valentin Rasputin. And also Konstantin Petrukhin, a state security officer from the adventure TV project "Option" Omega "". However, these roles were not the main ones.
Star role
The television project “National Security Agent”, which was released in the late 90s, helped the man become famous as a film actor. His character was Oleg Tikhomirov, a colonel by position and vocation. Vadim Yakovlev presented his hero to the public as a true professional who loves his job. He is the curator of the super agent Nikolaev, constantly pulling his ward out of trouble and saving him from the wrath of his superiors.
The actor is happy to share his memories of filming the series with journalists. He especially notes the contribution made by director Dmitry Svetozarov. This man helped him to find non-standard features in his hero, to make him interesting for the audience. The image of Yakovlev and Svetozarov was invented together, including both living plasticity and the colonel's battered jacket. Thanks to these efforts, Tikhomirov began to compare favorably with other stereotyped roles already played by Vadim in other films, and fell in love with the public.
Our days
The 21st century has also been successful for the actor in terms of creativity. He does not stop appearing on the screen, playing different characters, each endowing with attractive notes of individuality. Vadim Yakovlev is an actor whose filmography is increasingalmost every year, but the most interesting roles can be identified.
For example, the audience remembers Andrey Gromyko, a character played by a star who acts as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. This role was performed by the actor in the Brezhnev telenovela shown in 2005. With pleasure, Yakovlev recalls the comedy Happy Ending, released in 2009. In it, the actor got a difficult image of a mentally ill person, with the creation of which he successfully coped. It is impossible not to mention his spectacular appearance in the role of a cruel crime boss, which happened thanks to the series "Studs-3".
This gifted person also found himself as a dubbing actor. He has such popular paintings as "Night at the Museum", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Star Wars" and many others.
Private life
Vadim Yakovlev, whose photo in different years of his life can be seen above, has been married to a woman named Svetlana for many years. Little is known about the artist's family, as he does not like to talk about his personal life with journalists. He has two adult sons from Svetlana. The boys did not connect their lives with the world of cinema, which greatly pleased the father, according to his own words.
The eldest son has long turned into a successful entrepreneur, already has his own children. The youngest child made an attempt to graduate from a theater university, managed to enter, but quickly became disillusioned with his own choice and preferred to get a degree in psychology.
