Igor Nefedov is an actor who became widely known in the late 1980s. Then a huge number of notes appeared about him in the press, journalists closely followed him. But at present, few people remember him. And all this is because the actor has not been alive for more than twenty years. On the morning of December 2, 1993, he hanged himself in the entrance of his house. Actor Igor Nefedov, whose biography does not shine with many events, will forever remain in the hearts of his viewers. He was a very talented actor and just a kind person.
Star Trek
Igor Nefedov's work began at the age of 18. Then he began acting with famous directors - Mikhalkov, Abdrashitov, Solovyov. A few years later he was already a leading actor in one of the most popular theaters in Moscow. The fact that in the future Igor would act in films and play in the theater, he knew back inchildhood. His father was also involved in acting, but he did not work out. Nevertheless, the young man decided to follow in the footsteps of his dad. His father studied with Oleg Tabakov and was even friends with him. But three years later, Nefedov Sr. dropped out of school and did not start working in the theater. Only many years later, he decided to resume his acting career, but his former friend, Oleg Tabakov, refused to give him roles. Although even then his son Igor Nefedov, the actor of "Snuffbox", was active in the theater. Then the young man began to receive film roles. He starred in "Five Evenings", "Fox Hunt", "Criminal Talent" and other films. At the age of 25, he was already listed in the Encyclopedia of Cinema of the USSR. However, this was the end of his career.
Declining popularity
Igor began to forget the public. He got older, and the directors stopped giving him roles, since such an image was not required at that time. Because of this, the man began to drink frequently. This led to problems in the theater, as the actor often disrupted performances. He was no longer trusted with the role, there were problems with money. Nefedov at some time became superfluous in the Snuffbox team, so he was more often given secondary roles where he could not show himself. All this and problems in the family made themselves felt in a few years. The man couldn't take it so he decided to just leave, forever.
The integrity of the actor
Igor Nefedov never agreed to negative roles. He gave up his principles only once, when he agreed to shoot in the film "Accident, the daughter of a cop." His daughter Lisa did not understand how dad could play such a scoundrel. After all, in life he was a very good person. He agreed to this role only because he wanted to learn how to drive a car. Namely, on the set, he had this opportunity.
First wife
Igor Nefedov was very fond of women, but he had no luck with them. His mother even believes that attraction to the opposite sex was one of the reasons for his death. His first wife was the ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater Alina. The couple lived for about a year, after which the woman left. She told Igor that she fell in love with another person. For a man, this gap became very difficult, he constantly tried to return his wife. Igor did not understand what he did wrong, why his beloved preferred another. Some time later, Alina went abroad, after which they never saw each other again.
Second marriage
The second marriage became more successful for the actor. Elena Kazarinova, who was an actress of the Sovremennik Theater, became his wife. Before that, they had been friends for many years, worked together. Once Igor asked to take Elena home. On the way, he said that he fell in love with her. But the woman only laughed, because she knew that Igor wanted to return his previous wife. But the man did not despair. The next day, he met with Elena's husband and asked him for a divorce. The woman already had a daughter, Lisa. By the way, later she fell in love with Igor, like her own father. He also always considered her his own.daughter.
In 1987, the couple got married. After some time, the actor received a three-room apartment from the theater. Igor Nefedov loved his wife very much, he was truly happy. But his mother did not approve of her son's choice. She did not understand why Igor took on all the household duties. He cooked, cleaned, and even went shopping himself. Nina Evgenievna even considers her daughter-in-law guilty of her son's death. According to her, shortly before Igor's death, she had another man.
Family problems
In 1993, a crisis appeared in the relationship of the couple. They stayed together for seven long years without parting. Igor was in a constant state of depression, because he was not given roles. And yes, he started drinking. Once Lena could not stand it and asked her husband to leave for a while. She had nowhere to go, so the man himself went to his mother. It was in December. Igor Nefedov called his wife every day and visited her. He was very afraid of betrayal on her part, afraid to experience again what happened to him several years ago.
Wife's stories
Lena could not forgive her late husband for a long time. She did not understand how he could leave her and their daughter. It seemed to her that if Igor had thought at that moment how hard it would be for both of them without him, he would never have done so. Also, according to his wife, he had previously tried to commit suicide, but she never thought that he would actually do it. Igor Nefedov, cause of deathwho remains a mystery to everyone, passed away very early. His mother believed that he died because of a woman.
His wife said that he had tried to kill himself before. That was when his first wife left him. He built a noose and was already preparing for death, but Andrey Smolyakov saved him. By a lucky chance, the door to the actor's apartment was not closed then. The strange thing is that he doesn't have the slightest fear of what he's done.
Very often in a drunken state, he told his wife that he would hang himself. She calmly answered him that this should not be done at home, so as not to frighten her daughter. It seemed to her that her beloved was joking, but he was serious.
The last days of an actor's life
December 1, 1993 Igor Borisovich Nefedov played a role for the last time in the play "The Government Inspector". All the people who saw him on stage that day say that his playing was amazing. You can say even more: it was one of his best works in recent years. When the performance ended, the man went home with his friends to make peace with his wife. On the way, he bought several bottles of vodka. Igor's mother claims that on this day Lena introduced him to her lover. Although the actor's wife herself denies this. She says that they did fight that evening, but for a different reason. After that, the booze, which the man had purchased in advance, went into action. The alcohol was over by six o'clock in the morning. The actor decided to go to the store to buy more vodka.
Igor's mother with sadnessrecalls that he had a dog that constantly walked behind him, accompanied him. But just this morning, she did not want to go with him, but remained lying on the rug. That day the man did not reach the store. He did not even leave the entrance of his house. On the stairs, he found someone's scarf and tied a noose, and then hanged himself. His wife recalls that he was not afraid of death. He liked the feeling he experienced last time. If something was not the way he wanted it, he always declared that he would commit suicide.
Igor Nefedov, whose films will not leave anyone indifferent, was buried at the Kotlyarovsky cemetery. Despite the fact that he committed suicide, he was still buried in the church. This was agreed upon by its leader, Oleg Tabakov. He looked much older in the coffin, his curly hair was straight that day. After his death, the actors of the theater in which he worked, came to their senses for a long time. They even spoke in whispers for about a month to honor his memory.
It's been more than twenty years since then. Elena Kazarinova died in 2013. She never married again. And although these artists are in the past, the memory of their parents is kept in her heart by their daughter Lisa, who is already raising children herself.
