Surely no one will dispute the fact that Sergei Parshin is one of the most talented theater and film actors of the Soviet and Russian era. He proved it with brilliantly played roles. The actor never ceases to demonstrate to the viewer that he can not only ridicule his hero, but also sympathize, experience with him. And such work is worth a lot.
Biography Facts
The actor comes from Estonia. Sergei Parshin was born on May 28, 1952 in the village of Kohtla-Jarve. His father and mother were simple miners: they worked in shale mines. The future theater and film star was baptized by Father Alexei, who later became the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
Sergei Parshin began to show interest in high art since childhood. While still a schoolboy, he began to attend a drama club. An understanding of his place in the acting profession will come to the future actor later, but for now, having received a certificate, he decides to enter the Leningrad State Theater Institute. In 1973, Sergei Parshin, whose biography was very remarkable, graduated from high school.
Actor's mentors
At that time he was actively working in the studio of Irina Meyerhold and Vasily Merkulov - it was their actorconsiders his mentors, who opened the "way to life" for him.
Sergey Parshin is grateful to them for the fact that teachers were able to convey to the young talent the true tasks and laws that govern creativity. It was Merkulov and Meirhold who helped the student play his first roles in productions: Love, Jazz and the Devil (Yu. Grushes), Valentin and Valentina (M. Roshchin), Tartuffe (Molière).
Theatrical debut was successful
At the Alexandrinsky Theatre, in whose troupe a graduate of LGITMiK was enrolled, there is a performance with his participation: “The Green Bird” (C. Gozzi). In it, he plays Truffaldino, and the role brings him the first success in the acting field. Critics, after watching this production, noted that the artist Parshin Sergey confidently owns technique, has a sense of humor and knows how to laugh at his hero.
At the same time, not everyone knows that the actor's debut was to take place in another performance - "Theatrical Fantasies". As for the genre, it was positioned as a cheerful and sharp - for those times - plot.
One way or another, but the premiere did not take place due to disagreements between the author of the play and the theater management.
Works in the theater
Nevertheless, Sergei Parshin continued to hone his skills, turning into a plastic, temperamental and organic actor, who later could play radically diverse images. The Alexandrinsky Theater became his home. On his stage, he played many bright andmemorable roles: Redkozubov (“Untilovsk” by L. Leonov, 1978), Kudashev (“The Thirteenth Chairman” by A. Abdullina, 1980), Banning Cook (“Rembrandt” by D. Kedrin, 1977), Belan (“Melody for a Peacock” by O. Zahradnik, 1983) and others.
A new round of creativity
Some time later, Sergei Parshin (actor) was in a creative search and did not take part in performances. The actor returned to work in 1993. He again revealed to the viewer the full depth of his talent in the image of Platonov according to A. P. Chekhov (staged by Svetlana Milyaeva). Another memorable role of the actor is the Governor in Valery Fokin's The Government Inspector.
She brought the actor even more popularity: for her, Parshin was awarded the State Prize and the Golden Soffit, the Highest Theater Prize of St. Petersburg. Over the long years of work in "Alexandrinsky" he played over seventy different characters.
Theatrical performances of today's day
Currently, Sergey Parshin, whose photo today is decorated with posters not only in the capital, but also in the provincial churches of Melpomene, continues to work actively. Particularly noteworthy is his image of a taxi driver in the production of Izotov (Andrey Moguchev). For this work, the actor was awarded the theatrical award "Golden Soffit" in the nomination "Best Supporting Role".
It should also be noted his impeccably played role of Ivan Voinitsky in the production of "Uncle Vanya", which was staged in 2009 by director Shcherban. One of the theater critics commented on the work of the actor: “This is one of the best roles of Sergei Ivanovich. It is difficult to recall a performance in which the image of Voinitsky was so touchingly and sympathetically demonstrated. The hero of Parshin, despite all the melancholy of his nature, has an attraction and inner strength, unlike other characters.”
Movie roles
Sergey Parshin, whose filmography is difficult to calculate, became famous not only as a theater artist.
Film directors also noticed his talent. His first role was as a musician in the film Smart Things, filmed in 1973. Widespread fame in cinematography brought him work in such famous films as "Mirror for the Hero", "Winter Cherry", "Passionate Boulevard", "Young Russia" and many others. Undoubtedly, the sought-after film actor is Sergey Parshin. Films with his participation are well known to the modern audience: the role of General Sen Remezov ("Pseudonym Albanian-3, 4"), forester Adeksandr Kulbaba ("The Last Cordon. Continued"), Kim Tovstik ("Clean Sample").
The work of a TV presenter
Many remember Sergei Parshin as a TV presenter. For fifteen years he played the soldier Ivan Varezhkin in the children's program "Tale after Tale". The actor remembers what a pile of letters he received from children who loved the "Fairy Tale" so much. And there were a huge number of them, and not only from our country, but also from Czechoslovakia, Poland, Bulgaria. With the collapse of the USSR, the program, unfortunately, was closed.
Sergey Ivanovich also worked as a radio host in the Northern capital.
Dubbing Master
SoundParshin's voice timbre helped him become a professional in the art of dubbing and dubbing films of foreign production. He spoke for the evil Count Dracula and for the popular Hollywood actor Steven Seagal. Few people know that Sergey Parshin voiced the heroes of Latin American melodramas, which were repeatedly shown on Russian television screens.
Regalia
In relations with "colleagues" Sergei Ivanovich shows courtesy and tact, trying to minimize the occurrence of conflict situations. For this, his opinion enjoys great prestige in the acting environment. For ten years he has been the head of the Alexandrinsky Charitable Foundation, and since 2008 he has been the head of the St. Petersburg branch of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia. Nine years ago, on the initiative of the head of state, Parshin was awarded the Order of Honor.
Advertising
Of course, viewers have been watching a commercial on blue screens for several months now, in which a man praises one of the means to increase male potency. His role is played by none other than Sergei Parshin. Many may have a completely logical question: “Why is there such a need for a famous actor to advertise a drug that is focused on solving the problem of sexual impotence?” The answer is deceptively simple. Parshin's wife fell ill with cancer, and a lot of money was required for treatment, which the actor did not have. Work in the theater brought not too much money. And once one of Sergei Ivanovich's friends suggested that he star in an advertisement for a "male" drug in order to earn extra money. She isshown to this day. The spouses are no longer alive, and Parshin is invited to star in another video, and the actor agreed to this.
“I'm not promoting cigarettes or alcohol. I have no problems with the “male” part, so I can’t talk about how effective the drug is. Some of my friends have stated that this is really the No. 1 remedy. In the West, famous actors do not shy away from appearing in commercials, and, after all, why is it shameful to advertise a drug for impotence?
Among sports fans, the video has already become a household name, and the phrase: “Well, what if all of a sudden?” already gone to the people.
Private life
The LGITMiK graduate met his first wife at his native theater university: together they learned the basics of the art of impersonation. The future wife of Sergei Ivanovich worked as an art critic in the city House of Fashion Models. The young actors got married in their fourth year, and the famous Soviet actor Vasily Merkuriev became a witness from the groom's side. But after some time, family happiness was overshadowed by the news that Sergei Ivanovich's wife, Tatyana Asstratyeva, fell ill with oncology. I urgently needed money for an operation. What did Sergey Parshin, whose personal life was under threat, do to save his other half? As noted above, he agreed to appear in the Cialex commercial, not seeing anything reprehensible in this. At that moment, it didn’t matter to him how to earn money, the main thing was that his Tatyana would recover.
Unfortunately, the actor could not helpto his wife, who died in 2006. In a marriage with her, the actor had two sons: Alexander and Ivan. The second followed in the footsteps of his father and became an actor. The first one abandoned this profession, although he played with his father in the film "June 22, at exactly four o'clock …", filmed by Boris Galkin. The grandchildren of Sergei Ivanovich have long been living abroad, but this does not prevent the actor from communicating with them.
Second wife
Certainly, Sergey Parshin, for whom family is the main value in this world, went through difficult trials in his personal life. He found the strength to marry again, and the People's Artist Natalya Kutasova became his chosen one. With her, the actor starred in Vladimir Shevelkov's film Love Under Supervision. According to the actor, he has a wonderful wife who knows how to keep a home.
Respect the place where you work
Today the actor shares his knowledge and experience with a young generation of actors. He likes to teach. He teaches his wards what he himself was once taught. In particular, he instills in students a love and respect for acting. Sergey Ivanovich also strives to ensure that each student understands that theatrical costume must be handled with the utmost care.
“After work, the actor, having come to the dressing room, should carefully hang the clothes on a hanger, and not scatter them all over the room. I have been adhering to this rule for four decades, not only in the theater, but also in the cinema,”the artist emphasizes. Life with Sergei Ivanovich has long been established, today he is not chasing money, asearlier, and is very selective about the roles that he is offered to play in the cinema. The actor spends most of his time in St. Petersburg: he has a three-room apartment on Vasilyevsky Island with a beautiful view of the B altic Sea.
