He is known not only by sight, but by his film roles, although he has enough of them. He has been dubbing for many years and "gave" his voice to Bruce Willis and John Travolta. In the list of films voiced by him are Jane Eyre and Helen and the guys, Octopus and The X-Files. Can you guess what we're talking about? Yes, yes, this is him, the wonderful and talented actor Vladimir Gerasimov.
Childhood of the descendant of the Shishilins
Little Volodya was born on the last day of the outgoing summer of 1950. His father at that time was 44 years old (b. 1906). He died when his son entered the sixth grade. Mom had to work almost around the clock, so the future actor grew up as a completely independent child.
On my mother's side, both grandfather and great-grandfather Volodya were hereditary Muscovites with the beautiful surname Shishilina. After their death, they were laid to rest at the Vagankovsky cemetery.
As a child, Vladimir Gerasimov was engaged in singing. First in kindergarten, and then at school, where he actively participated in any stage productions. The boy even attended a drama club.
Study and work path
Since he already had some acting experience (albeit unprofessional),he decided to devote his life to the art of cinematography.
The first two admission attempts were unsuccessful. In the first year, he "cut off" in the first round. In the second year - in the third. But another attempt was very successful. After overcoming all the trials associated with admission, the young student was assigned to the teacher Tatyana Kopteva, who many years later remembered Gerasimov very warmly.
Efros or Zakharov?
The future actor graduated from the Shchukin Theater School in 1973. After Vladimir Gerasimov, whose photo can now be seen on the pages of various glossy publications, received a diploma, he decided to get a job at the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya. He really wanted to be under the command of Anatoly Efros. He repeatedly came and showed his skills, but was never enrolled in the theater troupe. A little later, Vladimir Gerasimov, whose films occupy an impressive niche in Soviet cinema, was invited by Mark Zakharov to play on the stage of the Theater. Lenin Komsomol. There he played small roles.
Steps to popularity
Gerasimov Vladimir Evgenievich began his career in cinema in 1969, when he was a sophomore. The debut small role happened in the film "Liberation". The first step was overcome with ease and quite successfully. Acting career begins its active development. During this time, interesting works appeared in his filmography. He played in the film of the legendary Leonid Bykov "Aty-bats, there were soldiers"; in the pictureGeorgy Yungvald-Khilkevich in a fairy tale about shoes that had golden buckles (moreover, this was the main role - Ivan the Fool); worked with Valery Rubinchik in a film about the last summer of childhood; filmed with Julius Fait in the story of the border dog Alom. Unfortunately, this period did not last long.
From artistic director to understudy
For two years (1986-1987) Vladimir Gerasimov served in the theater-studio "Engagement". His biography is not so common on the Internet and in print media. Therefore, there is no such detailed information about this artist as about many of his other colleagues in the acting department. It is known that in the studio theater Gerasimov worked with director Yevgeny Liskonog, who was a graduate of the Shchukin school and an artist of the Vakhtangov Theater. At first they worked in tandem, and when Liskonog left, Vladimir Gerasimov took his place and became artistic director.
In the play based on the play "Adam and Eve" (author Bulgakov), he played the main role - Adama.
There were many more interesting roles in the cinema: Genka in the Merry Kaleidoscope, school principal Taras Semyonovich in the film Malyavkin and Company, Bogdan Savchenko in Aurora, Yura in The Last Summer of Childhood, witness Alexei Demin in "The investigation is conducted by Experts."
And what an emotional tension in his role in 1976! Leonid Bykov's film "Aty-bats, there were soldiers" tells the story of a small group of Soviet soldiers who were given the task not to let the enemy through. Vladimir Gerasimovplayed the role of junior sergeant Myatnikov. What is one of his phrases, said to the character of Vladimir Konkin: “A simple Ryazan guy is lying and looking at the sky with blue eyes!”
This went on for several years. And then he expanded the field of his activities. A little later, the main component of his activity was the dubbing of foreign films and TV series. At one time he was one of the employees of the Film Studio. Gorky, then worked in the team of Mosfilm workers. A lot of Vladimir Gerasimov (actor) was engaged in television voice-over dubbing. He mainly collaborated with Channel One and Ren-TV.
Voice of the Duke of Anjou
Once he was invited to work on the dubbing of a film consisting of six episodes. It was the legendary movie The Countess de Monsoro. In many countries, for a couple of decades, the immortal novel by Alexandre Dumas was filmed. But, strange as it may seem, the Russian version turned out to be one of the best. Gerasimov was offered to voice the Duke of Anjou, the royal offspring. The character is not easy, with rather complex intonation moves.
Then Vladimir Evgenievich was told words that seemed to him unusual, peculiar and a little inappropriate. The management voiced the idea of whether there is too much in the picture of Alexander Belyavsky? It was very urgent to find an actor with a similar voice.
But a little later Belyavsky returned tofilming location. Gerasimov and Belyavsky worked in tandem later, when it was necessary to duplicate the TV series about the life of Captain Corrado Catani, Sprut, beloved by millions of Russians.
When the difficult nineties came, Vladimir Gerasimov worked on dubbing various films at the Varus-Video studio. In recent years, he has been busy at the Pythagoras studio for a very long time, voicing Hollywood movie sharks - John Travolta and Bruce Willis.
Sometimes he himself acts as a dubbing director. One of the most interesting and famous examples is the television series Supernatural that appeared on our screens. In it, he duplicates John Winchester and several minor characters for the Russian audience.
2006 brought him a new appearance on the screen in Yuri Kuzmenko's TV series "The Hunt for a Genius".
Quiet Family Harbor
The actor's family life is very simple. He has been married for a long time. His wife is an ordinary woman Rimma Igorevna. They have a son Anton. The couple have already become grandparents of charming girls - Anechka and Nastenka.
Vladimir Gerasimov is proud of his family. He always talks about his household: they are all his rear, his base, his great love. For him, they are those dear to the heart people for whom the actor lives in this world.
