Vladimir Matveev is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor. He has the title of Honored and People's Artist of Russia. Played many roles. Considered a stage master. Awarded with several film awards. Acted as a dubbing actor.
Biography
Vladimir Matveev was born on January 26, 1952 in the small village of Sladkovo, located in the Tyumen region. The childhood and youth of the future actor passed in the Sverdlovsk region, or rather in the small town of Pervouralsk.
While studying at school, Vladimir was seriously involved in sports and achieved some success, showed great promise. But everything changed after he saw the theatrical production of The Inspector General on TV. From that moment on, he "fell ill" with the theater and saw no other future than on the stage. The sport was abandoned. Vladimir started studying at the theater studio.
Education
After graduating from school, Matveev chose a theater university in the city of Leningrad for further study, but failure awaited him. Without passing the competition, the young man decided not to deviate fromyour goal.
After working as an electrician for a year, Vladimir again tried his hand. This time fate smiled at him. He successfully entered the Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography. The future actor Vladimir Matveev was mentored by People's Artist I. P. Vladimirov.
Creativity
Vladimir Matveev successfully completed his studies, after which, at the age of twenty-two, he was hired by the Lensoviet Theater, where he worked for 12 years until 1986. For the next three years, the actor did what he loved in the troupe of the Young Theater of Lenconcert and the Krasnoyarsk Youth Theater under the direction of S. Ya. Spivak. In 1989, Matveev returned to his former place of work, where he successfully plays roles to this day. He is one of the leading actors in the Lensoviet Theatre.
In 1986, Vladimir Matveev made his film debut. Since then, he has played about fifty roles in films and TV shows.
A talented actor is easily given any images, so his repertoire is diverse. Thanks to the versatility of Matveev, the directors like to work with him, the artist does not experience a shortage of roles.
Private life
Actor Vladimir Matveev is married and has two children. He does not like to talk about his personal life. It is known that the family is strong and friendly. They even go to rehearsals together. The actor spends a lot of time with his family.
Heroic Deed
On May 27, 2015, actor Vladimir Matveev and his wife Yulia were returning home. He lives onAnchor street. This day was a holiday. All residents celebrated City Day. Being already near the house, the actor saw that a man of athletic build was beating a woman. He punched her in the face. It was a young neighbor from the house opposite Matveev's.
The actor at that time was 63 years old, and the bully was 30. Vladimir Matveev did not hesitate for a second and stood up for the girl. The offender began to beat a man who was twice his age and tore his clothes. The actor's wife called for help and tried to stop what was happening.
A little son of a bully was riding a scooter nearby. The child was frightened, began to cry, but this did not stop the father. A passer-by came to the rescue. The bully managed to escape and call his friends, who immediately arrived. They were two strong men. Fortunately, they did not fight, but they began to intimidate.
At this time, the bully began to show aggression again. He threw stones and miraculously missed the head of Vladimir Matveev's wife. The artist could no longer endure this, he took out a traumatic pistol and fired into the air. The bully was frightened and ran away, but then returned. The police and an ambulance arrived. As it turned out, the scandal broke out because of car parking.
Vladimir Matveev was diagnosed with a concussion. On the same evening, the artist played a role in a three-hour performance, as he did not want to let the audience and colleagues down. After work, he was taken to the hospital, but he refused to stay in the hospital, citing the next performance,which was due in two hours.
Of course, such an act requires respect and speaks of noble spiritual qualities. Vladimir Matveev is not only a good artist, but also a wonderful person.
