If talent can be measured by people's love, then a real genius is Yuri Nikulin. Biography, photos (presented in the material) of this character are as full of tragedy and comedy as his role.
First step towards the future
The future genius was born on December 18, 1921 in the city of Demidov. Father and mother were simple but talented people. Dad, Vladimir Andreevich, studied in Moscow as a lawyer, but never worked in his speci alty. Without completing the course, the guy went to the Red Army, and from there he was sent to the Smolensk region. Mom, Lydia Ivanovna, built a career in the drama theater, where Vladimir got a job. There young people met and fell in love.
In 1925, a small family moved to the capital. My father got a job as a correspondent for a newspaper, was actively involved in amateur performances and wrote short reprises for the circus arena. Lydia quit her job and devoted herself entirely to household chores.
It was in Moscow that Yuri Nikulin fell in love with stage art. The biography could have turned out differently if the father had not brought his son to the performance.
Ordinary childhood
The positive, bright atmosphere under the dome captured his heart. The real gift was that dad took the child backstage with him. There he took a clown to the dressing room, which the boy remembered as angry and nervous. The man was the exact opposite of his hero. When asked by his son why this was so, the father replied that the artist was simply tired. Then the kid thought that if he becomes a clown, he will always be kind, funny and friendly.
Yuri Nikulin loved jokes since childhood. The biography and work of this man were inextricably linked. From the memoirs of the actor, he heard the first joke at the age of 7. The janitor told him and other children a joke. The boy liked the story so much that he told it to his family and friends several times.
The robber and the clown
Yuri studied well, although he constantly received criticism from teachers for inattention. Despite his poor memory, the boy developed his comedic talent in the school drama club. The whole school laughed at his jokes. Subsequently, he wrote down all the funny stories in a notebook. The guy divided jokes into decent and indecent.
In 1939, the young man graduated and wanted to enter a military school. But the parents decided that their energetic and talented son would soon get bored there.
But still, Yuri Nikulin tied his fate closely with the army. A brief biography will tell about his war years. In particular, because the genius himself did not want to remember this period of his life. Yuri went to war as an eighteen-year-old boy, and returned as a twenty-five-year-old man.
A hero in battle
Summonedguy in the army right after school. From the educational building, he went to the Soviet-Finnish war. In April 1941, the soldier was preparing to return home. But he failed to enjoy a peaceful life. Ahead was the Great Patriotic War. Served near Leningrad. There, in 1943, he received pneumonia and spent some time in the hospital. As soon as he returned to the front, he was shell-shocked and again ended up in the hospital. When the soldier recovered, he was sent to the B altic. There he met victory.
Many are interested in the war years and how Yuri Nikulin survived them. Biography, nationality at the front did not matter, because everyone had one mission. The comedian himself often noted that quite often an accident saved his life. He saw his brothers die, and each time he realized that he could be in their place.
At the end of his service, he was engaged in amateur performances and more than once treated the soldiers with good jokes and positive, which he radiated. Among his medals there is also a distinction for courage.
In the arena
In 1946 Yuri Nikulin returned home. The biography was twisted by the war, but this did not stop the genius from pursuing his dream. When the question arose of what to do next, the answer was unequivocal - go on stage. The future actor began to take exams. But every door he knocked on closed in his face. The VGIK commission even noticed that his talent was not enough for cinema. There he was advised to try his hand at the theater. But in GITIS and the Shchepkin school, where the man tried to enter, they believed that he would not become successfulartist.
For a long time, Yuri was loitering without work. The war hero was even offered a position in the police, which he could accept, if not for an accident.
On one of the posters of announcements, he saw that there was a set for a clowning studio. After consulting with his father, the man decided to take a chance. So the actor Yuri Nikulin began his career. The artist's biography has always been associated with the circus, and the comedy practically flowed in his veins.
He was chosen from hundreds of applicants. So he ended up on Tsvetnoy Boulevard.
Career start
The future actor worked under the guidance of the extremely famous clown at that time - Mikhail Rumyantsev, who played under the pseudonym Pencil. There he met Mikhail Shuidin, with whom he subsequently created a popular duet. Concerts and tours of the trio continued until 1950.
Rumyantsev demanded that his colleagues strictly adhere to the script, but two young artists wanted to improvise. Due to a labor conflict, young people left Karandash and began an independent career.
Yuri Nikulin gains great fame. Biography is now inseparable from the stage. Thousands of people went to the circus just to see him perform. Every scene was full of improvisation and that was the key to success. The same story could be watched over and over again.
In 1958, the artist was invited to the cinema. The debut was the painting "Girl with a guitar." There, Yuri played the role of a pyrotechnician. When the actor first watched the film, he was very upset. It seemed to him that in the frameshe looks stupid. Then his wife supported him.
Swan fidelity
The genius met his great and only love at the circus. He met Tatyana Pokrovskaya in 1949. Then she studied and was fond of equestrian sports. There was a stable at the university where a colt with short legs lived. Pencil came to see an unusual creature. He liked the animal, and he asked the girl to teach the horse elementary tricks.
In the circus, Tatyana met a young assistant. She immediately liked Yuri Nikulin. From now on, his biography, personal life and work were associated with this woman. The man invited her to his performance. Then an unpleasant tragedy almost took the life of the artist. The foal chosen by Pencil beat Yura badly during one of the scenes, and the young man was taken straight from the arena to the hospital.
Tatyana's parents were against their daughter dating a clown, but six months after they met, the lovers got married. The couple lived together for almost 50 years.
Image of the Boobie
National adoration for the actor was brought by director Leonid Gaidai. The image of the criminal trinity was extremely popular. For the first time, the characters appeared in the short film Dog Mongrel and the Unusual Cross. Then, for even greater plausibility of the image of the dumbass, false eyelashes were glued to the Dunce. This role was played by Yuri Nikulin. The biography has taken on new twists. Now the clown has also become a film actor.
The adventures of the trinity continued in "Operation Y". Audience remembers wellfavorite actors and based on a film about a Caucasian captive. But few people know that there were two more pictures where the directors filmed restless criminals. These are not very popular films "Give me a book of complaints" and "Seven old men and one girl".
Followed by the film "Diamond Arm". The image of the main character was written specifically for Yura. In one of the scenes, Semyon Gorbunkov was supposed to fall out of the trunk of a car. To do this, they specially made a copy of papier-mâché. When the cleaning lady accidentally found her, she almost fainted. So there was a rumor that Nikulin had died. Interestingly, his son Maxim and his wife Tatyana starred in the film. The child was given the role of a boy who walked on water, and a woman played a guide.
Genius of his time
But the actor played not only comedy characters. He was invited to portray complex, dramatic characters. In 1961, the film "When the Trees Were Big" was released. In it, Nikulin shows how difficult human psychology can be. In the film "Andrei Rublev" Yuri plays a monk. His hero is a tragedy that the actor was able to convey to the viewer. The film "Twenty Days Without War" was extremely reverent. The hero of the picture largely reflected the character of the actor himself.
Throughout his life, the artist combined cinema and circus. Sometimes scenes from one genre crossed into another realm. Drama and comedy were combined by one person.
Without stopping managing the circus (he was invited there in 1981), he continued to perform. In recent years, he hosted the program "White Parrot". Thereone could hear the most interesting and funny jokes.
Everyone who turned to him for help, and there were many of them, received an answer. The kindness of this man is legendary.
Towards the end of his life, Yuri Nikulin was very ill. The biography (date of death - August 21, 1997) of this person is full of warmth and kindness. His characters are light and simple, they will be remembered for a very long time. This man was distinguished by exceptional kindness and a bright soul, which he willingly shared with relatives, friends and strangers.
