Sergey Petrovich Ivanov is a talented Soviet actor who passed away in December 1999. The audience will forever remember this man as "Grasshopper", the artist played this role in the cult film "Only Old Men Go to Battle", filmed by Leonid Bykov. In total, Sergei managed to play in more than 60 film projects and serials. What is known about his creative victories, personal life?
Sergey Petrovich Ivanov: childhood
The future "Grasshopper" was born in Kyiv, it happened in May 1951. Sergey Petrovich Ivanov is a lucky man who was born in a creative family. The boy's father was a famous poet, and his grandfather was a philologist who published several textbooks. Mother did not work, she did housework.
The future actor was drawn to creativity from early childhood. Relatives and friends of the family listened with pleasure as the boy recited poems. Seryozha never tried to compose poems and stories,despite the fact that he received only five in literature and happily spent time reading books. He was more attracted to the prospect of becoming a famous artist.
Student years
The young man had a trusting relationship with his parents, but he entered the theater institute secretly from his family. Sergei Petrovich Ivanov did not want his father to help him pass the competition, wanting to succeed on his own. Of course, the gifted young man easily passed the entrance exams.
While still a student, the guy managed to appear in episodic roles in several films. The last year of study turned out to be especially fruitful for him, when he played small roles in such films that were popular at that time as “The Kotsiubinsky Family”, “The Stars Do Not Go Out”. After receiving a diploma, Serezha got a job at the Dovzhenko film studio.
Star role
Leonid Bykov, starting to shoot the tape "Only Old Men Go to Battle", hoped that the Grasshopper would be played by actor Vladimir Konkin. However, this candidate refused, as he was busy filming the film How the Steel Was Tempered, in which he played Pavka Korchagin. It is known that Konkin quickly regretted his decision, but the place was already taken.
Sergei Petrovich Ivanov in those years was still an unknown actor. The young man had to convince Bykov for a long time to entrust him with the role of the Grasshopper, which he had a burning desire to play. In fact, the director gave up, unable to resist his pressure. Leonid didn't have to talk about itsorry, since Ivanov looked in this image as if he was born for him.
When the picture "Only Old Men Go to Battle" was presented to the audience, everyone who played in it became stars overnight. Sergey is no exception, and he has a lot of fans.
Filming in movies and TV shows
Ivanov Sergey Petrovich is an actor, most of whose roles took place in the 70s. The directors saw him in the images of charming young guys who are trying to appear older and more serious than they are. A vivid example of such a role is Lariosik, whom Ivanov played in the drama Days of the Turbins, the plot of which is taken from the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov.
Of course, the star of the Soviet cinema also had other interesting roles. He was remembered by the audience as the charming Afinogen Plyugaev from the television project "Born by the Revolution", as Private Lavkin from the film "Aty-bats, the soldiers were walking." Sergey looked great in such comedic stories as "Archimedes" and "Sergeant Tsybuli's country trip".
After the collapse of the USSR, Ivanov's popularity, unfortunately, began to decline, he was less likely to be invited to appear. However, the Grasshopper also had creative achievements during this difficult period. For example, in 1991, he tried on the role of a director by filming the film "Honeymoon".
Life behind the scenes
Sergey Petrovich Ivanov did not immediately find his personal happiness. The family he created in his student years fell apart when he began to have financial difficulties due to lack of work. For a while the actorwas fond of alcohol, was in depression, from which he was pulled out by a girl named Larisa. The meeting was accidental, Ivanov fell in love with the charming accountant at first sight.
With his second wife, Sergei, according to the recollections of his close friends and relatives, was truly happy. The actor was very happy about the birth of his daughter Maria, he tried to spend every free minute with his adored family, rejecting invitations to presentations, creative evenings.
Death
Actor Sergei Ivanov passed away at a young age, he was only 48 years old. Before his death, he managed to start filming a new television project dedicated to the palaces located on the territory of Western Ukraine. Unfortunately, Grasshopper only managed to release one episode.
Why did actor Ivanov Sergey Petrovich leave this world so early? The cause of death of a Soviet movie star is banal - a heart attack. It happened suddenly when the artist was spending time with a glass of cognac with his childhood friend. It is possible that Ivanov could have been saved, but an ambulance called by a friend arrived too late. Interestingly, before that, the actor had not complained to his relatives about heart problems.
