Barkov Dmitry Dmitrievich: life after childhood fame

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:55

Many people remember Soviet films for children with particular trepidation. There was some special charm in them: good humor, good songs and very memorable characters. One of these heroes of all Soviet children was the boy Vasya Petrov, whose role went to Dmitry Barkov.

Biography

About the biography of Dmitry Dmitrievich Barkov, you can find quite a lot of information on the Internet. He was born on May 17, 1972 in Leningrad (now it is St. Petersburg). The sign of the zodiac is Taurus. His father is the People's Artist of the RSFSR - Dmitry Ivanovich Barkov. Dmitry has a younger sister Alena, who also connected her life with acting.

Dmitry Dmitrievich Barkov managed to play the main role in his life already at the age of 10 - the role of the modest boy Vasya Petrov, who got into funny situations with his friend Petya Vasechkin, made him a national celebrity.

At school, Barkov had problems with discipline. In the 8th grade, the question of his expulsion was raised at the teachers' council, but he said that he wanted tobecome a teacher and asked to leave him at school. Such words moved the teaching staff, and they made it possible for the bully to finish his studies.

After graduating from school, Barkov entered the Faculty of Economics at the Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography in St. Petersburg. He tried himself in TV shows, got small roles in films, worked on a music channel, but all this did not bring much result. Then Dmitry Barkov got a job as a financial consultant. For some time, the actor was engaged in the development of his car repair business. Then there was a return to acting and shooting in two projects, but Barkov called all his roles after Vasya Petrov absolute accidents. For a long time, he dreamed of opening a children's film school, which he repeatedly stated in various interviews. Not so long ago, his dream came true - he began to work as a producer and teacher at his film school "Kinoostrov".

The role of Vasya Petrov

About participation in the two-part film "Vacation of Petrov and Vasechkin: ordinary and incredible" Barkov himself recalls with warmth. He got into this project while relaxing with his friend Yegor Druzhinin in the children's summer camp of the theater community.

Director Vladimir Alenikov immediately noticed two friends, asked them to read the roles, and then invited them to audition. Shooting became the most interesting adventure in the boy's life. The guys filmed for 12-14 hours a day. Such a load, even for professional actors, is quite difficult, but the future stars perfectly withstood the busy schedule. Barkov recalls that heI really wanted to perform the song in the film with Egor, but, unfortunately, he could not sing.

After the film with the participation of Barkov and Druzhinin was released on Soviet screens, both teenagers woke up incredibly popular, and many viewers admitted that Vasya Petrov's phrases "Yes, undoubtedly" and "Yes, certainly" from the song were remembered by them even more than the rest of the words that Vasechkin performed. The main characters were literally not allowed to pass and were sent bags of letters. Unfortunately, behind the triumph in the cinema came the realization that the maturing actor is not so interesting to the directors. Barkov traveled a lot to screen tests, but the film scoreboard compiled for him at the age of ten prevented him from participating in other projects at an older age.

Now he is often invited to television and radio to talk about his childhood film experience, share interesting cases from filming, make it clear what he is doing now, and how his fate has developed. On such programs, he often runs into Yegor Druzhinin and Inga Ilm, colleagues in Petrov and Vasechkin.

Private life

Dmitry Dmitrievich Barkov admitted in an interview that the biggest role he wants to play is the role of a father of many children in real life. Unfortunately, nothing is known about his marital status. On Barkov's personal page on the VKontakte social network, there are many of his photos, but there are no pictures with his wife or children.

Films of actor Dmitry Barkov

Filmographythe actor is very small. It has only one main and bright role - Vasya Petrova, but this character has become a favorite for a whole generation.

• 1984 - "Vacations of Petrov and Vasechkin: ordinary and incredible";
• 1998 - "Streets of Broken Lanterns";
• 1999 - "National Security Agent -1"
• 2006 - "Dynasty Heir Ring";
• 2006 - "Challenge-2";
• 2012 - "Cop Wars-7";
• 2012 - "Secrets of investigation-11".

In films, Barkov Dmitry Dmitrievich plays mainly episodic roles, but the audience notes that he has a very bright, memorable appearance, and in these roles he is well recognizable.