Andrey Myagkov

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Andrey Myagkov

Andrey Myagkov and Barbara Brylska on the cover of the hit movie Irony of Fate (1975).

Born

Andrey Vasilyevich Myagkov
July 8, 1938

Leningrad, USSR

Occupation

actor, director

Years active

1965- present

Spouse(s)

Anastasiya Voznesenskaya (1965 - present)

Awards won
Other Awards
The State Prize of the USSR (1977, 1979) The Brothers Vasiliev State Prize (1979) People's Artist of the USSR (1986)

Andrey Vasilyevich Myagkov (Russian: Андре́й Васи́льевич Мягко́в) (born July 8, 1938, Leningrad, USSR) is a Soviet/Russian film and theater actor, People's Artist of the USSR. He is best known for his roles in famous films directed by Eldar Ryazanov, such as Irony of Fate (1975), Office Romance (1977), Garage (1979) and Cruel Romance (1984).

1 Biography
2 Filmography
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Andrey Myagkov was born on July 8, 1938 in Leningrad, USSR. His father, Vasily Myagkov, was a professor at Polytechnical Institute. Young Miagkov showed interest in theater and acting and participated in a drama club at high school. Upon his graduation from high school he chose to study chemistry and attended Leningrad Institute of Technology, graduating in 1960 as a chemical engineer. His first job was engineer-researcher at Leningrad State Institute of Plastics. At the same time he continued to play on stage as amateur actor.

In 1961 he entered the Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Art Theatre school. After graduation in 1964 Myagkov joined the Sovremennik Theatre in Moscow. There his stage partners were such notable Soviet actors as Oleg Yefremov, Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev, Galina Volchek, Oleg Tabakov, Oleg Dal, Igor Kvasha, Valentin Gaft. One of his first stage a play "Uncle's dream" (based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel of the same name) where he played the uncle. Was noticed by director Elem Klimov who offered him a role in a film "Adventures of dentist" (1965). His next work in cinema was a role of Alyosha in critically acclaimed "The Brothers Karamazov" (1969) (based on Dostoevsky's novel ) which made him known.

In 1975 he shot to stardom in the enormously popular comedy-drama film Irony of Fate as a surgeon Zhenya Lukashin. In 1977 he starred in another Ryazanov's hit "Office Romance" as a timid statistisian Anatoly Novoseltsev, alongside with Alisa Freindlich, in which he also debuted as a singer. For both roles he was awarded the State Prize of the USSR. In 1978 he was named Best Actor by readers of Soviet Screen Magazine (Sovetsky Ekran).

In 1977 Myagkov left the Sovremennik Theatre and joined the Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT), where he debuted in the leading role as Zilov in "Duck Hunt" by Aleksandr Vampilov, and eventually established himself as a leading actor in many other stage productions.

His other notable films - "Turbins' Days" (1976) (based on Mikhail Bulgakov's novel), "Garage" (1980), "Vertical Races" (1983), "Cruel Romance" (1984).

In 1990s Myagkov was concentrated on theatrical performances and worked as a professor at the Moscow Art Theatre school. In this period he starred in drama "Mother" (1990), Leonid Gaidai's comedy film "There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach" (1992), detective story "Contact with Death" (1998).

Myagkov played over 50 roles in film and on television. In 1989, Miagkov made his debut as director on the stage of Moscow Art Theatre with "Goodnight, Mama" ("Spokoinoy nochi, Mama"}. In 2000 he directed a stageplay "Retro".