Oleg Tabakov
Oleg Pavlovich Tabakow (Russian Олег Павлович Табаков, scientific transliteration Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov; born August 17, 1935 in Saratov ) is one of the most renowned Russian film and theater personalities of the present and a People's Artist of the USSR. Since 2000 he has directed the Chekhov Art Theater in Moscow.
Tabakow studied at the Moscow Theatre School. After graduating was one of the founders of the Sovremennik Theater, which he headed from 1971 to 1982, before joining the Chekhov Art Theater. In 1986 he invited many young actors in his drama studio Tabakerka (tobacco box ), which was connected to the Chekhov Art Theater, including those currently popular actor Yevgeny Mironov as, Sergei Bezrukov, Vladimir Mashkov and. Tabakow also worked in many other countries, where he continued to spread the ideals of his theater.
Tabakows film career took place after his debut in 1957 in parallel with the theater from. In 1961 he played in Grigori Tschuchrais film Clear sky, 1968 in Sergei Bondarchuk War and Peace, 1969, the lead role in Alexander Mittas lamp light my zodiac, 1973 in the television series Seventeen Moments of Spring, 1978 in D' Artagnan and the Three Musketeers, 1980 Vladimir Menshov Oscar-winning film Moscow Does Not believe in Tears, 1981 and 1986 in Nikita Mikhalkov's films Oblomov and black eyes. In 1987 he played in the Western spoof The Man from the Capuchin Boulevard.
Tabakow gave his voice some famous cartoon characters, like the cat in Matroskin The three of Prostokwaschino by Eduard Uspensky.
In July 2012, President Vladimir Putin appointed him a member of the 25-member Council of the newly created public television television of Russia ( OTR). In October, it chose the particular program guidelines committee in charge in his kick-off meeting as its Chairman.
His son Anton Tabakow and his daughter Alexandra Tabakowa are also an actor.