Content:
- Childhood and teenage years
- Debut and success on screen
- Events on the personal front
- Filmography
Vladimir Mashkov (Vladimir Mashkov) - a popular actor, who has also perfectly proved himself as a producer, scriptwriter and director, theater director. Holder of the title of People's Artist, awarded numerous prizes. He became famous thanks to such works as "Thief", "Dad", "Idiot", "Liquidation". Numerous fans admire the skill of his reincarnations and acting.
Childhood and teenage years
Volodya Mashkov was born on an autumn day on November 27, 1963. Birthplace of the future artist - the city of Tula. The actor's grandmother is Italian by nationality. In her youth, she came to the USSR to build a career as a teacher, where she married and stayed. It is due to this that the temperament of the artist. In the 60s, the family moved to Novokuznetsk (Kemerovo region). Vladimir's parents were associated with creativity. His mother worked as a director, and his father worked as an actor in the puppet theater.
In childhood, the future People's Artist had a free-spirited temperament. Evaluations and behavior left much to be desired. A lot of time he spent in the company of yard boys, but at the same time raved about scientific activity, research and achievements in this area. Volodya was easily given to music and biology. The boy also developed his creative potential. He mastered playing the guitar, cognized the behind-the-scenes life, observed the activities of parents.
Even in his school years, the young man made his debut on the stage. He took part in the productions of the circle, shared the stage with his parents, together with them went on tour. Having received a secondary education, Vladimir planned to go to study to become a biologist. By this time the family changed the place of residence and moved to Novosibirsk. But the young man's love for the stage was stronger than passion for biology. He applied to the theater school. And passed.
Cheerful, ambitious, active student was the soul of the company. Not a single holiday or event was not without his presence or participation. But the behavior from the school bench has not changed. In 1984, Mashkov was expelled from the school. He went to the capital, tried his hand at different theatrical universities. As a result, he became a student of the Moscow Art Theater Studio. But the violent temper did not allow him to graduate from the popular institution. The young man was suspended from training and transferred to decorators.
Only a year later, Vladimir was able to recover. He studied at the course of Oleg Tabakov. Under the guidance of the genius, the young man managed to graduate. Mashkov's creative career continued to develop. He worked in the Chekhov Theater, played in the plays "Revizor", "The Mechanical Piano", "The Myth of Don Juan". And his work in "The Sailor's Silence" made his mentor declare that there is a real, talented actor in the world.
Debut and success on the screen
Vladimir Mashkov debuted in the cinema in 1989. The first outstanding work of the actor was the melodrama "Green Fire Goat". Three years later, he showed himself as a director. Under the direction of Tabakov were staged:
- "Star hour on local time";
- "Passion for Bumbarash";
- "The Threepenny Opera."
In the first half of the 90's he got a key role in two films "Limit" and "Moscow Nights". They brought the actor popularity in the arena of domestic show business. The following year, Vladimir demonstrated the versatility of talent in the successful for him movie "American Daughter".
"Thief", in which the actor got the main role, opened the door for him to the American arena of fame. The film was nominated for an Oscar as the best foreign film. Over the ocean, Vladimir participated in such projects as "American Rhapsody", "Dancing in the "Blue Iguana", "Behind enemy lines", "Let's do it fast". A bright page of this period of life was the tape "Mission Impossible: Phantom Protocol". These works confirmed the talent of the artist, which was especially manifested in military and dramatic subjects.
In 1997, Vladimir Lvovich Mashkov presented his own movie "Orphan of Kazan". The festive melodrama was positively received by critics and viewers. Three years later, Vladimir tried on the image of Emelyan Pugachev in "Russian Rebellion". And presented a year later, the play "N 13" collected whole full houses in the Moscow Art Theater.
The filmography of Vladimir Mashkov is full of successful projects. They were admired by critics and viewers. Such works include: "Oligarch", "Dad" (in it the actor played not only the main role, but also acted as a screenwriter, director and producer), "Statistical Advisor", "Piranha Hunt". Grandiose success crowned the picture "Liquidation". In the crime series Mashkov embodied the image of the detective. Over the following years, the collection of Vladimir's works was replenished with dozens of successful paintings, in which the actor masterfully embodied any images, for which he began to be called a "master of reincarnation".
Since 2018, the artist is the head of the theater "Tabakerka". He took the place of the creator of Oleg Tabakov's studio after his death. The troupe met the new head with applause. At the same time, the artist continues to conduct activities in the movie. He continues to shine on the set, acts as a director, screenwriter, producer of domestic films.
Events on the personal front
Vladimir Lvovich several times tried to build a strong family. The first spouse - Elena Shevchenko, who studied on the same course with Mashkov. The marriage did not last long. Elena gave Vladimir a daughter Maria, who follows the example of her father and builds a career on stage and in the movies. She made her father a happy grandfather of two granddaughters.
The second chosen woman - Alena Khovanskaya - is a Russian actress. They lived in a civil marriage, which also did not last long.
The third wife - designer and journalist Ksenia Terentyeva. They lived together for four years. But the marriage broke up on the initiative of Ksenia.
Despite the three failures, Mashkov did not hurry to put a cross on his personal life. In the 4th time the artist married an American actress with Ukrainian roots Oksana Shelest. Relationships did not last long. The couple broke up after 2 years.
All of Mashkov's novels were under the scrutiny of journalists. Tired of such interest on the part of the media, today he hides the details of his personal life and love affairs.
In the catalog of artists on the website kontramarka.de you can follow new events in the work of Mashkov and biographies of other outstanding personalities in the arena of domestic show business.
Filmography:
1989 - "The Green Fire of the Goat"
1991 - "Love on the Island of Death"
1994 - "Limita"
1994 - "Moscow Evenings"
1995 - "American Daughter"
1997 - "Orphan of Kazan"
1997 - "The Thief"
1998 - "Two Moons, Two Suns"
1999 - "Mama"
2000 - "Russian Revolt"
2000 - "Dancing at the Blue Iguana"
2001 - "American Rhapsody"
2001 - "Let's make it quick."
2001 - "Behind Enemy Lines"
2002 - "The Oligarch"
2003 - "The Idiot"
2004 - "Papa"
2005 - "The State Counselor"
2005 - "The Spy"
2006 - "Piranha Hunt"
2007 - "Liquidation"
2008 - "Domovoi"
2011 - "Mission Impossible: Phantom Protocol"
2011 - "Rasputin"
2013 - "Ashes"
2014 - "Grigory R."
2015 - "Homeland"
2016 - "The Crew"
2017 - "The Raid"
2017 - "Moving Up"
2018 - "Copper Sun"
2019 - "A Billion"
2019 - "Hero"
