Mikhail Sergeevich Boyarsky is a real living legend of the Soviet, and now Russian stage.
Those who do not remember what roles Mikhail played will surely remember the amazing timbre of his voice.
The artist's calling card is still the musical composition "Green-Eyed Taxi".
Childhood and youth of Mikhail Boyarsky
Mikhail Boyarsky is a native of Moscow. Surely, many people know the fact that the future star was brought up in a creative family.
Mikhail Boyarsky was born in the family of the actress of the Comedy Theater Ekaterina Melentyeva and the actor of the V. F. Komissarzhevskaya Theater Sergei Boyarsky.
Initially, the Boyarsky family did not live in very comfortable conditions. 6 people crowded into a small communal apartment. Mikhail's family had a very rich library.
At times when the family did not have enough money, books, clothes and other valuables had to be sold.
Mikhail recalls that his life was not very sweet. The food was scarce, he had to wear clothes for his relatives, and watching his parents bend from morning to night at work is not the best pleasure.
In addition to the fact that parents played in the theater, they had to take part-time jobs.
Michael is not very willing to remember his childhood. However, he speaks of his grandmother with great love and tenderness. Grandmother raised her grandchildren in strict Christian traditions.
Most of all, Boyarsky remembered the hugs and mint gingerbread baked by his grandmother.
Michael says that he was a favorite in the family. Parents tried their best to encourage the development of their son.
Boyarsky read a lot of literature, visited the theater and exhibitions that were held in the capital of the Russian Federation.
When Mikhail went to first grade, his parents noticed that his son was drawn to music.
Mom decided to give it to one of the local conservatories. There, Mikhail learned to play the piano.
Mom and dad were eager to see a musician in their son. However, that Mikhail, that his older brother decided to follow in the footsteps of their parents.
The Boyarsky brothers become students of the theater university. Mom and dad did not want their children to be actors. The fact is that the actors at that time were paid very little, and they were forced to work a lot.
Mikhail Boyarskikh willingly studied at LGITMiK. The teachers responded about Boyarsky Jr. as a very promising student.
It was very easy for Mikhail to study at a higher educational institution, so he completed it almost perfectly.
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After graduating from a higher educational institution, Mikhail Boyarsky got a job at the Leningrad City Council Theater. It was in this place that he met the future stars of Soviet cinema.
Boyarsky was invited to the troupe by Igor Vladimirov. He believed in Michael's talent, and decided to give him a chance. The theatrical biography of Mikhail began with the role of a student in the extras of the play "Crime and Punishment".
The image of the Troubadour in the musical "Troubadour and His Friends" brings Boyarsky the first portion of popularity. He is beginning to be recognized on the street.
Michael had a very explosive temper. That is why he always got the roles of rogues, robbers, daredevils and adventurers.
Boyarsky, perfectly got used to almost all roles. The performances, in which the actor participated, broke the applause. Boyarsky the audience saw off with thunderous applause.
In the play Dulcinea Toboso, Mikhail Boyarsky played the romantic Louis, who was head over heels in love with the beautiful main character.
For the young actor, this was the first work with the honored artist Alisa Freindlich. Boyarsky continues to play leading roles in major productions of the Lensoviet Theatre.
In the 1980s, the theater, in which Boyarsky played from the first days after leaving the university, endured not the best of times. Actors, with whom Mikhail spent so much time, begin to leave the theater one after another.
The last straw for Boyarsky was the dismissal of Alisa Brunovna Freindlich.
In 1986, there were changes in Mikhail's biography. It was in this year that he left his beloved theater. At the Leningrad Leninsky Theater, Boyarsky played Rivares in the musical The Gadfly.
In 1988, he created his own Benefis Theater. On his theater stage, he organizes his first serious and significant work, Intimate Life. The work received the prestigious Avignon Winter Award.
Unfortunately, the Benefis Theater ceased to exist in 2007. The city council of St. Petersburg took the premises from the theater.
Mikhail Boyarsky fought for his offspring for a long time, but, unfortunately, he failed to save him.
In 2009, theater fans saw Mikhail Boyarsky on the stage of the Leningrad City Council. The audience could watch their favorite actor play in such performances as The Threepenny Opera, The Man and the Gentleman and Mixed Feelings.
Films with the participation of Mikhail Boyarsky
Even while Mikhail was studying at the theater university, he played a role in the Moldavian film "Bridges". The picture did not bring him any popularity. But, Boyarsky himself claims that shooting in this film was a good experience for him.
A year later, he played a supporting role in Leonid Kvinikhidze's musical comedy The Straw Hat.
In 1975, real luck smiled at Mikhail Boyarsky. This year he was invited to shoot the film "The Elder Son". Mikhail played in the same film with such famous personalities as Leonov and Karachentsev.
Soon, the picture will take pride of place in the gold fund. The film will be watched by millions of Soviet viewers, and Boyarsky himself will fall in popularity.
But, the real glory was waiting for the Soviet actor ahead. Soon he will appear in the musical "Dog in the Manger". Characteristic and energetic Boyarsky was entrusted to play the main character. It was the main role in the film.
Mikhail, after the presentation of the musical, in the literal sense of the word, woke up popular.
In 1979, the film "D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers" appears on the screens. Mikhail Boyarsky has acquired the status of a super star and a sex symbol.
Initially, the director planned to take on the main role of Alexander Abdulov. Georgy Yungvald-Khilkevich saw Boyarsky as Rochefort, then offered him the choice of Athos or Aramis.
The image of D'Artagnan is now always associated with Mikhail Boyarsky. The director of the picture somewhat did not regret that he had entrusted Boyarsky with this role.
A stately, tall, energetic and attractive young man, he coped with the task at 100%. Very soon, Mikhail will again be entrusted with a responsible role. He will play a brave Gascon in the continuation of the Musketeer tape.
After participating in the filming, Soviet directors in the truest sense of the word stood in line for Mikhail Boyarsky.
Now, the young Boyarsky appears in almost every Soviet film.
Since the beginning of the 90s, Mikhail Boyarsky has also tried himself as a singer. “Green-eyed taxi”, “Thank you, dear!”, “City flowers”, “Everything will pass” and “Leaves are burning” are far from all the musical compositions that the theater and film actor dared to sing live.
Starting from the 90s, Mikhail began to work closely with Maxim Dunaevsky, Viktor Reznikov and Leonid Derbenev. In addition, the actor entered into friendship with the composer Viktor Maltsev.
This friendship was also an occasion to release two records into the music world - “The Road Home” and “Grafsky Lane”.
Mikhail Boyarsky has a unique timbre of voice. It is this uniqueness that singled out the artist from the background of other performers.
Since the middle of the 90s, the singer has been organizing the first solo concerts. When Boyarsky spoke, there was not a single empty seat in the hall. His speeches always aroused great interest and applause.
The following songs can be called the most popular musical compositions of the artist: “Thank you for your son and daughter”, “Big Bear”, “Ap!”, songs from the films “D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers” (“Constance”, “Song of the Musketeers”) and "Midshipmen, forward!" ("Lanfren-Lanfra").
Since 2000, almost nothing has been heard about Boyarsky as an actor. The directors continue to invite him to the cinema, but he refuses.
In the early 2000s, it was fashionable to make crime films and action movies. Mikhail did not want to act in such pictures.
Starting in 2013, Boyarsky again appeared on the screens. The actor starred in films such as Sherlock Holmes and Black Cat.
The audience was very happy to see the return of their favorite film actor.
Mikhail Boyarsky now
In 2019, Boyarsky continues to give concerts in the CIS countries. In addition, together with his wife, they play in the theater. In a creative duet with Sergei Migitsko and Anna Aleksakhina, they play in the comedy "Intimate Life".
Mikhail does not forget about his first theater Lensoviet, where he plays in the play "Mixed Feelings".
Boyarsky tries to keep up with the times. That is why it could be seen at the prestigious VK FEST. Mikhail performed on the same stage together with such modern performers as Basta, Dzhigan, Monetochka.
In 2019, the picture “Little Red Riding Hood. Online". In the film, Mikhail got a supporting role, but he does not mind.
Director Natalia Bondarchuk made sure that Boyarsky felt as harmonious as possible in this role. Did Michael succeed? Judging the audience.
