Sergey Makovetskiy
- Actor
Sergei Makovetsky is a popular Russian actor best known for his leading
roles in Duska (2007) by director
Jos Stelling and in
12 (2007) by director
Nikita Mikhalkov.
He was born Sergei Vasilevich Makovetsky on June 13, 1958, in Darnitsa,
a suburb of Kiev, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine). He was raised by a
single mother, was a good swimmer and water polo player and candidate
to Soviet National Team, but his mother strongly objected his sports
career. After failing to enter the Kiev Theatrical College, he worked
as a stage decorator for one year, then moved to Moscow in his pursuit
of an acting career. In Moscow Makovetsky was rejected by several
acting schools, then he was drafted in the Soviet Army, but he managed
to fool the Army doctors by using his acting skills to show symptoms of
serious illnesses. Eventually his persistence and determination paid
off, and his natural talent was recognized. From 1977 - 1980 he studied
acting at the Shchukin Theatrical School of Vakhtangov Theatre in
Moscow, graduating as an actor in 1980 from the class of
Alla Kazanskaya.
Since 1980 Makovetsky has been member of the troupe at Vakhtangov
Theatre in Moscow. There his stage partners were such actors as
Mikhail Ulyanov,
Vasiliy Lanovoy,
Yuliya Borisova,
Lyudmila Maksakova,
Alla Kazanskaya,
Irina Kupchenko,
Lyudmila Tselikovskaya,
Mariya Aronova,
Marianna Vertinskaya,
Elena Dobronravova,
Yuriy Yakovlev,
Vladimir Etush,
Vyacheslav Shalevich,
Nikolai Timofeyev,
Aleksandr Grave,
Vladimir Simonov,
Vladimir Koval,
Viktor Zozulin,
Evgeniy Karelskikh,
Aleksandr Koznov,
Vladimir Vdovichenkov,
Mikhail Vaskov, Andrei Zaretsky,
Nonna Grishaeva,
Mariya Aronova,
Elena Sotnikova,
Anna Dubrovskaya,
Olga Tumaykina,
Maksim Sukhanov, and
Viktor Dobronravov, among others.
His most memorable stage performances included such roles as Iago in
the Shakespeare's 'Othello' (1980s), as Gorodnichy in 'Revizor' (1990s)
(aka.. Ispector general) based on the classic play by
Nikolay Gogol, and as Gan-za-Lin in
'Zoikina kvartira' based on the eponymous play by
Mikhail A. Bulgakov, among other
plays. In 1998 Makovetsky created the title character in Molière's
'Amfitrion' and the play has been a continuous success for 9 seasons in
a row. Since the 2003 premiere of 'Chaika', Makovetsky has been
delivering critically acclaimed performances as Trigorin opposite
Lyudmila Maksakova and
Yuriy Yakovlev. He also appeared in
several stage productions by director Roman Viktyuk.
Sergei Makovetsky was designated People's Actor of Russia, and received
numerous awards for his works on stage and in films. He is one of the
highest paid actors in today's Russia. Sergei Makovetsky is living and
working in Moscow, Russia.
roles in Duska (2007) by director
Jos Stelling and in
12 (2007) by director
Nikita Mikhalkov.
He was born Sergei Vasilevich Makovetsky on June 13, 1958, in Darnitsa,
a suburb of Kiev, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine). He was raised by a
single mother, was a good swimmer and water polo player and candidate
to Soviet National Team, but his mother strongly objected his sports
career. After failing to enter the Kiev Theatrical College, he worked
as a stage decorator for one year, then moved to Moscow in his pursuit
of an acting career. In Moscow Makovetsky was rejected by several
acting schools, then he was drafted in the Soviet Army, but he managed
to fool the Army doctors by using his acting skills to show symptoms of
serious illnesses. Eventually his persistence and determination paid
off, and his natural talent was recognized. From 1977 - 1980 he studied
acting at the Shchukin Theatrical School of Vakhtangov Theatre in
Moscow, graduating as an actor in 1980 from the class of
Alla Kazanskaya.
Since 1980 Makovetsky has been member of the troupe at Vakhtangov
Theatre in Moscow. There his stage partners were such actors as
Mikhail Ulyanov,
Vasiliy Lanovoy,
Yuliya Borisova,
Lyudmila Maksakova,
Alla Kazanskaya,
Irina Kupchenko,
Lyudmila Tselikovskaya,
Mariya Aronova,
Marianna Vertinskaya,
Elena Dobronravova,
Yuriy Yakovlev,
Vladimir Etush,
Vyacheslav Shalevich,
Nikolai Timofeyev,
Aleksandr Grave,
Vladimir Simonov,
Vladimir Koval,
Viktor Zozulin,
Evgeniy Karelskikh,
Aleksandr Koznov,
Vladimir Vdovichenkov,
Mikhail Vaskov, Andrei Zaretsky,
Nonna Grishaeva,
Mariya Aronova,
Elena Sotnikova,
Anna Dubrovskaya,
Olga Tumaykina,
Maksim Sukhanov, and
Viktor Dobronravov, among others.
His most memorable stage performances included such roles as Iago in
the Shakespeare's 'Othello' (1980s), as Gorodnichy in 'Revizor' (1990s)
(aka.. Ispector general) based on the classic play by
Nikolay Gogol, and as Gan-za-Lin in
'Zoikina kvartira' based on the eponymous play by
Mikhail A. Bulgakov, among other
plays. In 1998 Makovetsky created the title character in Molière's
'Amfitrion' and the play has been a continuous success for 9 seasons in
a row. Since the 2003 premiere of 'Chaika', Makovetsky has been
delivering critically acclaimed performances as Trigorin opposite
Lyudmila Maksakova and
Yuriy Yakovlev. He also appeared in
several stage productions by director Roman Viktyuk.
Sergei Makovetsky was designated People's Actor of Russia, and received
numerous awards for his works on stage and in films. He is one of the
highest paid actors in today's Russia. Sergei Makovetsky is living and
working in Moscow, Russia.