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Evgenij Leonov - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography

Evgeny Leonov - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, actor.

The star of Soviet cinema and theater, an unsurpassed comedian, the very embodiment of good nature, gentleness and friendliness with a characteristic quiet hoarse voice, whatever you say - the image of a bumpy bear cub. However, the Soviet Winnie the Pooh was voiced by none other than Yevgeny Leonov.

Evgeny Pavlovich, a root Muscovite, was brought up in a working class family. He received his specialized education at the Theater Studio (Moscow). The first stage was the city theater of the Dzerzhinsky district (1947), reformatted in 1948 into the Theater. K. S. Stanislavsky. Yevgeny Leonov's film career developed incrementally: from participation in crowd scenes (1947), through episodic roles in the films Pencil on Ice (1948) and Happy Flight (1949) to his stellar tape Striped Flight (1961). The role of the pseudo-tiger tamer Shuleikin became the first main role, Leonov received the long-awaited and more than deserved nationwide fame.

Evgenia Leonova filmography includes more than 100 films, among them the picture Don Tale (1964) stands out - the main role of the Cossack Shibalka, where the actor appeared in a new dramatic role for himself.

The main roles of Yevgeny Leonov made the tapes known to be successful, and the directors tried to invite this particular actor to their picture - there were always a lot of proposals, and Leonov tried not to refuse anything. This is how Zigzag of Fortune (1968) and Gentlemen of Fortune (1971), Big Change (1973) and Ordinary Miracle (1978), the iconic Kin-dza-dza, appeared! (1986).

Works for children occupy a separate place in Yevgeny Leonov's biography. A man with such warmth and kindness left the children many roles in their favorite films (King in the Snow Queen (1966)) and cartoons. The heroes of the most famous cartoons speak in the voice of Evgeny Pavlovich: the narrator in the series of Tales based on Bazhov, the king in Vasilisa the Beautiful and, of course, his most famous Winnie the Pooh.

Awarded with numerous awards and medals, has the title of Honored (1959) and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1972), People's Artist of the USSR (1978). He was married for 37 years with a single marriage to Wanda Stoilova, there is a son - Andrei (1959). He died on 01/29/1994.

Yevgeny Leonov has green eyes, natural light brown hair color, fair skin and full lips. The shape of the face is round, the forehead is high, the hair is straight, soft. Evgeny Leonov did not change his hair color, preferring natural. The actor has a large, wide nose and an oval chin. The actor's height is 165 cm, no tattoos.

Zodiac sign - Virgo (09/02/1926)


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