Andrei Mironov
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Andrei Alexandrovich Mironov (8 March 1941 – 16 August 1987) was a Soviet
theatre and film actor who played lead roles in some of the most popular Soviet films, such as The Diamond Arm
, Beware of the Car and Twelve Chairs. Mironov was also a popular singer.
Andrei Mironov's parents Alexander Menaker and Maria Vladimirovna Mironova were known nationwide as a comedic duo.
Theatre of Satire. In 1961, he acted in his first film, What If This Is Love? On 18 December 1980 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR.
Andrei Mironov is known and loved for his roles in films made by Eldar Ryazanov
, Leonid Gaidai
, Mark Zakharov
, and other directors. He had a wide comedic range and played diverse roles (e.g. a Soviet bureaucrat
, Figaro, a romantic spy, a member of the Russian intelligentsia, a con man
, an American movie pioneer, a tale-teller, etc.).
On one of his tours through Latvia
in 1987, he lost consciousness while performing the lead role in The Marriage of Figaro
. He was driven to a hospital where two days later he was pronounced dead. His death occurred only nine days after the passing of his close friend and frequent co-star Anatoli Papanov
. The cause of his death was excessive internal bleeding due to a congenital cerebral aneurysm.
, with whom he had one daughter, Maria Mironova
, and second to Larisa Golubkina
, a singer and actress best known for her role of the hussar maiden in Hussar Ballad
. Maria Mironova and his adopted daughter Maria Golubkina (from his marriage with Larisa) had successful careers in Russian cinema.
3624 Mironov
, discovered by Soviet
astronomers Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina
and Lyudmila Zhuravlyova
in 1982 is named after him.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
theatre and film actor who played lead roles in some of the most popular Soviet films, such as The Diamond Arm
The Diamond Arm
The Diamond Arm is a 1968 Soviet comedy film filmed by Mosfilm and first released in 1968. The film was directed by slapstick director Leonid Gaidai and starred several famous Soviet actors, including Yuri Nikulin, Andrei Mironov, Anatoli Papanov, Nonna Mordyukova and Svetlana Svetlichnaya. The...
, Beware of the Car and Twelve Chairs. Mironov was also a popular singer.
Andrei Mironov's parents Alexander Menaker and Maria Vladimirovna Mironova were known nationwide as a comedic duo.
Career
Mironov studied in the Vakhtangov Theatre School during the early 1950s. From 1958–1962 he studied acting at the Moscow Shchukin School. From June 18, 1962 to 1987 Mironov was a permanent member of the trope at the MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
Theatre of Satire. In 1961, he acted in his first film, What If This Is Love? On 18 December 1980 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR.
Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov is a Soviet/Russian film director whose comedies, satirizing the daily life of the country, are very famous throughout the former Soviet Union....
, Leonid Gaidai
Leonid Gaidai
Leonid Iovich Gaidai was one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former USSR & modern Russia...
, Mark Zakharov
Mark Zakharov
Mark Anatolyevich Zakharov is a Soviet and Russian theatrical director and playwright. He was also a professor of the Moscow Theatre Institute ....
, and other directors. He had a wide comedic range and played diverse roles (e.g. a Soviet bureaucrat
Bureaucrat
A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can comprise the administration of any organization of any size, though the term usually connotes someone within an institution of a government or corporation...
, Figaro, a romantic spy, a member of the Russian intelligentsia, a con man
Confidence trick
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. A confidence artist is an individual working alone or in concert with others who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty and honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility,...
, an American movie pioneer, a tale-teller, etc.).
On one of his tours through Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
in 1987, he lost consciousness while performing the lead role in The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro
Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata , K. 492, is an opera buffa composed in 1786 in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro .Although the play by...
. He was driven to a hospital where two days later he was pronounced dead. His death occurred only nine days after the passing of his close friend and frequent co-star Anatoli Papanov
Anatoli Papanov
Anatoli Dmitrievich Papanov was a popular Soviet film and theatre actor.Papanov starred in some of the best and well-known Soviet films, often together with his friend, Andrei Mironov. Mostly known for his great performances in comedies, he also had serious and dramatic roles, such as that of the...
. The cause of his death was excessive internal bleeding due to a congenital cerebral aneurysm.
Personal
Andrei Mironov was married twice. First to Yekaterina GradovaYekaterina Gradova
Ekaterina Gradova is a popular Russian film actress who appeared in two Soviet blockbuster films "Seventeen Moments of Spring" and "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed". Ekatherina Gradova played her first notable role in the beginning of 1966 in the drama Boris Yashin "Autumn Weddings". Later,...
, with whom he had one daughter, Maria Mironova
Maria Mironova
-Biography:Maria was born on 28 May, 1973 in Moscow to Andrei Mironov and Ekaterina Gradova. After graduating from school, she entered The Vakhtangov Theatre Academy. In 1992, Maria gave birth to son, Andrei. In 1993, turned to Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Since 1997, Maria has been...
, and second to Larisa Golubkina
Larisa Golubkina
Larisa Ivanovna Golubkina is a Russian actress.She entered the Moscow Musical School in 1955, graduating after four years, and then enrolled into the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts...
, a singer and actress best known for her role of the hussar maiden in Hussar Ballad
Hussar Ballad
The Hussar Ballad is a 1962 Soviet musical film by Eldar Ryazanov, filmed on Mosfilm. In effect, it is one of the best loved musical comedies in Russia....
. Maria Mironova and his adopted daughter Maria Golubkina (from his marriage with Larisa) had successful careers in Russian cinema.
Legacy
A minor planetMinor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
3624 Mironov
3624 Mironov
3624 Mironov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 14, 1982 by L. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj. The asteroid is named in honour of actor Andrei Mironov.- External links :...
, discovered by Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
astronomers Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina
Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina
Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina is a Soviet and Ukrainian astronomer.Working at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1978, she has discovered a number of asteroids, including the Amor asteroid 5324 Lyapunov and the Trojan asteroid 3063 Makhaon. She has received a Ph.D. in astronomy from I. I...
and Lyudmila Zhuravlyova
Lyudmila Zhuravlyova
Lyudmila Vasilyevna Zhuravleva is a Soviet, Russian and Ukrainian astronomer.She works at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.She also serves as president...
in 1982 is named after him.
Filmography
- What if this is a love? (1961)
- Three Plus TwoThree Plus TwoThree Plus Two, or 3 + 2 is a 1962 Soviet comedy film directed by Genrikh Oganisyan based on a play by Sergei Mikhalkov. Produced by Maksim Gorki Studio.-Cast:* Natalya Kustinskaya as Natasha* Natalya Fateyeva as Zoya...
(1962) - My Younger Brother (1962)
- Two Sundays (1963)
- A year like a life (1965)
- Beware of the Car (1966)
- The Mysterious Wall (1967)
- The Diamond ArmThe Diamond ArmThe Diamond Arm is a 1968 Soviet comedy film filmed by Mosfilm and first released in 1968. The film was directed by slapstick director Leonid Gaidai and starred several famous Soviet actors, including Yuri Nikulin, Andrei Mironov, Anatoli Papanov, Nonna Mordyukova and Svetlana Svetlichnaya. The...
(1968) - To love (1968)
- The literature lesson (1968)
- New Year's abduction (1969)
- Family happiness (1970)
- The Shadow (1971)
- Stariki-razboynikiStariki-razboyniki- Plot :Old detective Myachikov is being retired by his boss Fedyaev. The official version is that Myachikov solved none crimes during last two months...
(1971) - Property of the Republic (1971)
- The Kid and Carlson, who lives on the roof (1971)
- Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in RussiaUnbelievable Adventures of Italians in RussiaUnbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia is a 1974 joint Soviet-Italian film about some Italians searching for treasure in Russia, and directed by Franco Prosperi and Eldar Ryazanov.- Plot summary :...
(1974) - Mad day or the Marriage of Figaro (1974) TV
- Lev Gurych Sinichkin (1974) TV
- Small comedies of the big house (1974)
- The Straw HatThe Straw HatThe Straw Hat is a 1974 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze based on a play by Eugène Labiche. Music composed by Isaac Schwartz.-Plot summary:The extravagant life of a charming rentier who thought nothing of consequences...
(1974) - Repeated wedding (1975)
- Pages of the Pechorin's diary (1975) TV
- Step Towards (1975)
- Heavenly Swallows (1976)
- Blue PuppyBlue PuppyBlue Puppy is a 1976 Soviet animated film. The lyrics and screemplay were written by Yuri Entin, loosely based on the tale by Gyula Urban.Several quotes from the film's lyrics became common colloquial sayings, for example, "What trouble can we stir up?" and "Ah, how I'm angry, ooh, how I'm angry!"...
(1976) - The Twelve ChairsThe Twelve ChairsThe Twelve Chairs is a classic satirical novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, released in 1928. Its main character Ostap Bender reappears in the book's sequel The Little Golden Calf.-Plot:...
(1976) - An Ordinary MiracleAn Ordinary Miracle (1978 film)An Ordinary Miracle is a Soviet 1978 musical film, a love story by Mark Zakharov based on a play by Yevgeni Shvarts. This is the second screen version of the play; the first one was filmed in 1964 by Erast Garin....
(1978) - Three Men in a Boat, To Say Nothing of the Dog (1979) TV
- Faratyev's Fantasies (1979) TV
- Appointment (1980) TV
- On poor hussar put in the word (1980) TV
- Be my husband (1981)
- Revisor (Inspector) (1982) TV
- The Story of The Voyages (Skazka stranstviy) (1982)
- Somewhere in Provincial Garden (1983) TV
- The blond behind the corner (1983)
- Victory (1984)
- My Friend Ivan Lapshin (1984)
- A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (1987)
- The Pathfinder (1987)