Andrei Alexandrovich Mironov

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Andrei Mironov ( Russian Андрей Александрович Миронов . Scientific transliteration: Andrej Alexandrovič Mironov * 8. March 1941 in Moscow ; † 16th August 1987 in Riga ) was a Russian had played film actor who starred in many of the most popular Soviet films, including The Diamond poor , be careful, car thief! or The Incredible Adventures of Italians in Russia . Mironov was also a famous singer.

Mironov's parents were known nationwide as a comedian duo . His Jewish father was Alexander Menaker. His mother was Maria Mironova , who in 1990 received the title of People's Artist of the USSR .

Life

Mironov attended the acting school of the Vakhtangov Theater in the early 1950s. Between 1958 and 1962 he studied acting at the Moscow Shchukin School. From 1962 he was a permanent member of the troupe of the Moscow Theater of Satire. In 1962 he starred in his first film And when that's love . On December 18, 1980, he was awarded the title of People's Artist by the RSFSR.

Mironov was known and appreciated for his roles in the films of Eldar Ryazanov , Leonid Gaidai , Mark Sakharov and other film directors. He had a great talent for playing funny characters and had a wide variety of roles (e.g., a Soviet bureaucrat, Figaro, romantic spy, member of the Russian intelligentsia , a cheater, a film pioneer, a storyteller, etc.)

On one of his tours of Latvia in 1987, he passed out during a performance at Figaro's wedding . He was taken to the hospital where he died two days later on August 16. This happened just two weeks after his close friend and frequent film partner Anatoly Papanov passed away. Mironov's death was caused by intense internal bleeding from a congenital brain aneurysm. Mironov was buried in Moscow in the Vagankovo ​​cemetery .

Private

Mironov was married twice. His first wife was Yekaterina Gradowa, with whom he had a daughter Maria Mironova , who is also an actress today, among other things, she starred in the films Watcher of the Night (2004) and Watcher of the Day (2006). Mironov's second wife was Larissa Golubkina , a singer best known for her role as the dressed up hussar girl in the movie Hussar Ballad . The non-biological daughter from the second marriage, Maria Golubkina , is also a successful actress today.

Others

The minor planet (3624) Mironov , which the Ukrainian-Soviet astronomers LG Karachkina and Lyudmyla Schuravlowa discovered in 1982, is named after Andrei Mironov .

Filmography (selection)

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SURNAME Mironov, Andrei Alexandrovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Миронов, Андрей Алексадрович (Russian); Mironov, Andrej Alexandrovič (scientific transliteration)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian film actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow
DATE OF DEATH August 16, 1987
Place of death Riga