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.
Life Dear Parents Andrew - Maria Vladimirovna Mironova and Alexander Menaker - crossed, when both were already taken place and family men. Their hot and impetuous affair broke out in Rostov-on-Don, where the troupe of the Moscow theater left for the summer tour. In an effort to produce a blond, blue-eyed and clever Masha Mironov most favorable impression, Alex ordered from the best tailor fashion colors suit faded roses, bought Eliseevsky store different types of cheese, pineapples, wine, and packing everything into the basket, arrived in Rostov to win the heart of your liking. Seeing the number sent to the offerings, girlfriend Mironova pointedly said: "This is you, Mary, for nothing will not work."
"Free" tour novel failed both. Autumn resolute Maria Vladimirovna told her husband that they should break up. And then he demanded Alik, now renamed by her will to Sasha, the news of the divorce his wife. I must say, in a cute Maria Mironova then fell in love with the famous tenor Ivan Kozlovsky, long courted her and offered her hand and heart. But Mironov prefer younger Dvadtsatisemiletny Menaker. Alexander Menaker it was hard and painful to part with his first wife, ballerina Irina Lascari, with his son Cyril, a native and beautiful city of Leningrad, where he was born and spent his childhood and youth. However, Irina understood everything and quietly let him go. With the eldest son Kirill Lascari, now known choreographer from St. Petersburg, Alexander S. lifetime maintained very warm family relationships, and did everything that his sons were amicable brothers.
So, in late September, and Mironov Menaker married. And for 45 years, every year on September 20 Menaker will send a telegram: "Dear Mary, I congratulate our day Sasha.".
A year and a half in the evening performance on the eve of March 8 years in the Thirty Years' Maria Vladimirovna went into labor just behind the scenes. So along with the long-awaited son there is a beautiful story that the future great artist was born on stage.
Alaksandr Menaker: "In the evening, the eve of March 8, I went to meet Masha after the show, go backstage and find out that she was taken to a maternity hospital named Grauerman on the Arbat.
According to his friends of the family Andrew was pretty small toddler with huge, in half his face bright blue eyes.
O.Vereysky: "Little Andrew was bald, funny, fat and rosy He was sitting on a high chair and spoke in a hoarse voice:". Peliberda ", which meant" rubbish. "When angry with your favorite babysitter, monotone droned:" Nurse, how are you soplyushka ... How ... How Koovi bear ... "
Brother Cyril Lascari "Andryusha parents brought positive examples as role models for some reason I was elected..
- Look at the way he shuffles leg, which he intelligent boy - Andryusha said our dad.
- You brush your teeth when? - Interested bro.
- Morning and evening, - I answered, though, probably lied.
It's amazing how after all Andrew I hate!
Then a boy Andrew came to me for the holidays. We had fun. One even managed to go to the restaurant because Andrew famously said in English, and pretended to be a foreigner. After the campaign he sworn never to drink vodka, and it was probably the only word that he could not hold back.
I remember many of his visits to Leningrad. In the morning telephone rang - and I've heard in a tube merry wildness:
- Hello, this is Andrei Mironov, you my last name does not say anything. Immediately, you hear immediately get ready, have breakfast on the table ...
And I went to the "Astoria". And we devoured at breakfast muffins, coffee and much-loved Andrew glazed curds. "
Maria Vladimirovna Mironova: "The first output of Andrew on the scene occurred during our performance at the Summer Theatre CDSA He was 5 years old in the audience laughter arose suddenly I could not understand what was going on, looked back and saw her son Carried away,.... he came out from behind the scenes and, as always, standing with his hands behind his back, laughing.
Andryusha liked Leonid Cliffs. He gave him a different pilikalki, pipes, violins. And Andrew they are always broke. Cliffs terribly upset and said: "My God, Andrew, but this is not possible, do not you like music?" And Andrew was very fond of music, but he was curious to see what was inside. When Leonid Cliffs gave him a pretty chetvertushechku-violins for beginners, he dismantled it all, to find out why she plays. He watched everything inside. And so it had remained for life. He looks and their roles, it looks that the inside ... "
Andrew Childhood traditionally held: ice cream from the Central Department Store, a movie in the "Metropolis", the icon collection, football and favorite horses.
Andrew studied at the prestigious 170-th school in Petrovka. "Lyceum in Pushkin" - joked the guys. Here, children learn academics, artists and writers, but there were also boys from migratory courtyards and alleys is not the most harmless reputation. Mironov was considered in the class of the informal leader. Not warden not YCL (not like these "posts"), it has infected the children enthusiastically, with the fervor taking hold of all that it seemed to him worthy of attention, whether it is football, rugby, amateur jazz orchestra (where he enthusiastically pounded on Pioneer drum ), the release of wall newspapers or arranging trips. After the Twentieth Party Congress became intriguing life - interesting. In the Central House of Arts - Exhibition persecuted artist Ilya Glazunov, the Literary Museum on Yakimanka - Sergei Yesenin official evening, in the branch of Moscow Art Theater - stunning performance Oleg Efremov - is necessary to burst! The class teacher, geography teacher NG Panfilova established amateur theater school, it Andrew played his first role (inspector). Studied always good, smooth and already adored the theater - with the inspector general began in the school studio, then the studio at the Central Children's Theatre. Andrei tried to write poetry, tried hand at painting, wanted to play the drums, and tried to portray jazz pans (he love of classic jazz, by the way, kept for a lifetime).
Still, his main teacher was the family. In their rich, tastefully furnished apartment there were famous people of his time. Closely here was not only on the abundance of books and paintings, but primarily on the fun and talented people, who are constantly going here. Amazing, talented environment is very strongly influenced the formation of his character and abilities.
At age eleven he almost made his film debut. But the early start prevented the film career ... natural cleanliness. Cleanliness and order in the house Mironov were erected in the cult. In Pestovo near Moscow, where mhatovtsev holiday House conducted the parents leave, arrived the crew of the film "Sadko". Andrey with the son of the famous mhatovtsa Khmeleva instructed "role" in the crowd. But given hop luxury suit boyarchonka and Mironov - sackcloth beggars, he disdained to wear next to the skin, pinned on top of fashion T-shirt with a shiny zipper. When in the frame next to the boyars turned beggar colorful socks under bast shoes and rags, through which shone clearly lightning, the director shouting bully expelled from the set.
Remembering his childhood, Mironov often uttered: "Your father." With Dad, they went to visit the famous talented people - writers, composers who have made a great impression on the boy. Andrei Mironov, despite the uniqueness of the family environment was still a typical postwar boy. And all that so fascinated his contemporaries, equally admired his. Features generation there were recognizable. And selflessly in the war games, and "stunning" impression of the trophy films like "Tarzan" and "Robin Hood" - is not passed by him, although the latter have left a large footprint in memory. If we are talking about some kind of impact on the mind, it is likely these were movies with Yves Montand and Gйrard Philippe. Inspired Romantic, boyish boldness, openness and human cheerful disposition has always remained deeply sympathize with Andrei Mironov. With age, gaiety diminished, but the spirit of romance in it and was not broken.
Andrew is very easy given foreign languages. Even before the school he led a group of German. There was then an interesting group in which small children spoke only German, but at the same time they were accustomed to good manners. They visited each other's homes, playing, walking together in the park. Their group led a very sweet woman, a German by birth. This lasted a short time and remains as one of the earliest childhood memories. German forgotten, even though it knew his father AS Menaker, he graduated from the famous St. Petersburg "Anneshule", where all subjects were conducted in German. A. Mironov, fluent in English, have studied French at the Institute. Parents, among others, thought that it was in this direction, and he will continue his studies. The point, however, is not in the knowledge of languages, and a keen sense of primarily their own language and amazingly caring, loving him with regard to youth. Mironov knew what melody of language, what riches it conceals, as an actor it's very important.
It is hard to imagine that he could choose a any other profession besides acting, I could live without a scene. As a child, Andrew was a fan of football and firmly intended to become a goalkeeper.
Before the entrance exam to the Shchukin Theatre School he decided to show Cecilia Mansurov, the famous teacher. Andrew stood in a pose, a broken voice said the first line of Pushkin's "Farewell, free element!", And he rushed from the voltage nose blood ... "The temperament of the boy exactly there - tactfully noted Mansurov -. For a start, and it's not bad ..."
Desire son do after school in the Shchukin Drama School at Maria Vladimirovna has not caused delight. She was terrified that her only son would be ordinary, mediocre actor.
Maria V. Mironov: "We came with a tour to the Far East and dietary store met Sinelnikov, the actress of the Vakhtangov Theater, which we said:" You know, we have adopted today a charming guy, by the way, with your name, "It turns out that Andrew did not. He said on the exam, that he is our son, for us it was also a surprise. with great English, we thought that he would go to MGIMO ".
The fact that the school that year did another Mironov. Namesake has not passed, and the name of Andrei Mironov, first appeared in the Higher Theater School lists them. Shchukin.
Fortunately, Andrew was not only justified, but also surpassed her expectations. It was easy, witty, artistic. He entered brilliantly, passing all the exams on the "Five" - together with Olga Yakovleva, Yura Volintsev, Kolya Volkov. When talking about him as the son of Mironova and Menaker, he exploded: "I just Mironov, and all!" We must pay tribute to the parents: they had not spoiled. His first car he bought with his own money. He lacked a certain amount of money, he asked his father, but he said he can not help. He rescued his friend the artist, and then a happy motorist heard: the money was given to the artist Maria Vladimirovna S. and Alexander.
Olga Yakovleva:. "Being in the same year, we became almost permanent partners in the dance, singing, I remember how we had waltzed to support it at this time to sing, throw me like a feather in the air, but he apparently iz. for his dedication dance is not always time to catch me It was funny, but I managed to falling, complain loudly to the teacher:. "And Andrew did not catch me ..." .On any one of Shchukin evening, we sang a duet from Andryusha some operetta. escape all the school. I have no hearing, no voice. and Andrei hearing and pleasant voice. then life separated us in different theaters. It has become a thriving actor Theatre of Satire.
I remember, we were already over 40. The December morning, I'm struggling with the blizzard, making their way to the Kremlin theatrical figures. Ahead is also someone struggling with the wind turns - Andrew. "And you're a what?" I answer: "There is." - "Beautiful women have to sleep for a long time", - he quotes Hemingway. "Am I beautiful?" - "Highly!" - He says, and I cheerfully bouncing, running forward. More ... At the funeral Efros me approaching someone's face. I do not see anything, all in a fog. "Who is it?" - "It's me, Andrew, how are you ..?" It was January 87th. In August and it was not Andryusha. I could not cry ... "
His mother, Maria Vladimirovna, always jealous of his hobbies. The more Andrew tied to the girl, the more his mother hated her, if fascination son was not serious, then she did not pay any attention.
Andrew was the youngest student. School, he graduated with honors, at the end of which was passed with a bang in the Theater of Satire. Andrew showed himself to viewing in all its glory, and has been accepted unconditionally. Energy beat him over the edge. And 25 years of artistic life, tempered his fate, gave the scene. The chief director of "satirovtsev" Valentin Pluchek fell in love with the young artist immediately. His temperament, ease of sparkling downright mesmerized artistic director, Mironov in recognizing future star, from the beginning he began to charge him starring roles. It is fair to say that it Pluchek fostered in him a marvelous theater actor, and then made it possible to place and as a director. But even he could not imagine at some unattainable height rises its "sun" what a fantastic fate awaits him. In the end, after many years, he could not cope with his own zeal for the best actor and wittingly or unwittingly cause Andrey much suffering.
But in the beginning everything was wonderful. The first performances of Andrey - "Bug", "bath", "The Catcher in the Rye", "A Profitable Post" - caused a general admiration of audiences and critics, that rarely happens in the theater. The role of Holden in the play "The Catcher in the Rye" by JD Salinger novel made him famous all over Moscow. In 60 - 70 years in the theater did not get - go, "Mironov." The lucky ones who saw Andrew on stage, know how hypnotic charisma he possessed. His amazing plastic and dance, improvisation and selfless magnetic power fascinated the audience.
Mironov began acting early. His heroes aroused sympathy, but rarely - confidence. The development and the culmination of the image of the elegant and charming rogue rake taken place in the film Leonid Gaidai "Diamond Hand". Hero Mironov, cute Gesha, aka "Count", sang about the "bad luck Island" and famously danced on the deck of the ship something unimaginable. Subsequently musicality Mironov used all the directors who worked with him since "Brilliant hands" did not seem to be any film wherever Mironov sang.
Starring in ageless movie "The Diamond Arm", he conquered the whole country.
"The Diamond Arm" Mironov made the idol of the public. In the 1970s it was worn on the hands, in the literal sense: for example, the service entrance to the Theatre of Satire waited for his car. Meanwhile, Mironov ascent to the heights of continued success. 15 film roles for a year! In "Property of the Republic", he finally played itself - beautiful, kind and chaotic, gambling and discreetly-gentle, maximalist in the soul, not recognizing a half Affairs and feelings ... with the refrain "Who's New" and the romantic hero's death in the final.
Then came the meeting with Eldar Ryazanov in "The Old Man and robbers" and "Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia", where all the risky tricks performed Mironov himself Without a backup. Italian actor, refuses to perform any self whatsoever tricks came as a shock, looking at that curry "crazy Russian"! Mironov also at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour (! And even by our some roads) got out of the fire engine cab, climbed to the emergency staircase on all fours crept to its end - and it is 11 meters, crawled onto the roof of riding under the stairs "Zhiguli" and got into the passenger compartment. According to the testimony of experienced stuntmen, it - a difficult trick, even for seasoned professionals.
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