Lev Konstantinovich Durov (Russian: Лев
ÐšÐ¾Ð½Ñ Ñ‚Ð°Ð½Ñ‚Ð¸Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð"уров, IPA: [ˈlʲef
kÉ™nstÉ nʲˈtʲinÉ™vʲɪtÉ• ˈdurÉ™f]; 23 December 1931, Moscow â€"
20 August 2015, Moscow) was a Soviet/Russian theatre and film actor
who appeared in more than 200 films and numerous stage productions
between 1955 and 2008. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in
1990.Durov came from the illustrious Durov family whose members
included memoirist Nadezhda Durova and animal trainer Anatoly Durov.
His aunt's husband Prov Sadovsky Jr. [ru] ran the Maly Theatre in
1944-1947. Lev Durov married actress Irina Kirichenko (1931-2001) in
1954. Their daughter Ekaterina is also an actress.Durov attended the
Moscow Art Theatre School, where his teachers included Sergey
Gerasimov and Sergey Blinnikov. He joined the troupe of Anatoly Efros
in 1954 and was a mainstay of Efros's productions until 1984. For some
30 years, he worked at the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre both as an actor
and as a director. He was the theatre's principal director from 2003
to 2006.Durov was also known for his voice acting, most notably as
Sharik the Dog in Three from Prostokvashino and its sequels. He
published three books of memoirs, in 1999 and 2008. Lev Durov died on
20 August 2015 and was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.
ÐšÐ¾Ð½Ñ Ñ‚Ð°Ð½Ñ‚Ð¸Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð"уров, IPA: [ˈlʲef
kÉ™nstÉ nʲˈtʲinÉ™vʲɪtÉ• ˈdurÉ™f]; 23 December 1931, Moscow â€"
20 August 2015, Moscow) was a Soviet/Russian theatre and film actor
who appeared in more than 200 films and numerous stage productions
between 1955 and 2008. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in
1990.Durov came from the illustrious Durov family whose members
included memoirist Nadezhda Durova and animal trainer Anatoly Durov.
His aunt's husband Prov Sadovsky Jr. [ru] ran the Maly Theatre in
1944-1947. Lev Durov married actress Irina Kirichenko (1931-2001) in
1954. Their daughter Ekaterina is also an actress.Durov attended the
Moscow Art Theatre School, where his teachers included Sergey
Gerasimov and Sergey Blinnikov. He joined the troupe of Anatoly Efros
in 1954 and was a mainstay of Efros's productions until 1984. For some
30 years, he worked at the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre both as an actor
and as a director. He was the theatre's principal director from 2003
to 2006.Durov was also known for his voice acting, most notably as
Sharik the Dog in Three from Prostokvashino and its sequels. He
published three books of memoirs, in 1999 and 2008. Lev Durov died on
20 August 2015 and was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.
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