Valentine's parents had nothing to do with the theater at all. The actor's father was a lawyer. They say that Valentine's father was very modest. But, at the same time, he was a very strong and proud person. Gaft's mother always kept the house clean and taught little Valentine to order from the very childhood.
The biography of the actor contains many facts that could change his life. For example, in the summer of 1941, on the 21st, the actor's family was going to Ukraine, to the town of Pryluky, but they somehow changed their tickets. If this did not happen, it is not known how the biography of Gaft would have developed. However, Valentine's father still went to the front and returned to the rank of major.
The first time Gaft became interested in the theater when he got to the play "A Special Task". He watched her, and it seemed to the boy that everything that happens on the stage is actually. But at that moment the future actor had not yet thought about trying to play something. This desire arose already in high school. It was then that Gaft enlisted in the school circle of amateur performance. But the thing was that he was at school for boys. Therefore, the gavel had to play many female roles.
After graduation, Gaft decided to try to enter the Shchukin School in the Moscow Art Theater School. At the same time, the guy was very embarrassed that he wants to be an actor. He did not tell anyone about where he was going to go. Perhaps, he would not continue to believe in himself if he had not met on the street with actor Stolyarov. Valentine asked him to listen and the idol did not refuse. Several lessons Stolyarova did their job. Although Gaft did not enter the Pike, after only one round, but in the Moscow Art Theater he passed everything perfectly and became a student of the theater school.
Studying at the Moscow Art Theater, Gaft, of course, dreamed of immediately getting into the cinema. He even flashed in a few episodic roles, but at that time he still did not have enough confidence in himself and knowledge to immediately become a famous actor. However, Valentin never gave up, slowly, but confidently moving towards his goal.
After graduation Gaft for some time could not find a job. He was not taken to any of the theaters. He was helped by the famous reciter Dmitry Zhuravlyov. It was he who built Gaft into the Mossovet Theater. But Gafta did not like it very much, because, in his opinion, he did not get the roles that he could play. Therefore, a year later, Gaft left the theater right during the tour. A little more time passed and Valentine was offered a job in the Theater of Satire. But even there he did not last long and was kicked out. Nobody knew that in a few years it was in this theater that Gaft would play one of his best roles - the role of Count Almaviva in "The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro".
GAFT played at the Malaya Bronnaya Theater, at the Spartakovskaya Theater. Then he came to the theater of the Lenin Komsomol to Anatoly Efros. It was in this theater that Gaft finally began to reveal his talent. He was able to play roles that showed how capable and talented he is. Although Valentin worked in this theater for a relatively short time, he was able to feel exactly how he needed to play, what to do and how to look for himself in a creative way. Well, the whole subsequent life of Gaft was inseparably connected with the contemporary theater. It was there that he played all his best roles, performed on stage, ripping off the applause and collecting the sold out.
At the same time, Gaft wanted to not only play on stage, but also to act in films. But even there his road was quite difficult. Gaft did not take almost any role. He was told that he had a too untypical and unsuitable appearance. But the Gaft did not give up. In the end, already in the seventies he found his place in the cinema. His characters have always been unique plastic, subtle humor, intelligence, psychology. In each of his character Gaft put a part of himself, did so that his characters reflected and his own experiences and emotions. Gradually, he moved from small roles to significant ones and became a recognizable actor.
But the first wave of popularity came to Gaft, when he began to star in Ryazanov. It was thanks to the movie "Garage" that the Gaft was remembered absolutely for all spectators. Then he played a role in the tragicomedy "Say a word about the poor hussar." By the way, it is worth noting that all the roles in the films of Ryazanov were very diverse. Gaft could portray a variety of characters, but they were all smart and interesting, they had charisma, their own, unique character.
Gaft had a lot of interesting and memorable roles. But, in addition, the Gaft also has the talent to write poisonous epigrams. He always stood out this and among the actors and among the audience.
As for his personal life, it was not particularly happy. Gaft had four wives and one daughter from a second marriage. The second wife of Gaft, a ballerina, was of a terrible character. Daughter Olga, who remained to live with her mother after her parents' divorce, eventually could not stand it and committed suicide. Valentin very painfully experienced the death of his daughter and did not communicate with journalists for a year. However, the second wife of Gaft too soon died of stomach cancer.
The last wife of Gaft was a beautiful and charismatic actress, and also a very beautiful woman - Olga Ostroumova. They met while shooting "Garage", but at that time Olga had a husband. When they parted, Gaft did not waste time. This pair is a direct proof that even in old age one can be loved, loving and happy. To date, Valentine Gaft remains a sought-after actor and a happy man.