That is why in this article we offer you a biography of Alexander Demyanenko. Demyanenko was born on May 30, 1937. Alexander's hometown of Sverdlovsk. It was there that his biography began. Alexander's father was also an actor. In the twenties, Demyanenko Sr. graduated from GITIS. Then he moved to Sverdlovsk, played in the theater and worked as a Masovian entertainer. The biography of this man confirms the fact that he always knew how to arrange a show. At what it was of little interest to him, how many people would participate in it - ten or a thousand. Sergey Demyanenko always knew how to make people happy. In addition, he was a real lady's man. Sergei married three times, and once he returned to his first wife, Alexander's mother. From marriages, Sergei had five children. A bit surprising, but the biography of the Demyanenko family confirms that children should never quarrel among themselves because of mistakes made by their parents. All five offspring of Sergei have been friends all their life, loved each other and supported, as befits real brothers and sisters.
Alexander was with his father all the time. That is why, from childhood, he began to get involved in the theater and was interested in acting. The boy himself enrolled in a circle of amateur art, which was at the Sverdlovsk Palace of Culture. It was on the stage of this Palace of Culture that Sasha played his first roles. It is also worth noting that the actor graduated from music school in piano and sang. All the friends said that he had a nice baritone. Unfortunately, in the films this talent was never disclosed.
In 1954, Alexander graduated from high school. He decided to try himself as an actor. Moreover, at that time the commission of their Moscow Art Theater arrived in the city. But, unfortunately, Sasha was too worried and he did not manage to perform with dignity. Therefore, Alexander decided that he had no talent and entered the law faculty. But only a talented actor realized that this profession was not for him. As he did not try, six months later, he finally realized that he could not study there. Therefore, he abandoned the Sverdlovsk Institute and next summer went to Moscow. Now Alexander was going to at all costs to enter that university, where he would be taught to be a real actor and master of his craft. The persistence and talent of the young man helped him. The boy was accepted into Shchukin and GITIS. Alexander decided to stay in GITIS.
Alexander was just fine. From the very first days he has established himself as a very talented young man. But, nevertheless, the guy just shamelessly skipped. He could leave in the middle of the lecture and wave in his hometown. However, the teachers saw that Alexander has great prospects, so he was forgiven for such antics.
When Sasha studied in the second year, he was invited to shoot in the movie "Wind". This first television work of the actor was very successful, so the young Demianenko noticed both the audience and the filmmakers. Now in the movies a new hero appeared, which Alexander embodied. It was a young man we loved so much, an intelligent appearance, distinguished by modesty and kindness, who is always ready to go on a feat.
When Alexander graduated from GITIS, he was invited to the Mayakovsky Theater. There he served only three years. The fact is that although Sasha loved to play on the stage of the theater, he still wanted more and more to appear in the cinema.
Especially the guy had the opportunity to withdraw. For example, he was invited for the second time by directors who directed the "Wind". The new film was called "The World of the Incoming." This tape was shown at festivals in Brussels and Venice. Now Alexander was known by foreign audiences.
Then Sasha played in two more films, which our audience still knows and loves: "Career of Dima Gorin" and "Adult Children". In 1962, the young actor moved to Leningrad. There he could get an apartment. In addition, Sasha was shot at Lenfilm, so living in this city was much more convenient for him. Sasha played young, principled and honest heroes. And then he met Gaidai.
Gaidai was looking for a student of the role of student Vladik Arkov in the film "Fair Stories". In the end, the director chose Alexander. For his role, burning brunette, bleached hair, then Vlad was renamed Shurik and soon the picture turned into the well-known "Operation Y and other adventures of Shurik."
Shurik was a huge success for Alexander and a huge tragedy. Only in his old age he admitted that he still likes Shurik and is grateful to him for his fame. But in his youth, Alexander was very worried about this role. At first he was loved by the whole country, but then the actor was no longer taken seriously. For all he was only Shurik. He almost did not give serious roles in the movies. Alexander, mainly, worked only in the theater and on television.
Speaking about the personal life of the actor, he had two marriages. With his first wife, Alexander lived for sixteen years and left without taking anything. With his second wife, Lyudmila, he lived until the end of his life. Demianenko did not have his own children, but he respected Lyudmila's daughter Angelica very much. He called her stepdaughter, but it sounded very respectful.
In general, Alexander was a very kind, generous, calm and tactful person. He had a great sense of humor, but always joked with a serious expression. This talented person could still please us with his appearance on the screen, but, unfortunately, he had heart problems. And for a long time no one knew. And when they found out and began to prepare for the operation, it turned out that it was too late. The operation was scheduled for the first of September, and on August twenty-second, 1999, Alexander Demyanenko's heart stopped.