What do we know about the biography of Arkady Raikin? Date of birth of Arcadia - the twenty-fourth of October 1911. When the boy was born, Raikin's family lived in Riga. Biography of the future actor began in the family of a forest broker who worked in the port of Riga, and an ordinary housewife. Arcadia was taken from Riga in the early twenties. It was then that Raikin's parents moved to Petrograd and settled with their relatives. Biography Arkady notes that already at that age he attended not only a secondary school, but also went to classes in a drama club. By the way, this circle was headed by the father of the famous Sergei Jurassic - Yuri Yursky. It is worth noting that already from early childhood, the theater for Raikin became almost an obsession. He constantly went to the State Academic Drama Theater. Of course, the tickets did not always suffice for him, but the guy found a way out. He sold books and notebooks. This way out of the situation, Raikin's father did not like at all, and he often blamed his son for such behavior. And Arkady never cried. He tolerated, and then again earned in this way money for the theater and attended the performance after the performance. He went there so often that, in the end, the controllers remembered him, and always, when there was such an opportunity, let the boy go for free. They were fascinated by such a love for the theater and they very much loved Arkady for his devotion to art.
The first step to a dream
When Arkady decided that he would become an actor, his choice was not approved by the family. A terrible scandal broke out. Father flatly refused to accept the choice of his son and it all ended up because Arkady simply left. Of course, his parents did not help him financially, so he had to make his own on his own. For this, Arkady went to work as a laboratory assistant at a chemical plant. After he earned the necessary experience and some money, the guy went to enter the Leningrad Institute of Performing Arts for a directorial-actor course. The course was supervised by a wonderful teacher Vladimir Solovyov. Already during his studies, Arkady began to appear on stage. And although almost all the numbers he did for children, even then Raikin's talent was noticed and he became popular in certain circles. When Arkady finished his studies, and this happened in 1925, he began working in the Leningrad Theater of Working Youth. He liked to go on stage, but still, in a short time, Arkady realized that his real calling was the stage and only the stage. Of course, fame did not immediately come to the young man. This happened more than ten years after graduation from the institute. Namely in 1939. Then Arkady became a laureate of the first All-Union competition of variety artists. His numbers "Chaplin" and "Mishka" earned recognition from spectators and jury. After such a success, Raikin was invited to the Leningrad Variety and Miniature Theater. Arkady began to perform with his own numbers, and then got the role of entertainer. Everyone who came to the performances, admired the talented artist. Soon, true love of spectators and popularity came to Arkady. He was able to reincarnate in any character, mixed and entertained people. Throughout his life he shone. That is why, when Raikin and his theater decided to move to Moscow, Brezhnev helped them in this. That is why now in the capital there is a theater of miniatures, which is called "Raikin Theater".
Cinema
Of course, Arkady Raikin was not only a variety actor. It could also be seen more than once in Soviet cinema. By the way, it is worth noting that the cinema was always interested in Arcadia no less than the stage. His first film was released in the summer in 1939. It was a lyrical drama "Doctor Kalyuzhny". After that, Arcadia began to be invited to other films for small roles. However, then the artist could not become popular in the cinema and became disillusioned with him for a while. He devoted all his time and all his talent to the stage, until he got on the set of the movie "Valery Chkalov." It was after this role, which became successful and memorable, that the actor returned to the cinema again. Basically Raikin played in satirical comedies or musical films, in which, besides him, various popular actors of variety took part. Also, years later, his own characters found their place in the television series "People and Mannequins." His Arkady Raikin filmed with the director Viktor Khramov. The Soviet singer's meter itself wrote the script to all the series of this series. Such famous actors and actresses as Lyudmila Gvozdikova, Maxim Maksimov, Natalia Solovyova, Olga Malozemova were invited to the role. Another role of Arkady Raikin was the role in the television drama "Peace to Your Home." This picture Arkady directed himself. The film was released in 1987.
A little bit about personal ...
If we talk about the personal life of the actor, then she was happy and bright. With his wife Rufina Arkady met in 1935. He invited the girl to the cinema and immediately invited her to marry. And she agreed. Probably for modern youth such hasty decisions are extremely strange, but, nevertheless, this marriage lasted for half a century. The Raikins had a son, Constantine, who inherited talent from his father. He became a famous actor of modern times, so Arkady Raikin could always be proud of his son.
Arkady Raikin has always been an amazingly charming and pleasant person. He was able to understand people, had high intelligence, but at the same time he never offended or humiliated anyone. He was loved and appreciated. The audience worshiped Raikin. When he went on his last tour to the United States of America, all the emigrants from the Soviet Union applauded standing and crying, because they realized that they would no longer be able to see this amazing actor alive. Arkady Raikin died on December 20, 1987.