The popular "papa" Andrey Leonov

A few tips for those who want to bring another dog to the house, gives a popular "dad" Andrei Leonov.

Separate inventory. Do not insist that all your pets eat from one bowl and play with one ball. Get for everyone your "attributes".

Do not select a pet. This is normal when one of the animals is the most adored. But it will be better if you pay the same attention to everyone. Encourage this can walk with all the pets at the same time and joint games.


If the guests came . To friends and relatives who asked to visit you, advise, at least scratch behind the ear of each dog - the animals will rally it even more. "

From the dossier

Leonov Andrey Evgenievich was born on June 15, 1959 in Moscow.

He made his debut in cinema at the age of 13 in the film "Racers", where the main role was played by his father - Evgeny Leonov. In 1979 he graduated from the Shchukin school. Andrei has a collection of firearms. But he does not go hunting: it's a shame to kill animals. True popular recognition and love for Andrew brought the series "Daddy's Daughter". Family: Alexander's wife - doctor, son Eugene (22 years old) - student at the Theater Institute in Stockholm.

- popular "daddy" Andrey Leonov, you hooliganized as a child?

- Not without it! I remember that I was forced to do music, and I set the condition for the teacher that I would be engaged only if I was given a gun and a sheepdog. She promised, and I've been practicing the scales for two months. But I was not given anything. I was seized with rage! I tied a nail to the arrow of a toy bow and shot several times in the piano. My parents did not even try to kill me, they were so shocked.


- Did you study well?

- Disgusting! Especially in mathematics. I remember my father begged me to study well, I promised, but the next day I grabbed five "twos" at once. Always discreet dad could not resist, took out his suitcase in anger, threw my things in there, grabbed my hand and dragged me down the stairs from the apartment. By the first floor, his anger had passed. He did not force me to succeed in school anymore. And I still do not really know how to add numbers, even my mother gets paid for me in the theater.

- Do you still have flaws?

- Sometimes it seems to me that I'm all of the flaws (smiles). I live for myself, I do not drink - I do not smoke, and suddenly my friends come, and we sit all night in my kitchen, get drunk and orem under karaoke. In the morning, like a bird Phoenix, I rise from the ashes. And still, when I drink, I climb to kiss all indiscriminately. To men, to women, to animals (laughs).

Why do you live separately from your family?

- The wife and son of the popular "father" Andrei Leonov live in Sweden. My wife and I decided that it would be so comfortable for us, because I work in Moscow, and there would hardly have found a job for myself.


- Andrew, then, prepare yourself?

- Yes, and I do it well. Once he came to Sweden to the family, cooked borscht. Two years later, on another visit, he opened the refrigerator and found a strange frozen bag. I ask my wife: "What is this?" Alexandra says: "Do you remember, you cooked borsch, we saved as a memory". So touching, I almost cried.

"An interesting name for his wife."

- My wife is a Chilean. Her parents are political emigrants. When Pinochet came to power in Chile, her dad defended the president with weapons in her hands. After the coup they were invited to Sweden. And my daughter went to study in the USSR, so we met. My parents were at first in shock, but the relationship, soon settled, my father even began to call her Sasha - in the Russian manner.


- It is known that the father of the popular "father" Andrei Leonov constantly helped someone ...

- Yes, my father always agreed to help even strangers without help. Apartments, hospitals ... And for himself, he did not want to ask our officials. The Pope was even offered a state dacha on Rublyovka, but he refused. I saved up my money and bought it.

- Andrew, happened that you are very offended by the Pope?

- Yes. Once I quarreled with my wife, and my father took her side. Now I understand: he was right. Then there was my birthday. I harbored resentment. A couple of days we went on tour together to Hamburg, and so we kept silent the whole way. In Germany, the pope was not well, he was taken to the hospital, and right there he had a cardiac arrest. 19 days he was in a coma! Doctors decided to do the operation and warned that the pope had a "one chance". Ion fell to us. If this tragedy was not in the hospital, he would not have survived ... After the operation, the pope, thank God, lived for another five years. Otherwise, I do not know what kind of stone would remain in my heart because of that quarrel ...