Who does not know Gen Bukin from the series "Happy Together" ?! Funny, crazy, always hungry, but resilient Bukin, carefully hiding his ardent love for his red-haired wife Dasha ... Actor Victor Loginov managed to create a unique image, because, despite all the shortcomings, we adore his hero! So who is he - Victor Loginov, the actor "Happy Together"?
I got my chance.
From Yekaterinburg, I came to Moscow specifically to fulfill the role of Genna Bukin. Apparently, I'm so like him that I was chosen from several thousand applicants. I got my chance and managed to use it. In the acting profession much depends on pure chance even more than in the profession of the gold digger. Perhaps, if there were no genes, the people would never have recognized the artist Victor Loginov.
Real men work as porters
Now we are working with our American producers, and they always tell us: "Get used to the fact that you are now stars of the first magnitude." But I, like a man who has seen a lot of things in my life, miss this by the ears. As soon as a person says: "I am a star" - this is the beginning of the end. It ceases to develop. I'm philosophical about my popularity. Today it is, tomorrow our series will end and it will disappear. Yesterday, as a real man, I worked as a loader, today I'm playing a movie. Life is changeable and it's beautiful.
I like women of non-professional professions ...
Honestly, I believe that acting is not quite a man's job. There is too much female in this profession. But everyone is free to choose their occupation to their liking. The main thing is to be in its place. I now like women of non-professional professions. Thank God, we have not had women miners for a long time, but I've met women - taxi drivers. And it was always great: a great ride, a great conversation. I also met with women militiamen, they coped with their dangerous work no worse than men. Although they had a harder time in life ... It's difficult to be a woman at all. Wise, sensitive, strong and weak ... Sometimes I regret that I did not have a chance to play a woman in a movie or a theater. Apparently, I'm not very much like her outwardly. But if I'm offered something like this and it will be interesting and comical, I will gladly agree! Because for the actor the main thing is to express oneself. Gosha Kutsenko, for example, perfectly coped with the reincarnation of a woman in the film "Love-carrot." He was able to get used to the feminine character, to show the woman, having remained externally a healthy bald guy. This is the real skill of the actor, when you do not just act like a transvestite, but you understand what a woman is made of.
I do not watch TV shows
I watch TV very rarely, I prefer news and some publicistic programs. I do not miss a single transfer of Vladimir Solovyov "To the Barrier." But I do not watch TV shows, I do not have time. "Happy together", of course, an exception. I look at some episodes to control myself, to track my actions. Because time passes, you lose an objective assessment. After all, this is experience, and experience is a big deal!
The beads love each other!
The Bukin family is a collective image, exaggerated and brought to the point of absurdity. Although many of those who watch "Happy Together" say: "Oh, and in our family everything is about the same!" About the same, yes not so.
Of course, in every man you can find something from Genes, and in every woman - from Dasha. But we laugh at them, we bring their strangeness to the limit. This is a social satire, and in this way we let people know how not to do it. But notice that whatever happens in the Bukin family, they stay together. Because they love each other! And we, the actors, were very close to each other during the filming! Our kinoshnye family relations continue outside the set! We are friends of families! My wife, for example, perfectly treats all our characters. We recently took and went along with Sasha Yakin, who plays Romka, to rest in Egypt. Daria Sagalova, Svetka, was also going to, but it's harder for her to find time. In addition to shooting in "Happy Together" she runs her own dance studio. But we often spend time together. We celebrate birthdays, we go to clubs. We are like a big family. After all, from 9 am to late at night.
He's a cool guy, this Gene
It's no secret that "Happy Together" is a Russian version of the successful American series "Married with Children". Of course, Gena is different from his American prototype, whose role is played by Ted McGinley. My hero is more impulsive and emotional. But seriously you can not deviate from the image and format. In general, facts from the life of the Bukin family are adapted to Russian reality. For example, the action of the series takes place in Chicago, this is the third largest city in America, we have the third largest and most significant is Yekaterinburg, so the action takes place exactly there. Gena, like an American hero, sells shoes, and his wife sits at home. In general, to be honest, we have little in common with him. Unlike Genes, I try to watch myself. And football is not as sick as Gena. I prefer volleyball, I play well. In general, my sports achievements are not as brilliant as those of Gennady Bukin in his youth. And in general, I believe that Gene Bukin is a great guy! With him you do not get bored!
I can be myself
I am the leading TV show "Intuition". Here I can be not Victor Loginov - the actor "Happy Together", but by myself. I really wanted to depart from the image of Gennady Bukin, and it seems to me that I did it. Very afraid of getting stuck in his image. And I hope that this will not happen to me. The American series was shot 11 years - they shot and showed one series a week, and we show three. Soon this project will come to an end and something new will begin.
Moscow sucks me ...
The audience thinks that I, like Gena, are from Ekaterinburg. In fact, in Yekaterinburg, I just studied, and was born and raised in Kemerovo. I often visit Kemerovo, because all my relatives live there, my daughter from the first marriage. I rest with my body and soul. But Moscow sucks me. This is my city. Even if there are no roles, I will find what to do here. I see no reason to leave Moscow.
Good memory of Gen. Bukin
During the project, my hero took down a bunch of identical blue shirts. A couple of shirts have already settled at me. Be sure to ask for more and famous boots Genna Bukin, in which he all this time went to work in his shop. They are already seriously worn and do not look so good, but it is impossible to imagine Gena without these shoes. I will leave them to myself for the good memory of Gen. Bukin. I think they have every chance of becoming our family heirloom.