Sergei Petrovich Ivanov is a talented Soviet actor who passed away in December 1999. This man was forever remembered by the audience as “Grasshopper”, the actor played this role in the cult film “Only Old Men Are Going to the Battle”, shot by Leonid Bykov. In total, Sergey managed to play in more than 60 film projects and series. What is known about his creative victories, his personal life?
Sergey Petrovich Ivanov: childhood
The future "Grasshopper" was born in Kiev, it happened in May 1951. Sergey Petrovich Ivanov is a lucky man born in a creative family. The boy's father was a famous poet, grandfather - philologist, who published several textbooks. Mother did not work, she was engaged in housework.
The future actor has been attracted to creativity since early childhood. Relatives and friends of the family listened with pleasure as the boy recited poems. Serezha never tried to compose poems and stories, despite the fact that he received only five in literature and happily spent time reading books. He was more attracted by the prospect of becoming a famous artist.
Student years
The young man had a trusting relationship with his parents, but he entered the theater institute secretly from his family. Sergei Petrovich Ivanov did not want his father to help him pass the contest, wanting to succeed on his own. Of course, the gifted young man easily passed the entrance exams.
While still a student, the guy managed to appear in episodic roles in several films. The last year of training turned out to be especially fruitful for him, when he played small roles in such popular films at that time as “The Kotsyubinsky Family” and “The Stars Do Not Go Out”. Having received a diploma, Seryozha got a job at the Dovzhenko Film Studio.
Star role
Leonid Bykov, starting to shoot the film "Only Old Men Are Going to Battle, " hoped that actor Vladimir Konkin would play the Grasshopper. However, this candidate refused, as he was busy filming the film “How Steel Was Tempered, ” in which he played Pavka Korchagin. It is known that Konkin quickly regretted his decision, but the place was already taken.
Sergey Petrovich Ivanov in those years was still an unknown actor. The young man had to persuade Bykov for a long time to entrust him with the role of the Grasshopper, which he had a burning desire to play. In fact, the director surrendered, unable to resist his pressure. Leonid did not have to regret it, since Ivanov looked in this image as if born for him.
When the painting “Only Old Men Are Going to Battle” was presented to the audience, everyone who played in it became stars overnight. Sergey is also no exception, who has a lot of fans.
Filming in movies and TV shows
Ivanov Sergey Petrovich - an actor, most of whose roles were in the 70s. The directors saw him in the images of charming young guys who are trying to seem older and more serious than they are. A striking example of such a role is Lariosik, whom Ivanov played in the drama Days of the Turbins, the plot of which is taken from the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov.
Of course, the stars of the Soviet cinema also had other interesting roles. The audience remembered him as the charming Athenogen Plyugaev from the television project “Born of the Revolution, ” as Private Lavkin from the picture “Aty-bats, soldiers were coming”. Sergei looked great in such comedic stories as "Archimedes" and "Summer Trip of Sergeant Tsybuli."
After the collapse of the USSR, Ivanov's popularity, unfortunately, began to decline, he was less likely to be invited to act in films. However, Grasshopper had creative achievements during this difficult period. For example, in 1991, he tried on the role of a director, removing the picture "Honeymoon".
Life behind the scenes
Far soon did not find his personal happiness Sergei Petrovich Ivanov. The family he created in his student years broke up when he began to have financial difficulties associated with a lack of work. For some time, the actor was addicted to alcohol, was depressed, from which he was pulled out by a girl named Larisa. The meeting was random, Ivanov fell in love with a charming accountant at first sight.
With his second wife, Sergei, according to the recollections of his close friends and relatives, was truly happy. The actor was very happy about the birth of Maria’s daughter, he tried to spend every free minute with his adored family, rejecting invitations to presentations, creative evenings.
