Victor Proskurin is an actor who once did not want to be admitted to the capital's theater universities because of his unprepossessing appearance and short stature. A brave hussar, a gambler, a courageous border guard - his roles, the number of which has long exceeded one hundred, never repeat. This man has married five times, but is truly married only to his profession. What else is known about him?
Victor Proskurin: childhood
All close friends of the artist, speaking of his positive qualities, primarily mention a sense of humor. Not surprisingly, after all, the life of a Russian cinema star is replete with funny events, starting right from birth. Viktor Proskurin was born in 1952 in Aktyubinsk, despite the fact that his parents are native Muscovites. It happened because a pregnant mother wanted to keep her husband on a business trip without foreseeing the likelihood of premature birth.
Parents persuaded the only son to become a dentist, but Viktor Proskurin himself wanted to acquire a more interesting profession. At first he intended to enter a circus school, but the school literary circle made him interested in theater. By the way, books in childhood were his passion, he absorbed them one after another, impressing others with his well-read. However, he was never an excellent student, to the chagrin of his mother and father.
The Big Change (1972)
Victor Proskurin is an actor who woke up famous after his first serious role. The mini-series “Big Change” came into his life as a student, since the guy did enter “Pike”, albeit from the second attempt. The role of Genka Lyapishev, Victor received unexpectedly for himself. This happened during a friendly meeting in which director Alexei Korenev took part.
When the script of "Big Change" turned out to be in Proskurin’s hands, he got the idea to transform into the romantic hero Ganja. But in the end, he played a malicious truant who could not live without dancing, as the director considered him not old enough for the main role. Some quotes of his character acquired winged status. The star composition of the mini-series ensured him tremendous success, and the actor Viktor Proskurin got the first fans. Of course, he began to offer new roles.
Characters Played
An actor without a role - this is how he characterizes himself. Proskurin throughout his life rejected profitable offers if the role was not of interest to him or strongly resembled an already played one. “The Last Victim” is Todorovsky’s drama, in which Victor had the chance to play a hussar. His military bearing is one of the most vivid memories of the audience about the picture.
There is an actor and the uniform of a soldier of the Soviet army, which the audience was able to verify thanks to the drama "Spring Call". Immediately after this, he forgets about proud posture and turns into a crook-foreman, starring in the "School Waltz". And then to a tough investigator from Bribe, a working driver from Turn, a caring dad from Once Upon a Time 20 years later.
Despite the extraordinary appearance, the roles of romantic heroes are perfectly successful for such an actor as Victor Proskurin. His filmography contains a vivid confirmation of this - the picture "Marry the Captain." His border guard Blinov fell in love with not only the main character, but also the whole beautiful half of the USSR. He brilliantly dealt with the image of Herman, whom he played in Maslennikov's The Queen of Spades. Finally, the actor is magnificent in the role of the rich man Vozhevatov from The Cruel Romance.
Health
Unfortunately, Proskurin is not one of the lucky people who have good health since birth, moreover, he is not interested in sports and is not fixated on the right lifestyle. The situation worsened in the mid-90s when he was the victim of a car accident. A serious leg injury turned out for him not only a long break in his career and walking with a wand. In 2007, there was a need for surgery, the cause of which was a chronic injury.
In 2012, Oleg Menshikov, becoming the artistic director of the Ermolova Theater, decided to seriously reduce his staff. Among the dismissed actors was Viktor Proskurin, who had not appeared on the stage for a long time. The “disease” that followed was invented by reporters. The press relied on the fact that "Genka Lyapishev" lost a lot of weight, became haggard and rarely appeared in public. In reality, there was no serious illness, just Viktor Alekseevich took the situation to heart.
