Vyacheslav Baranov is an actor whom the whole country knew and loved in Soviet times. On his account, dozens of roles in cult films. Want to know where he was born, with whom he lived and how the actor built his career? The article details all of this.
short biography
Vyacheslav Baranov was born on September 5, 1958 in Chisinau (Moldova). His childhood passed in the Far East. But there, the Baranovs' family did not stay long. Soon, the boy moved to Moscow with his parents.
As a schoolboy, our hero began acting in films. In 1978, Slava got the main role in the film “What is happening to you?”. He brilliantly got used to the image of the 6-grader Mitya Gromov. Director Vladimir Sarukhanov made a bet on him and did not lose.
Student years
Having received the certificate of secondary education, Vyacheslav Baranov went to enter the VGIK. He easily passed the exams and was enrolled in the course of Tatyana Lioznova. After 5 years, he was issued a diploma of graduation. Where did Vyacheslav Baranov go to work? The actor continued to act in films. For many of us, he was remembered for the role of Mishka Kvakin in the film Timur and His Team.
Career
The real success came to Vyacheslav Baranov in 1983 after the release of the movie "Cage for Canaries". Then the actor was 25 years old. The guy was noticed and invited to the shooting by the famous director Pavel Chukhrai. Baranov successfully got used to the image of the bad guy Victor.
One of the most striking film works of the actor can be called the role of a fighter-translator Andrei Bulygin in the military drama "Twice Born." Critics praised Baranov’s game. For this role, he even received the prize of the Youth All-Union Festival, held in 1983.
The 1980s brought our hero many bright and interesting roles. Among them, the following images can be distinguished: Ptakhin in the film “The Fourth Year of the War”, Lieutenant Eroshin (“Battalions Ask for Fire”), Mitya Berezin in the detective story “Broken Circle”.
Further fate
In post-perestroika times, Vyacheslav Baranov, like many Soviet actors, experienced difficulties. He rarely starred in films. Back in the 1980s, our hero tried his hand at voicing foreign full-length tapes, cartoons and series. This he did well. But in those days he was busy on the set, so dubbing remained only a hobby. And in the 1990s, everything changed. And Baranov is fully committed to dubbing work. The following people spoke in the voice of Vyacheslav Baranov: Jackie Chan (he was considered his official voice), Brad Pitt (“Interview with the Vampire”), Jim Carrey (“Ace Ventura”) and others. For eight seasons, the actor voiced Bart Simpson in the acclaimed and beloved by many animated series.
In the early 2000s, the actor returned to the field of cinema. He was invited to star in several TV shows ("Ranetki", "Children of the Arbat", etc.). He also voiced the paintings "Avengers" and "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
In 2009, Baranov starred in the movie "Ivan the Terrible." There he tried on the image of Vasily Shuisky.
Personal life
The first wife of Baranov was the actress Evgenia Dobrovolskaya. Their acquaintance took place on the set of the painting "Cage for Canaries." The romance of two young and talented artists developed rapidly. Soon their wedding took place. For the first 3 years, the couple moved from one rental apartment to another. As a result, they managed to get their own housing.
In 1986, the couple had a son, who was named Stepan. Vyacheslav was in seventh heaven. In his free time, he was busy with the baby, played with him and sang songs to him. Unfortunately, the common child did not help save the family. A few years after the birth of the baby, Vyacheslav and Eugene divorced. Soon Dobrovolskaya started an affair with Mikhail Efremov. The education of Stepa’s son was done by Vyacheslav along with his mother.
When the boy grew up, Eugene took him. The actress decided to change his last name. Today, the guy is known as Stepan Dobrovolsky.
A few years after the divorce from his first wife, Vyacheslav Baranov met another woman. Irina Pavlenko had nothing to do with cinema and theater. Almost 6 years she lived in a civil marriage with a famous artist. In 2000, Vyacheslav and Irina broke up. However, they continued to communicate as good friends.
Vyacheslav Baranov, actor: cause of death
In recent years, our hero was very sick. Many believed that his long-standing addiction to smoking was to blame. But the problem was much more serious.
On June 20, 2012, Vyacheslav Baranov left this world. The cause of death is kidney cancer. Only close people knew about his inhuman torment. Unfortunately, he could not defeat the insidious disease.
