Andrey Zhigalov actor biography

Born on April 21 in Chelyabinsk. The Soviet and Russian actor, a professional clown, is known as a “clown without makeup”, the author and performer of songs. The performer of the role of Kolya in the films "Cloud-RAI" and "Kolya-Rekati Field". Andrei Zhigalov was born on April 21 in Chelyabinsk. Grew up on a reading. From an early age he was engaged in music. At the age of 13 he composed his first song and since then, according to him, he did not part with the guitar.

After graduating from the eighth grade of the school, he studied at the Chelyabinsk vocational school, having received the specialty of the welder. Then he worked at the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant. In the years he served in the ranks of the Soviet Army, served in Shua. Rumyantseva pencil. His teachers on Clowned were A. Symov and B. already in the first year his duet with Eduard Alekseenko formed.

For the duet, the name "Eddie and Jeannie" was taken. Wide fame came to him in the year when he played the main role - Kolya - in the tragicomedy of Nicholas Delivee “cloud -ray”. The candidacy of Andrei Zhigalova was told by actress Alla Klyuk. According to the plot of the film, Kolya, who is wandering around the courtyard from idleness, is tired of his neighbors stupid conversations.

Not finding interlocutors on the street, he goes to his friend Feda. They meet him weary and indifferent. Wanting to attract attention, Kolya says that he is allegedly going to leave for a friend - to the Far East. This decision finds universal support, Kolya becomes a local hero, all neighbors participate in his training camps and wires. Under the dictation of Fedi, he writes a letter of resignation, Valya collects a suitcase to him, enterprising neighbors buy his furniture.

For the decision to leave a boring monotonous life, Kolya receives respect and even good envy of friends. And when he reports that the story of departure is just an invention, no one believes him. Kolya is put on a bus, and he leaves his hometown and people who have become the closest to him for this day. According to the survey of film critics and journalists, the cloud -RAI was recognized as the best film of the year, the role of Andrei Gigalov - the best male role.

For work in this film, he received a prize "For the destruction of a barrier between films for the chosen and cinema for all" at the first film festival "Kinotavr" in the year. The Golden Aries prize was awarded to M. He was also awarded the “Silver Leopard” - a special large prize of the jury and the second prize of the city of Locarno, the prize of the ecumenical jury, the prize of the youth jury, the prize of the international confederation of experimental cinema in Locarno.

Andrei Zhigalov in the film "Cloud -Ray" in E played in several films - "Body", "Hermit", "Raising cruelty in women and dogs", "This is not serious" and others. In the year, he was awarded a gold medal at the prestigious circus festival "Tomorrow Circus" in Paris. In the year he left for a circus contract in Germany, where he settled. With his pop cycle, Zhigalov Show performed in the best circuses of Europe.

Recognized as one of the best clowns in the world. I received almost all the highest awards in the field of circus art, including the Chaplin Cup at the international competition in Canada. In the year, he received the highest reward of the circus world - the “Silver Clown” at the circus festival in Monte Carlo from the hands of Princess Stefania. In the year, he starred in Nikolai Depal in the continuation of the film "Cloud-Ray"-the painting "Kolya-Rekati Field".

This is a new story about the same heroes. The phrase, which was accidentally thrown at witnesses, forced Kolya to leave her house and beloved girl.

Having crossed the seas and oceans, Kolya returns to his hometown, not suspecting about what happened in his absence. For fellow countrymen, such a surprise is a complete surprise that splashed out the storm of emotions and outgrew into panic, because Kolya arrives is the real threat of their measured life. Like ten years ago, Kolya invents a story that turns everything upside down. At the Window to Europe Film Festival, the film “Kolya-Rekati Pole” was awarded a special prize of the Golden Rook jury.

In m, he played the role of Vasya Skvortsova in the criminal series “Comrades Police”. In the year he shot the clip "Ranetki" about the Chelyabinsk guy. The text was composed by Yuri Kosintsev, his colleague by profession and fellow countryman. Andrei Zhigalov lives in Berlin Germany, continues to work as a clown. Its performance La Clown in the German network Variet GOP for 15 years was a leader in the number of spectators who visited it.

Andrey Zhigalov is now the growth of Andrei Zhigalov: centimeters. Personal life of Andrei Zhigalov: married. He has three children, about whom he himself said: "One Russian and two Germans." Filmography of Andrei Zhigalov:.