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Aleksandr Abdulov, one of Russian cinema's best known sex symbols and was one of the most celebrated Russian film stars.
He was born Aleksandr Gavrilovich Abdulov on May 29, 1953, in Tobolsk, Siberian Russia, into the family of a theatre director from Fergana, Uzbekistan. His father, named Gavriil Abdulov was a wounded veteran of the Second World War decorated for his courage at the front-line tank battles against the Nazis. Abdulov's mother was a make-up artist at several Russian theatres. Young Abdulov grew up in Uzbekistan, where he finished high school and also became the Master of Sports in fencing. He was admitted to a local college where he had the chance of becoming a sports coach.
His dream of becoming an actor was almost ruined when he failed the admission tests at the Moscow State Institute of Theatrical Arts (GITIS). He could not go back to Uzbekistan so he stayed in various gloomy dorms in Moscow, working hard labor jobs at railway stations just to survive. He then studied acting at GITIS, made very little money working as an extra, and still was a hard laborer in order to pay for his living in Moscow. In 1975 he graduated from GITIS and was hired by the Lenkom Theatre director Mark Zakharov.
Abdulov revealed the full range of his talent in popular films An Ordinary Miracle (1979) and S lyubimymi ne rasstavaytes (1980). The public adored Abdulov and he became the first big sex-symbol in the former USSR. Millions of his pictures has been decorating homes and student dorms in every big and small town of the former Soviet Union. The public loved Abdulov - the actor and the man - for his sincere talent and for his devotion to his ideas.
He played his best roles under the direction of Mark Zakharov in such films as 'Obyknovennoe Chudo (1978), 'Tot samyi Munchgausen (1979), 'Formula Lyubvi' (1984), and Ubit drakona (1988). His best film partners were Oleg Yankovskiy, Evgeniy Leonov, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Evgeniy Evstigneev, Leonid Bronevoy, Andrey Mironov, Irina Kupchenko, Leonid Yarmolnik, Semyon Farada, Aleksandr Zbruev, Sergey Nikonenko, Irina Alfyorova and others. This ensemble of fine actors and directors evolved into a special and uniquely Russian milieu, where Abdulov's multifaceted talent was supported by other actors.
His range and nuanced acting reached a new level in the films made in the late 1980s and 1990s. Abdulov created powerful roles in a tandem with the masterful Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy in the innovative film 'Geniy' (1991) by director Viktor Sergeev. At that time, Abdulov also received a Nika Award nomination for supporting role in Sukiny deti (1991) by director Leonid Filatov. Abdulov made two equally interesting works in collaboration with director Sergey Solovyov in 'Chyornaya roza - emblema pechali, krasnaya roza - emblema lyubvi' (1989) and in 'Dom pod zvyozdnym nebom' (1991). Both works were awarded, acclaimed by critics, and loved by the public.
Abdulov showed his gift for transformation in the devilish character Korov'ev in 'Master i Margarita' (2005), a TV-series from director Vladimir Bortko based on the eponymous book by Mikhail A. Bulgakov. Abdulov's energy helped the film making him the most lively nerve in the group of 'super stars' (some say super old stars). His acting became more classic and restrained in the traditionally Russian period-film 'Anna Karenina' (2005) based on the eponymous novel by Lev Tolstoy from director Sergey Solovyov. Later Abdulov worked with director Aleksandr Buravskiy in the epic film Leningrad (2009), about the historic siege during the Second World War; where his acting partners were Gabriel Byrne, Mira Sorvino, Kirill Lavrov, Mikhail Efremov, Donatas Banionis and other notable actors.
Aleksandr Abdulov was designated People's Artist of Russia. He received numerous awards and nominations for his performances in film and on stage. He was a permanent member of the troupe at Lenkom Theatre in Moscow. He also directed several films as well as stage productions. Aleksandr Abdulov died of lung cancer, on January 3, 2008, and was laid to rest in Vagankovskoe cemetery in Moscow, Russia.- Natasha Collins was born on 7 July 1976 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The 10th Kingdom (2000), Real Women (1998) and See It Saw It (1999). She died on 3 January 2008 in St John's Wood, London, England, UK.
- Jack Aranson was born on 29 December 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Moby Dick (1978), Night Gallery (1969) and Murder in Eden (1961). He was married to Mary Rose McMaster. He died on 3 January 2008 in Sleepy Hollow, New York, USA.
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Qun Wang was born in 1960 in Beijing, China. He was an actor, known for Fist from Shaolin (1993), Zhen San (1986) and Project A (1983). He died on 3 January 2008 in Beijing, China.- Actor
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Henri Chopin was born on 18 May 1922 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Che Che Che (1970), eXtrañas heterodoXias (2021) and L'Oeil du cyclone (1991). He died on 3 January 2008 in Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK.- Milt Dunnell was born on 24 December 1905 in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. He died on 3 January 2008 in North York, Ontario, Canada.
- Edward Patry was born on 9 January 1943 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Malevolence (2004). He died on 3 January 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- Haymo Pockberger was born on 1 December 1925 in Salzburg, Austria. He was an actor, known for Das Fest des Huhnes (1992), Tatort (1985) and Special Servicer (1967). He died on 3 January 2008.
- Gilbert Harrison was born on 18 May 1915 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Gilbert was married to Anne (Nancy) McCormick Blaine. Gilbert died on 3 January 2008 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
- Werner Dollinger was born on 10 October 1918 in Neustadt an der Aisch, Bavaria, Germany. He was married to Herta. He died on 3 January 2008 in Neustadt an der Aisch, Bavaria, Germany.
- Jimmy Stewart was born on 6 March 1931 in Bowling, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He died on 3 January 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.