The famous actor Andrei Nikolaevich Boltnev has not been with us for more than 20 years, but the whole country remembers his roles even after many years. He was not destined to pass the line of fifty years, but in his relatively short life he managed to do a lot.
Childhood
On January 5, 1946, Andrei Boltnev was born in the city of Ufa. His childhood fell on a difficult post-war period, but despite this Andrei was always a cheerful and active child. He was drawn to art, but he could with the same zeal and participate in the performances of the school drama club and swim. But nevertheless, Andrei had acting skills in his blood - there were both folk and honored artists in the family. Andrey's teachers and friends predicted a brilliant acting career for him and they did not lose.
Education
Yaroslavl and Tashkent became student cities for young Andrey. After graduating from school in 1970, he began his studies at a theater school in a city on the Volga River, and after that in 1985 he graduated from the theater and art institute of the capital of Uzbekistan.
Career
Boltnev began his professional career in his student years, and after graduating from the university in 1985, he continued it at the Moscow theater named after V. I. Mayakovsky. In the same 1985, the famous television series "Confrontation" was released, where Andrei Nikolaevich brilliantly showed the traitor Krotov and was awarded the prize of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1986. In the same year, Andrei Boltnev received the Vasiliev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR for the film "My friend Ivan Lapshin", where the actor played Ivan Lapshin. In total, there are 40 works in his filmography, and, as his colleagues say, he put his heart and soul into each of his roles.
Personal life
Boltnev was the dream of many women, but his heart always belonged to one - Natalya Mazets. Love broke out in 1977, when Natalia and Andrei worked together at the Mayokop Drama Theater. Just a few months after they met, the lovers decided to get married. And immediately after that we moved to Novosibirsk, where the husband and wife also performed in the same theater, until Andrei left for Moscow. He could not move his family to the capital, and for the last 10 years of his life he was torn between Moscow and Novosibirsk. Despite his fame, for all 10 years Andrei lived in an ordinary hostel, and in Moscow he did not even have a residence permit, which became a big problem after the death of the actor. Andrei Nikolaevich was always very modest and believed that their beloved daughter Maria, who continued the famous acting dynasty, became the best joint work with Natalia. Now you can see her on the screens in the role of Nastya Klimenko in the TV series "Capercaillie".
Death
Andrei Nikolaevich died in his sleep in his bed at the age of 49 from a stroke. This was a terrible blow not only for the family and friends of the actor, but also for his many fans. The ingenious actor left too early. Boltnev was buried at the Moscow Vostryakovskoye cemetery. Enthusiastic fans still bring flowers to the actor's grave.
