Igor Stam is a Russian film and theater actor. He became known as the star of TV series after the release of the crime film "Karpov". In 2018 he was nominated for the Golden Mask Award for directorial work.
From an early age, the Russian famous performer chose an artistic career for himself. His fame began soon after a memorable and vivid role in the television series.
Film career
Igor was born in 1983, on December 18 in Kaliningrad. Since childhood, he dreamed of an artistic career. Parents assigned their son to a theatrical school circle.
A little later, with considerable pleasure, Igor worked in the local youth troupe "Bravo-Bis", which worked at the Officers' House. Since that time, the giftedness of the future actor has become noticeable.
In the studio, Stam learned the basics of the profession under the guidance of Prudnikova. Even before the end of the school course, Igor participated in several performances of the collective. The graduate stayed for a year in his hometown, as he was tightly engaged in productions.
He firmly decided on his future profession. In 2001, the young man went to the capital. There Igor, having successfully passed all the tests, became a student of the Schepkin Higher Theater School.
Work in cinematography began during his studies. In 2003, Stam was assigned a small role in the television series Poor Nastya. In the serial film, the audience did not pay any attention to the inconspicuous adjutant.
In 2005, shortly before completing his education, he was approved for one of the leading roles in the comedy television project "Lyuba, Children and the Factory". He reincarnated as the son of the main character Misha. Around the same period, he worked on the TV series Black Goddess.
His character was secondary, but notable. It turned out to be especially interesting that the main events began to unfold after the death of the hero Igor. The teachers of the young man, Ivanov and Beilis, immediately appreciated the talent of the gifted student. After completing their studies, they recommended a novice actor in Lenkom.
Theatre
The graduate worked in the theater for two years. In "Juno and Avos", "The Marriage of Figaro", "Tartuffe", the roles of Stam were given to subtle, but the cult performances were held with constant success.
Activities in Lenkom influenced career prospects, becoming a source of invaluable experience. At the theater, Igor met his future wife, artist Maria Utrobina.
In 2007, Stam moved to the Russian Academic Youth Theater. For two years in it, he participated in the performances "Scarlet Sails", "Tom Sawyer". The talented performer tried to leave the stage more than once for the sake of a cinematic career.
However, the artist did not manage to leave the theater, as he extremely appreciated the aura of live performances. Igor worked a lot with the historical and ethnographic theater of the capital. Mikhail Mizyukov, the chief director, offered the novice performer in 2008 to play Delvig in "Lyceum Pupil".
Since that time, the performer has participated in many projects of the collective. At the same time, Stam began to assign the heroes of Russian TV series. He worked in The Race to Happyness, Judicial Column. However, the most notable was the TV series Love in the District.
In it, the artist reincarnated as the key character Kostik. The character became a breakthrough career. It turned out to be bright and noticeable. The picture found its viewer right away, but this did not have much influence on the TV rating. He remained short. Investigator Shchukin Stam was in the multi-part film "Pyatnitsky".
The controversial character quickly became one of the leading figures in the project. Hero Igor played for four seasons. Recognition began from that time. At the same time, the artist received an offer to play Konstantin Shchukin in the TV project Karpov. The series premiered in 2012.
The multi-part film instantly became popular. Stam has long been associated with Kostya Shchukin among fans. The promotional video of the TV project was awarded a prestigious award at the Los Angeles festival.
Success and recognition
Performer for the medical series "Countries 03". reincarnated as Karataev. He also visited the character of Maxim from "Riddle for Faith". In 2007 Igor moved to the DOC Theater. In it, the artist and now plays in various performances. It is the stage that remains for him the main creative place of work.
There are even female characters in the theatrical portfolio. There Stam convincingly portrayed the old woman in the theatrical production "Life is Good" jointly with the Center for Directing and Drama.
He was a minibus driver, a mother of heroes, and an old woman with a dog. Igor's directorial talent was also realized in the theater. The audience was very pleased with his work "Casting". They continue to talk and write about the play. In his own work he played one of the leading roles there.
In 2018, for co-directing the play "The Man from Podolsk", Stam was nominated for the "Golden Mask" together with Mikhail Ugarov. Recently the theatrical performance "Casting" was transferred to the cinema screen. Igor again acted as a film director.
The festival film received rave reviews. Among the theatrical works of the performer in the present tense is his author's work “Hamlet. Confrontation . He goes on with success at the Vysotsky Tagansky Center. Igor has the main role in it.
He is also a guest director of the Saratov Drama Theater. He staged a play based on the work of Dmitry Danilov with the memorable title "Seryozha is very stupid."
Family matters
Igor was credited with novels with many partners on the set. However, very little is known about Stam's real personal life.
For a long time, almost all the media wrote about his affair with Alisa Kiziyarova, who worked with him in one project "Secrets of the Institute of Noble Maidens".
They assured that Stam is in a long-term relationship with Sandra Eliava, also his colleague. The performer did not give any comments on this matter.
It is known that the wife of the actor was and remains Maria Utrobina. She works as a theater artist. Two sons, Kostya and Vanya, are growing up in a happy family.
His father tries to devote as much time as possible to them, he is engaged with both music. communicates.
