Actor Alexander Alekseevich Trofimov is known to most Russians thanks to his brilliant performance in a film about the Musketeers. There he played the role of the French cardinal Richelieu - calculating and cold, but insanely charming.
The filmography of Alexander Trofimov includes only about 30 works in cinema. Despite this, he is loved and remembered by moviegoers who prefer Soviet films. He also actively plays in the Taganka Theater, moreover, since 1974, and has never "changed" his stage. What is remarkable about his biography? Is he married and has children?
Biography
Alexander Trofimov is a native Muscovite. He was born in the capital of the USSR in mid-March 1952. He never talked about his parents, as well as about his personal life, biography. It is only known that the parents of the future actor were far from the art world. And he himself for a long time, almost until the end of secondary school, could not decide who he wanted to become professionally.
Like his peers, Alexander chose a technical direction, entered one of the technical schools in Moscow after the 8th grade. Upon graduation, he got a job - in the House of Culture of the Malinovsky Military Academy of Armored Forces, a stage worker. The young man understood that this was not his direction at all, but he simply “floated with the flow” until he accidentally got into an amateur theatrical circle.
The artistic director of this small studio, working on a voluntary basis, noticed how talented the guy is, and literally insisted that Trofimov try to enter a theater university. In the same year, Alexander became a student at the legendary Shchukin School, and the Soviet art world received a unique actor.
Theatrical creativity
In 1974, Alexander Alekseevich Trofimov became a certified actor. Even before the end of "Pike", he knew where he wanted to work, on what stage to play. His choice fell on the Taganka Theater, and the determining factor for the young man was that Vladimir Vysotsky serves there. Alexander only once got to the play with his participation and was literally struck by the energy of the actor and singer.
At that time, the theater was directed by Yuri Petrovich Lyubimov. With the young actor Trofimov, he immediately formed a so-called creative "tandem". The director saw how talented the guy is, almost immediately began to try him in significant roles and was not mistaken.
Since 1974 the actor has been working at the Taganka Theater. In the theatrical piggy bank of Alexander Alekseevich Trofimov, roles in such classical performances as
- "Crime and Punishment",
- "Zhivago"
- "Faust",
- "Medea",
- "What to do?",
- "Chronicles" and many others.
From 1977 to 2012, Alexander Alekseevich played the role of Yeshua in the play "The Master and Margarita" based on Bulgakov. The actor himself, in one of his few interviews, admitted that the role became for him not just a job, but a way of life. One of his last theatrical premieres was the role of the Stranger in the play The Hoffmann Effect. In addition to the Taganka Theater, Alexander Trofimov also played on the stage of the Pskov Drama Theater - in the play "The Old Man".
Filmography
All-Russian fame was brought to the actor by his work in the cinema, more precisely, by the role of Cardinal Richelieu in the film by Jungvald-Khilkevich about the three Musketeers. The film was musical, full of colors, emotions, adventures, and Trofimov perfectly fit into the plot along with his hero. He played so filigree a cold and calculating lover of power that the audience fell in love with him, understood and was imbued with what moved him. To present a negative hero so that they love him - not every actor is given such a talent, but Alexander Alekseevich succeeded.
But this is not the only role of the actor Trofimov in the cinema. In addition to The Three Musketeers, he was "noted" for his excellent performance in such films as
- "Dead Souls" (Gogol),
- Peter Pan (James Hook)
- "The Wanderer" (Bellingshausen),
- "Cocktail Mirage" (Sergey),
- "Boris Godunov" (Patriarch) and others.
Alexander Alekseevich was in demand and actively acted in films even in the 90s, a period when this branch of art in Russia was literally dying, there were practically no good films on screens.
The actor also found a place in the revived Russian cinema. In 2006, he played the role of Varlam Shalamov's father Tikhon in the film "Lenin's Testament", in 2008 the Black Wizard in "Rusichi", in 2011 Tsiolkovsky in the film directed by Viktor Konisevich "Tresk", and in 2014 Baron in "At the Bottom".
Personal life and family
Actor Alexander Alekseevich Trofimov carefully hides this side of his life from journalists and numerous fans. He never talked or talks about his parents, it is not known whether he has brothers or sisters. There is no information about his wife, whether he was married at all. The only relative of Trofimov, about whom he speaks, whose photos are freely available, is his son Alexei.
It is known that Alexey Trofimov was born at the end of September 1988. The young man followed in the footsteps of his famous and talented father, graduated from the same specialized university - the Schepkinskoe School, the course of Sazonova G. P. In 2012, Alexey became part of the troupe of the Mossovet Theater, is quite successful in the profession, plays significant roles in productions.
Alexander Alekseevich Trofimov lives in solitude, rarely attends social events, never invited journalists to his house. In 1992 he received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, and in 2013 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia.
