Acting talent is rare. To realize his natural data, a person just needs to be at the right time in a certain place. "Comrade Chance" determined the fate of the theater and film actor Ivan Matskevich.
A distant start
Ivan Matskevich was born on April 9, 1947 in a peasant family. Parents lived in the small village of Grabovo. At that time, Belarus had not yet fully recovered after the war. The child was brought up according to the established traditions. To improve their financial situation, the family went to Kazakhstan, to raise virgin lands. A few years later the Matskevichi returned to the Belarusian city of Baranovichi.
Vanya early began to think about the choice of a profession. He watched how his neighbors and peers live, what goals they set for themselves in the future. Feature films were released then infrequently and every picture was watched by almost all people, from old to young. Ivan participated in school shows of amateur performances, but the idea of becoming an artist did not occur to him. Matskevich dreamed of becoming a sailor. In high school, he went to night school and got a job at a factory.
On stage and on set
Matskevich got his profession as an actor, practically by accident. A friend invited him to try to enter the theater and art institute. As in word and deed - Ivan did it, but his friend was refused. In 1968, the peasant's son received a higher theatrical education. The young actor was sent to the famous city of Brest, to the stage of the local academic drama theater. After working on the assignment for three years, he returned to Minsk and entered the service in the theater-studio of the film actor.
You can list the roles that Ivan Ivanovich played in the studio theater for a long time and in detail. It is important to emphasize here that he never allowed a hack or a superficial attitude to his characters. His work was appreciated at its true worth. Fifteen years later, Matskevich was invited to the Bolshoi Drama Theater of Belarus. And on the main stage of the republic, the actor did not change his rules and principles. He never asked for a particular role. Played what the director would suggest.
Essays on personal life
The biography of the popular actor provides a complete list of the roles he played in the movies. Matskevich's cinematic career was developing quite successfully. In total, the number of paintings with his participation exceeded seventy. Viewers who closely followed the success of their favorite actor note that he played the generals very convincingly. Ivan Ivanovich worked for many years as a host of popular TV programs. Including the programs "Kinometers of War".
The personal life of Ivan Matskevich was calm and happy. Even in the third year of the institute, Lyudmila and Ivan got married. Husband and wife have lived under the same roof their entire life together. The atmosphere of love and mutual respect reigned in the house. Raised and raised a daughter. The actor passed away in December 2017.
