The recognized master of comic episodes Gerdt Zinovy played in many films, was a favorite of women. His real name was Zalman Afroimovich Khrapinovich, among his friends - Zyama.
early years
Zinovy Efimovich was born on September 21, 1916. The family lived in the city of Sebezh (Pskov region), they had four children. The parents were Jewish by nationality. Zinovy's father was a clerk, a traveling salesman, and after the revolution he worked in the regional consumer union. Mother knew how to sing well.
Gerdt knew Yiddish and studied at a Jewish school. As a schoolboy, he became interested in poetry, at the age of 13 he composed poems about collectivization, which were published in a newspaper.
In 1932, Zinovy began to live in Moscow, like his brother. The young man entered the school of the electrical plant in order to master the profession of a fitter-patterner. He also performed at the Workers' Youth Theater. During that period, Gerdt made friends with Isai Kuznetsov, who later became a writer and screenwriter.
After graduating from college, Zinovy worked as an electrician, continued to play on stage. In 1939 he ended up in the "Arbuzov Studio", where he worked before the war.
Then Gerdt fought, volunteered for the front. He was a sapper, later became a company commander. Zinovy was seriously wounded in the leg, underwent several operations, but remained lame.
Theatre
When Gerdt was in the hospital, a puppet theater performed in front of the soldiers. After the end of the war, Zinovy met with the head of the theater Sergei Obraztsov, who took him into the troupe. The actor has worked in the Puppet Theater for 40 years.
The performances were successful, the band toured a lot abroad, having visited 23 countries, including the USA, Japan. An "Unusual Concert" was presented to the public. Zinovy had the role of Entertainer, which he performed in the language of the country where the performance took place. For this, he worked with translators.
Gerdt also worked at Sovremennik, a drama theater named after V. I. Ermolaeva. He had to leave the puppet theater due to disagreements with the head.
Cinematography, television
In cinema, Zinovy was a dubbing actor, starred in episodes. In the pictures "The Golden Calf", "The Magician" he was also invited to episodic roles, but both directors saw that the actor was capable of more. Gerd got the leading roles, the Golden Calf was especially successful. After the release of the film, the actor had many proposals from the directors.
In the filmography of Gerdt, such famous films as: "The City of Masters", "Stoves-Benches", "The Joke", "12 Chairs", "Straw Hat", "Intergirl", "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed", etc. Zinovy Efimovich received the title of People's, Honored Artist.
Gerdt successfully worked on TV, for four years he hosted the program "Kinopanorama". He left this job because of an inconvenient schedule. In the 90s, Zinovy Efimovich was the host of the "Tea Club", a participant in the show "Field of Miracles".
Personal life
The first wife of Zinovy Efimovich was named Maria. They met in Arbuzov's theater studio. In 1945, they had a son, Vsevolod, but at that time the marriage broke up. Vsevolod studied thermal physics, became a candidate of sciences.
Then the actor married Catherine Semerdzhieva. He also had several civil marriages.
At the age of 44, Gerdt married Pravdina Tatiana, a translator. They met during a tour of the Puppet Theater. Tatiana is 12 years younger than Zinovy, but the relationship was long - the couple lived together for 36 years. Tatyana has a daughter, Ekaterina, from her first marriage, whom Zinovy Efimovich adopted.
