The galaxy of actors who were discovered and raised by Soviet cinema will for a long time remain a role model for representatives of new generations. Among these actors, an honorable place is occupied by Mikhail Pugovkin, who is sometimes called the king of the episode.
Difficult childhood
Film actor Mikhail Pugovkin was born on July 13, 1923 in an ordinary peasant house. His parents lived in a small village in the Kostroma region. There were three boys in the family. In those days and in those places there were no rich families. Everyone lived exactly like this, on the verge of poverty and misery. Misha graduated from three classes of a local school. As an active boy, at the age of five he learned to dance and sing ditties. Peers and relatives prophesied to him the fate of the artist. As subsequent events showed, these prophecies came true. In 1938, the Pugovkin family moved to Moscow for permanent residence.
Mikhail got a job at a machine-building plant as an apprentice electrician. He was only 15 years old, and youthful energy beat, as they say, over the edge. After a work shift, he went to the drama studio. The talented guy was entrusted with leading roles in amateur performances. At one of these performances, the young actor was noticed by director Fyodor Kaverin, and invited to the Moscow Drama Theater. After a while, Pugovkina starred in the film "The Artamonovs Case". Mikhail was entrusted with a small role. The peculiarity of this role was that the performer had to dance for a long time at the wedding. The actor did an excellent job with the task.
On stage and in the frame
The war began, and Pugovkin volunteered for the front. He was enrolled in one of the parts of the Moscow people's militia. In the summer of 1942, the soldier was seriously wounded in the leg. Mikhail underwent treatment at the rear hospital. The young fighter was just lucky: they wanted to amputate his leg, but by some miracle he persuaded the surgeon not to do the operation. Pugovkin was discharged from military service. He returned to Moscow. He returned and entered the Moscow Drama Theater. He performed one of his iconic roles in the drama "Muscovite".
At the next stage of his acting career, Pugovkin played in various theatrical productions. In 1960, he decided to completely leave the theater and act only in films. Most of the films in which Mikhail Ivanovich played are comedies. He became widely known for his supporting role in the film "Soldier Ivan Brovkin". The next notable image he presented in the cult film "Operation Y, and other adventures of Shurik." One of the brightest episodes in the fate of Pugovkin is the role of Yashka an artilleryman in the film "Wedding in Malinovka".
Private life of an actor
Critics and discerning viewers have long noticed that Mikhail Pugovkin was not eager to play leading roles in cinema or theater. He always showed his flavor, his features, playing supporting roles. The artist was married three times. He lived with his first wife for 12 years. The couple had a daughter. The second marriage lasted 32 years. In 1991, his wife, Alexander Lukyanchenko, passed away. Pugovkin took the loss hard. But life took its toll, and the last years he lived with Irina Lavrovy. He met her at work. The wife served as the administrator of the Soyuzconcert. The actor passed away in July 2008. He was buried at the Vagankovskoye cemetery.
