In Lithuania, Arunas Sakalauskas is a famous person. He hosts popular programs and performs on the stage of the Lithuanian National Theater, in which most Baltic actors dream of serving. Few people know that Arunas is the first husband of the famous actress Ingeborg Dapkunaite.
Biography: early years
Arunas Sakalauskas was born on March 25, 1962 in the small and sparsely populated settlement Varniai, in the Telšiai region of Lithuania. Parents were ordinary workers and had nothing to do with the world of theater and cinema. Arunas' creative inclinations began to appear early. He enjoyed reading poetry and singing songs to the audience. Modest and quiet parents were surprised by his craving for public speaking.
When Arunas was 7 years old, the family moved from Varnai to Tuarage. In this old small town in the west of Lithuania, he went to first grade. In an interview, Sakalauskas recalled that he was a mediocre student at school, since even then he was only interested in creativity.
After leaving school, he moved to Vilnius, where he tried to enter the theater department of the State Conservatory. However, Arunas failed the opening auditions miserably. However, he was in no hurry to say goodbye to his dream of becoming an actor. In order not to waste time, Sakalauskas entered a vocational school. There he studied for only a year.
The second attempt to become a student at the conservatory was crowned with success. Despite the fact that Arunas was not very well prepared for the audition. In an interview, he recalled that he had not even learned a fable for the entrance exam. Arunas was just lucky. The famous Lithuanian teacher and director Jonas Vaitkus drew attention to him. Thanks to him, Sakalauskas began to study at the conservatory.
At first, Arunas did not feel at ease in huge Vilnius. In his words, it seemed to him that he looked like a kind of "swineherd" in comparison with fellow students. Despite this, Sakalauskas recalls the years of his student days in an interview with special warmth.
Arunas was very shy, but this did not stop him from graduating from the conservatory and becoming a certified actor.
Career
Arunas made his film debut in 1984. He was then still in his last year at the Conservatory. His first film was My Little Wife. This picture became the debut for Ingeborga Dapkunaite, with whom Arunas then had a close relationship.
After graduating from the conservatory, Sakalauskas moved to Kaunas. There he entered the troupe of the local drama theater. He lived in this small town for four years. In 1989, Arunas began to play on the stage of the National Drama Theater. He is a member of his troupe to this day. In addition, it can be seen at other Lithuanian theater venues.
During his career, Sakalauskas has played more than forty roles in films. On account of his participation in such films as:
- "I do not know who I am";
- "Lithuanian transit";
- "Three days";
- "The Cry of the Toad";
- "All alone";
- "Neighbors";
- Anastasia;
- "Seneca Day".
Arunas tried himself as a teacher. So, he lectured at the tatralnaya academy. However, he did not like this lesson and gave up teaching.
Recently, Arunas has been devoting a lot of time to work on television. In an interview, he noted that in a month on the "blue screen" you can earn as much as in six months in the theater.
In recent years, he has done little in big movies. The film industry in tiny Lithuania is underdeveloped. For a painting to at least pay off, every Lithuanian must see it at least twice. Therefore, local actors are doing several jobs. Among them is Arunas. He refuses to shoot TV shows, since there are no high-quality projects in Lithuania.
Personal life
Arunas is married twice. Ingeborga Dapkunaite became his first wife. He met her while studying at the theater conservatory. The shy Sakalauskas was the opposite of the impulsive Ingeborga. He fell in love with her at first sight, but for a long time he was afraid to approach her. He kept his feelings to himself until the third year. He confessed his love to her while under degree. Surprisingly, Ingeborga reciprocated.
Their wedding took place in 1988. An incident occurred at the wedding, which was regarded by many as a bad sign. In the hall where the feast was held, large horns hung over Arunas. When he got up, they were right at his head. After 1, 5 years, the marriage broke up. And the reason was Ingeborga's betrayal. After the release of Intergirl, Dapkunaite's career took off. In mid-1989, she was invited to work in America. Arunas decided not to interfere with his wife's career. He let his wife go to the States, and soon a call came from her, in which she said that she had fallen in love with another.
Arunas experienced parting with his wife for a long time. He started drinking a lot. To recover, he needed the help of psychologists. Since then, he has tried not to talk about his relationship with Dapkunaite in interviews.
In 1993, Arunas met Iolanta. Surprisingly, she also had the surname Dapkunaite. Iolanta had just graduated from the Academy of Music by that time. They very quickly began to live together. But they were in no hurry with an official marriage. Iolanta and Arunas have not yet been painted.
Iolanta is also a member of the troupe of the Lithuanian Drama Theater and often performs on stage with Arunas. It is known that the family lives in their own country house. The couple have a son, Adam.
