Actor Alexander Lenkov has starred in many films. He became famous for his paintings for children "The Wizard of the Emerald City", "In Secret to the Whole World", "Black and White Magic" and "The Secret of the Snow Queen". The artist has been playing on the stage of the Mossovet Theater for over 40 years.
Little spectators were always looking forward to the appearance of Alexander Sergeevich on the stage. The kids forgot about everything, watching his game. Lenkov dreamed of becoming an artist since childhood, but he himself admitted that he ended up in the theater thanks to the chance.
The road to vocation
The biography of the future performer began in 1943. The boy was born in the town of Rasskazovo on May 17 in the family of a rocket engineer and teacher. Soon the Lenkovs returned to the capital.
At school, Sasha played in many performances. He made his debut in the role of the Snow Maiden. At home, the boy organized a puppet theater, he himself wrote plays for him. A schoolboy with "atypical appearance, not an excellent student" was invited to the Mossovet Theater for one role, followed by a new job.
After school, the graduate planned to enter VGIK. However, on the advice of his parents, Lenkov studied with Yuri Zavadsky in a theater studio.
Theater and cinema
In 1965 Lenkov presented his graduation performance "Theater of Garcia Lorca". The graduate was accepted into the troupe by the theater, in which he remained until the end of his life. In productions, he was most often offered comedic roles.
For his heroes, the artist himself invented makeup, created costumes, and staged acrobatic performances. In 2008, the actor realized himself as a director. He presented the production of "Noise Behind the Scene".
Since Alexander was fond of drawing. He often helped artists with decorations, painted portraits of friends, made furniture out of wood perfectly. The artist sewed well.
The film debut took place in 1964 in the comedy "Give a Book of Complaints" by Eldar Ryazanov. The following year, the artist played his first major role in the film "Keys to Heaven". The performer starred in the role of Denis Korablev's dad in the children's film "In a Secret to the Whole World". In 1985, he reincarnated as Benjamin for the social drama Winter Cherry.
Family and work
Lenkov was engaged in dubbing. He has dubbed foreign cartoon and art pictures. The actor visited the role of Piglet and Dale the chipmunk in the works of Disney. In the 2000s, he voiced computer games, including World of Warcraft."
Often the performer was invited to television. In the eighties he hosted the program "Skillful Hands", where he showed how to make crafts, starred in "Yeralash". At the beginning of the 2000s, the actor became the host of the satirical television program "Put Out the Light!" in the form of Stepan Cabbage.
The artist took place in his personal life. His chosen one was the younger sister of a classmate, Elena. They met at school. The young people became husband and wife in 1964. A child, daughter Ekaterina, appeared in the family. She became an artist and designer. She co-starred with her father in the film "Sanit Zone" in 1990.
The artist did not stop working until the last days. In 2013-2014, he hosted the TV program "Fairy Tales for the Little Ones" on the children's channel "My Joy". The performer passed away in 2014, on April 21.
