Russia lost another great actor – Mikhail Kozakov

Restless and fortune he passed through scenes of such renowned theaters as the "Contemporary", Moscow Art Theatre. Chekhov Theatre on Malaya Bronnaya and everywhere left delicately played the role, raising the bar even higher playing in the Russian theater. As told RIA Novosti news agency director Mark Zakharov, he remembers Kozakov novice actor in the Theater. Mayakovsky as Hamlet in a production of Nicholas Okhlopkova – "the role that established his lucky and exciting theatrical life, remembers the actor in the Contemporary, where Galina Volchek put" common history "by Goncharov. "When Oleg Tabakov, Mikhail Kozakov played together in this performance, it was an unforgettable experience, a real feast of Russian psychological theater" – said the director. "Once Michael has played in" Lenkom, replacing diseased Oleg Jankowski. He played Polonius in "Hamlet" Gleb Panfilov – and I must say, I played great, "- added the artistic director of" Lenkoma. According to Zakharov, y Kozakov was not an easy life, but a happy creative life. "Cossacks – a man's troubled fate, his life was difficult, a kind of labyrinth, which is difficult to envy. But here's what will definitely be jealous you can – it is surprisingly happy creative destiny "- confessed Zakharov. This creative destiny was linked with many theaters and Cum Kozakov was a great shock to many colleagues. "We knew he was seriously ill, but death is always unexpected. I, like everyone who knew Misha, worked with him and loved him will be his very, very missed, "- said the director of the theater of the Contemporary Galina Volchek. She also shared the unforgettable stories of working with Kozakov, particularly in performances of "A Common Story," "Two for the seesaw." "And let our relations in recent years have not been so close, I still felt that he was there, that we are together" – she added. Expressed his condolences to the first person in the country, as well as Culture Minister Alexander Avdeev. "He kept the traditions of the Russian intelligentsia, and this is evident in all his works" – quoted in the words of the head the Ministry of Culture Ministry. According to Avdeev, Vitali was a wonderful actor, an interesting director and a terrific reader, who was carrying a "tradition of love, respect and reverent attitude to the theater, literature and cinema." I'm an old colonel Movies mirrored the many facets of talent, a great actor – "Amphibian Man" "The Lion Gurych Sinichkin", "Straw Hat", "Hello, I your aunt!", "Demidov", "Hero of the novel, and many others – it's all movies that no one and will never forget. "Mike was a very gifted man, and the spacing thoron gifted. He was an actor, and director of TV movies, many of which have become classics, especially "Pokrovsky Gates." He was a reader, writer, producer. He himself said that, perhaps, in each of these areas are not reached the maximum, which he would like, but it all together – this is it ", – said the artist Yevgeny Steblov, playing with Kozakov and theater, and movies. He shared memories of their most long-playing joint project – the production of "possible meeting" on the play by Paul Bartz. "We traveled a lot with this performance, Michael then made a TV version, which received the" Taffy "- said the stem. As for Taffy, the rewards of this prize for Kozakov had two. And this is just further evidence of his fruitful work. For example, Tatiana Drubich said that the Cossacks had wanted to shoot the film on the play by Harold Pinter's "The Lover". "With me and Sasha Abdulov in the lead roles. Unfortunately, this did not happen. But the training period, a rehearsal – it's been one of the most exciting moments in my life and work ", – said the actress, who met while filming Kozakov Roman Balayan's" Protect Me, My Talisman "(1986). She admitted that she will never forget the day when they went to the filming and met at the station. "Michael, in between times, standing on the platform, said:" Oh, what day – September 9? On this day, Pushkin "Undertaker" wrote "- told Drubich, stressing that culture was Kozakov life – in all its manifestations. Many fans Kozakov remember him as a specialist and connoisseur of fine jazz music. Along with the saxophonist and leader of Big Band, Igor Butman Kozakov created "Concerto for voice and saxophone" on poems of Joseph Brodsky. According to the memoirs Butman, that the Cossacks had opened his first world Brodsky, and then poetry. "I remember our first meeting in 1985 – for me it was like meeting with God, because I've only seen him on TV or in movies" – told RIA Novosti musician. In Concert performance, they toured the U.S., Israel, Germany, Russia. From Mikhail Mikhailovich, I heard a lot of funny and interesting stories. It was a great man – an interesting, very sincere, a difficult but wonderful ", – concluded the jazzman. The latter role one of the last roles Kozakov became the collective image of the psychologist-magician in the comedy "Love-Carrot." The third part of the adventures of heroes who will change the character Kozakov endlessly with each other bodies, went on Russian screens in March this year. "Mikhail played in all three of our paintings," Love-Carrot ", and we are already tied not only to partnerships, but warm and friendly termsskie relationship. He showed me a script about the director the Jewish Theater Mikhoels, we discussed the possibility of making a movie or TV series based on it. Vitali was in perfect shape ", – told the RIA Novosti news agency producer paintings Renat Davletiyarov. However, he admitted, when it came to the Voice of Love-carrot ", the actor was in the hospital. "His condition did not allow him to work. I will reveal a great secret, we can now do this: its role in the film voiced son, Kirill Kozakov, and no one noticed the substitution, "- concluded the producer. Kozakov died from severe cancer, and as noted by his son, Cyril, doctors in an Israeli hospital until recently fought for his life.