The death of actor Viktor Zozulin was a blow to the Vakhtangov Theater

The death of actor Viktor Zozulin was a blow to the Vakhtangov Theater


"I gave the stage more than half a century"

At the Theatre. Evgeny Vakhtangov, who opens the season in early September, is a heavy loss - at the age of 78, after a long illness, the People's Artist of Russia Viktor Zozulin died. He was called a true Vakhtangov.

Viktor Zozulin is a master who is considered one of the pillars of the theater on the Arbat. He gave him more than half a century, and his best works are associated with directors Ruben and Evgeny Simonov, Vladimir Shlesinger, Miroslav Belovich, Arkady Katz, Pyotr Fomenko, Yuri Lyubimov, Rimas Tuminas. Viktor Viktorovich had a rare role - a neurasthenic hero, enriched with a brilliant sense of humor, musicality, and temperament. He worked a lot in the theater, acted in films. His film debut took place in 1965 with Leonid Gaidai in the film "Operation Y" and Shurik's Other Adventures, where the actor played the radio engineer Kostya, who helped his friend pass the exams. Remember: “Associate professor is dumb, dumb. How is it heard? Reception." Then there were paintings: “I loved you ...”, “Solaris”, “The Deer King”, “The Very Last Day”, “Prohindias, or Running on the Spot” and others. He was busy in the popular Soviet program "Zucchini" 13 chairs "- he played Pan Andrzej. A master of artistic expression, Viktor Zozulin has recorded many audiobooks, including Bunin, Lermontov, Pasternak, Turgenev, Chekhov.

The time and place of farewell to Viktor Zozulin will be announced later.

Died People's Artist of Russia Viktor Zozulin: bright roles of the famous actor

Died People's Artist of Russia Viktor Zozulin: bright roles of the famous actor

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Published in the newspaper "Moskovsky Komsomolets" No. 28848 dated August 17, 2022

Newspaper headline:
A true Vakhtangov has passed away



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