Semyon Lvovich FerdmanPAR, better known by hisstage nameSemyon Farada (Russian:Семён Львович Фердман, Семён Фарада, December 31, 1933, Nikolskoye village ofMoscow Oblast,USSR – August 20, 2009, inMoscow)[1] was aSoviet andRussian stage and film actor.[2]
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| Born | Semyon Lyvovich Ferdman (1933-12-31)December 31, 1933 |
| Died | August 20, 2009(2009-08-20) (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1968—2000 |
| Spouse | Maria Politseymako |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | People's Artist of Russia (1999) |
Early life
editFerdman was born into theJewish family of army officer Lev Ferdman andpharmacist Ida Shuman.[3] His father died when Semyon was 14. Later he tried to pursue a military career but failed the physical test at the Tank Forces School.[4] He applied toBauman Moscow State Technical University (then MVTU) and barely passed the exams;[4] after three years in the classes he was drafted into theBaltic Fleet where he served for four years. The navy noticed Ferdman's artistic talent and assigned him to the Garrison Theatre inBaltiysk. There, while playing the part of a long-hairedanarchist on stage, he was the only Baltic Fleet sailor allowed to wear long hair.[5]
Career
editThe navy provided Ferdman with recommendations to Moscow theatre directors, but he obeyed his mother's will and completed his courses at Bauman University, graduating in 1962. He worked as a mechanical engineer until 1969, and played as an amateur withMark Rozovsky company based atMoscow University. Ferdman first appeared on screen in 1967. His stage nameFarada was a nickname that emerged in one of his early filming tours ofCentral Asia.[4][5] A studio manager refused to insert a Jewish surname,Ferdman, into film credits, and when Ferdman pressed him to "just invent somecharade" (Russian:шарада, sharada), found nothing better thanSharada Farada.Farada stuck with the actor.[3]
In 1972, after authorities shut down the Rozovsky theatre,Yury Lyubimov recruited Farada to work at theTaganka Theatre with whom he remained until his death. Farada played in more than 70 films, notably with directorsMark Zakharov,Eldar Ryazanov andAleksey German.[5]
Astroke in June 2000 after the funeral of his friend, playwrightGrigory Gorin,[4] forced Farada to retire from acting.[5] He was married to actressMaria Politseymako and was father of actorMikhail Politseymako, who both supported him in his final years.[4]
Selected filmography
edit- Acting
- The Very Same Munchhausen (Тот самый Мюнхгаузен, 1979) asCommander-in-Chief
- The Garage (Гараж, 1980) asTrombonist
- Charodey (Чародеи, 1982) asGuest from South
- The House That Swift Built (Дом, который построил Свифт, 1982) asGovernor
- Formula of Love (Формула любви, 1984) asMargadon
- After the Rain, on Thursday (После дождичка в четверг, 1985) asShah Babadur
- How to Become Happy (Как стать счастливым, 1986) asKolobok
- Gardemarines ahead! (Гардемарины, вперёд!, 1988) asdirector ofMoscow School of Mathematics and Navigation
- Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation (Частный детектив, или Операция «Кооперация», 1989) asMafioso
- Voice acting
- Entrance to the Labyrinth (Вход в лабиринт, 1989) asPontyaga
- Adventures of Captain Vrungel (Приключения капитана Врунгеля, 1989) asGiulico Banditto
References
edit- ^"Obituary (in Russian)".RIA Novosti. August 21, 2009. Retrieved2009-08-21.
- ^Биография Семёна Фарады // vokrug.tv
- ^abChuchulashvili, Elena (July 2004)."V gostyakh u Semyona Farady (В гостях у Семёна Фарады)". Jewish Observer (in Russian). Retrieved2009-08-21.
- ^abcdeTatyana Klish (August 5, 2008)."Semyon Farada perestal govorit (Семен Фарада перестал говорить)" (in Russian). gazeta.ua. Retrieved2009-08-21.
- ^abcd"Semyon Farada. Biography (in Russian)".RIA Novosti. August 21, 2009. Retrieved2009-08-21.
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