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| Born | Andrei Aleksandrovich Menaker (1941-03-07)March 7, 1941 |
| Died | August 16, 1987(1987-08-16) (aged 46) Riga,Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Burial place | Vagankovo Cemetery, Moscow[1] 55°46′05″N37°32′54″E / 55.76806°N 37.54833°E /55.76806; 37.54833 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, television presenter |
| Years active | 1960–1987 |
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| Children | Maria Mironova |
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| Website | www |
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Andrei Aleksandrovich Mironov (Russian:Андре́й Алекса́ндрович Миро́нов; 7 March 1941 – 16 August 1987) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor who played lead roles in some of the most popular Soviet films, such asThe Diamond Arm,Beware of the Car andTwelve Chairs. Mironov was also a popular singer.[2][3]
Mironov was born in Moscow toMaria Vladimirovna Mironova, a Russian, andAleksandr Menaker [ru], aRussian Jew. His parents were both well-known actors and performed together as the comedy duo "Mironova and Menaker (Миронова и Менакер)".[4]
Mironov studied in theVakhtangov Theatre School during the early 1950s. From 1958 to 1962, he studied acting at the Moscow Shchukin School. From June 18, 1962, to 1987, Mironov was a permanent member of the trope at theMoscow Theatre of Satire. In 1961, he acted in his first filmWhat If This Is Love? In 1963, he starred in the comedyThree Plus Two by Genrikh Oganesyan, and then in the filmMy Younger Brother byAleksandr Zarkhi. His real success came with the release of the filmAttention, directed byEldar Ryazanov, in which he played together withInnokenty Smoktunovsky.[5] 1969 marked the release ofLeonid Gaidai's film ‘The Diamond Hand’, which became iconic for several generations of Russians and ranked No. 1 in terms of viewership (76.7 million). Mironov played Kozodoyev, the bumbling mate of a hooligan (Anatoly Papanov), oppositeYuri Nikulin, who played a model Soviet citizen.[6] On December 18, 1980, he was awarded the title ofPeople's Artist of the RSFSR. He also received theMedal "For Labour Valour".
Andrei Mironov was known and loved for his roles in films directed byEldar Ryazanov,Leonid Gaidai,Mark Zakharov, and other filmmakers. He had a wide comedic range and played diverse roles (e.g. a Sovietbureaucrat, Figaro, a romantic spy, a member of theintelligentsia, acon man, an American movie pioneer,[7] a tale-teller, etc.).
On one of his tours throughLatvia in 1987, he lost consciousness on stage while performing the lead role inThe Marriage of Figaro. Thinking he was having aheart attack, the other actors hastily administered oralnitroglycerin, a drug commonly given to heart attack patients, but which can cause life threatening complications when mistakenly given to those suffering fromcerebrovascular disease. He was driven to a hospital where two days later he was pronounced dead. His death occurred only eleven days after the passing of his close friend and frequent co-starAnatoli Papanov.
Mironov's parents, Aleksandr Menaker andMaria Vladimirovna Mironova, were known nationwide as a comedic duo. He was married twice, both times to Soviet actresses. First toYekaterina Gradova, with whom he had one daughter,Maria Mironova, and second toLarisa Golubkina, a singer and actress best known for her role of the hussar maiden inHussar Ballad. Maria Mironova and his adopted daughter Maria Golubkina (from his marriage to Larisa) had successful careers in Russian cinema. In 2006 Maria Mironova received the title ofHonoured Artist of Russia.
Aminor planet3624 Mironov, discovered by Soviet astronomersLyudmila Karachkina andLyudmila Zhuravleva in 1982 is named after him.[8]
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