Yuriy Vasilev
- Birthday: 11/30/1954
- Place of birth: Novosibirsk, RSFSR, USSR
- Fame for: Directing
- Also known as: Юрий Васильев
Biography
Honored Artist of the RSFSR (05/29/1987). People's Artist of Russia (01/15/2001). While still a high school student, he studied in the studio at the Novosibirsk Youth Theater. In 1976 he graduated from the Higher Theater School. Schukina (course of Yu.V. Katina-Yartsev). Since 1976, he has been an actor in the Satire Theater. In the movie is shot quite rarely. He played the most prominent roles in the films Nightingale, 4-0 in favor of Tanechka, Ballerina, and the series Beauty Salon. From 1989 to 1996 he taught acting at the B. Shchukin Theater School. Since 1996 he has been teaching acting at GITIS (artistic director of the workshop, department of pop art). From September 2009 to April 2010, he was the chief director of the Serpukhov Music and Drama Theater. On May 19, 2010, the private Yuri Vasiliev Theater opened in Moscow - the premiere of the first play of this theater, the Toy Seller based on the book of the same name by Viktor Dobrosotsky, took place on the stage of the Vakhtangov Theater. At present - the artistic director of the Theater Yuri Vasiliev, the director of the Satire Theater (performances “Wait ?!” V. Aslanova, “See you in Venice”; Vasilyev’s fantasy “Secretaries”; “Seller of Toys”, 2010; “Veronika decides to die ", 2011). In 2007, at the Theater. Ermolova staged the play "We Are Not Alone, Dear!" R. Cooney, J. Chapman. Presenter of TV shows: “Seven troubles - one answer” (2000-2002), “Sami with a mustache” (2001-2003).
