Aleksandr Abdulov
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Aleksandr Abdulov (b. May 29, 1953) is a famous Russian actor.
Aleksandr Abdulov was born in Tobolsk in 1953. His parents were involved in acting. He went to school from 1960 to 1970 and upon finishing it wanted to become a sportsman. However, his father tried to get him into the theater. He was successful the second time and in 1974 he starred in About Vitya, about Masha and the sea force. In 1975 he graduated from the GITIS and was hired by Lenkom Theater directer Mark Zakharov.
Aleksandr Abdulov appeared in several films in the 1970s. In 1977 he appeared in the TV version of the film The 12 Chairs by Mark Zakharov. In 1978 he became a celebrity after he appeared in The Ordinary Miracle as the Bear. In 1979 Abdulov appeared in The Place of the Meeting Cannot be Changed with Vladimir Vysotskiy. That year he also appeared in With the loved ones, do not part. In 1981 Abdulov appeared in Carnaval.
During the early 1980s he was considered a sex symbol in the USSR amidst the party dying rule. In 1982 he appeared in Look for a Woman, Magicians and The Woman in White. The Communist Party tried to invite him to perform in the party's honor so as to gain support of the youth. However, Abdulov declined.
In 1983 he appeared in the Jonathan Swift film The House that Swift Built as Dr. Simpson. In 1984 Aleksandr Abdulov appeared in The Formula of Love. In 1985 he appeared in Searching for Captain Grant. He also appeared in The Most Charming and Attractive. In 1987 he appeared in Naval Cadets, Charge!
Aleksandr Abdulov then went on to appear in the crime film Desyat Negrityat (based on Agatha Christie's novel Ten Little Indians) in 1987 and To Kill a Dragon in 1988. In 1989 he appeared in Black Rose- an Emblem of Melancholy, Red Rose- an Emblem of Love.
In 1991 Aleksandr Abdulov appeared in Genius (film, 1991) and House under the starful Sky. In 1992 he appeared in Gold.
During the 1990s Abdulov didn't appear in many mainstream films. He mostly worked in the Lenkom theater. In 2000 he appeared in The Christmas Miracle with Chulpan Khamatova. In 2002 he appeared in the TV series Next playing a Russian oligarch Lavr. In 2003 he appeared in the sequel Next 2. This led on to him being cast in many different TV series. In 2004 he appeared in About Love.
In 2005 Aleksandr Abdulov appeared in the TV series Anna Karenina and The Master and Margarita by Leo Tolstoy and Mihail Bulgakov respectively.
In 2006 he directed the play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in the Lenkom theater and played the character of R. P. McMurphy. He is to appear in the film Leningrad.
Aleksandr Abdulov was married to Irina Alfyorova and had a daughter with her (Ksenia Alfyorova). However, the couple got divorced.
