Such different Ilyins: What connects the star of the Strogovs, the detective Putilin and the intern Lobanov

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

In our cinema there are several stars with the surname Ilyin, and many do not know that in fact they are connected by family ties. This dynasty already numbers 3 generations of actors familiar to viewers of different ages: those who grew up in the cinema of the 1970s will probably remember the Strogoff epic with Adolf Ilyin. In the 1980s – 1990s. his sons, Vladimir and Alexander, appeared on the screens, and young people are most familiar with the name of Alexander Ilyin Jr., who became famous for his role as Lobanov in the TV series Interns. All Ilyins are very different, but there is one thing that unites them - talent, which seems to be inherited from generation to generation.

Adolf Ilyin

Adolf Ilyin became the founder of this acting dynasty. His career began in 1938 in Sverdlovsk, where Ilyin performed on the stage of the Theater of Opera and Ballet named after V. I. A. Lunacharsky. With the beginning of the war, he went to the front. In 1942 he was awarded the medal "For Courage", the award list said: "".

After the war, Ilyin graduated from the studio at the Sverdlovsk Drama Theater and continued his career as a theater actor and director at the Sverdlovsk Film Studio. He himself considered himself primarily a theater actor, and therefore he acted a little in films and rarely played the main roles, but even the episodes with his participation were probably remembered by the audience: Adolf Ilyin played the role of the division commander in the film Zhenya, Zhenya and Katyusha, Enoch Drebber in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, and his most famous film work was one of the main roles - Evdokim Yutkin - in the 8-episode film epic The Strogovs.

Vladimir Ilyin

Both sons of Adolf Ilyin - Vladimir and Alexander - followed in his footsteps and also became actors. The first phrase of Vladimir Ilyin in the frame was: "Fritzes from the rear!" Then he was 20 years old, and he starred in a cameo role in the film "Zhenya, Zhenya and Katyusha", where his father played, about which he said: "" After that Vladimir graduated from the Sverdlovsk Theater School and continued to act in films and perform at theatrical stage, but popularity came to him only after 40 years, in the era of perestroika, when films with his participation "My Favorite Clown", "Time to Fly", "Wolfhound" and others were released.

In the 1990s. and at the beginning of the next century, Vladimir Ilyin starred a lot. His most famous films were the films Anchor, Another Anchor!, Burnt by the Sun, Queen Margot, The Barber of Siberia, Silver Lily of the Valley, Turkish March, Hare Over the Abyss, Detective Putilin, "Time of the First". In total, his filmography includes more than 100 works. The directors who worked with him subsequently willingly invited him again. Vladimir was the first of the Ilyin dynasty to move from Sverdlovsk to Moscow, got a job at the Theater. V. Mayakovsky, and then transported both his father and younger brother there. All together they performed on the same stage.

Everyone who knows Vladimir Ilyin closely speaks of him as a very kind, gentle, modest, intelligent and friendly person. After fame came to him and he became one of the most popular domestic artists, his behavior and attitude towards others did not change in any way. He did not demand leading roles, did not declare his star status and did not act up on the set. Ilyin is a deeply religious person. They say that without the blessing of his spiritual father, he does not play any role.

Alexander Ilyin

The younger brother of Vladimir Ilyin, Alexander, began acting in films from the age of 8 - his father often took his sons to the set. Even then, he firmly decided that he would also become an actor. Alexander said: "". After graduating from the Novosibirsk Theater School, Alexander began performing on the stage of the local theater, and later, following his older brother and father, he moved to Moscow.

Just like his brother, he became famous in the late 1980s and 1990s. Popularity brought him films and TV series "Connoisseurs lead the investigation", "The Artist from Gribov", "Wolfhound", "Tanks are walking along Taganka", "At the corner of the Patriarchs", "About love and other troubles", "Churchill", "Once in the police "," Kitchen "," Fizruk "," Force Majeure ". At the moment, he has already played more than 100 roles in films.

Alexander Ilyin Jr

The elder brother Vladimir had no children, but Alexander had 3 sons, and all of them also became actors. The most famous of them was Alexander Ilyin Jr. His path was predetermined from birth, about which he spoke: "". He graduated from the Shchepkinsky School, performed on the stage of the Theater of the Russian Army and the Russian Academic Youth Theater.

Alexander began acting in films at the age of 9, and his most famous role - the intern Semyon Lobanov - received at 27. The series was released on screens for 7 years, and during this time the actor has become one of the most recognizable and beloved young artists among the people. In addition to filming, Alexander Ilyin Jr. is engaged in music - he is known as the vocalist and lyricist of the Lomonosov Plan group. He says that only music gives him a sense of freedom - after all, an actor in his profession is dependent on a producer and director.

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