Emmanuil Vitorgan: biography and filmography of the actor. Family and cultural center of Emmanuil Vitorgan
When without a loved one it is impossible to breathe.
It was only when he met her that he learned what true love is. Emmanuil Vitorgan and Alla Balter were often called the most beautiful theatrical couple in the Soviet Union. But for their love and happiness, they had to pay a terrible price.
"West Side Story" 
Vitorgan and Balter together on stage.
Emmanuel first saw a beautiful and incredibly talented young actress in the play "The Three Musketeers" in the role of Milady. He was fascinated by her. Not her game, not her beauty, but the integrity of her nature. “She was incredibly beautiful, plastic, remarkably built and sang amazingly - it’s amazing that I hadn’t seen her before, although I was quite often at the performances of her theater,” Vitogran later recalled.
And then they had a chance to play lovers in Georgy Tovstonogov's musical West Side Story. This determined the course of their entire future life. They rehearsed together for a long time, enthusiastically playing at love. And the moment came when it became clear to both that they were not playing at love. They like. 
Emmanuil Vitorgan with his first wife Tamara Rumyantseva.
Vitorgan by this time had long been married to Tamara Rumyantseva, believed that he and his wife had an almost ideal family. They did not quarrel, they raised little Xenia together. Everything changed with the appearance of Allochka in the theater, at the appearance of which Emmanuel simply stopped breathing. 
Alla Balter.
Ironically, the actress's husband's name was also Emmanuel, it was the goalkeeper of the Tavria football club Anbrokh. But Vitorgan completely captured her heart. Love lived on stage and behind the scenes. Emmanuil Vitorgan had no doubt - this is the very real feeling. When without a loved one it is impossible to breathe. He could not look enough at his beloved, could not live without seeing her.
Happiness Built on Unhappiness 
Alla and Emmanuel destroyed previous marriages in order to create their own family. Both of them always worried that Vitorgan's daughter was left without daddy's worries. Xenia never forgave her father for this betrayal. But what was to be done with those feelings that did not allow them to live apart? Even human condemnation touched them little. They saw, felt, heard only each other and their hearts. 
Alla Balter and her son Maxim Vitorgan.
They lived together for four years before becoming husband and wife. They moved to Moscow and began working first at the Stanislavsky Theater and then at the Mayakovsky Theater. Then Maxim was born to Emmanuel and Alla, and only after that they signed. The wedding was very quiet, of the guests only Natasha Varley and Vasily Bochkarev, who witnessed their marriage.
Love is the beginning of all beginnings 
Emmanuil Vitorgan and Alla Balter.
Alla and Emmanuel were happy. They both understood that the family is a constant work. Willy-nilly, each of them had to make some compromises in order to achieve complete harmony in the family. For a very long time they lived in a hostel, in a tiny room, partitioned off by wardrobes. Behind this makeshift partition was the son's bed. When Vitorgan was 40 years old, his patience snapped, and he demanded housing for himself and his family. They were finally given a separate apartment. Now Emma's beloved could soak in the bathroom. And he himself was glad that he could achieve such a small, but such an important victory for the family. 
Vitorgan with his beloved wife on vacation.
They say that in a couple, one always loves, and the other allows himself to be loved. But in the family of Alla and Emmanuel, this law did not work. They both loved. This is probably why Emma never considered it shameful to cook borscht or wash the dishes. He knew for sure that his beautiful wife was worthy to play royalty on stage, and not peasant women with hard-working hands. And he knew how to make such gifts that were remembered for a lifetime. Once in Varna, Vitorgan saw a yacht under scarlet sails, agreed at the local yacht club, and on Alla's birthday he arranged a boat trip for her. 
Emmanuil Vitorgan, Alla Balter, their son Maxim.
Alla, for her part, always supported her husband. When it was especially difficult for him due to lack of demand, she consoled him and prophesied great popularity and many fans in the future. Her prophecies came true pretty quickly. She was jealous of his countless fans, but she considered it wrong to arrange scenes because of this. She was very wise, his beloved Allochka.
victory and defeat 
She begged for his life.
When Vitorgan was diagnosed with lung cancer, Balter did her best to defeat his illness. She took him to the best doctors, always accompanied him to complex procedures. Every day she entered his room with a smile, firmly convinced that he was obliged to live. And she was able to overcome this terrible disease of her husband. Allah begged, begged for his life. She breathed life into him, tearing him from the clawed paws of death.
A few years later, she herself fell ill, she was diagnosed with spinal cancer. Alla tried not to show her weakness and weakness to anyone. She put on a hard corset and went to the theater for a performance, overcoming incredible pain and weakness. When she stepped onto the stage for the last time, her colleagues actually carried her around the stage in their arms, she was so weak. 
Alla Butler wanted to remain young and cheerful in the memory of people.
Then there were hospitals, raising money for the operation. Her beloved Emmanuel did everything to save his wife. But the disease was too terrible. When on July 13, 2000 Vitorgan got a call and was told that they were talking about the last minutes of her life, he immediately rushed to the hospital. They spent the whole day talking and reminiscing. And at night Allochka left. On the grave of Alla Balter is only the date of her death. She wanted to remain young and cheerful in the memory of people. 
He always remembers his Allochka.
The actor took the death of his wife very hard. He couldn't understand why she left him. He was looking for her face in the crowd, waiting to meet her in a dream. But she did not come to him in dreams.
Next to him for 15 years now is another woman, Irina Mlodik, who pulled him out of depression and gave him the strength to live on. But even now, many years after Alla's death, he does not hold back tears, remembering his beloved.
Emmanuil Vitorgan ... There are few people today who would not have heard of this very popular and extremely intelligent actor of the old school. Within the framework of one article, it is quite difficult to describe the entire life path of a person approaching the 75-year milestone (this year Emmanuil Gedeonovich will celebrate his anniversary). However, let's try to at least briefly talk about the most important events of his life. So, Emmanuel Vitorgan: biography ...
Childhood
The future celebrity of the Soviet, and after the Russian cinema was born in the city of Baku. It happened at the end of 1939, on the twenty-seventh of December. His father was a major business executive, thanks to which his mother could not work and take care of the house and children (Vitorgan has an older brother, Vladimir). Emmanuel's parents are from the city of Odessa. An equally peculiar name was given to the boy in honor of his mother's brother, who died during the civil war. Since the family, due to the fact that the father constantly received new appointments, had to move often, Vitorgan was already in Astrakhan.
As for the choice of profession, it was made back in school years, when the family lived in Astrakhan. It was there that Emmanuil Gedeonovich "fell ill" with the theater, and this happened after meeting Yuri Kochetkov, whose mother and father were actors. It was the latter that contributed to the fact that both boys began to study in the drama club at the Palace of Pioneers. By the way, today Yuri Kochetkov is the head of the Youth Theater of the same Astrakhan.
However, Emmanuel Vitorgan had other hobbies in those years. In particular, sports. And, I must say, in this field he has achieved a solid success. So, Emmanuel received the title of champion of the USSR (albeit among schoolchildren) in water polo, in addition, he has the first category in volleyball. However, the sports career did not attract the guy, he was attracted to the theatrical stage.
Study and the beginning of theatrical activity
In 1957, Vitorgan went to Leningrad, where he entered the Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography without any problems. He is studying on the course of Boris Zon. Together with him, by the way, Sergei Yursky and Alisa Freindlich studied. And Tamara Rumyantseva, who became the first wife of Emmanuel Gedeonovich. The marriage was registered while still a student.
In 1961, Vitorgan received a diploma from the institute, where the specialty column says "actor of theater and cinema." True, according to the artist himself, at that time he did not even think about cinema, the theater was and still remains his only love. After distribution, the actor served in the Pskov Drama Theater for two years, and then returned to Leningrad again. First he worked at the Drama and Comedy Theater (from 1963 to 1967), then at Lenkom. In the latter, Emmanuel Vitorgan met the beautiful actress Alla Balter. And he disappeared ... According to the actor himself, only then did he understand what the word “love” really means.
Moscow
Acquaintance with Balter led to the dissolution of the marriage with Tamara Rumyantseva. By that time, the daughter Xenia was already growing up in the family. Vitorgan Emmanuil Gedeonovich is a very intelligent and decent person. And he does not justify himself at all, talking about that time. Yes, leaving your wife for another woman is immoral and mean. But he couldn't fool her either. As well as to resist the surging feelings. As a result, after a very difficult divorce and a long showdown, Vitorgan leaves Leningrad. Such a condition was set by his ex-wife - to get out of sight of Peter. Naturally, Alla leaves with him. It was 1971…
In Moscow, they get a job. Vitorgan served there until 1982. Then he gave two years to the Taganka Theater, after which he moved to Twenty-two years Emmanuel Vitorgan (his photo on the stage of this theater is presented in the article) was the leading actor of Mayakovka.
Natural artistry and plasticity, magnificent external data - it seemed that he was simply born to play the role of romantic or insidious hero-lovers. However, fate was favorable to Vitorgan. Working with such masters of the stage as Georgy Tovstonogov, Anatoly Vasilyev, Andrey Goncharov, Boris Morozov, Leonid Kheifets, who were able and helped to reveal the fullness of the actor's talent, allowed Emmanuel Gedeonovich not to become a slave to one role. And cinematography helped.
Film debut
"Test of the pen" in the cinema came in 1968. Vitorgan got an episodic role in the film "Two tickets for a daytime session." Then there were more works, but also for the most part small, although quite memorable. Like, say, the role of Nikitin in the film Dirk, still beloved by children. The first significant role was played by the actor in 1977, in the TV series "And it's all about him", created based on the novel The handsome actor became famous thanks to the image he created of Gleb Zavarzin - a criminal, gloomy and at the same time extremely attractive from the point of view of personality's appearance.
Emmanuil Vitorgan: filmography
The directors vied with each other to offer the actor roles in their films. At first, Vitorgan played more and more CIA agents, fascist officers, spies. However, there is nothing particularly surprising. In those days, as a rule, it was precisely such negative characters that were imposing and good-looking, while the positive characters were more reminiscent of the images of Ivan on the stove from Russian fairy tales. However, as time went on, priorities changed, completely different characters appeared.
Today Vitorgan Emmanuil Gedeonovich can say without any exaggeration that he managed to "mark" himself in almost all genres. He starred in military films, and in crime films, and in musical comedies, and in psychological dramas. Fans of the actor's talent are happy to watch many films with his participation: "Mission in Kabul", "Pious Martha", "Profession - Investigator", "Maria Medici's Casket" and, of course, "Sorcerers".
In total, for more than forty years, Emmanuel Vitorgan starred in almost a hundred films. Moreover, he continues to act now, however, now more in serials. So, viewers really like the image he created of Prince Peter Dolgoruky in the film "Poor Nastya".
Something about personal life
Emmanuil Vitorgan and Alla Balter lived together until 2000. There was no more beautiful and friendly couple in the starry sky. The union of these two talented people could not fail to bear fruit. The son of Emmanuel Vitorgan and Alla Balter - Maxim Vitorgan - today is also a very successful and recognizable actor. Alla's death separated them. She left in 2000.
I must say that this friendly couple had to go through a lot. In 1987, doctors diagnosed Emmanuil Vitorgan with lung cancer. It was Alla who took on the whole burden of worries and experiences. The fact that he had oncology, the actor found out only after a successful operation. The wife hid the truth from him, rightly believing that it would be easier for her husband to fight the disease. And it turned out to be right. The actor did not think about death, on the contrary, he tried to recover as soon as possible and return to his favorite stage. Could he have known that this same vile disease would take away Alla from him - the one thanks to which he is still cheerful, healthy and full of strength today? But what can you do, grief had to be endured, although at first it seemed impossible.
Third marriage
In 2003, Emmanuel Vitorgan married again. And you can not call this marriage a betrayal of the memory of Alla. The fact is that it was Irina Mlodik, the third wife of the actor, who brought him back to life, when he, yearning for Balter, often thought about his own departure.
In addition, as Emmanuel Gedeonovich himself says, Irina very much reminds him of Alla. No, of course not outwardly. They are completely different. That one is blonde, that one is brunette. Internally. With its character, rich spiritual world and integrity. Moreover, once both women knew each other and maintained a warm relationship. So after the death of Alla, Irina simply extended her hand of friendly help. At first. And then what happened, then happened. The couple are happy together, moreover, according to Vitorgan himself, they never quarreled during their entire life together.
Cultural Center of Emmanuil Vitorgan
Even during the life of Alla Balter, a special cultural center called "Vitorgan Club" was created. Emmanuil Gedeonovich obtained permission from the Moscow authorities to rent a dilapidated building, and made repairs there. This is by no means a commercial project, but a truly cultural center with a capital letter, a real home for fans of theater and cinema. Creative evenings and meetings are held here, solo performances are staged, birthdays and anniversaries are celebrated. Here you can meet not only actors, but also people of other professions, everyone who loves and wants to join art.
Conclusion
As mentioned above, in 2014 Emmanuel Gedeonovich Vitorgan is going to celebrate his anniversary. He will be 75 years old. But the actor is not yet going to leave the stage in the literal and figurative sense. He is full of all sorts of plans and powers. Besides, he needs to support his extended family. The actor today has two granddaughters, two grandchildren, a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter.
In the photo, Emmanuil Vitorgan and his third wife Irina Vitorgan (Mlodik), as well as their daughters Ethel and Clara. For the fourth time, Emmanuil Gedeonovich became a father at the age of 79, his wife became a mother for the second time at 57.
Emmanuil Gedeonovich Vitorgan married for the third time, and all his wives were and are wonderful, caring, worthy women. But all these three love stories are different from each other, some of them are beautiful and touching, and some leave too deep wounds on the heart of not only our hero, but also on the hearts of his loved ones.
In this photo, Emmanuil Vitorgan with his first wife Tamara Rumyantseva
First Emmanuil Vitorgan married when he was young 24 years, his first wife was an actress Tamara Rumyantseva, she was three years younger than her husband, a daughter was born in this marriage Ksenia.
Tamara Rumyantseva, Emmanuil Vitorgan and their daughter Xenia
Together with Tamara Rumyantseva Emmanuil Vitorgan lived for about seven years, but once in the theater, at the rehearsal of the play, he met and fell in love with another, she became Alla Balter- also an actress, his age.
In the photo Alla Balter
What is surprising is that the first husband Alla Balter also called Emmanuel, seems to be a rare name, but this happens. There was an ex-husband Alla football club goalkeeper "Tavria" He loved his wife and took the divorce very hard.
Emmanuil Vitorgan fell in love so much that he could not breathe in his Alla, he realized that everything that had happened before was not love, it was friendship, affection, gratitude, anything, but not the same feeling that poets compose poems , the powers that be unleash wars, and reckless students climb down the drainpipes to their loved ones to breathtaking heights.
In the photo Emmanuil Vitorgan and his first wife Tamara Rumyantseva
And here comes love Emmanuil Vitorgan, pierced, changed everything. Deceive Emmanuil Vitorgan his wife Tamara Rumyantsev It was hard, because she felt everything. And how to resist such a beautiful, majestic woman as Alla Balter?
In this photo, Ksenia Rumyantseva is the daughter of Emmanuel Vitorgan and his first wife Tamara Rumyantseva
Emmanuil Vitorgan left the family for a little four-year-old daughter Xenia it became a terrible tragedy, the first gray strand even appeared in her hair, because Emmanuel Vitorgan was a caring, loving father, losing him in an instant was a difficult test for his daughter.
In the photo is the daughter of Emmanuil Vitorgan
Tamara Rumyantseva did not allow her ex-husband to see their joint daughter, perhaps it was a temporary measure, but Vitorgan took everything literally and did not torment the former family with his visits, especially since the new wife - Alla Balter- after all, she was against this communication, and the ex-wife, Tamara Rumyantseva already grown daughter Xenia suggested that the father is a traitor.
In this photo, the first wife of Emmanuel Vitorgan - Tamara Rumyantseva
All in all, Tamara Rumyantseva could not act wisely in this situation, only after many, many years, after the second wife Emmanuil Vitorgan died, and he married a third, this woman found the strength to forgive her husband. But the daughter still cannot let go of resentment, her father inflicted too deep spiritual wounds on her.
In this photo you see the granddaughter and grandson of Emmanuil Vitorgan, these are the children of Ksenia Rumyantseva
Thanks to the third wife Irina Emmanuil Vitorgan I was finally able to improve my relationship with my daughter, grandchildren, and see my great-grandchildren.
In this photo, Alla Balter and her little son Maxim Vitorgan
But in the second marriage Emmanuil Vitorgan a son was born Max, the same Vitorgan who was married to Ksenia Sobchak.
But, by the way, Maxim Vitorgan known not only for the fact that he is the ex-husband of a socialite and not for the fact that he is the son Emmanuil Vitorgan And Alla Balter. Maksyusha Vitorgan also a wonderful artist, witty, well-read person. The truth is too bold and ironic. At one time it was very difficult for him to accept the fact that his father, after his death, Alla Balter after some two years he married a businesswoman Irina Mlodik, a former violinist who is younger than him by 23 of the year.
Not only a son, but also some friends Emmanuil Vitorgan turned away from him. The point is that they are happily married. Emmanuil Gedeonovich And Alla Balter were for thirty years, the loss of a wife for Vitorgan was a tragedy, he had such a wound in his heart that he could never heal. But the decision was made to move on. Irina Mlodik took her husband's surname, now she Irina Vitorgan.
This woman literally dedicated herself Emmanuil Gedeonovich, and although she leads an active life, runs a chain of dry cleaners, helps her husband with organizing meetings in "Emmanuel Vitorgan Cultural Center", she has enough time for daily reverent care of her beloved. Irina Vitorgan (Mlodik) was able to pull out Emmanuil Gedeonovich from the hardest decadence of forces, because he had already begun to seriously apply himself to the bottle, and what can I say, he did not see the point in life, his son grew up, grandchildren were born, the roles were played - the mission was completed. But here comes Irina, And Emmanuil Vitorgan began to revive, two years after death Alla Balter they got married, it was 2002 year, at the time of this writing, the marriage has been going on for 15 years, and this, it should be noted, is already a considerable period.
She calls him Emma, he her Irishka. In general, despite the fact that Emmanuil Vitorgan, having fallen in love with another, left his first wife, it’s impossible to call him a windy man, although wives are wives, and children should always be remembered. TO 77 for years this man had only three marriages, not all of his love stories deserve respect, but who is not without sin? It's just how life turned out, it's a pity that not everyone could be happy in this story. After all, having barely found a common language with her daughter from her first marriage and with her children and grandchildren, Emmanuil Vitorgan managed to quarrel with everyone again to the nines.
On this photo Emmanuil Vitorgan and his wife Irina with his twin sister.
At Irina Vitorgan (Mlodik) for medical reasons, there could not be children, therefore, she considers the daughter of her twin sister to be her daughter.
In this photo, from left to right: Daniil Vitorgan (son of Max Vitorgan), Irina Vitorgan (wife of Emmanuel Vitorgan), Max's first wife, Polina Vitorgan and grandfather Emmochka.
Pay attention to this photo, Irishka Vitorgan has test pants! Burning girl!
In the middle sits the mother of Ksenia Sobchak.
In 2018, Irina Mlodik and Emmanuil Vitorgan had a daughter, Ethel.
The childhood of Emmanuel Vitorgan
Vitorgan was born in Baku, where his father worked at that time. My father worked in the flour milling industry and was often transferred from site to site. Because of this, the family changed their place of residence. Mom did not work, took care of the house and raised Emmanuel and his older brother Vladimir.The future famous actor graduated from school in Astrakhan. Already in high school, he decided on the choice of his future profession, therefore, having received a certificate, he went to Leningrad without hesitation, where he became a student at the Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography. The choice of a profession was greatly influenced by the acquaintance of a high school student with Yuri Kochetkov, whose parents were actors. Vitorgan began to attend a drama club and became seriously interested in theater. He also had other hobbies - Emmanuel was engaged in water polo and even became the champion of the USSR among schoolchildren. He also had success in volleyball, but his passion for theater remained the most serious.
At the institute, Vitorgan studied with such famous actors as Alisa Freindlich and Sergei Yursky. He got on the course of Boris Zon. After graduating in 1961, Emmanuel became an actor in theater and cinema, although all his dreams were only about the stage.
The first roles of Emmanuil Vitorgan
Having received a diploma from the institute, Vitorgan was sent to Pskov, where he worked for two years in a drama theater. Then he served in the Leningrad Drama and Comedy Theater and in the Lenkom Theater.Since 1971, the actor moved to Moscow and entered the Moscow Drama Theater. On his stage, he played until 1982, until he moved to the Taganka Theater. In this theater, he played only two years. In 1984, the actor continued his creative activity within the walls of the Mayakovsky Academic Theater.
Emmanuil Vitorgan celebrates his birthday.
According to Vitorgan, he was very lucky, because in his life he met such directors as Anatoly Vasiliev, Leonid Kheifets, Boris Morozov, Georgy Tovstonogov. These talented people were able to discern in the actor the ability to play diverse roles. Before meeting them, due to unusual external data and plastic artistic talent, he quite often played hero-lovers, both insidious and noble.
Filmography of Emmanuil Vitorgan
Initially, Vitorgan acted in films extremely rarely. He saw himself exclusively as a theater actor. His film debut took place in 1962, when he starred in a cameo role in the film Two Tickets for a Daytime Show. The actor played the husband of an Inca-Estonian, while he did not utter a single word. The most famous film with his participation at that time was Dirk. 
Fame came to Emmanuel Gedeonovich after he appeared in the film "And it's all about him" in the role of criminal Gleb Zavrazin. The audience noted both the special dialect of the criminal and his image, which was invented by Vitorgan. After this work, the directors began to invite the actor more and more often. At first, he mostly played negative roles. The actor was very happy about this, since it is much more interesting to play villains and spies than any positive roles.
The actor played a total of more than a hundred film roles. The audience appreciated his game in fairy tales, musical comedies, psychological dramas. Despite the huge number of roles played, Vitorgan does not put any of them on a level with theatrical roles, comparing theater and cinema in terms of dramaturgy and directing.
Emmanuil Vitorgan. The fate of a man with Boris Korchevnikov
Emmanuil Gedeonovich took part in the work on many television series. He considers the role of Pyotr Dolgoruky, played in the film "Poor Nastya", to be his most successful role in the series.
To this day, the actor is removed and plays a lot on stage. He has grandiose plans and many interesting filming proposals.
Personal life of Emmanuel Vitorgan
For the first time Vitorgan married as a student. His classmate Tamara Rumyantseva became his wife. In marriage, a daughter, Ksenia, was born. This marriage did not last long. The actor saw actress Alla Balter and fell in love at first sight. According to Vitorgan, he understood what it means to truly love. Not wanting to deceive his wife and pretend, even for the sake of his daughter, he divorced. This divorce was not easy for both him and Tamara Rumyantseva. It was she who insisted that, after their divorce, Vitorgan leave Leningrad. He left for the capital. Alla Balter went with him. This couple was called in the press one of the most beautiful couples in the USSR. 
Alla and Emmanuel had a son. They named him Maxim. Today Maxim Vitorgan is a famous Russian actor and husband of Ksenia Sobchak. At one time he graduated from GITIS. The family life of Balter and Vitorgan was happy, but in 2000 the actor's wife died.
Three years later, Vitorgan married again. His wife is 22 years younger. This is Irina Mlodik. The couple are happy. According to Emmanuil Gedeonovich, during the years of their life together, not a single quarrel arose between them.
Emmanuil Gedeonovich Vitorgan is rightfully a representative of the old school of cinema, who was brought up in the strict traditions of Soviet cinema. Perhaps for this reason, he still enjoys both popularity and the ardent love of moviegoers living in the former republics of the USSR.
Despite the fact that the actor will soon turn 80, he is still cheerful, and continues to delight fans of his work with new projects, both on the stage and on the set.
Height, weight, age. How old is Emmanuel Vitorgan
Many fans of the film actor are surprised to find out what his height, weight, age is. How old is Emmanuel Vitorgan - this is the first thing to be surprised when comparing Emmanuel Vitorgan: a photo in his youth and now, because he does not look his age.
He still seems young, despite the fact that he was born on December 27, 1939, which means that he is 78 years old. And few people suspect how tall the film actor really is, and he’s quite a big one - 188 cm. Unfortunately, you can’t find information on Vitorgan’s weight, but it’s perfectly clear that he is trying to keep himself in shape.
Biography and personal life of Emmanuel Vitorgan
The biography and personal life of Emmanuel Vitorgan was not easy. After all, the boy's father was an excellent flour-grinding specialist who had to constantly be on business trips, because the country was actively recovering after the Great Patriotic War. The mother of the future Soviet actor kept the family hearth and raised two sons.
The family moved frequently, and the boy spent his last school years in Astrakhan. In the senior class, he became interested in acting, having met Yuri Kochetkov, whose parents at that time were actors in the city theater. The future film actor did not miss a single production, soon becoming a regular visitor to the local theater circle. Past hobbies for sports were soon forgotten. Theatrical stage more and more captivated the mind and dreams of the boy.
After passing the final exams, Emmanuil Vitorgan decides to try his hand and submits documents to a number of the capital's theater schools. But he fails the entrance exams. The young man does not give up and goes to the Northern capital, where he successfully passes the selection to the Leningrad University. At that time, he did not yet know how lucky he was, because Boris Zona taught acting classes for the group. It is worth saying that, together with Emmanuil Vitorgan, such future masters of Soviet cinema as Alisa Freindlich, Sergei Yursky, Svetlana Karpinskaya, Alexander Nazarova and many others also studied in the same group.
After passing the state exams, the young specialist is sent for distribution to Pskov, where he has been working for exactly two years on the stage. But after the end of the contract, Emmanuel Vitorgan returned to Leningrad, which he loved, where he got a job at Lenkom. Until 1971, the young actor performed on his stage. But the main roles of the leading theater of the Northern capital no longer suited the ambitious young man, and he moved to the capital.
Emmanuil Vitorgan got his first notable role in cinema while working on the film “And it's all about him”, where the young actor had to play the image of a complex character - criminal Gleb Zavarzin. Having worked his hero, the young man made his image memorable. And the work was rewarded, the actor was noticed not only by the audience, but also by the directors.
Filmography: films starring Emmanuil Vitorgan
In the late 70s and early 80s of the 20th century, the image of the ideal CIA spy, or smart criminal, was formed in Soviet cinema, and Emmanuil Vitorgan fit this image like no other with his appearance and style of acting. For this reason, at that time he got mostly negative roles, in such films as "Profession - Investigator" and "Emissary of the Foreign Center". However, the talent of the young actor was fully revealed, and Soviet moviegoers remembered Vitorgan for other excellent roles in the films “Battle for Moscow”, “Anna Karamazoff”, “Pious Martha”, “Magicians” and many others.
The filmography of Emmanuil Vitorgan includes 116 films, among which such works as "Yolki 1914", "Radio Day", "Tragedy of the Century", "Good weather on Deribasovskaya, or It's raining again on Brighton Beach" and "Sorcerers".
Family and children of Emmanuil Vitorgan
The family and children of Emmanuel Vitorgan early became an important milestone for the actor in his life. The first marriage was concluded in his student years. The young actor fell in love with his classmate Tamara Rumyantseva, and without graduating from an educational institution, the couple legalized their relationship. Soon the young people rejoiced at their first child, a girl named Xenia. But five years later, Vitorgan and Rumyantseva realized that they had made a mistake and divorced.
But the actor was not alone for long, because he immediately fell in love with Alla Balter. However, the girl was not against romantic feelings, and soon the couple in love announced to their friends that they were now husband and wife. Under pressure from his ex-wife, the film actor is forced to move to Moscow with his new lover. In Moscow theatrical bohemia, it was said that a couple in love is the most beautiful and happiest couple of the Soviet cinematographer. Very often, young people were compared with foreign actors, Alain Delon and Romy Schneider. Alla Barter gave birth to Emmanuil Vitorgan's son Maxim.
As often happens, happiness was short-lived. Alla Barter was diagnosed with cancer. After a long treatment, the actress died, and Emmanuil Vitorgan, having a hard time experiencing the loss, plunged into the darkness of a prolonged depression. It seemed that family happiness would never smile at the honored actor again, but in 2003, after meeting with Irina Mlodik, Vitorgan's fans learned about the wedding. The head of the theater agency was able to restore Emmanuel's taste for life. And for this feat, all lovers of the work of the famous actor are grateful to her.
The son of Emmanuel Vitorgan - Maxim Vitorgan
The son of Emmanuel Vitorgan - Maxim Vitorgan - was born in early September 1972. From an early age he was interested in theater and cinema, and after graduating from school he decided to follow in his father's footsteps by enrolling in GITIS. After graduating from a higher theatrical educational institution, he played at the MTYuZ for several years.
In 1999, the leadership of Lenkom invites a young and promising actor to work for themselves. In parallel with playing in the theater, the young man devotes a lot of time to his career as a film actor, working on such pictures as "Election Day", "Radio Day" and "What else do men talk about." From his first marriage he has two children, a son and a daughter. From the third marriage - a son.
Daughter of Emmanuel Vitorgan - Ksenia Vitorgan
The daughter of Emmanuel Vitorgan - Ksenia Vitorgan - the first child of the famous actor. After the divorce of her parents, she practically did not see her illustrious father. Despite all the attempts of the daughter to establish a dialogue, nothing worked. Ksenia, having made an effort on herself, nevertheless invited her father to her wedding, after which all contacts were again lost. And only in 2002, father and daughter began to gradually recognize each other.
As Ksenia admits, Emmanuel Vitorgan did not make contact for a long time, but after the birth of his granddaughter, Ira, he forgot about all the insults and omissions. Moreover, Ira has become a real salvation for the elderly actor. Especially after the death of Alla Barter.
The ex-wife of Emmanuel Vitorgan - Tamara Rumyantseva
The ex-wife of Emmanuil Vitorgan, Tamara Rumyantseva, is a Soviet film actress born on October 29, 1936. After graduating from a higher theater educational institution, she worked at the Lenin Komsomol Theater.
Four years after her divorce from Emmanuil Vitorgan, she moved to Petrozavodsk, where she got a job at the Russian Drama Theater. At the current time, he continues his acting career, playing leading roles in the Creative Workshop Theater in the city of Petrozavodsk. For her services, she was nominated for the title of "Honored Artist of Karelia" in 2000.
The ex-wife of Emmanuil Vitorgan - Alla Balter
The ex-wife of Emmanuil Vitorgan, Alla Balter, is a Soviet theater and film actress, born on September 23, 1939. Immediately after school, she decided to connect her life with the theater, and entered the theater school at the Kuadt named after I. Ya. Franko, which was located in the city of Kyiv. According to the distribution, she ended up in the Northern capital, where she played for several years in Lenkom. Soon she returned to her homeland, where she worked as an actress in Lesya Ukrainka CARDT and other theaters in Ukraine.
For a short time she lived in a marriage with Emmanuil Abramovich Anbrokh. She died of spinal cancer in 2000.
Emmanuil Vitorgan's wife - Irina Mlodik
The wife of Emmanuil Vitorgan - Irina Mlodik - was born in 1962. She met her future husband Emmanuil Vitorgan long before their romantic relationship. Working together in the same theater, for a long time they maintained exceptionally friendly relations.
After the death of Alla Balter, Irina tried to support the inconsolable widower, who was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Soon the two elderly people realized that they could not live without each other. In 2003, a couple in love decides to get married.
Instagram and Wikipedia Emmanuil Vitorgan
After the death of Alla Balter, the film actor disappeared from the field of view of his fans for a long time, and they were very often interested in his future fate through Emmanuel Vitorgan's Instagram and Wikipedia. In Wikipedia, new information about the famous actor appeared very rarely. And only thanks to the appeared page on the social network Instagram, admirers of the talent of an elderly actor were able to receive up-to-date information.
Despite his age, Vitorgan actively publishes fresh photos dedicated to acting and family life. About 13 thousand Internet users have subscribed to the actor's page.
