Evgeny Zharikov

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Evgeny Zharikov
Born
Evgeny Ilyich Zharikov

(1941-02-26)26 February 1941
Died18 January 2012(2012-01-18) (aged 70)
Moscow, Russia
OccupationActor
Years active1961–2012
Spouse(s)Valentina Zotova (1962-1974)
Natalya Gvozdikova (c.1975-death)
Partner(s)Tatyana Sekridova (affair, 1994–2001)
Children3

Evgeny Ilyich Zharikov

Soviet and Russian film actor. He was awarded the USSR State Prize in 1978, and the title People's Artist of the RSFSR
in 1989.

Early life and education

Zharikov was born on February 26, 1941, in

Sergiev Posad
), with his grandparents, and from the age of four rode horses and mastered crafts.

In 1959, he entered the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography and first appeared in a film in his second year of study.

Career

In 1964, after graduation, he went to

CPSU
in 1970.

He came to fame appearing in the 1970s television series

gallop
, which injured his hip and caused a compression fracture of the spine.

From 1988 to 2000, he was President of the Guild of Actors of Soviet Cinema (

Sozvezdie International Film Festival,[1] organised by the Guild and called "Constellation" in English.[7]

He appeared in nearly 70 films and participated in the dubbing of more than 200 films. He was sometimes compared to French actor Alain Delon, on account of his perceived attractiveness to women.[1]

Awards

Later life and death

In 1999 he underwent two complex operations with prosthetics.[3]

He died on 18 January 2012 of

rectal cancer[1] at the oncology center at Botkin Hospital in Moscow.[10][2] He was buried on January 21 in the actors' section in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.[1][11]

Personal life

Zharikov's nickname was Zhenya.[1]

His first marriage (1962-1974) was to figure skating coach Valentina Zotova, who was several years older than he was, but they only lived together for a year, and got divorced after 12 years. He had affairs with other women, and infected her with syphilis, which led to a hysterectomy.[1]

He married actress Natalya Gvozdikova (who was married at the time) after they met on the set of the TV series Born by the Revolution [ru] (1974-1977). They had a son Fyodor (also spelt Fedor) Zharikov (born on 2 August 1976, who studied languages.[1] Fyodor worked for a few years at an aircraft manufacturer, for social services, and later was appointed to a leadership position in the information security service.[1]

From 1994 to 2001, Zharikov had an affair with journalist Tatyana Sekridova (born 1960), who in 1995 gave birth to his son Sergei and daughter Katya. After Sekridova went public with their relationship (reportedly having discovered the existence of a third woman in his life), Zharikov ended it,[3] and Gvozdikova forgave her husband. Zharikov ceased contact with the children of this affair.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Postolnikova, Tatiana. "Two families, two loves. Evgeny Zharikov's parallel lines". shr32.ru. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Умер актёр Евгений Жариков". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Жареная Гвоздикова". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Evgeny Zharikov: Biography, Career, Personal Life". Culture oeuvre. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Производство и дистрибуция сериалов и художественных фильмов". Официальный сайт компании «Интра Фильм» (Series of historic and publicistic films). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. ^ Ведомости (18 January 2012). "Ушёл из жизни актёр Евгений Жариков". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. . Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 28 декабря 1995 года № 1325". Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 29 марта 2001 года № 375". Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Актер Евгений Жариков скончался от рака". 18 January 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Евгений Ильич Жариков". Retrieved 15 August 2016.

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