Semyon Farada

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Semyon Farada

Soviet and Russian stage and film actor.[2]

Early life

Ferdman was born into the

anarchist on stage, he was the only Baltic Fleet sailor allowed to wear long hair.[5]

Career

The navy provided Ferdman with recommendations to Moscow theatre directors, but he obeyed his mother's will and completed his courses at Bauman University, graduating in 1962. He worked as a mechanical engineer until 1969, and played as an amateur with

Moscow University. Ferdman first appeared on screen in 1967. His stage name Farada was a nickname that emerged in one of his early filming tours of Central Asia.[4][5] A studio manager refused to insert a Jewish surname, Ferdman, into film credits, and when Ferdman pressed him to "just invent some charade" (Russian: шарада, sharada), found nothing better than Sharada Farada. Farada stuck with the actor.[3]

In 1972, after authorities shut down the Rozovsky theatre,

Yury Lyubimov recruited Farada to work at the Taganka Theatre with whom he remained until his death. Farada played in more than 70 films, notably with directors Mark Zakharov, Eldar Ryazanov and Aleksey German.[5]

A

Grigory Gorin,[4] forced Farada to retire from acting.[5] He was married to actress Maria Politseymako and was father of actor Mikhail Politseymako, who both supported him in his final years.[4]

Selected filmography

Acting
Voice acting
  • Entrance to the Labyrinth (Вход в лабиринт, 1989) as Pontyaga
  • Adventures of Captain Vrungel
    (Приключения капитана Врунгеля, 1989) as Giulico Banditto

References

  1. ^ "Obituary (in Russian)". RIA Novosti. August 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  2. ^ Биография Семёна Фарады // vokrug.tv
  3. ^ a b Chuchulashvili, Elena (July 2004). "V gostyakh u Semyona Farady (В гостях у Семёна Фарады)". Jewish Observer (in Russian). Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  4. ^ a b c d e Tatyana Klish (August 5, 2008). "Semyon Farada perestal govorit (Семен Фарада перестал говорить)" (in Russian). gazeta.ua. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  5. ^ a b c d "Semyon Farada. Biography (in Russian)". RIA Novosti. August 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-21.

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