Konstantin Yushkevich is familiar to the viewer for a long time, but, perhaps, entered each house in the image of the doctor from Sklifosovsky. And after incredibly funny and paradoxical "stories", he turned into a hero for the intelligentsia, especially for the young, and not only, vir. Not everyone is given to talk to such topics very funny and not rolling into vulgarity. Interestingly, Konstantin himself is quite conservative, considers himself a monochombus and happily married from the first student. Perhaps without his beloved wife Olga, who once pushed him to move it to Moscow, there would be no such successful and bright actor that we know. Constantine spoke about this in an interview with the magazine "Atmosphere".
- Kostya, I know that you have been engaged in the school in the theater studio at the Palace of Pioneers. And how are you interested in this?
- It was a pioneer theater miniature. I have given my parents in the third-fourth there, since our friends had a daughter there. And somehow I was staying there. I was told that for another five or six years I loved to dry old women sitting on a bench at the entrance. I carried the guitar and sang, for example, "sing a guitar string." And in the theater, we first played children's sketches, and then it turned into a pioneer agitbrigade. We played the scenes from the life of schoolchildren with some morality. I was not a star in the team, but I really liked the company, and most importantly, we drove a lot of different events. I remember the voyage to Volgograd, and in the seventh grade I visited the Pioneer camp "Orlyonok" under Tuapse, where it was mentally, and fun. When drove around, everyone was crying - such an atmosphere was there. Having matured, we began to put more serious stories. The guys from our team went even to Czechoslovakia, in the city of Plzen, twist Sverdlovsk, now Yekaterinburg, but I didn't get there, because at that time I was already engaged in a stand shooting and late for one speech, for which I was punished. I could not do anything in that situation, since it was a military organization, and you had to pass weapons, but there was a turn. After a while I left the team, just convert it.
- Is your first theatrical education ended on this?
"No, because in the same Palace of Pioneers was a more adult theater team, called TyuT (the theater of youth creativity), where very free people who loved singing the songs Boris Grebenshchikov. (Laughs.) True, I stayed there for a long time, but I managed to play some Spand. This is one of my few criminal images. (Laughs.)
In his youth, Konstantin did not assume that he would become an actor, although he was engaged in the theater studio
Photo: Personal archive Konstantin Yushkevich
- And after that, the straight road was in the theater school?
- Not. I never considered acting as a serious profession. I wanted to be a lawyer, then a military, although I also didn't really dream about it. The main thing I understood that the specialty should not be associated with mathematics and physics, because it is definitely not mine.
- Despite the fact that both parents are engineers ...
"Yes, but my mother has a very creative person, and in his youth she wanted to do the actor." But the times were not easy, so she had to go to learn where it was possible to get a real stable profession to work and help the family. And I'm not a technic at all. I think it's just lucky to immediately go to the theater Institute. But the first two courses, to the army, I was not very serious about this case.
- Therefore, in the army and took?
- No, we just did not have a military department at the institute. Could pick up and after graduation, and in the middle of study. You could, of course, try to portray an inadequate person from yourself and get the appropriate certificate after a mental hospital to avoid calling. But I did not like this option. You could still be attached to a warm place, for example, to the conference to engage in the military ensemble. But it was also not so simple, and the role of an entertainer is not mine. "Buyers" came to the draft point, as they were called, from different types of troops and gained a team, hid either in a training unit or immediately into the troops. At first I was assigned to the group with the ability to get to Afghanistan, but fortunately it did not happen. I spent three days in my bedwell among often driving shaved people who ran through the fence, got a drink, walked the last freewheel days. The officers did not do anything with them before the oath, except to send to the local extension. And now there are people with some strange petakers, I asked: "Is it buildingbat?" "I was answered:" No, it is engineering and sperm. " And everyone was very afraid to get into the fleet, because it was three years of service. And when they declared the names, the people just rang out, and they had enough. We were taken to Estonia, in the educational unit, and then I got to Kaliningrad.
With the future wife of Olga Yushkevich met in his student years, they are together twenty six years
Photo: Personal archive Konstantin Yushkevich
- So good?
- In the army, in principle there is nothing good. In the educational unit, we entered the territory of the conflict with our Roat. I mad him, everyone laughed, and he saw my face. I realized that I was blacklisted. He often spoke to us "You will walk on the rope" or "I will send you to the Earth Franz Joseph". But sent us to another place, which were also frightened. But whether there were terrible stopping relations before there, whether we were simply blackmail, but in Kaliningrad, nothing terrible happened, all as everywhere. A level of conflict in the army is always present, but it did not boil down to terrible humiliation or grandfather in its pure form. Our battalion was distinguished by what we went to the exercise. I immediately got into a special team: if you call on the cinema, then it was pyrotechnics, people who provide entertainment, carry explosions. It was interesting and we did not need to stand in the outfits.
- We can say that your break in learning was good luck, because you returned to the course where they met your future wife Olya ...
- This is first, and secondly, if we talk from a professional point of view, it was a completely different course, very serious, with a different atmosphere. Of course, a lot depends on the wizard. And the guys from our course are now working in Moscow, and in St. Petersburg, someone even leads the metropolitan theater.
- Have you been a theater in childhood and youth?
- In Sverdlovsk, it was always well with the theater, from there many wonderful artists came out, which the whole country knows. We went to the drama on the performances, sometimes it was great, but, of course, in childhood I loved movies more. I did not miss a single movie. If in the center or in my area the picture has already passed, I could go on the outskirts where it was quite dangerous to see her. Naturally, all watched French films with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon and Comedy with Pierre Richarom. And from our tapes a special impression was made by the "crew", I was class in the seventh and after watching this film I wanted to become a pilot of civil aviation. But now I understand that it is better to play a pilot than to be them. (Laughs.)
- And when did the idea come to continue education in Moscow?
- How sufficiently successful courses are found, we tried to organize our theater with classmates. He was called the "Theater of Masks". Another half of the course went with the same thought in Smolensk. We set the "twelfth night", but it was 1990 or 1991, and the theater collapsed due to financial difficulties. And we decided to go to Moscow and seem there.
Couple has two daughters - Catherine and Evdokia
Photo: Personal archive Konstantin Yushkevich
- You by that time already married. Did you think that the family could prevent break through the profession?
- No, although, of course, in Moscow we have encountered some problems. Hardly the situation with registration. A family person could not live in Hitis's hostel. There was no money to rent a money, lived with acquaintances. But in 1993, for a while still inhabited in a hostel. Then you just loved to arrange all sorts of clouds. To us in the hostel in the morning could harm and take into the department of wives who did not live there officially. This ended in different stories. I remember how my fellow students glanced once said and said: "Kostik, do not go out, there are cops." And everyone who warked in the kitchen food was taken away.
- Olya immediately agreed with your idea to go to Moscow, not knowing what and how will be with life, and most importantly, with housing?
- She set me up to move on. And it was partly her idea - go together. And she herself did not want to go to the institute.
- How did you turn out to be on the course Mark Zakharov?
"One of the graduates of the Sverdlovsky Theater School came to Moscow and entered the brand Anatolyevich, and two more of ours, without having completed, transferred to him to Hitis, I met with them. And I adored Zakharov since childhood. Of course, as a Nemoskovsky man, basically knew him on the movies, and only the record "Juno" and "Avos" saw from the performances. But I really liked his aesthetics, humor, irony, I was very close. We were safely wrapped in many theaters, saying that everything was filled. We went to Gitis, and Julia, who studied him, said: "Show the brand Anatolyevich, he will take you if you want to learn." I went, and somehow I immediately said Zakharov: "We take you to the second course." And I immediately plunged into studies, I liked everything insane! It was a sip of fresh air. If we have a studio atmosphere in Sverdlovsk, then here it was completely adult. And when I got into the crowd in Lenk, I saw how the great Russian artists rehearsed, as the roles of my idols are born. But I was grateful to Sverdlovsk and the army for making a disciplined person, because the theater is a collective business. And after studying, I had a sense of responsibility after studying in Sverdlovsk, I began to treat the profession differently, carried away by Mikhail Chekhov, tried to find a special way of working on the role.
With Gauche Kutsenko, Irina Apksimova and Dmitry Maryanov in the picture "The game in the truth"
- How did Zakharov treated you? After all, you took you to the troupe "Lenkom", and then you left there ...
- Mark Anatolyevich could be as nobody, and omit. "You know, a few people know how to do with us, in Russia, to do it ... - He could say with students, - Oleg Ivanovich (Yankovsky. - Approx. Aut.), For example." He loved the students by name-patronymic name, from what a tower was demolished, but sometimes he could and attach as it should.
- In dreams, nothing but "Lenkoma", did you then have not?
- By the time I was still where to go. I didn't even rush to the theater as much as I wanted to learn. In addition, I had a rich life at the institute. I went to tour in Copenhagen with Junona. I have never been abroad before, and then I went with the theater, and the Troupe was invited to the Russian Embassy! I survived such a gamut of emotions! True, Romantic Fleur has disappeared over the years.
- And someone from Matters "Lenkom" took you under his wing? Have you had a trusting relationship with someone?
- From the Matters there was no such thing, the distance was still preserved. In addition, I did not have such roles so that I was with someone an equal partner. But I could watch them in companies, listened to their stories, saw them on stage and inside. Mark Anatolyevich gathered such a mosaic of artists - gigantic quantities! I was surprised how there is Leonid Sergeevich Armored. As Mark Anatolyevich spoke, this is a piece product - when a person has a huge energy in such a misfortune of paints. And it was always madly funny, recognizable. He has so owned the hall that it was impossible to understand how he did it. I was amazed by the play "Sage" and the work of Leonid Sergeevich in the role of Kruitsky. I have been glading with pleasure as Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky could reconciled with Alexander Viktorovich Zbruev, it could be sarcastically, but very funny. It was their special manner of communication, often at the bottom. Evgenia Pavlovich Leonova I saw, unfortunately, only once in the "memorial prayer," when only came to the theater. I loved the two different composition of the "Schools for Emigrants" - Oleg Yankovsky - Nikolai Karachentsov, Alexander Abdulov - Alexander Zbruev. I am sure that all my experience in the "Lenkom" was not in vain. Just every day. I was closed in a hard structure.
- You have all a fairly actively developed in the profession, and what Olya at this time was sitting and just rejoiced by your success?
- I think she was not easy. She worked in small theaters, then entered Moskoncert, where he worries so far.
After the popular series "Sklifosovsky", folk love came to the actor
- She built her life for you so much or didn't she have such strong acting ambitions?
- Of course, some ambitions were, and I understand that Olya put a lot on the altar of the family. She supported me very much, and I am grateful for it.
- Children appeared when you already served in the "Lenkom"?
- Yes, in 2000, the eldest daughter was born. Also, it was not without any problems, because I had only temporary registration, and to arrange a child in a kindergarten, I had to work for Santa Claus from a month. And with housing, everything was not easy. In 1996, I was officially accepted by the theater and gave a small twelve-meter room, and then the room is more in a four-bedroom apartment for four families. But when I decided to quit, it was all left at the theater. It was necessary to leave because I could not get into the movies, as I was a lot of busy in the theater, but not what I would like. Therefore, with all the love for Lenkom, I had to make a choice. I had some money, still friends helped, and as soon as I quit, immediately bought the room.
- And under what conditions did you live with parents in Sverdlovsk?
- If in the Soviet Union there was some kind of middle class, it was our family. Czech furniture headset and crystal as a basis for wealth - all this was present in the house. And we have always had the car. My father attracted me a love for cars. (Laughs.) And he was a hunter, and this is also the cheapest pleasure. We went to relax with my parents south, and I was sent to the pioneer camp at sea. But Sverdlovsk was a closed city. My aunt lived in St. Petersburg, worked in the fashion house, and she periodically sent some things that had no one in our city. But in Sverdlovsk always existed its own fashion. And the fact that the aunt sent, I was even shy, because it was very distinguished from the crowd. We could see if you were dressed not as everything. I remember Finnish Albatrosy boots on the "cherry", it was high enough, on zipper - in general, it looked very pregnant. When I studied in the seventh grade, our studio came to select children in the movies, and I got on the shooting of the painting "Your Front" with Boris Nevzorov and Marina Yakovleva. Then I earned some money, and my parents told me that I could buy everything that I wanted. At that time, there was a fashion jacket-Alaska, but, since we had nowhere to get it in the city, naturally, it took her aunt, and I spent the entire fee for ten or fourteen days for this jacket.
In the "stories" the topic of sex relationships was eaten easily, with humor
Photo: Frame from the movie "Stories"
- What impression on you was made by the first experience in the movie?
- I starred in the group - this is not a massive, but not an episode, faces that are constantly present in the distant plan, create an atmosphere, support the main characters. Of us made children of war, Izmazali, put on the degree rays, boots. I liked everything. But rather it was an interesting adventure.
- When, do you think it really came to your movie with Sklifosovsky, "Balabol" or still with "savages"?
- The first serious work was the main role in the series "Plan B" in 2005. I have never traveled for samples, and it seemed to me that I would not be approved, although I wanted to remove it insanely, the scenario was very interesting, with a story, similar to "Count Monte Cristo". But the series passed, and I did not wake up famous. (Laughs.) However, after the show, I began to recognize, even by last name. Before that, I was usually told me: you have bought something from us. I remember how people from Dnepropetrovsk suddenly approached Egypt or in Turkey and asked almost affirmative: "You are Yushkevich," and continued: "We have recently watched the TV on the disc, where you play the restaurant." And I realized that we are talking about me, not about Sergey Yushkevich. (Smiles.) In general, my first role was at Alexander Pescan in the "Russian Bunte", but it did not work out in many respects because of my favorite theater. (Smiles.) There was a crisis in the country, the shooting stopped, and somehow I was simply unable to fly to my scene. Peshkin was very angry with me, and, in general, my role came up. He told me on voice acting that I flew out my role from Orenburg to Moscow. And was right. But then I have not yet matured to leave the theater, it happened in four years. Then I was appointed in the theater for a big role in the play "Mysterification", as a result I did not play or there. He chased two hares, after which I realized that in life you need to be able to make a choice, make decisions. And about your choice that I did later, I have never regretted.
- But then the theater in your life still appeared, although the entreprepacy, but very good ...
- We had a dressing room 339 in Lenkom, where the simulator stood, lay a bar, dumbbells, two tires were stored there from my car and the chair from there, because I had nowhere to keep them, and I hid them there, so that I was not thrown out . Along the way, during the performance we played sports, because they played the role of not the most important. (Smiles.) It seemed to us that you need to do at least something with the body, and all that were inspired by this. And somehow came the director Vitya Shamirov, my fellow students. Said that there is an interesting offer for me. Vitya put the "tavercaster" with which I am in the "Lenkom" of the olkreb in full program, because substantial articles came out, one was called "Shamirov, Won from the theater!". Trips became a problem for the repertoire theater. I'm kidding: "Is there life after" Lenkom "?" - So it was and there. The movie "Dickyri" became a step forward - where we threaten with Viktor Shamirov and Gacene Kutsenko are co-authors. By the way, I will co-author of many projects, and this activity brings me even greater satisfaction than the acting game.
- But folk love came to you after Squil?
- Probably. Recently was in Israel, and here you go to any of our store, and you are told: "Oh! Sklifosovsky! " But another category of public recognize me on the full meter. But in Riga, I was surprised when someone approached me and called "stories."
- Your hero in the "stories" is very funny on the themes of love, sex and mutual understanding in some iconic things. How important to you, so that with your beloved woman there was a community of interests, views?
"In" Stories "it was very funny written Segal and removed by him, but I did not assume that these phrases would be repeated. The story is told almost on the edge of the foul. But seriously, the love over time passes, and the vector of common interests, understanding should remain between people.
In the comedy "Exercises in the Beautiful" Konstantin played a major role and was one of the co-authors of the scenario
Photo: Frame from the movie "Exercises in Beautiful"
- You have enough big daughters: Eugene eighteen years old and Cate fourteen. Do you have the same relationship with both?
- First, they have completely different characters. The youngest is an explosive, the eldest is quite restrained. But since I drive a lot, not a lot in their lives, I didn't even know how the EGE was arranged. If it turns out, we go to relax together, go to the cinema, but I do not pay so much attention to their studies. We love to talk about the movies with them. Modern series are watching and discussing. Even somehow advised the eldest couple of films from what I liked. But she now disassembled me now. The older daughter is allowed to look more than what I watch. However, the "stories" we did not discuss with her. (Laughs.) Recently sent one scenario, and I thought: Suddenly the girls will see it later, but I can't clearly explain what I was played in such an important quality. And I told the producers: "You probably watched the" stories ", but I am not so brave, you overestimated my capabilities." (Laughs.)
- Are you a strict parent?
- Now daughter is at that age when it is difficult to show rigor to them. Yes, before, I confess, I did more like a harsh dad. Mom is more organized in contrast to me, and it is more in the subject. Sometimes I just do not understand what it is about. I interfere, and then it turns out that in vain.
- Older daughter is already studying at the university?
- No, ends with school. Where is going to go until the secret. But this will not necessarily be an acting path, although both girls we have humanities, learn in the French special school, the second language is English. Our generation was less motivated to this, I never thought that we would drive abroad at all. And now they can look at the same English language film.
- What is the younger interest?
- She goes to art school. Familiar has already drawn decor picture to order. But while the choice of profession is incomprehensible. I think I was lucky that it all happened. At a young age it is rather difficult to decide. Would have received the Faculty of Law, and what?! Lawyers are full, and they also have stars, but there is the rest of the mass. In addition, the ninetie lawyers sometimes communicated not with the most pleasant contingent. Therefore, it is not a fact that I would like. And the military, as it turned out, could not be, although I have great respect for them. I believe that those who guess with the profession are very lucky, they do not go to work as cautious. And I consider myself happy because I was not mistaken with the choice.