Oleg Tabakov died

In Moscow, actor and director Oleg Tabakov died. This was reported by RBC with reference to the press service of the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov.

Tabakov was born in August 1935 in Saratov. He graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School. In 1957-1983 he worked at the Contemporary Theater. In 1983 he moved to the Moscow Art Theater; In 1987, during the split of the troupe of this theater, he became part of the one that formed the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov; Since 2000 - its artistic director. Simultaneously from 1977, he headed by the Tabakerka Theater (later-the Moscow Theater-Studio Oleg Tabakov).

Also since 1956, Tabakov starred in the cinema. He played roles in more than 120 films, including “Moscow doesn’t believe in tears” (1979), “Man from the Kapucin Boulevard” (1987), Shirley-Millie (1995), Three Stories (1997).

At the same time, Tabakov was engaged in teaching. In 1986-2000 he was the rector of the Moscow Art Theater School.

Since 1965 - Member of the CPSU. Before the presidential election of 2012, he was a confidant of Vladimir Putin. On March 11, 2014, he signed the appeal of cultural figures to Putin in support of the annexation of Crimea .

Meanwhile, in March 2015, Tabakovspoke in support of the play "Tannheiser" , staged at the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater. The director of this performance Timofei Kulyabin and the director of the theater Boris Madzarich poisoned clericals.

The next month, the "Orthodox" led by Enteo spent at the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov Promotion with a threat to Tabakov . From the director, they demanded within a month to exclude from the repertoire the performance of Konstantin Bogomolov "The perfect husband" based on the play of Oscar Wilde.

In May 2017, Tabakovopposed the factory of the “Seventh Studio” case .