Semyon Mikhailovich Strugachev was born on December 10, 1957 in the village of Smidovich, the Jewish Autonomous Region. His childhood passed without his father, who abandoned his wife and four children. The family moved to Birobidzhan, where Semyon studied at a boarding school. She remembers her childhood warmly and with a smile. In spite of hunger and poverty, he lived happily.
In amateur art, Semyon Strugachev began to take an active part in school. Thanks to his excellent voice, he received the nickname “Birobidzhan Nightingale”. He tried to be like Robertino Loretti, which he did very well. But in the course of growing up, the voice changed, and the Nightingale ceased to exist.
After the Mikhoels Theatre disappeared, many actors came to Birobidzhan. In connection with the ban on the creation of a professional troupe, they founded a folk theater. It was there that Semyon Strugachev debuted. At the age of 16, he already performed on stage in the play “Our people – we will consider” Ostrovsky.
When Semyon Strugachev was 27 years old, he came to the Theater of the Leningrad Soviet to help one actress. Igor Vladimirov, the head of the theater, noticed him and asked him to come to work in 10 days. Semyon agreed and went home to change the apartment because of problems with residence. The exchange process took not 10 days, but six months. When Strugachev called Vladimirov, he simply did not remember him. But three years later, fate brought Semyon Strugachev to the Lensovet Theater during the tour of the Kuibyshev Theater. Igor Vladimirov again drew attention to the actor and immediately offered him a job. Semyon Strugachev is still an actor of this theater.
His debut took place in 1988 in the play “Love to the grave”, which still gathers full halls.
Thanks to this performance, Semyon Strugachev began to prophesy a big movie. The audience called him “the second Louis de Funes”. It is surprising that de Funes is the idol of Semen. But the real teacher considers Andrei Prisyazhnyuk, People's Artist of the USSR.
The first role in the movie Semyon Strugachev played in the film by Andrei Chernykh
Austrian field 1991. And in 1994 he again starred in the film with this director.
The secret of winemaking . The greatest popularity and love of the audience Strugachev brought the role in the film of 1995
"Features of national hunting" Alexander Rogozhkin. In 1998, a continuation followed.
"Features of national fishing" . Interestingly, Semyon Strugachev is an avid fisherman, so between shootings he sat with a fishing rod. It was just the beginning of the cool – immediately called to the set. Of course, the image of Lev Soloveichik for a long time entrenched in Strugachev, but he continued to star in diverse paintings. In 2005, he appeared in the role of Levi Matvey in the film adaptation of The Master and Margarita by Vladimir Bortko.
Semyon Strugachev starred in such TV series as “Heavenly Life”, “Faith, Hope, Love”, “Slaughtering Power” and others.
Married to actress Tatiana, raising daughter Eugene. A very versatile person, plays eight musical instruments, writes music. In addition to fishing, he enjoys active recreation.