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Ilya Urevich Shakunov
Илья Шакунов
Birth at
13 August 1970
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Ilya Yurievich Shakunov was born in Leningrad on August 13, 1970. Even at school, Ilya was fond of theater. As a schoolboy, he entered the studio of the popular actor Igor Gorbachev. After graduating from school, Ilya studied at the medical institute for some time, then at LETI at the Faculty of Automation. But the soul of the actor demanded its own, and Ilya left both institutes to study at the Institute of Theater and Cinema of the Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography.
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Ilya Yurievich Shakunov was born in Leningrad on August 13, 1970. Even at school, Ilya was fond of theater. As a schoolboy, he entered the studio of the popular actor Igor Gorbachev. After graduating from school, Ilya studied at the medical institute for some time, then at LETI at the Faculty of Automation. But the soul of the actor demanded its own, and Ilya left both institutes to study at the Institute of Theater and Cinema of the Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography. There he studied at the course of Benjamin Filshtinsky.
He graduated from the Institute in 1996 and came to work at the invitation of the head of the theater Andrey Andreev in the youth group. In addition to working in the Youth Theatre, Ilya successfully played in the productions of Roman Viktyuk “Putana”, “Butterfly, Butterfly ...” and “Autumn Violins”. In the movie Ilya began to act since 1993. In the beginning, he played small births of the second plan. His first roles can be seen in the films “The Creation of Adam”, “About Freaks and People”, “Vaska Nemeshaev” and others. The first more noticeable episodic role Ilya played in the film “Women’s property” in 1998.
The rise of his career began in 2000. Ilya received an invitation to play the main role in the film “Dark Night”. Ilya was able to create an interesting, attractive and intriguing image of a slightly strange hero, a half-crazy photographer Imant. The film was a resounding success, and critics highly appreciated the work of the actor. Ilya's career began to go up. His roles in the films and TV series The Fugitive,
"Devil's Wheel" "Viola Tarakanova,"
"Flash.ka" "The Red Chapel,"
"Favorsky" "Name Baron,"
"Multiplying sadness" Monte Cristo was loved by the public. His latest work is a role in the series “Death to Spies: The Hidden Enemy” directed by Eduard Palmov.
Ilya Shakunov is not only a successful and popular actor. Since 2002, he is the president of the acting agency of his production center “Brother”. Ilya is a laureate in the nomination “Best Actor”, awarded with a diploma of the XI International Film Festival, and also awarded the Grand Prix “Audience Choice Award” in 2009 for the best male role in the television series “Monte Cristo”.
Ilya is a family man. His wife is actress Anna Dyukova. Together they raise two children: daughter Vasilisa and son Makar.