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Mihail Alekseevich Mamaev
Михаил Мамаев
Birth at
13 February 1966
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Mikhail Mamaev’s great-grandmother and grandmother in the music world of Moscow were known to many. The first was a soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre, the second - a famous pianist. Michael's father, a journalist by profession, sang well. So the “creative genes” the boy got quite. He really had a great ear, but he wasn’t interested in music. Misha wanted to be a saboteur scout, so he studied in several sports sections at once, including karate and judo. And he loved books, even began to write a science
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Mikhail Mamaev’s great-grandmother and grandmother in the music world of Moscow were known to many. The first was a soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre, the second - a famous pianist. Michael's father, a journalist by profession, sang well. So the “creative genes” the boy got quite. He really had a great ear, but he wasn’t interested in music. Misha wanted to be a saboteur scout, so he studied in several sports sections at once, including karate and judo. And he loved books, even began to write a science fiction novel and adored cinema.
Mikhail graduated from MGIMO and worked in the international department of Ogonyka, one of the most popular Soviet magazines. However, by that time he had another passion: theater. Thanks to a chance acquaintance, he got into the troupe, which staged an entreprise performance of Caligula in the planetarium. Michael played the role of a court poet, read his own poems. The performance became a hit of the season, inspired by the success of Mikhail even entered the Shchukin school to become a professional actor, but here fate made another turn. Meet Svetlana Druzhinina, who filmed the second part at this time
Gardemarines She invited Michael to the role of Count Olenev, forced to make a choice: study or filming. Mamaev chose the movie. He had to learn horse riding, fencing and mastering many other wisdoms. But he still lacked acting education - Mikhail entered GITIS. Then he worked in the theater Ermolova, starred in films.
The Death Caravan and "The Thief." And in the mid-90s, he got into a car and rushed to Istanbul, where his girlfriend worked in a modeling agency. He later wrote a book about his Turkish adventures.
The Hollywood director conducted a casting in Moscow, and Mikhail was invited to play in the film Marquis de Sade. Mamaev spent several years in Hollywood and returned home. As he told later, he had to choose whether to live there permanently, make a career, engaged in increased “promotion” of his beloved, or return and work in Russia.
In recent years, Mikhail Mamaev has worked in theater and cinema. Among his roles are the heir to Emperor Alexander 111, the main roles in the TV series Treasures of the Dead and Chess Player. /