Mikhail Boyarsky
Mikhail Sergeyevich Boyarsky (Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Боя́рский; born 26 December 1949 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian actor and singer. He is best known for playing swashbucklers in historical adventure films; the role of d'Artagnan in the 1978 Soviet adaptation of Alexander Dumas' Three Musketeers elevated Boyarsky to the nationwide fame.
Mikhail Boyarsky Михаил Боярский | |
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| Born | Mikhail Sergeyevich Boyarsky 26 December 1949 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, television presenter, musician, stuntman |
| Years active | 1973–2023 |
| Title | People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1990) |
| Website | mboyarskiy.ru |
Biography
Mikhail Sergeyevich Boyarsky was born 26 December 1949 in Leningrad in the family of Sergey Aleksandrovich Boyarsky and Yekaterina Mikhailovna Melentyeva, both Komissarzhevskaya Theatre actors. He studied piano in a music school affiliated with the Conservatory. After school, Boyarsky entered Institute of Theatre Music and Cinema, finishing in 1972, and began working in the Lensovet Theatre for Igor Vladimirov.
In the cinema, the actor made a debut in the films Bridges and The Straw Hat (1974), becoming well known in 1975 after his role in the picture Eldest Son. He found much greater popularity in the main role of Troubadour in the theatre musical The Troubadour and His Friends, with the princess played by Larisa Luppian, who soon became his wife. In 1976, he played the big bad wolf in the movie Ma-ma.
His popularity really took off in 1978 after Boyarsky starred in the musical film D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers. After that, he was typecast as a swashbuckler for two decades; he reprised his role as d'Artagnan in three sequels and portrayed other "sword and hat" characters in adventure movies like The Dog in the Manger (1978), The Prisoner of Château d'If (1988), Gardes-Marines, Ahead! (1988), Don César de Bazan (1989), Viva Gardes-Marines! (1991), Queen Margot (1996) and Taras Bulba (2009), among others. Being a singer, he also often starred in musical films. Occasionally he played against type, like in Extra Ticket or The Waiting Room.
In 2023 Boyarsky retired from acting, because of his age and health issues.[1]
Personal life
With Larisa Luppian, he has a son, Sergey Boyarsky (born in 1980), and a daughter, Elizaveta Boyarskaya (born 20 December 1985).
Since April 2013 - the leader of the Movement for rights of smokers.[2]
In March 2014 he signed a letter in support of the position of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on the official Russia's position on the Crimean question.[3] In February 2023 Canada sanctioned Mikhail Boyarsky for being involved in Russian propaganda and spreading misinformation relating to the 2022 war in Ukraine.[4]
As a native of Saint Petersburg, Boyarsky is a fan of local FC Zenit.
Popular songs
- Vse proidet
- Gorodskie Cveti
- Zelenoglazoe Taxi
- Lanfren-lanfra
- Spasibo, rodnaya
- Pesnya mushketyorov
- Syadu v skory poezd
Honours and awards
- Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1984)
- People's Artist of the RSFSR (1990)
- Order of Friendship (2001)[5]
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" (2003)[6][7]
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class (2009)[8]
- Order of Honour (Moldova) (2011)
- Order of Honour (2020)
Filmography
| Film/TV | Year | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 3 | (2016) | Scholar Cat | Voice |
| Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 2 | (2013) | Scholar Cat | Voice |
| Sherlock Holmes | (2013) | Inspector Lestrade | TV Series |
| Peter the Great: The Testament | (2011) | Dimitrie Cantemir | TV Mini-Series |
| Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf | (2011) | Scholar Cat | Voice |
| Taras Bulba | (2009) | Moisei Shilo | Based on novel by Nikolai Gogol |
| The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin | (2009) | d'Artagnan | |
| Schastliviy | (2005) | TV mini-series ... a.k.a. Lucky | |
| The Idiot | (2003) | Keller | TV mini-series |
| Plachu vperyod! | (2001) | Mikhail Raspyatov, an actor | a.k.a. ... I Pay in Advance! |
| The New Bremen Town Musicians | (2000) | King | Voice |
| Zal ozhidaniya | (1998) | Vitya | TV series ... a.k.a. the Waiting Room |
| Koroleva Margo | (1996) | Maurevel (Morvel) | TV series ... a.k.a. Queen Margot |
| The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After | (1993) | d'Artagnan | |
| Musketeers Twenty Years After | (1992) | d'Artagnan | |
| Tartyuf | (1992) | Tartuffe | (TV) ... a.k.a. Tartuffe |
| Choknute | (1991) | Nikolai I, the Tsar | a.k.a. Crazies |
| Viva Gardes-Marines! | (1991) | de Brillieu | a.k.a. Vivat, Midshipmen! |
| Don Cesar de Bazan | (1989) | Don César | (TV) a.k.a. Don César de Bazan |
| Iskusstvo zhit' v Odesse | (1989) | M. Boyarsky | a.k.a. The Art of Living in Odesa |
| The Prisoner of Château d'If | (1988) | Fernan Mondego, Count de Morcerf | a.k.a. The Count of Monte-Cristo, a.k.a. The Prisoner of If Castle |
| A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines | (1987) | Cherny (Black) | |
| Gardemarines ahead! | (1987) | Chevalier de Brillieu | TV mini-series ... a.k.a. Midshipmen, Charge! |
| Higher Than Rainbow | (1986) | Alik's Dad | (TV) ... a.k.a. Above the Rainbow |
| Gum-gam | (1985) | ||
| Geroy eyo romana | (1984) | a.k.a. Hero of Her Romance | |
| Lishniy bilet | (1983) | a.k.a. Extra Ticket | |
| Peppi Dlinniy Chulok | (1982) | Captain Dlinniy Chulok, Peppi's father | (TV) a.k.a. Pippi Longstocking |
| Tamozhnya | (1982) | Yuri Khorunzhev | a.k.a. Customs |
| Dusha | (1981) | a.k.a. Soul | |
| Kuda on denetsya! | (1981) | ||
| Nesravnennyy Nakonechnikov | (1981) | a.k.a. The Incomparable Nakonechnikov | |
| Letuchiy korabl | (1979) | (voice) | a.k.a. Flying Ship |
| Svatovstvo gusara | (1979) | (TV) | |
| d'Artagnan and Three Musketeers | (1978) | D'Artagnan | TV mini-series |
| Komissiya po rassledovaniyu | (1978) | a.k.a. The Investigation Commission | |
| Poka bezumstvuyet mechta | (1978) | a.k.a. While the Dream Is Raving | |
| Povar i pevitsa | (1978) | (voice) Barmaleyev | a.k.a. A Cook and a Singer |
| The Dog in the Manger | (1978) | Teodoro | (TV) |
| Dikiy Gavrila | (1976) | ||
| Goluboy shchenok | (1976) | Pirate (voice) | a.k.a. Blue Puppy |
| Kak Ivanushka-durachok za chudom khodil | (1976) | Konokrad | a.k.a. How Ivanushka the Fool Travelled in Search of Wonder |
| Ma-ma | (1976) | Seriy (Grey) the Wolf | a.k.a. Mummy; a.k.a. Rock'n Roll Wolf |
| Poezd pamyati | (1976) | (voice) | |
| Sentimental Romance | (1976) | ||
| New Year Adventures of Masha and Vitya | (1975) | Kot Matvey | (TV) |
| The Elder Son | (1976) | Silva | |
| The Straw Hat | (1974) | Ninardi | TV mini-series |
| Truffaldino from Bergamo | (1972) | Truffaldino (voice) (uncredited) | a.k.a. Truffaldino from Bergamo |
References
- Михаил Боярский завершает карьеру: что у актера со здоровьем | Знаменитости с фото и видео
- "Михаил Боярский поборется за права курильщиков". Sostav.ru.
- "Деятели культуры России — в поддержку позиции Президента по Украине и Крыму". Russian Federation Department of Culture. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11.
- "Canada sanctions Russian propagandists, singers, actors, musicians, and Wagner Group media". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 19 июля 2001 года № 892 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской федерации»
- Медаль «В память 300-летия Петербурга» (22 мая 2003 года)
- Боярский, Захаров, митрополит Петербургский и Ладожский Владимир
- Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25 декабря 2009 года № 1473 «О награждении орденом „За заслуги перед Отечеством“ IV степени Боярского М. С.»
External links
Media related to Boyarsky Mikhail Sergeevich at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Mikhail Boyarsky at IMDb