Childhood and youth
Vasily Kortukov, whom viewers came to know and love after the release of the incendiary comedy “Gorko!”, was born in August 1960 in the Moscow region. I spent my childhood and youth in Lyubertsy.
Kortukov’s parents had nothing to do with the world of theater and cinema, but this circumstance did not stop their son from dreaming about his appearance on the screen. In his early youth, the guy shone on the school stage in all kinds of amateur performances and participated in all events, while still managing to study decently.
In his youth, having received a school certificate, Vasily immediately went to the Moscow Art Theater School, which he dreamed of as a teenager. Kortukov entered on the first try, although the competition for admission to this renowned university turned out to be considerable.
Vasily Kortukov learned the secrets of acting at the course of the Honored Artists of the RSFSR Vasily Markov and Evgenia Mores. Moreover, he studied quite diligently and successfully. Kortukov was awarded a diploma of higher theater education in 1985.
Vasily Kortukov
Vasily Kortukov was born on August 17, 1960 in Lyubertsy. Despite the fact that the parents of the future actor were simple workers and had nothing to do with art and theater, Vasily still grew up as a very talented boy.
During his school years, the young man became a real star. Kortukov took an active part not only in the school theater, but also in various acting circles. Despite his very active lifestyle, Vasily never had problems with his academic performance. In 1978, the future actor graduated from school and began preparing to enter a higher education institution.
Youthful years Since childhood, Vasily dreamed of studying at the famous Moscow Art Theater School. After graduating from school, the future actor spent two years preparing to enter university. Despite the difficult competition, Vasily still managed to impress the selection committee. In 1980, the talented young man was enrolled in the course of Honored Artists of the RSFSR Evgenia Mores and Vasily Markov. Despite his modest appearance, Vasily had real talent. The young guy had to practically beg for his first role in a student production, however, after a successful performance, Kortukov became the favorite of all teachers.
Vasily's acting career began after graduating from the Moscow Art Theater studio in 1985. Then the young and talented graduate was offered to star in a small short film “After the Rain on Thursday,” where Kortukov got the role of a jester. For four years, the aspiring actor knocked on the threshold of various castings over and over again getting rejected. A small breakthrough appeared in 1989, when Kortukov managed to get two episodic roles in such films as “Champagne Spray” and “Deja Vu”.
With the beginning of the new century, Vasily’s acting career finally took off. Lucrative offers and good roles appeared. The actor starred in such TV series as “Secrets of the Investigation” (2000), “Streets of Broken Lanterns” (2001), “Your Honor” (2006), “Tatiana’s Day” (2007) and much more. In 2009, after filming the TV series “Liteiny”, the actor became recognizable; his filmography was replenished with an extensive list of TV series, including such popular projects as “Moscow Yard”, “How I Met Your Mother”, “Grey Gelding” and “Bum”. Kortukov received a role in his first film in 2010, the comedy “Our Russia. Eggs of Fate" made the actor even more popular, but Vasily received his starring role in 2014. The image of Evgeniy Gennadievich in the comedy “Bitter!” demonstrated the actor's talent to its fullest extent. Vasily’s last work was the comedy series “Olga”. Kortukov admitted that it was quite easy to get used to the role of an alcoholic dad.
Movies
The period when Vasily Kortukov’s cinematic biography began turned out to be difficult. In the “roaring 90s,” few new films were made. The young artist’s debut took place in the fairy tale film directed by Mikhail Yuzovsky “After the Rain on Thursday” with Oleg Tabakov, Tatyana Peltzer, Valentina Talyzina, Semyon Farada, Marina Zudina in the leading roles. In the film, a graduate of the Studio School was entrusted with the role of the royal jester.
In the same year, Vasily appeared in another children’s film, “About a Cat,” directed by Svyatoslav Chekin. The main cast of the musical adaptation of Charles Perrault's fairy tale included Leonid Yarmolnik, Albert Filozov, Marina Levtova, Pyotr Shcherbakov, Valentin Gaft, Sergei Prokhanov. Jazzmen worked on the musical design of the film: pianist Igor Bril and guitarist Vitaly Rosenberg. And then a 4-year stagnation followed, when the artist was forced to do odd jobs.
A minor breakthrough occurred in 1989, when Kortukov was invited to appear in episodes of the acclaimed comedy by Polish director Juliusz Machulski “Deja Vu” and the war film by Stanislav Govorukhin “Champagne Splashes”. In 1991, Vasily received a minor role in the biographical drama “And the Wind Returns” by Mikhail Kalik, the music for which was created by Mikael Tariverdiev. A year later, Vasily Kortukov’s filmography was replenished with the crime drama “In a Straight Line” with Andrei Panin and Nikolai Chindyaykin in the lead roles.
Vasily Kortukov in the fairy tale film “After the Rain on Thursday”
But the real return to domestic cinema came with the new century. Since the early 2000s, Vasily Kortukov has been filming regularly. He was given small roles in the rating projects “Secrets of the Investigation”, “Streets of Broken Lanterns”, “Hour of Volkov”, “Your Honor” and “Tatiana’s Day”. But over time, directors began to offer more serious images to the promising and bright actor. Sviridov from Liteiny, criminologist Vasily Komarov in Moscow. Three stations" and others.
In 2008, the actor took part in the filming of five films. In the lyrical New Year's comedy "A Good Girlfriend for Everyone" with Alla Fomicheva in the title role, Vasily plays the unsuccessful artist Petushkov, in the mystical detective story "St. John's Wort", created by order of the NTV channel, he plays the role of Ivan's father-in-law. In the ironic detective story “The Adventures of Notary Neglintsev” with Igor Bochkin and Evgenia Dobrovolskaya in the lead roles, Kortukov is included in the supporting cast. In the crime series “To Be Continued” and “River-Sea” the artist transforms into typical characters.
“Lighted up” in 2009 in a number of episodes of the films “Our Russia. Eggs of Destiny”, “Moscow Yard”, “Reflections”, Vasily Kortukov gets the main role of the rector in the crime drama “Court”. In 2011, the actor got involved in Yegor Abrosimov’s project “My Dear Man,” based on Yu. German’s trilogy about the life of the military generation.
Vasily Kortukov in the comedy “Gorko!”
A star role awaited Vasily Kortukov in 2013. In the image of Evgeny Gennadievich, the father of the groom, in Zhora Kryzhovnikov’s wonderful project “Bitter!” The artist’s comedic talent was fully revealed. After the film was released, Kortukov woke up as a famous actor. The film, in which the main roles were played by Sergei Svetlakov, Yulia Alexandrova, Egor Koreshkov, Yan Tsapnik, Elena Valyushkina, Alexander Pal, collected $27 million at the Russian box office. A year later, the film premiered on the STS TV channel.
In 2014, Vasily Petrovich appeared in a key role in the film “Looking for a Travel Companion.” As you might guess, Vasily Kortukov again got a comic image. In the same year, the screening of the film “Lights of a Big Village,” directed by Ilya Uchitel, began, in which the artist managed to believably transform into a self-taught cameraman.
In 2021, a new milestone began in Kortukov’s creative biography. First, he starred in the TV series “The Exes.” According to the plot, the main character ends up in a rehabilitation clinic for alcoholics and drug addicts. Vasily Petrovich played the alcoholic Nikolai.
Vasily Kortukov in the TV series "Olga"
Then viewers saw their favorite actor in the multi-part film “Olga” by Alexei Nazhny and Igor Voloshin. The main character of the series was played by the amazing actress Yana Troyanova. And the role of her dad, who loves to look into the bottle, went to Vasily Kortukov. I probably don't need to say that this is a comedy again. The main cast of the film also included Ksenia Surkova, Sergei Romanovich, Muhammad Abu-Rizik, Alina Alekseeva, Maxim Kostromykin. On September 4, 2021, the premiere of the 2nd season of the series took place on the TNT channel.
In April, the screening of the comedy “The Phantom of the Opera” began with the participation of TNT channel stars Garik Kharlamov, Ilya Sobolev, Inga Oboldina and Andrei Skorokhod, in which Kortukov played another comedic role of the hero Stepan.
In 2021, the actor starred in the continuation of the series “Olga”. In season 3, events develop 1.5 years after the finale of season 2. Olga is lonely, and her sister Lena gave birth to a son from Pushkin, but is still looking for the man of her dreams. And one day she comes across a candidate - Vladimir, but only he falls in love with Olga.
Vasily Kortukov - personal life
Kortukov’s family life was not easy and, like his acting career, also “not on the first try.” Vasily met his first wife Lyudmila in his early youth, when he repeatedly tried to enter a university. At that time he was already working as a mechanic. But, having entered drama school, he was forced to resign from the factory. Financial problems began in the family and, after some time, the couple separated.
A few years later, Kortukov married actress Elena Kozelskaya. This marriage did not bring much happiness, since Elena loved a free life and often cheated on her husband. As a sincere person who does not tolerate lies in any of its manifestations, Vasily spoke with his wife frankly and made the difficult but correct decision to dissolve the marriage.
After the divorce, the actor went to the deep forests of St. Petersburg to relax and improve his health. There he began writing poetry and met actress Anna Zamotaeva, who later became his third wife. In 1997, Kortukov’s beloved daughter Vasilisa was born, who inherited her father’s talent and is also involved in music and acting. However, after 17 years of a happy marriage, Vasily Petrovich again became a bachelor. He is very close to his daughter and often sees his sister Valentina Petrovna, who, as he puts it, is his “guardian angel”
Personal life
Fame came to the artist not so long ago. In addition, he does not like to give interviews and communicate on topics that do not relate to work. This is probably why the personal life of Vasily Kortukov remained unexplored virgin territory for a long time.
Later information appeared that his first wife's name was Lyudmila. The aspiring actor met her in an amateur art group. The marriage did not last long, as financial difficulties and conflicts began in the family on this basis.
A few years later, Vasily Petrovich married Elena Kozelskaya. This union also broke up due to his wife’s infidelity.
After the divorce, in order to come to his senses, Kortukov went to the deep forests near St. Petersburg. There he began writing poems that won the heart of actress Anna Zamotaeva. Soon he married her. The marriage produced a daughter, Vasilisa, who is now involved in music. The artist has no other children.
And Kortukov’s third marriage did not work out. After 17 years of marriage, the couple separated.
Now the actor devotes a lot of time to work and devotes himself to it 100%. This affected his health. In September 2021, Vasily Petrovich was hospitalized directly from the set of the series “Olga” - he had a nervous breakdown.
“I had to call an ambulance to somehow return me to normal,” Kortukov shared.
The artist does not favor social networks, but Kortukov’s photos often appear in fan groups and on the pages of news publications.
Personal life of Vasily Korutkov
Vasily met his first wife Lyuda in an amateur art group at the dawn of his stormy youth. Having entered the Moscow Art Theater School, he was forced to resign from the factory, which did not have the best effect on the financial situation of the young family.
Vasily's first two marriages ended in divorce
Soon the couple separated, and a few years later Vasily married actress Elena Kozelskaya. This union also soon fell apart due to his wife’s infidelities, and Kortukov, in order to come to his senses, went to the deep forests near St. Petersburg. Vasily Kortukov in the TV series “Olga”. Excerpt There he began to write poetry, with which he won the heart of actress Anna Zamotaeva, the former wife of Alexei Nilov. In this marriage, Kortukov had a daughter, Vasilisa (b. 1997), who became a musician. Unfortunately, a happy, strong family did not work out this time either, and the actor, after seventeen years of marriage, became a bachelor again.
In his third marriage, Vasily had a daughter, but the couple also separated
He is still very close to his sister and considers her his guardian angel and guiding light. Vasily is also a passionate Spartak fan and tries not to miss a single match of his favorite team.
Vasily Kortukov now
2019 was marked for the actor by filming the short film “Delas”. The plot tells about a retired major and a girl who are trying to get along in a communal apartment. They constantly conflict. Everything changes when one of them has a gun in his hands.
In 2021, the series “Olga” received its continuation. In season 4, the main character quarrels with her father, sister and the rest of the family. She is left completely alone. Gosha Kutsenko took part in the filming of the new season. He got the role of businessman Volodya, who claims Olga’s heart.
Another work is “Chicha from Olga”. This is a mockumentary that will allow viewers to visit the set of the series “Olga” and see how the scenes with the participation of Timofey Zaitsev were filmed. Vasily Kortukov also “lit up” there.
Vasily Kortukov - childhood and youth
Vasily Petrovich Kortukov was born on August 17, 1960 in Lyubertsy near Moscow. His father worked at a factory as a welder, and his mother was an accountant at a bread factory. There was also a girl growing up in the family, Valentina, the actor’s sister, to whom he was very attached.
Vasily’s parents had nothing to do with art. Like many workers of that time, they disappeared all day at work, they did not have time to raise children, so all the worries about their brother fell on Valentina’s shoulders. She did his homework with him, thanks to her he had excellent grades in all subjects.
One fine day she brought him to the school drama club, where his acting talent was first discovered. And as the actor later admitted, it is unknown what would have happened to him, whether he would have become an actor if not for the efforts of his sister; he owes his success and brilliant acting career to her.
As a child, Vasily had a lot of complexes because of his short stature, and his sister took him to the basketball section. From that moment on, he began to diligently engage in sports, which he achieved in just a year. He is an enthusiastic, purposeful nature, he always brings what he starts to the end and does not stop there. By the way, Vasily earned his first money at the age of 14, working as an auxiliary worker.
