Childhood and youth
Vladimir Skvortsov is a Muscovite, born in April 1970. The closest relatives were all “technicians”. Parents are officials of the Ministry of Railways, one grandfather worked on the railway, the second - in a design bureau. Vova told his classmates that he would become an artist. Mom brought her timid son to the “Theater of Young Muscovites” studio, where Skvortsov began playing with Vika Tolstoganova and Olya Kabo.
The Vladimir Theater University was stormed four times. The first time I failed at the Shchepkinsky School, not getting into Yuri Solomin’s course. The next year, the guy was rejected by three more institutes, including Yuri Avsharov at Shchukinsky. Then Skvortsov went into the army, served in the Urals and Germany.
Vladimir Skvortsov in the theater
Upon his return, he got a job at VGIK, and entered the Moscow Art Theater School, with the “brilliant actress and great master” Alla Pokrovskaya. But even here, rector Oleg Tabakov doubted Vladimir’s abilities, but Alla Borisovna defended the student.
After receiving his diploma, Skvortsov became a member of the troupe of Alexander Kalyagin’s newly created theater “Et Cétéra”.
Performed stunts in secret
Talashko always performed complex scenes in his films himself. “Today they pay for such stunts - this is a clear risk, unsafe for life,” said the artist. “That’s why there is a certain profession.” I was driven by the desire to show that an artist should be able to do everything. In fact, it was banned, so I performed the stunts in secret from the cinematic authorities.” Filming in the film “How the Steel Was Tempered” ended in hospital for the artist - after jumping from a height of 6 meters, he spent 3 months in a cast. In order to authentically act in the film “Only Old Men Go to Battle,” he studied at the flying club and did turns. “I still have many friends who are helicopter pilots,” says Talashko. “And now, taking advantage of the opportunity and acquaintance, I’m trying to take the helm. I would like to fly every day."
In the film “Two Knew the Password,” Talashko descended from a height of 10 meters on a cable. “I wanted to prove that I could do this,” Vladimir Dmitrievich shared in a television interview. - So the actor also has the same fate - “miner’s”, dangerous. Only the artist’s wife trembles not only for his life and health, but also for morality and much more.”
Little is known about the artist’s personal life. His wife Lina is a chemist, they have a daughter, Bogdana. However, Vladimir Dmitrievich himself, in a conversation with Yulia Menshova, said: “Divorced? Who told you that?
Movies
Vladimir Evgenievich’s first appearance on the set took place in 1987 in the melodrama “Fast Train” with Elena Mayorova. The actor was truly noticed in the role of a correspondent in the series “On the Corner, at the Patriarch’s”. But Skvortsov’s path to cinema still turned out to be long; his filmography did not include films from the first row.
Vladimir Skvortsov in the series “On the corner, at the Patriarch’s”
The breakthrough happened with the film “Penal Battalion”, after the dramatic image of a participant in the Great Patriotic War, who fought in the ranks of penal units. In the melodrama “Swan Paradise,” Skvortsov’s character is a journalist who undertakes to help the main character, played by Anna Banshchikova, in implementing plans to change the life of a provincial town.
In 2005, the popular historical film “Adjutants of Love” was released, in which Vladimir was tasked with playing a follower of Napoleonic ideas who fell in love with a Russian girl and betrayed his principles.
The actor became famous for his role as the manager of an elite brothel, Alik, in the detective story “Cursed Paradise.” In order to transform during the course of the film from a degenerate drug addict into a handsome man with the habits of a philosopher, Skvortsov lost 15 kg. This process delayed the man so much that his colleagues began to seriously fear for the artist. Recently, if there is no need to make sacrifices for the sake of art, Vladimir’s weight is within 75 kg with a height of 185 cm.
By participating in the project “One Day There Will Be Love,” Skvortsov hastened to debunk the opinion that had begun to take shape that he looked most advantageous in the images of scoundrels. The director promised that Konstantin Solovyov's on-screen friend would be like Ostap Bender - do bad things and at the same time suffer from what he did, trying to show himself on the positive side.
Vladimir Skvortsov in the series “More Important than Love”
In 2006, Skvortsov became a member of the cast of the remake of the drama “The Executioner” with Eduard Flerov and Irina Apeksimova. The artist got the key character in the film adaptation of Victoria Tokareva’s works “More Important than Love.” In the detective story “You Ordered Murder,” Vladimir became a colleague of the hero Andrei Chernyshov, an intelligence officer forced to return to work to investigate the death of his wife.
The humorous series “Margosha” gave Skvortsov the opportunity to appear in the image of a creative person - a television director; in “Capital of Sin” the actor reincarnated as a glamorous fashion designer.
Another wave of popularity covered Vladimir Evgenievich with the release of the detective story “Shaman”. The main character, played by Skvortsov, is an operative of the investigative department, whose methods of work often diverge from the letter of the law. In the investigation of crimes, Ivan Shamanov is helped by the characters of Yan Tsapnik and Igor Botvin, and Sergei Mardar provides cover from higher authorities. The series was regularly included in the broadcast network of the NTV channel.
Vladimir Skvortsov in the TV series “Shaman”
In the summer of 2021, the premiere of Laura Quint’s poetic oratorio “Bullfighting Passion,” dedicated to the anniversary of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, took place at the Moscow Conservatory. Vladimir Skvortsov became the host of the concert and read poems by the Russian poet from the stage of the Great Hall.
As part of the Moscow International Film Festival, the drama “Lost Reflection: Confession of a Kept Woman” was shown. The film tells the stories of real girls who chose a carefree life supported by rich men. But the director managed to show what is hidden behind the seemingly prosperous façade. Together with Vladimir Toptsov, Skvortsov played one of the main roles.
In December 2018, Channel One aired “Alien Blood” based on the novel by Natalia Pavlovskaya. The film about a couple who took in children from an orphanage starred Daria Moroz, Viktor Dobronravov, Lyudmila Chursina, and Victoria Tolstoganova’s sister Margarita. Vladimir got a supporting role.
At the Polar Drama Theater in Norilsk, Skvortsov presented a new directorial project - the play “The Queen of Spades”. The Drama Theater in Nizhny Tagil opened the season with another work by Vladimir Evgenievich - “A Streetcar Named Desire”.
Personal life
Vladimir Evgenievich met his wife Leocadia Pachis at a theater buffet in 2002, and from the first minute he realized that the then very young girl from the director’s department was a deep, thinking person. The couple lived for 2 years without registering.
The wedding took place right within the walls of “Et Cétéra”; Skvortsov’s friend, actor Euclid Kyurdzidis, provided a luxurious limousine, having previously decorated the car with flowers. And the artistic director of the theater, Alexander Kalyagin, donated a “nth” amount for a honeymoon trip, with the expectation that the newlyweds would spend it in Bulgaria. The couple went to Seliger. There are no children in the family yet.
Wedding of Vladimir Skvortsov and Leocadia Pachis
Vladimir Evgenievich said that he never asked his wife to become Skvortsova. On the contrary, at one time he wanted to take Pachis as his own pseudonym, but the public already knew the artist under his last name. Although in director’s projects he signs as Skvortsov, since the actor Vladimir Skvortsov and the director with that name have nothing in common “except for the physical shell.”
The artist is an active user of Facebook, Instagram and VKontakte. And in 2015, in LiveJournal, Vladimir announced that he had left the troupe of the Et Cétéra theater, but continued to play in productions as a “coming” actor.
Theater of Young Muscovites
When Vladimir graduated from third grade, his mother enrolled him in a theater studio, which was located in the local Palace of Pioneers and was famous for its excellent creative pedigree. This studio bore the loud name “Theater of Young Muscovites” (TYUM). Its graduates at different times were Lev Durov, Sergei Nikonenko, Natalya Gundareva, Valery Belyakovich. Skvortsov really ended up in a real theater, with its own workshops, dressing rooms, stage and large troupe. At the same time as Vladimir, Vika Tolstoganova and Olga Kabo visited the studio.
The boy was immediately involved in theatrical productions. He made his debut in the play “Pioneer Comedy” by Alexander Khmelik in the role of a pioneer, then began to play in the fairy tale “Pinocchio”, where he portrayed either Pierrot or Duremar.
Vladimir Skvortsov now
In April 2021, the NTV channel began broadcasting the detective thriller “Trap for a Monster,” where Vladimir Evgenievich got a minor role. On his Instagram account, Skvortsov also notified fans about his participation in the project, noting: this work was his first after a rather long break in his acting career.
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Still, Skvortsov is more focused on working in the theater. The director not only stages performances, but also goes on stage himself. This happened in the production of “The Meek” (April 23, 2021), where the creative personality gave the audience a gift with his presence in live action in honor of his birthday.
Roles in the theater
Vladimir Skvortsov served for many years at the Et Cetera theater. He took on any role until he felt that he had lost his sense of job satisfaction. The acting profession became a burden for him. Skvortsov has established himself as an actor of wide range. He manages to create a wide variety of images. Among his best works are the roles of Higgins in “My Fair Lady” and Tarelkin in the production of “The Death of Tarelkin.” The artist’s participation in the experimental drama “Bummer off” brought great success, where he brilliantly played the main role.
