Vladimir Borisovich Korenev (Russian: Влади́мир Бори́сович Ко́ренев; 20 June 1940 – 2 January 2021) was a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actor and teacher, known for The Amphibian Man (1962). He was awarded People's Artist of Russia in 1998.

Vladimir Korenev
Korenev in Amphibian Man (1962)
Born
Vladimir Borisovich Korenev

(1940-06-20)20 June 1940
Died2 January 2021(2021-01-02) (aged 80)
Resting placeMoscow
OccupationActor
Years active1962–2020
SpouseAlla Konstantinova
ChildrenIrina Koreneva

Early life and education

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Korenev was born on 20 June 1940, in Sevastopol, in the family of Rear Admiral Boris Leonidovich Korenev. He lived in Izmail until the family moved to Tallinn, where he became interested in literature and theater. Classmate Larisa Luzhina led Vladimir to drama club, directed by Ivan Danilovich Rossomahin. The circle also engaged Vitali Konyayev, Igor Yasulovich and Lillian Malkina.[1]

In 1957, he enrolled in the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts in the studio of People's Artist of the RSFSR Gregory Konskiy and People's Artist of the USSR Olga Androvskaya.[2]

Career

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Korenev became famous in the 1960s, when he played the lead role of Ichthyander in the film The Amphibian Man, and became known as a sex symbol in the Soviet Union.[3]

In 1961, he joined the troupe of the Moscow Drama Theatre (Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre), where he was invited by Mikhail Yanshin, who led the theatre at the time.[4]

At the 19th edition of the Sozvezdie International Film Festival in 2011, Korenev, who was at the time artistic director at the Institute for Humanitarian Education and still acting at the Stanislavsky Moscow Drama Theatre, was chair of the festival.[5]

By 2015, Koronev had become artistic director of the Faculty of Theatre Arts Abbot in Institute of Humanitarian Education and Information Technologies.[6]

Honours

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He was awarded People's Artist of Russia in 1998.[7]

Death

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In 2020, the actor tested positive for COVID-19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. Korenev died from COVID-19 in Moscow on 2 January 2021.[8]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Небесные глаза ихтиандра: в него были влюблены все женщины СССР, но он всю жизнь обожал свою Алю". woman.ru (in Russian). 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Дифирамб". Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  3. ^ Народный артист России, художественный руководитель театрального факультета ИГУМО
  4. ^ "Владимир Коренев: «Бизнес давит на искусство»". archive.ph (in Russian). 2 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Cозвездие". gakr.ru (in Russian). 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Идеальный ремонт". Ремонт смотреть онлайн (in Russian). August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Указ Президента РФ от 31 августа 1998 года о награждении государственными наградами". Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  8. ^ "Исполнитель главной роли в фильме "Человек-амфибия" умер от COVID-19 (The lead actor in the movie "Amphibian Man" died of COVID-19)". РБК (in Russian). 2 January 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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