MOSCOW, March 16 Singer Philip Kirkorov, remembering People's Artist Alexander Shirvindt, called him “a man above time, a man-legend” .
People's Artist of the Russian Federation, President of the Satire Theater Alexander Shirvindt died on Friday at the age of 89.
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“A man above time… A man of legend… Gone… The last great personality of the golden era of Soviet cinema and television… Alexander Anatolyevich became my first guide to the stage, for which I am very grateful, my teacher. My first creative steps were Count Almaviva from the musical “The Marriage of Figaro,” which became a textbook image under the direction of “Uncle Shura.” Yes, that’s what I always called him,” the artist wrote on his account on the social network Instagram*.
He also clarified that his family was friends with Shirvindt’s family.
Alexander Shirvindt was born on July 19, 1934 in Moscow. After graduating from the Shchukin Theater School in 1956, he was accepted into the troupe of the Theater. Lenin Komsomol (now Lenkom Mark Zakharov). Shirvindt has served at the Satire Theater since 1970, from 2000 to 2021 he was the artistic director of the theater, and in 2021 he became its president. In addition, the actor taught at the Theater Institute. B.V. Shchukina. Shirvindt is widely known for his roles in films, including such films as “The Irony of Fate or Enjoy Your Bath!”, “Three in a Boat Not Counting the Dog,” “Circus Princess” and others.
* Activities of Meta (social networks Facebook and Instagram) is banned in Russia as extremist.