Yuri Nikulin entered the history of Russian cinema thanks to his talent, amazing joie de vivre and character. Outstanding actor Yuri Nikulin was born in 1921, December 18, in the Smolensk region. His parents were actors of the theater, which affected his education and further chosen career. In the mid-twenties the family moved to Moscow, where Yuri graduated from high school. After studying he was called to serve in the army, at this time was the Soviet-Finnish war, and the young soldier was sent to the battalion to protect Leningrad, the great Patriotic war was also under the city of Leningrad, was awarded medals.With the advent of peace time John Travolta tried to do to VGIK, but all attempts were not crowned with success. In the end he entered the Studio of clown, which was at the Moscow circus. After training he began working as an assistant with a popular at the time clown Pencil. A couple of years began to work independently of the clowns in a pair with Mikhail Sugino. Creativity Nikulin increasingly gained popularity in the country, in his amazing and crushing sense of humor was not impossible not to fall in love. He worked great on stage, his facial expressions and gestures were unique, he was able to amuse the audience like no other. In his character combines naivete and touching, fun and joy, but at the same time the actor himself kept the distance between the mask and the actor, due to this character filled with depth and versatility. During my time working in the circus Yuri Nikulin has created a lot of skits, MIME, unique reprises his amazing concerts amazed adults and children.
Creative diversity allowed Nikulin to try his hand in other genres, and it was crowned with great success. During his life, he starred in more than forty films, his roles were funny and comedic, lyrical and dramatic. He first starred in the movie in 1958 in The film "girl with guitar", it was an episodic role, but very effective. Later, with his participation came such paintings as "Unsuitable", "top secret", " when the trees were large." In the works of the actor alternated comic and dramatic images, all the films with his parts enjoyed phenomenal success. Films "Caucasian captive", "diamond hand"," Operation" Y "and other adventures Shurik" and many other have become masterpieces Soviet movies, paintings can be look on several times and not stop be surprised talented actor. Yuri Nikulin's life had a tight and minute-by-minute schedule, after filming every night he went to the circus. From 1981 Nikulin completes its work on the arena and became Director of the Moscow circus. All his life he was dedicated to acting, collected jokes and anecdotes, which were published brochures entitled "anecdotes from Nikulin". And even in old age, the artist took an active part in a humorous program "White parrot".
The fate of Yuri Nikulin Tatiana Pokrovskaya, who he met in 1949, she also was an actress in the circus and starred in the movie, soon young married, and in 1956 they had a son, Maxim Nikulin.
Until the last days of Yuri Nikulin continued its work as the head of the circus, became a talented actor August 21, 1997, from complications after heart surgery. The popularity of the famous actor can be noted now, circus performances and movies with his participation, the audience does not cease to watch, because every time you can rejoice and admire in a new way.