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Aleksandr Nikolaevich Baluev (; born 6 December 1958) is a
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and Russian theatre and film actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and numerous stage productions since 1980.


Life and career

Aleksandr Baluev was born in
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,
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,
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. He graduated in 1975 from Moscow School No. 637. After unsuccessful attempts to enter the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute he worked for a year as assistant illuminator in the light department at
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. The second attempt was successful, with Aleksandr entering the Moscow Art Theatre School on Pavel Massalsky's course. In 1980, he successfully completed the training and became an actor of the Soviet Army Theatre. The first role in his theatrical career was playing in productions of ''Clock Without Hands'' and '' Lady of the Camellias''. In 1986, Aleksandr Baluev went to the Moscow Yermolova Theatre, playing leading roles in productions of ''The Second Year of Freedom'', ''Snow Near the Prison'', and ''
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''. In the late 1980s, Aleksandr Baluev left the theater. He is now active in the
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and collaborates with the Lenkom Theatre.


Family

In 2003, he married a Polish citizen, journalist Maria Urbanowska, after dating for 10 years. Their daughter Maria Anna was born the same year. In 2013, they divorced.


Selected filmography


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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Lenkom Theatre
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talk show ''Приглашает Борис Ноткин'' ( TV Centre), 4 November 2014
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''Александр Балуев. В меня заложен этот шифр'' ( TV Centre), 6 December 2018
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documentary ''Александр Балуев. У меня нет слабостей'' ( 1HDTV), 2 June 2019 {{DEFAULTSORT:Baluev, Aleksandr 1958 births Living people Actors from Moscow Soviet male film actors Russian male film actors Russian male television actors Soviet male stage actors Russian male stage actors Male actors from Moscow 20th-century Russian male actors 21st-century Russian male actors Recipients of the Nika Award Moscow Art Theatre School alumni