Vadim Yurievich Andreyev (; born 30 March 1958) is a

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and Russian

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Biography

Vadim Andreyev was born in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

. Since 1975 he worked as fitter in the Moscow Puppet Theater, and later became an actor. After graduating in 1979 VGIK, Vadim Andreyev worked on

Gorky Film Studio Gorky Film Studio () is a municipally-owned film studio in Moscow, Russia. By the end of the Soviet Union, Gorky Film Studio had produced more than 1,000 films. Many film classics were filmed at the Gorky Film Studio throughout its history and ...

. In 1979-1981, he served in the army. His film career began with major roles in auteur Vladimir Rogovoy's films ''Balamut'' in 1978 and ''The Sailors Are No Questions'' in 1980. Until 2011, Vadim Andreyev took an active part in dubbing foreign animated films. Prior to 2007, also voiced commercials. He is married and raised a son named Andrey. In 2013, the granddaughter Sophia was born.Вадим Андреев (биография, фото, видео)
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Selected filmography

* 1978 — ''

Balamut ''Balamut'' () is a 1978 Soviet comedy-drama film directed by Vladimir Rogovoy. According to the results of a poll conducted by the magazine Soviet Screen, the lead actor Vadim Andreyev was included in the top ten actors of 1979. The film tell ...

'' as Pyotr Antonovich Gorokhov * 1980 — ''Karl Marx. Youth'' as archivist *1980 — ''

Sailors Have No Questions ''Sailors Have No Questions'' () is a 1980 Soviet musical comedy film directed by :ru:Роговой, Владимир Абрамович, Vladimir Rogovoy. Plot In the center of the plot is Alka Shanina, who is going to enter the theater instit ...

'' as Sanya Fokin *1981 — ''

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'' as Vadim Arturovich, director of amateur theater *1981 — ''The Driver for a Voyage'' as Sanya * 1982 — ''White Shaman'' as Zhuravlev * 1982 — ''Married Bachelor'' as Sergey Antipov * 1984 — '' TASS Is Authorized to Declare...'' as Dronov,

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lieutenant * 1985 — ''The Battalions are Asked to Fire'' as Derevianko * 1992 — ''Black Square'' as Arthur Krasnikovsky * 1993 — ''Stalin's Testament'' as

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's colonel * 2004 — ''

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'' as Baulin * 2005 — ''Carmelita'' as Fors * 2012/2014 — ''Moscow. Three Station'' as Grigory Somov * 2013 — ''

Molodezhka ''The Junior League'' () is a Russian TV series which airs on STS. The series tells the story of a junior hockey club named ''The Bears'' ( ''Medvedi''). The series was produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk and his Art Pictures Studio. The first season ...

'' as Fyodor Mikhailovich * 2015 — ''Must Alpinist'' as

's chief * 2019 — '' Saving Leningrad'' as Skvortsov * 2020 — '' White Snow'' as Pyotr * 2021 — '' Champion of the World'' as football commentator * 2024 — '' Komandir'' as aunt Kolya * 2024 — '' Onegin'' as Pustyakov

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* 1958 births Living people Soviet male film actors Soviet male television actors Soviet male voice actors Soviet male stage actors Russian male film actors Russian male television actors Russian male voice actors Russian male stage actors Male actors from Moscow 20th-century Russian male actors 21st-century Russian male actors Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni {{Russia-actor-stub