Zinovy Moiseevich Vysokovsky (; 28 November 1932 – 3 August 2009) was a Soviet and Russian theater and movie actor and variety performer. In 1978 he was awarded the

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, actors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achiev ...

. He was born in

Taganrog Taganrog (, ) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don (river), Don River. It is in the Black Sea region. Population: Located at the site of a ...

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Biography

In 1952 Zinovy Vysokovsky graduated with honors from the

Chekhov Gymnasium The Chekhov Gymnasium in Taganrog on Ulitsa Oktyabrskaya 9 (formerly Gymnasicheskaya Street) is the oldest gymnasium in the South of Russia. Playwright and short-story writer Anton Chekhov spent 11 years in the school, which was later named aft ...

. He went to

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 ...

with the intention to enter the Shchukin Drama School. He failed to be accepted and instead got an education in automation and space telemechanics at the Taganrog State University of Radioengineering. At the same time he kept trying to enter the Shchukin School and finally succeeded in 1957. In 1961 Vysokovsky joined the troupe of the Moscow Miniature Theatre. Vysokovsky earned popularity as an actor both on stage and screen. In the regular television program '' Pub "13 Chairs"'' he played the part of Pan Zyuzya from 1967. Vysokovsky also worked as a comedian in a number of solo programs.

Death

He died on the 77th year of life on the night of Monday, August 3, 2009 in Moscow.

Filmography

* 1964 – ''

The Alive and the Dead ''The Living and the Dead'' () is a 1964 Soviet World War II drama film directed by Aleksandr Stolper and produced by Mosfilm based on the 1959 novel ''The Living and the Dead'' by Konstantin Simonov. Plot The film spans the period from the ...

'' as Mikhail WeinsteinВайнштейн — образ собирательный
/ref> * 1965 – ''Švejk in World War II'' as Švejk * 1965 – '' The Friends Through the Years'' as Grisha * 1968 – ''

Once More About Love Once More About Love () is a 1968 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Georgy Natanson. The film tells the story of a flight attendant's love for a brilliant but aloof physicist which transforms both their lives, but just as he realizes the dept ...

'' as Pyotr Borisovich Halperin * 1969 – ''Small Restaurant ‘13 Chairs’ as Pan Zyuzya * 1974 – ''The Marriage of Figaro'' as Bartolo * 1975 – ''Small Comedies of the Big House'' as Tengiz * 1982 – ''Through the Looking Glass'' as Tweedledum (voice) * 2006 – ''The Soviet Park'' as steward at a funeral

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