Alexey Katyshev - a man whom viewers canremember the roles of fairy-tale characters in two famous paintings, published in Soviet times. His short popularity simple guy who has not received acting education, is obliged to angelic appearance. Unfortunately, the life of the winner Koshchey Immortal was far from a fairy tale with a good end.
The future fairytale hero was born inDonetsk region, this joyful event occurred in 1951. Alexey Katyshev did not belong to the number of people to whom success is favored from birth, the boy was born into a low-income family. The lung disease found in the father forced the parents of the actor to move to Yalta on the recommendation of the doctors. The certificate of maturity Lesha received in this city.
После школы Алексей Катышев решил продолжить education on courses sound engineers. Due to lack of money, he had to combine his studies with work, so the young man got a job as an assistant cameraman, worked at the Yalta film studio.
It is not known how the life of a guy would ever benot thinking about acting career, if not a meeting with Alexander Row. The famous director was in Yalta for the filming of "Frost." The owner of the angelic appearance at the first meeting made an indelible impression on Roe. He immediately praised the amazing eyes of a 17-year-old youth and offered him a role. It was about a fairy tale "Fire, water and copper pipes", which he planned to remove at that time.
First, Alexey Katyshev rejected the proposal of the masterbecause of the confusion that swept through him. However, Rowe did not joke about what the young man could see when he received an invitation to the tests. He absolutely didn’t like the artistic council, but the director took advantage of his authority and put pressure on the commission. Katyshev approved for the role.
Alexei’s character has become the fairytale hero Vasya,who decided to challenge Koshchei and won the battle. The popularity of the published tale surpassed bold expectations. Thousands of young girls fell in love with blue eyes and golden curls of a rising star, which the actor Alexey Katyshev unexpectedly became. The biography testifies that he literally woke up famous.
The young man did not have time to take advantagefell on him as he had to go to the army. The first months of the service turned out to be very unpleasant for him, since the recruits were actively loaded with work. AWOL of the actor, undertaken for the sake of meeting with a friend, turned for him a reference to Severomorsk.
The link was a great success for Katyshev, sohow they finally recognized the fairytale hero. The rest of the time, the winner Koshchei spoke to the soldiers in different parts. This did not last long, as Roe’s intervention reduced his life.
Alexander Row decided that in his new fairy taleAlexey Katyshev will also receive the lead role. Filmography of a novice actor has acquired another magical story, dubbed "Barbara Krasa, a long braid." At this time, his hero was Andrew - an ordinary son of a fisherman, who managed to triumph over such a monster as the Miracle Yudo.
Режиссер обещал своему подопечному снять его и в the next picture, which was supposed to be "Finist - clear falcon." Unfortunately, he died before he had time to keep that word. Rowe's successor did not see in the actor with no education potential and categorically denied him the role.
After the death of the director, who replaced his father,Alexey Katyshev took part in the filming of several more obscure films. But they quickly began to forget about him, which ultimately led to the absence of roles. Negative impact on the actor and personal tragedy. He and his wife Irina, whom the boy had married at the age of 18, were forced to survive the death of a newborn daughter. In the future, they had two more daughters.
The family was running out of money, which promptedAlexei, who did not have a profession, get a job at the carpool. He could hardly have imagined that he would drive a milk tanker for the next twenty years. The languid search for new roles that they undertook failed. His appearance was good for filming fairy tales, but in other roles of the young man without education and outstanding talent, the directors have not seen.
The stress suffered by the former star could not buthave consequences. Actor Alexey Katyshev began to get involved in alcohol. In the end, his bad habit and eternal lack of money led to the disintegration of the family. The man was forced to leave home, settling with a friend with whom he spoke from the time of working together at the film studio.
Alexey Katyshev died in 2006.The doctors of the clinic where they brought the former fairy-tale character told about the terrible condition of his internal organs. Death was the result of severe beatings, the man himself was no different from the homeless. Such a joyless end turned out to be a fairy tale.
