Egor Vladislavovich Druzhinin (russian: Егор Владиславович Дружинин, born 12 March 1972) is а Russian actor, film director and choreographer.
Laureate of the
Golden Mask.
Biography
Egor Druzhinin was born in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia). His father was choreographer Vladislav Druzhinin who worked in
Komissarjevsky Theatre and in his own studio of pantomime called “Kvadrat”. Egor became famous after playing the main role in two comedian films ''
Adventures of Petrov and Vasechkin, Usual and Incredible'' and ''
Vacation of Petrov and Vasechkin, Usual and Incredible''. He also has step-sister Lisa who is 18 years younger.
After graduating from
Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy, he worked in
Leningrad Young People’s Theatre. Since 1994 Druzhinin had been studying in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
in
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) is a modern dance company based in New York City. It was founded in 1958 by choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey. It is made up of 32 dancers, led by artistic director Robert Battle and associate ...
. After a few years of studying in USA Egor came back to Saint Petersburg and started working as choreographer. He worked with performers such as
Philipp Kirkorov
Philipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov PAR (russian: Филипп Бедросович Киркоров; bg, Филип Бедросов Киркоров, Filip Bedrosov Kirkorov; born 30 April 1967) is a Bulgarian-born Russian pop singer. He is a five ...
,
Laima Vaikule etc. In 2002 Egor played one of main parts in Russian adaptation of musical
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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. Druzhinin was working not only as dancer but also as actor. He played significant roles in several films like “Ali-Baba and forty robbers”. He taught choreography participants of the TV project
Fabrika Zvyozd. In 2004 and 2005 he took part in musicals
Cats and
The Twelve Chairs
''The Twelve Chairs'' ( rus, Двенадцать стульев, Dvenadtsat stulyev) is a classic satirical novel by the Odesan Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, published in 1928. Its plot follows characters attempting to obtain jewelry hidden ...
. Currently, Druzhinin is a producer, a choreographer, a performer in his own play “Life everywhere” and a judge in show “Tancy on TNT”.
Private life
Egor Druzhinin is married to the actress Veronica Ickovich. They have three children: daughter Alexandra and sons Tihon and Platon.
Filmography
Actor
Director
* 2005 - Night in the style of childhood
* 2009 - First Love
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* 2013 - Hello, I'm your Friday! (TV series)
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Male actors from Saint Petersburg
Soviet male child actors
Russian male film actors
Russian male voice actors
20th-century Russian male actors
21st-century Russian male actors
Russian theatre directors
Russian film directors
Russian choreographers
Mass media people from Saint Petersburg