Style icon, uneducated actor and 8 more facts from the life of Sergei Bodrov

The country recognized him as an actor thanks to the film Prisoner of the Caucasus, he was remembered mainly as Danila Bagrov, the hero of the cult films Brother and Brother 2 directed by Alexei Balabanov.

By the way, if not for him, Sergei Bodrov Jr. left the cinema after filming with his father. His own work in the “Prisoner of the Caucasus” seemed to the actor so weak that he planned to realize himself in another area.

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We have collected 10 interesting facts about the actor and prepared a full biography, which can also be found on VOICE.

1. He met his wife through Hemingway. Svetlana Bodrova in an interview recalled the circumstances of her meeting with Sergei. She said they ended up together in Cuba. We talked in Hemingway’s house and realized they looked a lot alike, like twins separated many years ago.

2. Accidentally became the hero of the “Prisoner of the Caucasus”. Sergei Bodrov got on the set as an assistant director. Subsequently, Sergei Bodrov Sr. said that he had been looking for an actor for the second main role for a long time. When the search stopped, the son suggested, “Try me.” So Sergey got the role of Ivan Zhilin, which brought him the Nika Prize and several other awards.

3. Bodrov had neither an acting nor a directing education. After school, his father dissuaded Sergei from entering VGIK, explaining that cinema is a passion, not a profession. Therefore, Bodrov Jr. entered the Faculty of History of Moscow State University. In 1994, he graduated from university with honors and became a professional art critic. In 1998 Sergei defended his thesis and obtained a doctorate in art history.

4. It was difficult for her to play the tram scene in the movie “Brother”. Sergei Bodrov Jr. recalled that the scene with Caucasians on the tram was not easy for him. As a smart person, he couldn’t utter the phrase “black ass night”. Director Balabanov convinced him to process the scene more easily, since there are similar stereotypes about Caucasians in society, and the phrase is spoken by the hero, and not by actor Bodrov.

5. I parted my hair for the pleasure of filming with my father. During the filming of the picture “SIR” Sergei Bodrov Sr. needed a teenager with a shaved head. The young actors did not agree to shave their heads for the filming of the episode, then the director turned to his son, who was then 18 years old.

6. Accidentally became a style icon. The actor recalled how after the Nika awards ceremony, a respected publication wrote that Bodrov Jr. had successfully selected an outfit for the event. In fact, his image was the result of a random selection of things. Sergei recalled that he gave his jacket to his father, who arrived at the ceremony from America, and put on the jacket himself, which he won against Menshikov in the game of bones.

7. After the “Prisoner of the Caucasus”, he planned to leave the cinema. The actor said he looked monstrous looking through the film footage. Despite the success of the picture and the awards received, Sergei decided to leave the cinema. Alexey Balabanov, admiring his talent, persuaded him to do a joint project. The film was called “Brother”.

8. He had problems with English on the set of “Brother 2”. Bodrov Sergei Sergeevich was fluent in several foreign languages, including English. Therefore, the main difficulty during the filming for him was to speak badly, as if he were studying English in an ordinary high school.

9. He worked for the benefit of the school for free. During his school years, Sergei Bodrov worked in a confectionery factory. Every week, together with the class, he packed sweets at the Udarnitsa factory. The work was paid, but the money was not received by the students, but by the school, which spent them on educational and educational activities.

ten. He became a TV presenter, having been invited to the Vzglyad show. From 1996 to 1999, Sergei worked as a host of the popular program Vzglyad. Before that, together with his father, he was a guest of the program. As Svetlana Bodrova, who worked in television at the time, recalled during the show, the editor-in-chief Sergei Kushnerev had a desire to make young Bodrov the host.