4 February 1933 year
Born in Moscow Igor Kvasha — actor, director. Host of the show "Wait for Me."
Don't distance yourself from your era!
The mother was a teacher of the deaf, the father was a chemist.
I was growing up quite capricious, and one day my dad recorded his "narration" on a record—even a private person could do that back then. During dinner, he discreetly switched our radio from the radio to the record player. I heard a whole program about how "a boy named Igor Kvasha doesn't listen to his parents." What's more, he arranged for relatives to call at the appointed time and ask, "Igor, did you hear the program?" I was shocked and asked my mother, "Did Stalin in the Kremlin hear it too?" After that, I was as soft as silk for a long time.
After the war began, his father, despite being exempt from military service, volunteered. In 1942, he was captured by the Germans and listed as missing in action. His mother learned of his execution from an eyewitness, but hid it from her son for the rest of her life.
I became interested in theatre as a child, when I was evacuated to Siberia: I performed in the fairy tale "Morozko" for soldiers in the hospital.
At 22, he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School. At 24, he became one of the founders of Sovremennik Theatre. He performed there until his last days, directing dozens of plays.
He acted in films, but his first films were not released: Kvasha was on the “black list” for his friendship with disgraced people. Vasily Aksenov и By Viktor Nekrasov. And also for the signature against the introduction of Soviet troops into Czechoslovakia.
In the 70s, he was remembered for his roles as Ataman Lagutin in "Property of the Republic" and Lieutenant Tavernier in "The Straw Hat." He became famous at 44 after playing the burgomaster in "Munchausen."
Everything will go according to plan. After the overture comes the interrogation. Then the defendant's final statement, gunfire, general merriment, and dancing.
After that, he played in “The Man from Boulevard des Capucines” (the pastor) and in “Hearts of Three” (the high priest).
In 1995, he tried on the role of Stalin in the drama “Under the Sign of Scorpio” – he considered it the best in his filmography.
He worked on the radio, where he read “The White Guard” and “Doctor Zhivago” on air and wrote down poetry Akhmatova и Pasternak.
For almost 14 years, until his death, he hosted the television show "Looking for You" (later renamed "Wait for Me"). His voice was heard on Russian screens every Monday.
Look for each other, no matter what! And wait, no matter what.
After a few episodes, he gained national fame: people would approach him on the street and ask him to find someone. Sometimes he'd take a few months off to recuperate and get back on track.
I'm not sure I'm even coming to my senses. All the stories remain within you, I remember them all. It's impossible to separate yourself from the experiences of the people who come to the studio. I don't know how you can distance yourself from other people's grief.
I tried to find out the fate of my father and planned filming in Novgorod region, where he was captured. Program editor Sergey Kushnerev He knew that he had been shot, but he didn’t tell Kvasha anything, fearing for his health.
The presenter shouldn't cry on-screen. We have an agreement with the director: if I break down and cry, it won't be shown on air.
In 2001, he spoke out in support of NTV journalists and criticized Putin.
Openly opposing the government now only threatens slightly less well-being. But fear has already set in.
If the whole society doesn't rise up today, this story will end very badly: we will all have to live in a completely different country.
In December 2011, he called for protests against election fraud and the policies of Putin and Medvedev.
What is this "sweet couple" that leads us? We are considered cattle, a herd that can be led anywhere and done with as we please.
Shortly before his death, he signed an open letter in defense of Pussy Riot.
He died in 2012, at 79, from heart disease against the background of bronchitis and chronic lung disease.