Evgeny Bernardovich Maykhrovsky ( May ) ( February 12, 1938 ) - Soviet and Russian artist ( clown ). People's Artist of the RSFSR ( 1987 ).
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| Date of Birth | February 12, 1938 (81 years old) | ||||||
| Profession | circus artist ( clown ), actor | ||||||
| Direction | clownery | ||||||
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 | Evgeny Maykhrovsky |
| in the image of the clown "May" |
Biography
Eugene Maykhrovsky was born on November 12, 1938 in a circus family, his parents Bernard Vilgelmovich and Antonina Parfentievna Maykhrovsky were acrobats . In childhood, he was evacuated near Chelyabinsk. The circus became interested in 19 years [1] . In 1965 he graduated from the circus school. In 1972, he began to perform under the pseudonym May . The clown May enters the arena with his signature exclamation, “Oh, oh!”. In the repertoire of Eugene Bernardovich, along with the original reprise, including with trained animals, there are complex circus performances. In the Perm Circus he played a major role in the play "Bumbarash" based on the book by Arkady Gaidar . In 1984, in the Leningrad Circus, in the children's musical performance “The Most Happy Day” based on the story of Anton Chekhov's “ Kashtanka ”, he also played almost all the main roles. Subsequently, Yevgeny Bernardovich created his own circus “May”, in which his whole family performed: his wife Natalya Ivanovna - a clowness nicknamed Kuku, her son Boris - her stage name Bobo, her daughter Elena - Lulu, the granddaughter of Natasha - Nyusya, etc. As of 2019 continues circus activities with the show program "Lasta Rica", under the guidance of her daughter - Honored Artist of Russia Elena Maykhrovskaya. [2] [3] .
Filmography
- 1966 - “ The Tale of Tsar Saltan ” - buffoon
- 1970 - “ Two Days of Miracles ” - orderly
- 1973 - Mother-in-law - Marat Nikulin
- 1976 - “Clowns and Children” (short)
Ranks and Awards
- Honored Artist of the RSFSR (12.22.1978).
- People's Artist of the RSFSR (07.17.1987).
- Order of Honor (12/17/1994) - for services to the people related to the development of Russian statehood, achievements in labor, science, culture, art, strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples [4]
- Order of Friendship (10/25/2018) - for a great contribution to the development of domestic culture and art, many years of fruitful activity [5]
- Order “For the Service of Russia” from the Russian Award Committee, for loyalty to official duty, high professionalism, development of circus art and selfless work for the good of Russia.
- Certificate of Merit of the President of the Russian Federation (10.26.2015) - for merits in the field of culture and art, many years of fruitful work [6]
- Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (03.12.2008) - for his merits in the development of domestic circus art and many years of creative activity [7] [8] .
Notes
- ↑ Evgeny Maykhrovsky, People's Artist of the USSR: “The main clown in the circus, if it's a good clown”
- ↑ Encyclopedia of The Circus World, Volume One, Clowns, p.332-336.
- ↑ The most famous clowns of the USSR
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 17, 1994 No. 2197 “On Awarding with State Prizes of the Russian Federation”
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 25, 2018 No. 608 “On Awarding with State Prizes of the Russian Federation”
- ↑ Order of the President of the Russian Federation of October 26, 2015 No. 335-rp “On Promotion”
- ↑ Order of the President of the Russian Federation dated December 3, 2008 No. 752-rp “On the Promotion of Maykhrovsky, E. B. and Skvirsky N.Ya. ”
- ↑ Clown May - Eugene Maykhrovsky celebrates his anniversary