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Igor Kvasha

Igor Kvasha

Currently Active 1933 — Present
Actor

Personal Info

Born
Feb 04, 1933
Age
93
Birth Place
Moscow, Soviet Union

LEGACY & ORIGINS

Born Igor Vladimirovich Kvasha
4 February 1933
Moscow, Soviet Union
Died 30 August 2012 (aged 79)
Moscow, Russia
Resting place Troyekurovskoye Cemetery, Moscow
Occupation Actor
Years active 1961–2012

Igor Vladimirovich Kvasha (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Кваша; 4 February 1933 — 30 August 2012) was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor. He was a leading actor of Sovremennik Theater. Igor Kvasha was one of the Sovremennik founders along with Galina Volchek, Oleg Yefremov, Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev and Oleg Tabakov. He was honored with People's Artist of Russia in 1978.

Igor Kvasha was born in Moscow, the son of scientist Vladimir Ilich Kvasha, of the faculty of Mendeleev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology. Kvasha graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School, where he was taught by Aleksander Karev. After graduation, he joined the Moscow Art Theater troupe and performed there for two years (1955-1957). In 1957 he started work at the newly established Sovremennik Theater, where he remained.

Life & Career Details

Born Igor Vladimirovich Kvasha
4 February 1933
Moscow, Soviet Union
Died 30 August 2012 (aged 79)
Moscow, Russia
Resting place Troyekurovskoye Cemetery, Moscow
Occupation Actor
Years active 1961–2012

Igor Vladimirovich Kvasha (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Кваша; 4 February 1933 — 30 August 2012) was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor. He was a leading actor of Sovremennik Theater. Igor Kvasha was one of the Sovremennik founders along with Galina Volchek, Oleg Yefremov, Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev and Oleg Tabakov. He was honored with People's Artist of Russia in 1978.

Igor Kvasha was born in Moscow, the son of scientist Vladimir Ilich Kvasha, of the faculty of Mendeleev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology. Kvasha graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School, where he was taught by Aleksander Karev. After graduation, he joined the Moscow Art Theater troupe and performed there for two years (1955-1957). In 1957 he started work at the newly established Sovremennik Theater, where he remained.

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