Oleg Anofriyev

Oleg Anofriyev
Background information
Birth nameOleg Andreyevich Anofriyev
Born(1930-07-20)20 July 1930
Gelendzhik, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died28 March 2018(2018-03-28) (aged 87)
Moscow, Russia
GenresPop
Years active1955–2018
WebsiteOleg Anofriev's Diary

Oleg Andreyevich Anofriyev (sometimes spelled Anofriev, Russian: Олег Андреевич Анофриев; 20 July 1930 – 28 March 2018), PAR, was a Soviet and Russian theatre[1] and film actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, film director, and poet. He was born in Gelendzhik, but spent all his life in Moscow and graduated from Moscow Art Theatre in 1954.[2] He was widely popular in USSR (mostly due to the leading role in The Bremen Town Musicians animated film) and was honored with the title Honored Artist of the RSFSR and later, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation.[1]

  1. ^ a b Русский драматический театр: Энциклопедия / Под общ. ред. М. И. Андреева, Н. Э. Звенигородской, А. В. Мартыновой и др. — М.: Большая Российская энциклопедия, 2001. — 568 с.: ил. ISBN 978-5-85270-167-1
  2. ^ "Олег Анофриев (Oleg Anofriev)" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2008-01-28.