Oleg Anofriyev | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Oleg Andreyevich Anofriyev |
Born | Gelendzhik, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 20 July 1930
Died | 28 March 2018 Moscow, Russia | (aged 87)
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 1955–2018 |
Website | Oleg 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]