For millions of viewers, announcer Kirillov becamethe personification of the Soviet era on television. It was he who announced to the whole country that Yuri Alekseevich was the first to go into space. It was to him that ordinary citizens turned to him, asking him for help in solving everyday problems, and he did not refuse. The style of presentation of the material and the voice of Igor Leonidovich caused the holiday atmosphere in many people. Announcer Kirillov is one of the few who congratulated compatriots on the New Year. And he realized how honorable and responsible the mission was to entrust him.
Работая диктором, Игорь Кириллов смог доказать, how delicately he can speak, conveying the necessary intonation and emotional background. The legendary news presenter considered Irakliy Andronikov as his teacher, who was able to arouse in the Soviet person a feeling of respect for his own culture and pride in his native country.
How did the announcer Kirillov get on television, and what he managed to achieve in his career. Consider this question in more detail.
Years of childhood and adolescence
Kirillov Igor Leonidovich - a native of the cityMoscow He was born September 14, 1932. His father worked as an editor at the Military Publishing House, and his mother worked as a simple librarian. The rules of Russian literature were unshakable in the Kirillov family, and young Igor realized this immediately. He learned the science of reading very early. The boy knew a lot of poems, attended circles on amateur performances. It is not difficult to guess that, having matured, Igor will choose a creative profession. So it happened.
Learning acting skills
Having received a certificate of maturity, the young man firmly decided to become a director and hoped that he would pass the exams at VGIK.
In the “theater” university he was told that he was tooyoung to study directing department. But the famous film maker Mikhail Chiaureli reassured the guy, saying that he could try his hand at the acting department. And the young man goes there.
The future announcer Kirillov got on one course withMaya Bulgakova, Gennady Yukhtin, Isolde Izvitskaya. All of them made a huge contribution to the Soviet cinema, but, unfortunately, Igor studied with them for only one year. He had disagreements with some teachers of VGIK, and the young man was forced to continue to comprehend the basics of acting at the Schepkin School at the Maly Theater.
Work in the theater
Having received the coveted diploma, Igor Kirillov falls into the troupe of the Moscow Theater of Drama and Comedy on Taganka. Then this temple Melpomene was not as popular as it is now.
Nevertheless, performances were staged on his stage,to which the viewer, though not always massively, but went. A graduate of "Slippers" served in this theater for only two years: directors in most cases claimed him for minor roles, and in the end the young man decides to try himself in something else.
TV
И скоро ему представляется такая возможность.In the second half of the 50s of the last century, the creation of a "revolutionary" art form in the USSR began. This, of course, is about television. Naturally, then everyone was new to such professions as an editor, cameraman, director. Experience in them was acquired through trial and error. Young Igor Kirillov did not lose the opportunity to work in television, hoping to be professionally engaged in directing. He came up with several production scenes for his favorite literary works and showed them to the chief director of the Central Television Center, Sergei Alekseev. After reviewing them, he approved the young man in the position not of the director, but of his assistant. Alekseev agreed that in the future a graduate of the Shchepkinsky school could well become a director, but so far only his assistant. Igor Leonidovich received the above position in the musical edition, firmly intending to go to his cherished goal.
Another perspective
After some time, the leadership of the Soviet television announced that a new vacancy was opening - the announcer.
Kirillov, whose biography is undoubtedlydeserves the closest attention, at first did not see himself as a news broadcaster. At that time, the department in which Igor Leonidovich was supposed to work, consisted exclusively of women: Lyudmila Sokolova, Valentina Leontyeva, Anna Shatilova, Nina Kondratova. One man in the women's team? Such a prospect to a graduate of "Slippery" seemed not quite bright. And yet he was not too lazy to learn by heart the information that was placed on the half page of the newspaper Pravda. In the end, Igor Leonidovich took a chance, and the September 1957 broadcast became his debut. Self-confidence came to him after a few issues. After some time, Kirillov (television announcer) finally realized that he was in his place.
Work specifics
Igor Leonidovich understood how responsiblethe work he does. The slightest inaccuracy or incorrect wording could adversely affect his career. For many years, its broadcast was only live. Of course, there were incidents in the work, but the Soviet television announcer Kirillov masterfully learned how to smooth and level them.
Having gained experience, Igor Leonidovich became a national leader. He was invited to work in the most popular television projects.
Так, он вел любимые для зрителей передачи:“Television Cafe”, “On the Light”, “Blue Light”. At first they came out every week, then the format of the broadcast was changed, and the programs were broadcast on public holidays. Kirillov, as a rule, led the “Blue Light” with an equally well-known speaker - Anna Shatilova. Some viewers, seeing their synchronous work on television, were confident that they were husband and wife. They received a mountain of letters in which they were thanked for their hard work and wished them marital happiness.
Peak career
В 1968-м Игорю Леонидовичу предложили руководство Speaker Department DH. He agreed, but he had to face some difficulties in his work, because to rule the women's team is a specific matter. But the maestro picked up the "key", which opened the door to the secrets of female psychology.
The era of Gorbachev was the final stage in his careerKirillov. Perestroika touched many spheres of human life, including television. At the end of 1989, Igor Leonidovich last held the release of "News". But he did not put an end. In the new Russia, Kirillov was still in demand.
He was often invited to lead creative evenings, celebrations, and he sometimes even appeared on blue screens. For his services to television, the maestro has won many regalia and awards.
Life outside the profession
Диктор Игорь Кириллов, личная жизнь которого It turned out very well, with his wife Irina Vsevolodovna lived more than half a century. They have been friends since childhood and even worked in the same edition. Leading seriously worried departure from the life of his wife. They had two children in their marriage.
Anna's daughter is a professional pianist. Currently lives in Germany. Son Vsevolod is in business.
