Mikhail Kokshenov was born in Moscow into a family of a mining engineer and actress. Shortly after the appearance of the child, the family moved to Primorsky Krai — this was due to the work of the father, but then returned to the capital. When the boy was five years old, the war began. The father died at the front, raising a son as a whole rests on the shoulders of the mother.
Love for the stage, theatre mother instilled in him from childhood. All the pocket money he spent on movie tickets. But the dream of becoming an actor came to him immediately. At first he wanted to be a sailor long voyage, but did not pass the school vision. After the army Kokshenov studied in the Moscow industrial College of the geologist, but eventually became an engineer-Neftekhimik in the “Glavneftesnab”.
soon enough he realized that his calling in another field, and next summer filed documents in the Shchukin school. On examination he was given to understand that the main role he will play will never be, looks are not the same, too simple, and in General, acting is not his.
Kokshenov did not agree. Especially for the next attempt, he wrote several scenes, giving them authorship of the Russian classics, and he got them. Examiners were delighted. If they figured out his deception is unknown.
after Graduating from College in 1963, Mikhail Kokshenov has been in the Mayakovsky Theater. Even during his studies, he began to offer occasional character roles in film. So, he has managed to pull in pictures “Height”, “Colleagues”, “shore leave”, “the Girls” (where he played a guy who ran for a moment to pour water from the carafe).
In 1966, he transferred to the Moscow theater of miniatures, then to the Theater-Studio movie actor. Two years later he plays the first big role — the son of a blacksmith Misha Hotel in the movie “the President” Alexei Saltykov. In the film “Time, forward!” (1965), he turned to the policeman Kanunnikov, the “Master of the taiga” (1968) — in the rafters of Nicholas Ipatova. In the same 1968, he played in the “Golden calf” is a small but interesting role — Secretary, who was pushed from the porch and Bring (Zinovy Gerdt).
One of the most striking roles — lance the male Slant in the film Vladimir Motyl “Zhenya, Zhenechka and Katyusha” (1967). After it began to learn on the streets. In addition, the shooting gave him and good friend, Oleg dal, which played a major role. And while working in the “Master of the taiga”, he met with Vladimir Vysotsky and Valery Zolotukhin, who is very respected. Was also work in the film “Affairs of bygone days…”, “captivating Star of happiness”, “the Tale of how Tsar Peter arapa married”.
Just in the filmography of the artist’s painabove 100 paintings. Best known for his roles in the comedies Alesha Pryakhin in the “Most charming and attractive”, diligent, but unsuccessful suitor of the heroine Irina Muravyova; nameless karate in the Garage; stupid crook of Stepan in “Sportloto-82”. He starred in two recent films by Leonid Gaidai — “On Deribasovsky good weather, to Brighton-the scourge again there are rains” and “Operation “Cooperation””. He said to play a Comedy is much harder than serious.
Kokshenov is one of the main persons in the so-called perestroika cooperative cinema, which reached its peak in the first half of the nineties. He played in almost all the comedies of Director and screenwriter Anatoly Aramyan, such as “Third is not superfluous”, “Diva Mary”, “a”, “Valentine’s Day”.
In the nineties, he tried his hand as Director and producer. Among his paintings — the famous trilogy consisting of films “business Russian”, “Russian miracle” and “Russian account”, and “the Elevator goes on schedule,” “Smile Melomety”, “the Anniversary of the Prosecutor”. Mikhail Kokshenov took half a dozen pictures, some of them having also a screenwriter and actor.
He starred in the legendary film magazine “Yeralash” (11 episodes) since 1979. In many of the episodes he was involved — wrote scripts. Viewers know him and to other popular TV series: in the first domestic sitcom “Strawberry” Mikhail Kokshenov played the district Pronkina, and “Voronin” — Dmitry Alexandrovich, a friend of the character of Boris Klyuyev.
In 1983, Michael Kokhanovo was awarded the title of honored artist of the RSFSR, and in 2002 — people’s artist of Russia. Five years later he received the order of Friendship.
