Soviet and Ukrainian theater and film actor Anatoly Drizhenko died in Odessa at the age of 82. This was reported by the press service of the Odessa Academic Music and Drama Theater.
“The theater team reports with deep sadness the irreparable loss – the heart of People’s Artist Anatoly Drizhenko stopped. “For more than half a century, the theater star, the leading master of the Odessa stage, the famous theater and film artist has been pleased with his creativity,” colleagues write about the departure of the People’s Artist of Ukraine.
The theater called the deceased wise, energetic, sincere and generous, the true soul of the team.
Drizhenko’s funeral will take place on February 2.
After graduating from the acting department of the Kiev State Institute of Theater Arts named after Karpenko-Kary in 1964, Drizhenko joined the troupe of the Odessa Musical Drama Theater.
Then he began to actively act in films and starred in Soviet, Russian and Ukrainian projects – “A Parcel for Svetlana”, “Bread of My Childhood”, “Year of the Active Sun”, the series “Golden Calf”, “Liquidation”, “Beach” .
Drizhenko played his last role in the 2020 film “Khadzhibey Castle”, a co-production of Odessa, Georgia and Turkey studios.
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