Farewell to actor, director and former artistic director of the Satire Theater Alexander Shirvindt will be held on March 18. This has been reported RIA News in the artist’s press service.
The event will take place at 12:00 at the Satire Theater in Moscow.
Alexander Shirvindt passed away on March 15, he was 89 years old. He is known for his roles in the films “Irony of Fate” and “Station for Two”. He worked actively on stage as a director and entertainer. He served as artistic director of the Satire Theater in 2000-2021, and in 2021 he served as president of the theater.
It was announced on March 16 contents Telegram sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Shirvindt’s family and friends. Putin said that he shared the family’s sadness at the departure of the artist and that the artist was a legend of Russian theater and cinema.
On the same day actor Sergei Bezrukov saidHe recalled how he considered Shirvindt his godfather on stage and how he surprised him with a talented parody of Yeltsin and Zhirinovsky, which was shown live on Channel One on the anniversary of the Theater of Satire.
Previously Roxana Babayan talked about her friendship with the Shirvindt family.