Alexey Borzunov

Alexey Alexeyevich Borzunov (Russian: Алексе́й Алексе́евич Борзуно́в; 1943—2013) was a soviet and Russian stage, cinema and voice actor. Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (2005)

Alexey Borzunov
Born
Alexey Alexeyevich Borzunov

(1943-11-11)November 11, 1943
DiedJune 7, 2013(2013-06-07) (aged 69)
NationalityRussian
Alma materMoscow Art Theater School
OccupationActor
Years active1959—2013

Biography

The boy's parents due to financial reasons sent him to an orphanage, but later he was taken away by his grandmother, who brought the boy up.

For the first time he appeared into the cinema as a schoolboy in 1959, in the film "The Unusual Journey of Mishka Strekachev".

In 1965 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School (the course of V.P. Markov)[1] and was accepted by the theatre troupe. In 1965-1990 he was the actor of this theatre. In 1987 he moved to the Moscow Art Theater (named after Gorky). He played Lariosika in the play "The Days of the Turbins" and many other roles. He acted in films, but became known for his numerous works in dubbing and soundtracks of films. He was voice actor since 1991 The actor's voice is not only the famous voice of Disney cartoons. In addition to Scrooge McDuck, his voice spoke in Russia by the characters of the first Brazilian telenovelas, when they first came to the Russian screen. He voiced the Luis Alberto Salvatierra in the famous Mexican television series Los ricos también lloran, Adolfo and all the male roles from the series "Farmacia de guardia". Also, the Bushroot from the " Darkwing Duck" spoke by his voice.

Among his last works there are such films as: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Star Trek, Inception, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

He worked a lot as a performer of audiobooks,[2] among which : «Белая гвардия», «Маленький принц», «Остров сокровищ» (radio show), «Евангелие Господа и Бога и Спаса нашего Иисуса Христа», «Война миров» (radio show)/ He participated in radio plays and radio staging, read offscreen text on the Animal Planet TV channel.

He was honoured an unofficial title of "dubbing king” by his fans and admirers for his ability to sound the voices of male and female characters and brilliantly get used to the role. He created 220 works of dubbing and 23 works on voice acting, played 16 roles in the cinema.[3] For many years he collaborated with the radio station "Юность", worked on the production of a radio program set. In the 1990s - 2010's -he was a news presenter on a number of Russian TV channels, among them - ORT, M1 and "Подмосковье".[4] He often sounded commercial ads.

His daughter Elena Borzunova (born in 1970) also is voice actor. In 1988 she played the role of secretary of the Prosecutor's Office Masha Gvozdikina in the film "Криминальный талант" and Lieutenant Popova of Stalin's guard of the film "Ближний круг". She worked together with her father on voice-over scoring.

He died on 7 June 2013[3] because of a heart attack, in his apartment in Moscow. His funeral service was held at the Central clinic hospital of Administration of the President of the Russian Federation.[5][6][7][8][9]

He is buried at Khovanskoye Cemetery.

Awards

  • Honored actor of the Russian Federation (2005).[10]

Selected works

Cinema actor:

Voice actor:

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References

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