Andrey Gryzlov

The actor took his first steps on the stage in productions at student theaters. In his youth, Gryzlov played Savva Gennadich Vasilkov in Alexander Ostrovsky's play "Mad Money," Boris in Dmitry Shostakovich's musical comedy "Moscow, Cheryomushki," and the Doctor in Maurice Maeterlinck's moral fable "The Miracle of St. Anthony." In the spring of 2023, Andrei joined the Mordovian National Drama Theater, where he played the legendary pilot Mikhail Devyatayev in the production of "Escape from Hell." The actor came to his native Saransk to take a break from the big city life, but he couldn't sit idle and began working at the local theater, while continuing to travel to Moscow for auditions. He had to work hard for the role, as the first part of the play is performed in the Moksha language. Although Andrei grew up in Mordovia, he wasn't familiar with it. A native speaker, actress Lena Gudozhnikova, helped him learn the lines. Thanks to his musical ear, Gryzlov was able to speak like a true Mordvin, without a Russian accent. For his role as Devyatayev, Andrei received the Governor of Mordovia's "Best Actor" award of the season. In an interview, the actor revealed that his parents weren't the only ones present at the premiere—his relatives filled half the auditorium. Since August 2024, the artist has been a member of the troupe of the Moscow Regional Drama and Comedy Theatre, where he has appeared in productions of "The Dog in the Manger," "A Profitable Position," and others.

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His father repaired refrigerators, and his mother was a teacher with a PhD in biology. The Gryzlov family has two children: Andrei has an older sister, Yana, who chose to become an economist. The future actor didn't do particularly well in his secondary school. His only passion as a teenager was reading poetry. Teachers turned a blind eye to his mediocre academic performance, watching him recite works by Sergei Yesenin and other great Russian and foreign poets at concerts, gala events, and themed competitions. In an interview, Andrey admitted that public performances brought him popularity at the city level, and he literally enjoyed the audience's response. To gain additional tools for engaging with his audience, he graduated from a music school specializing in pop vocals and classical guitar, and even considered becoming a singer. He was also a sports enthusiast and participated in football, kickboxing, judo, and karate. In high school, Andrei realized that his talent as a reciter and lack of stage fright were things he should fully exploit. After receiving his high school diploma, Andrei told his parents that he intended to pursue a career in the arts and would not listen to any arguments against it. His decision to leave Saransk shocked his family. Unsure of what theater or the acting profession entailed, Andrei went to Moscow to enroll in a prestigious university. He had no idea how entrance exams were conducted at VGIK, the Shchukin School, or the Shchepkin Theatre School. To the surprise of his family and friends, the native of Mordovia, who believed in luck and his own abilities, overcame all the challenges without a hitch and became a student at GITIS. The future film and television star later told reporters that he first came to the building on Maly Kislovsky Lane on a whim, at random. He entered the workshop of director Leonid Efimovich Kheifets, who was considered a master of theater and cinema.

Russian theater and film actor. He performs at the Moscow Regional Drama and Comedy Theater in Noginsk. He has appeared in productions such as A Profitable Post (comedy, Onisim Panfilovich Belogubov), A Dog on Stage (comedy musical, Tristan), Fathers and Sons (based on the novel by I. S. Turgenev, Yevgeny Vasilyevich Bazarov), Similar to You (Yura), Othello (tragedy based on the play by W. Shakespeare, Iago), and many others. He has appeared in the television series Sklifosovsky, The Highest Measure, Twins, and The Fight for Heritage, among others.