Lev Prygunov — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Honored Artist of the RSFSR (31.12.1976). People's Artist of the Russian Federation (8.04.2013). Graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography (1962, class of Tatyana Georgievna Soynikova). In 1963-1964 he was an actor at the Central Children's Theatre in Moscow, then at the K.S. Stanislavsky Drama Theatre, and in 1969-1992 at the Theatre-Studio of Film Actors.

He has been painting professionally since 1972. Personal exhibitions, starting from 1983, were held in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and London. From 7 to 19 April 2009, an exhibition of paintings 'Energy Realism', dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Lev Prygunov, was held at the State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia.

Filmography

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1963 Morning Trains Seva

Interesting facts

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Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1976).
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From 1963 to 1964 he was an actor at the Central Children's Theatre in Moscow, then at the K. S. Stanislavsky Drama Theatre, and from 1969 to 1992 at the Theatre-Studio of the Film Actor.
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Graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography (1962).
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Lev Prygunov is an artist. The first personal exhibition of his paintings took place in Moscow in 1983. His paintings are held in many private collections not only in our country, but also abroad.
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His son is Roman Prygunov, a director.