Yuri Nikulin

1. Yuri Nikulin

2. Biography

Yuri Nikulin was born
December 18, 1921 in
Demidov ( Smolensk
province).
He was outstanding Soviet
circus artist and actor.
He was the participant of
Finnish and Gteat Patriotic
wars.

3. Biography

In 1925 his family moved
to Moscow.
After the war he entered
the clown Studio at the
Moscow circus on
Tsvetnoy Boulevard.
First performance at the
arena on October 25,
1948 in tandem with
Boris Romanov at the
Reprise of "Sitter and
hack"

4. Biography

He made his film Debut
in 1958 in a cameo role
in the movie "Girl with
guitar".
Nikulin has ceased to be
in the circus when he
was 60 years old.

5. Biography

Yuri Nikulin died 21
August 1997 from
complications after heart
surgery.
He was buried with
military honors at
Novodevichy cemetery.

6. Сreativity

The actor made his film
debut in 36 years and
first paintings
established itself as the
inimitable diverse actor.
He brought the circus
arena up the various
roles, masks, widely
using eccentric circus
and texture.

7. Сreativity

there are more than 40
films with his
participation.
The most famous of
them “Diamond hand”,
“prisoner of the
Caucasus”, “Operation y
and other Shurik's
adventures”,
“Bootleggers”

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10. Memory

• Monument in Novodevichy cemetery

11.

• The monument in front of the Circus on Tsvetnoy
Boulevard

12.

• Goonies, Coward and Experienced. Sculpture in
Khabarovsk