“A ruthless prankster”: Vasiliy Livanov said that Andrei Mironov was a victim of Alexander Shirvindt 07/17/2023, 06:00

The actor of the role of Sherlock Holmes was friends with Andrei Mironov. Livanov said that he loves jokes, but it often turned out that he himself was the one who was harshly joked about. Alexander Shirvindt and Mikhail Derzhavin often played pranks on their friend.

“Andrey Mironov was my mother’s son. It was firmly in him. Andryusha hid his vulnerability behind jokes. A carelessly spoken word could hurt him. Shirvindt and his other comrades were merciless pranksters, Andryusha suffered from this seriously. They often organized pranks, and Mironov was their victim, “said Livanov.

The 87-year-old artist admitted that he also took part in the pranks. Once he asked his wife to call Mironov and invite him on Sunday, April 1, to additional filming in Grigory Roshal’s film A Year as a Life, in which the artist was filming at that time.

Andrei had no doubt that he was really invited to the studio at the request of the director. “He came to the film studio, everything is closed there, he broke down at the door, terribly offended, he shouted that he had another shoot, the guards wanted to hand him over to the police,” Livanov said.

Performer of one of the main roles in the cult comedy “The Diamond Arm” he played a joke on a friend in response. One day he gave him a chocolate medal. “I put it in my mouth and chewed. It turned out to be a wax filling. Elle spat. Andryusha burst out laughing, “Livanov recalled in an interview with 7 Days.

Andrei Mironov died in 1987. The actor suffered a fatal stroke.

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