Valentin Gaft

About

Valentin Yosifovich Gaft was born on September 2, 1935 to Ukrainian parents recently relocated to Moscow. Gaft entered the Moscow Theater School in 1953 at age 18 and made his film debut three years later in Mikhail Romm’s “Murder on Dante Street”. Over a half century of performing Valentine Gaft has been associated with the Mossovet and Leninsky Komsomol Theater troupes and the Sovremennik Theater which Gaft joined in 1969 and where he continues to work to this day. Gaft was named a People’s Artist of the Soviet Union in 1984 and has authored series of highly acidic epigrams satirizing members of the Russian film and theater communities. ----- Content From 12 Presskit http://www.sonyclassics.com/12/externalLoads/12_presskit.pdf -----

Known for

FuseSeries • 1962The Master and MargaritaSeries • 200512Movie • 2007Burnt by the Sun 2: ExodusMovie • 2010WingsMovie • 2012The Dog in BootsMovie • 1981Six Degrees of Celebration 3Movie • 2013MagiciansMovie • 1982The Book of MastersMovie • 2009Lost in SiberiaMovie • 1991InterventionMovie • 1968Say a Word for the Poor HussarMovie • 1980The GarageMovie • 1979The Master and MargaritaMovie • 2011Hello, I'm Your Aunt!Movie • 1975Sympathy SeekerMovie • 1997Night FunMovie • 1991Forgotten Tune for the FluteMovie • 1987Promised HeavenMovie • 1991