Honored Artist of the RSFSR 05291987 Peoples Artist of Russia 01152001 While still a high school student he studied in the studio at the Novosibirsk Youth Theater In 1976 he graduated from the Higher Theater School Schukina course of YuV KatinaYartsev Since 1976 he has been an actor in the Satire Theater In the movie is shot quite rarely He played the most prominent roles in the films Nightingale 40 in favor of Tanechka Ballerina and the series Beauty Salon From 1989 to 1996 he taught acting at the B Shchukin Theater School Since 1996 he has been teaching acting at GITIS artistic director of the workshop department of pop art From September 2009 to April 2010 he was the chief director of the Serpukhov Music and Drama Theater On May 19 2010 the private Yuri Vasiliev Theater opened in Moscow the premiere of the first play of this theater the Toy Seller based on the book of the same name by Viktor Dobrosotsky took place on the stage of the Vakhtangov Theater At present the artistic director of the Theater Yuri Vasiliev the director of the Satire Theater performances Wait V Aslanova See you in Venice Vasilyevs fantasy Secretaries Seller of Toys 2010 Veronika decides to die 2011 In 2007 at the Theater Ermolova staged the play We Are Not Alone Dear R Cooney J Chapman Presenter of TV shows Seven troubles one answer 20002002 Sami with a mustache 20012003