Vladimir Borisovich Korenev was fortunate to be born in the heart of the Crimean Peninsula, the city of Sevastopol. The future People's Artist of Russia was born on June 20, 1940. His father served in the navy with the rank of rear admiral, but the high rank of Korenev's father did not guarantee the actor's family a peaceful life, and they, just like the families of ordinary servicemen, were forced to constantly move from place to place. Some time after Vladimir's birth, the Korenev family settled in a small town near Odessa - Izmail. Much later, after the war, they moved to Tallinn, Estonia. It was there that young Vova finished school and first voiced his decision to become an actor. For this purpose, after receiving his high school diploma, he applied to the State Institute of Theatrical Art — GITIS, one of the most prestigious theater schools in the world. Successfully passing all the entrance exams, the future actor was enrolled in a course under the guidance of People's Artists of the USSR and RSFSR Olga Nikolaevna Androvskaya and Grigory Grigorievich Konsky. Vladimir Korenev received his first role in cinema in the dramatic movie by director Vladimir Basov "Life Passed By." In the film, which was released in 1958, the aspiring actor got a small, literally episodic role, but despite this, just two years after his film debut, Vladimir Korenev was cast in the lead role in the fantastic melodrama "Amphibian Man." After the movie was released in 1961, real fame fell upon the actor. Ichthyander, played by Korenev, won the hearts of millions of Soviet viewers. Vladimir was promised a brilliant future and overwhelming success, but contrary to audience expectations, the next time they saw the beloved actor on screen was only four years later in the movie by the famous actor, director, and screenwriter Ivan Pyryev "The Light of a Distant Star," and not among the leading actors. It's hard to say why, but since then, Vladimir Borisovich never again received a leading role on the big screen. However, he continued to act in movies and still does to this day. In recent years, Vladimir Korenev has been performing mainly in theater and on television. Fans of the actor can see him in a number of telenovelas and movies. For more than fifty years, the artist has been performing on the stage of the Stanislavsky Drama Theater in the capital, where he has played many brilliant roles in acclaimed productions. In addition, he is a professor and artistic director at the Moscow Institute of Humanities and Information Technologies.
