In 1998, for the first time on the screens of the country, the series “Streets of Broken Lights” was released, in which it was a question of simple Petersburg operas that honestly carry out their official duty.
This multi-part film, contrary to the expectations of the creators and leading actors, very quickly gained wide popularity. The central characters of the series became almost national heroes, and the actors involved in its creation were considered at that time one of the most recognizable.
Let's find out how their future fate has developed and what they are currently doing.
10. Anastasia Melnikova
When the legendary series was released on television that tells about the everyday life of Russian cops, Anastasia gained all-Russian fame. The picture very quickly captured the interest of the audience, and Melnikova, along with her partners in the frame, became the favorite of fans of the series.
As planned by the authors, the character of Anastasia was supposed to appear in only a couple of episodes, but as a result, her heroine was delayed in the series for five years.
Loved by millions of viewers, the role migrated to other television series: “Opera. Chronicles of the slaughter department ”,“ Foundry ”and“ Capercaillie ”. In a similar way, the actress appeared in the crime drama Secret Orders.
In recent years, Melnikova has been actively involved in political activities, being a member of the United Russia party. In 2011, the actress won a seat in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, where she received the post of deputy chairman of the standing commission on culture, science and education.
9. Boris Cherdyntsev
The most famous role of the actor was the head of the duty department of the Internal Affairs Directorate - Boris Cherdyntseva in "Streets of Broken Lights". In the series, his character is called just like him.
For a long 16 seasons (1998-2017) Cherdyntsev appeared on television in this image. His character has become a kind of hallmark of the whole project.
Boris Alexandrovich is not a professional artist, but his filmography contains 43 paintings. Now the actor periodically appears in television films, but he spends most of his free time with loved ones.
8. Igor Vukolov
Igor Vukolov is an actor in theater and cinema. For most Russian viewers, the artist was remembered for his role in the “Streets of Broken Lights” - there he played the role of the cheerful homeless Petrovich.
After the series, Vukolov worked in theaters and in the music hall. He also became one of the creators of the clown duo “Gross Net”. Also, the actor worked a lot on television, including with such famous comedians as Gennady Vetrov and Yuri Galtsev.
In 2008, on the TV channel “Your TV”, he became the host of the program “Big World”.
7. Victor Bychkov
In many respects, Viktor Bychkov owes his popularity to the famous director Alexander Rogozhkin, who became the director of the first season of the series “Streets of Broken Lights”. He also gave roles to Bychkov in his other projects: “Features of the national hunting in the winter”, “Cuckoo”, “Features of the national fishing policy”.
In 2007, Viktor Bychkov received an offer to become the host of the children's program “Good night, kids!” and the actor was Uncle Vitya for five years. In this project, the artist managed to occupy the missing niche of a male educator.
In the present, Viktor Bychkov is passionate about theater projects and social events.
6. Alexander Lykov
Alexander Lykov is a popular Russian theater and film actor. Nationwide fame came to him after playing the role in Casanova in the series “Streets of Broken Lights”. The image of the charming operative Vladimir Kazantsev became for the actor a ticket to the big movie.
After the release of this series, Lykov was invited to various tapes, among them the most notorious were the cult Gangster Petersburg, Lost the Sun, Saboteur, Turkish Gambit, etc.
5. Yuri Kuznetsov
When Kuznets was invited to play the role of the head of the police department in the television series Streets of Broken Lights, he could not imagine that he would stay there for such a number of years.
It should be noted that according to the initial idea of the authors of the project, his hero, Lt. Col. Petrenko, did not have the nickname “Amanita”. She was accidentally “awarded” by one of his personnel partners, as a joke. However, this nickname was liked by the scriptwriters and the director, in total, this was introduced into the picture.
Currently, Kuznetsov is actively acting in everything in new and new projects. He is often invited to festivals where he travels with his youngest daughter.
4. Alexey Nilov
Millions of domestic television viewers are familiar with the artist as captain Larin, a romantic, intellectual who can solve even the most complicated crime.
In addition to popular love, Nilov also received official recognition for his contribution to the development of Russian culture: in 2006, the actor was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
3. Mikhail Trukhin
Trukhin is known to the mass audience thanks to the role of operative Volkov in the series “Streets of Broken Lights”.
In addition to the image of a policeman, the artist’s creative biography contains about fifty television and film roles, as well as successful theatrical works, including the role of Hamlet from the famous play by Shakespeare, which many actors have desired.
2. Sergey Selin
Sergei Selin is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. The artist owes his fame to the role of police lieutenant Anatoly Dukalis in the series “Streets of Broken Lights”.
As for the filmography of Selin, in this context it is worth noting the fact that the artist looks very organically in both comedic and dramatic roles. He starred in the military dramas Silent Outpost, Russian Translation, and also played in the comedy film Happy New Year! With New Happiness! ”, And even participated in several lyric tapes, for example,“ The Choice of My Mom ”and others. Celine was noted for his vivid role in the comedy“ Freaks ”, where he played the role of mayor of the town of Palchiki.
In 2006, the actor received the status of Honored Artist of Russia.
In 2016, Sergey tried himself as a TV presenter in the new program “Knights of the Road” on the channel “Che”. This project is dedicated to stories about the noble deeds of ordinary people. Of course, these are somehow related to the road and transport.
1. Alexander Polovtsev
Actor Alexander Polovtsev is well known to Russian television viewers. And although the actor first appeared on the screen in the late 80s, the real glory came to him only in the late 90s, after the release of the series “Streets of Broken Lights” on the screens. Polovtsev appeared before the audience in the image of the noble and judicious Major Solovets.
In the filmography of the artist, in addition to working in this series, there were many other interesting projects, but for the mass audience he will forever be associated with the permanent leader of the opera group.