Aleksei Fomkin
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Aleksei Leonidovich Fomkin , (August 30, 1969-February 24, 1996 ) was a Russian actor best known for his recurring appearances in the children's television series Yeralash
and for his lead role in Guest from the Future.
he left Moscow for Vladimir, Russia
where he obtained work as a miller and met his wife, Elena.
He is buried in Vladimir
.
Yeralash
Yeralash is a Russian children's comedy TV show and children's comedy magazine. Yeralash also runs an actor studio and the "Yeralash Island" camp. The word Eralash means "muddle, mess, or jungle" in the Russian language.-TV show:...
and for his lead role in Guest from the Future.
Filmography
- Chuchelo ("ScarecrowScarecrowA scarecrow is, essentially, a decoy, though traditionally, a human figure dressed in old clothes and placed in fields by farmers to discourage birds such as crows or sparrows from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops.-History:In Kojiki, the oldest surviving book in Japan...
") (1983) - Guest From the Future (1985) {1}
- Povod (1986)
- Na Svoei Zemle (1987)
Later life
After returning from service in the army, Fomkin was briefly a part of the Moscow Art TheatreMoscow Art Theatre
The Moscow Art Theatre is a theatre company in Moscow that the seminal Russian theatre practitioner Constantin Stanislavski, together with the playwright and director Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, founded in 1898. It was conceived as a venue for naturalistic theatre, in contrast to the melodramas...
he left Moscow for Vladimir, Russia
Vladimir
Vladimir is a city and the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River, to the east of Moscow along the M7 motorway. Population:...
where he obtained work as a miller and met his wife, Elena.
Death
In February, 1996, Fomkin was staying over at an apartment with some friends. When the apartment building caught on fire, he was asleep and thus, was the only one who did not make it out safely, eventually suffocating in the smoke.He is buried in Vladimir
Vladimir
Vladimir is a city and the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River, to the east of Moscow along the M7 motorway. Population:...
.