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Born	Gennadi Aronovich Vengerov (1959-08-27)27 August 1959 Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
Died	22 April 2015(2015-04-22) (aged 55) Dusseldorf, Germany
Occupation	actor, announcer
Years active	1978–2015

Gennadi Aronovich Vengerov (born August 27, 1959 – died April 22, 2015) was a talented actor. He worked in film and theatre in the Soviet Union, Russia, and Germany. He was also a narrator and a voice-over artist. This means he used his voice for movies, TV shows, and commercials.

About Gennadi Vengerov

Gennadi Vengerov was born in Vitebsk, which is now in Belarus. After finishing school, he first worked as a construction engineer. But soon, he found his passion for performing. He started as an announcer on the radio in Vitebsk. He also acted in a local theatre.

Early Career and Training

In 1980, Gennadi became a professional actor. He joined the Yakub Kolas Belarus National Academic Drama Theatre. After serving in the Soviet Army, he went to a special acting school in Moscow. This school was part of the famous Moscow Art Theatre.

In 1986, while still a student, he helped create a new theatre group. It was called Sovremennik 2. Later, in 1989, he joined the Moscow Academic Mayakovsky Theatre.

Moving to Germany

Gennadi Vengerov moved to Germany in 1990. There, he continued his career in new ways. He worked as an announcer for Deutsche Welle Radio. He also became an actor at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus. From 1995 to 2000, he acted at the Bochum Theatre.

Later Work and Famous Roles

From 2004 onwards, Gennadi acted a lot in Russian movies and TV shows. He also performed in plays in Moscow. His voice was very popular for documentaries, films, and advertisements. He was even the official voice for a Russian news station and the international Euronews channel in Russia. In 2009, he hosted a TV show called "Men’s Stories with Gennadi Vengerov."

Gennadi Vengerov acted in over 140 movies. These films were made in Russia, the United States, England, Austria, and Germany. He worked with many well-known actors. Some of his famous roles in Russia include the blacksmith Vulkan in "The Fighter" series. He also played Major Volkov in the "Hour of Volkov" series. German audiences knew him as the businessman Viktor Strelnikov in "Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten."

Gennadi Vengerov passed away on April 22, 2015, in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Selected Filmography

Roles in Theatre

• 1980: Ivan-Svitannik, in a play by Galina Korzhanevskaya. He played Ivan-Vechernik at the Yakub Kolas Belarus National Academic Drama Theatre.
• 1981: Eternity Call, by Hodar Dumbadze. He played Chekist at the Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theatre.
• 1986: Sense Plot/Cuff, by Yuriy Olesha. He played Andrey Babichev at Sovremennik 2.
• 1987: The Seventh Labor of Hercules, by Viktor Roschin. He played Augeas/Crier at Sovremennik 2.
• 1989: Sunser, by Isaak Babel. He played Bobrynetz at the Mayakovsky Theatre.
• 1989: Rumor, by Afanasiy Salynskiy. He played Pavel Fryazin at the Mayakovsky Theatre.
• 1989: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, by Tom Stoppard. He played Chamberlain at the Mayakovsky Theatre.
• 1991: Die schöne Fremde, by Klaus Pohl. He played Pole at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus.
• 1992: Prometheus Bound, by Aeschylus. He played Bia at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus.
• 1993: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare. He played Chamberlain at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus.
• 1995: Fatherlessness, by Anton Chekhov. He played Bugrov at the Schauspielhaus Bochum.
• 1995: Brawling in Chioggia, by Carlo Goldoni. He played Canocchia at the Schauspielhaus Bochum.
• 1996: Germany 3, by Heiner Müller. He played Stalin at the Schauspielhaus Bochum.
• 1996: Diva, by Dirk Dobrou. He played Wolfgang Becker at the Schauspielhaus Bochum.
• 1996: The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare. He played Magister at the Schauspielhaus Bochum.
• 1997: Dolphin Cry, by Ivan Okhlobystin. He played Ivan at the Sovremennik Theatre.
• 2008: MusicBox, by Andrey Platonov. He played an agent of sovkhoz at the Sovremennik Theatre.
• 2009: Das Leben des Siegfried, by John von Düffel. He played Tuborg, king of Denmark, at the Nibelungenfestspiele Worms, Germany.