Yuri Tavrov
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2 July 1938
Yuri Tavrov | |
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| Born | Yuri Petrovich Tavrov 2 July 1938 |
| Died | July 4, 2010 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Yuri Petrovich Tavrov (Ukrainian: Юрій Петрович Тавров; July 2, 1938, in Luchyn, Ukrainian SSR, USSR – July 4, 2010, in Odessa, Ukraine) was a Ukrainian Soviet actor. His most famous role in cinema was as the blacksmith Vakula in the film "The Night Before Christmas."[1]
Born on July 2, 1938, in the village of Luchyn, Popelnyansky District, Zhytomyr Oblast. He graduated from an acting studio and appeared in films from 1961 to 1975. Due to family circumstances, he was forced to leave the film industry. After a fourteen-year career in cinema, he worked as a builder and, in recent years, as a painter at the Odessa State Academy of Construction and Architecture.
He spent his entire life in Odessa and was married twice.
He is buried in Odessa, at the 2nd Christian Cemetery in section 17.
