Legendary actor of the Frank Theater Oleksiy Bohdanovych celebrates his birthday.

Today, March 23, the People's Artist of Ukraine, laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize, and Ukrainian theater and film actor Oleksiy Bohdanovych turns 62 years old. This was reported by Glavkom.

The Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater congratulated Bohdanovych on his birthday on its Facebook page.

Last year, Bohdanovych celebrated his birthday on the stage of the Frank Theater, where he played the role of Count Almaviva in the production 'The Marriage of Figaro'.

Before his 62nd birthday, the actor gave a large interview to Glavkom, in which he spoke about his experiences in the theater and commented on the latest theatrical scandals: linguistic and sexual.

Biography of Oleksiy Bohdanovych

Oleksiy Bohdanovych was born on March 23, 1963, in the village of Bereza, Glukhovsky district of Sumy region. His father was an economist, and his mother worked as a teacher.

After finishing high school, Bohdanovych entered the Kyiv Institute of Theatre Arts named after Ivan Karpenko-Kary, where he studied in Leonid Oliinyk’s course.

Since 1984, Bohdanovych began acting in the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater and in films. He also teaches at the Karpenko-Kary Theatre University and is a member of the Committee for the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine.

Artist's Awards

• Four 'Kyiv Pectoral' awards in the category 'For the best male role': for the role of Chichikov - the play 'Brother Chichikov', directed by Oleksandr Dzekun (2000), for the role of Ivan Karamazov - the play 'The Karamazov Brothers', directed by Yuriy Odynoky (2004), for the role of Fyodor Protasanov - the play 'The Living Corpse', directed by Roman Markholia (2014), for the role of Alfred - the play 'Visit', directed by David Petrosyan (2023).
• Nominated for the 'Kyiv Pectoral' award in the category 'For the best male role' for the role of Prospero in the play 'The Tempest' (directed by Serhiy Masloboyshchykov, 2010). Nominated for the same award in the category 'For the best male episodic role / supporting role' for the roles of Ludovik and Mask in the play 'Oh, Musketeers, Musketeers' (directed by Dmytro Chyrypyuk and Petro Ilchenko, 2003).
• Winner of the 'Person of the Year' award - 2004.
• Order 'For Merit' III degree.

The editorial team joins in the congratulations!

Oleksiy Bohdanovych is a prominent Ukrainian actor who has always embodied the noble spirit of his people in performances. Bohdanovych entered the theater institute 'just for fun', but soon became a famous actor. In his early thirties, he was awarded the Shevchenko Prize. The performances he participates in always draw full houses at the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater.

It’s worth noting that Bohdanovych called 'The Witch of Konotop', staged by Ivan Uryvskyi, 'the hen that lays golden eggs for the theater'. He also noted that the commercial success of the performance is essential, as the theater spends a lot of money.

Earlier, Bohdanovych admitted that his wife advises him to undergo rejuvenating procedures, but he currently feels no panic.

In the interview, Bohdanovych also talked about his wife.