Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (b. Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, February 23, 1944) is a Russian actor who has excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he became, together with Alla Pugacheva, the last person to be named a "People's Artist of the USSR". Born into a noble family of Belarusian stock, Oleg Yankovsky formed an ambition to emulate his brother Rostislav and joined the Saratov Drama Theatre in 1965. Wikipedia
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