Boris Leskin ^People

In Leningrad he began to study at the Leningrad Theater Institute. In 1952, af- ter his graduation, he became an actor at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in the city, where he worked until 1980. Boris Leskin was an inimitable master of comic bit parts. Apart from his theater career, Leskin was also a movie actor. He appearedin such famous films as Maksim Perepelitsa (1955), The Republic of ShKID (1966), Property of the Republic (1971), The Intervention (1968), Anna's Bliss (1970), and others. In 1980, at the age of 57, Boris Leskin decided toimmigrate to America. Following this decision, he was stripped of al his decorations and expelled from the Party, and al photographsthat depicted him in military uniform were confiscated. Nevertheless, the authorities did allow him to leave the country.Only in 1985 was he offered a role in cinema. He appeared in the movie 'TheFalcon and the Snowman, which starred Sean Justin Penn. His subsequent career in Hollywood was quite successful, though he was still limited to bit roles. Thus, he ap- peared in the blockbusters Men in Black (1997), starring Will Smith, and Vampire's Kiss (1989), starring Nicolas Cage. In the 2000s, he made numerous trips to Russia, receiving awards and appearing on TV. Boris Leskin was a member ofthe nomination committee for Academy Awards. In 2011, Boris Leskin became the subject of a docu- mentary titled Boba. The Sapper of the Bolshoi Drama Theater.