Valentin Nikulin was a Soviet, Russian and the Israeli theater and film actor.
Background
Valentin Nikulin was born in the family of the playwright Yuri Nikulin (1907-1958) and pianist Eugeniya Brooke (1909-1982). Nephew of the writer Lev Nikulin and actors Konstantin Shayne and Tamara Shane, grandson impresario Veniamin Nikulin.
Education
Moscow State University, Faculty of Law. Art Theatre School at the Moscow Art Theater. Moscow State University.
Career
People"s Artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1990). Nikulin graduated from the School-Studio at the Moscow Art Theatre (1956–1960). During 1960—1990 and from 1999 until death he was an actor of Sovremennik Theatre.
He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than hundred cinema roles.