Background
Alexander Shirvindt was born in Moscow in a family of a violinist and music teacher Anatoly Gustavovich Shirvindt (1896–1962) and Raisa Samoilovna Shirvindt (1898–1985) of Moscow Philharmonic Society.
Alexander Shirvindt was born in Moscow in a family of a violinist and music teacher Anatoly Gustavovich Shirvindt (1896–1962) and Raisa Samoilovna Shirvindt (1898–1985) of Moscow Philharmonic Society.
In 1956 he graduated from Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute.
Since 2000 he has been a theater director of Moscow Theater of Satire. The same year Shirvindt made his cinema debut in Ona vas lyubit! (1956). Grandfather, Gustav (Gedaliah) Moiseevich Shirvindt (a graduate of Vilnius 1st Gymnasium in 1881), was a doctor.
Shirvindt appeared in more than 40 films, including Grandads-Robbers (1971), The Irony of Fate (1975), The Twelve Chairs (1976), Three Men in a Boat, To Say Nothing of the Dog (1979), Station for Two (1982), The Irony of Fate 2 (2007).
He d Aramis in Dog in Boots film.
Order of Merit for the Fatherland; 2nd class (19 July 2009) - for outstanding contribution to the development of domestic theatrical art and many years of teaching activity 4th class (2 August 2004) - for outstanding contribution to the development of theatrical art Order of Friendship of Peoples (20 June 1994) - for services to the development of theatrical art, and effective pedagogical activity Medal "Veteran of Labour" (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics) Honoured Artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1974) People"s Artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1989) Winner of second prize at the Festival of the Arts" Theatre Spring-74 "Laureate of the "Golden Ostap" (1993, for participation in the play "Celebration") Chekhov"s Medal (2010) Badge of Honour "Public Recognition" Invited to the jury League of KVN.
