The farewell ceremony with the artist Valery Garkalin is scheduled for Tuesday, November 23, it will be held at the educational theater of the Russian Institute of Theater Arts (GITIS), RBC was told in the press service of the university.
Garkalin died on November 20 in the hospital from the effects of covid-19 , he was 67 years old. Telegram-channel Mash announced the hospitalization of the artist in early October. According to the channel, doctors assessed Garkalin's condition as serious, they revealed that he had 25-50% lung damage.
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Garkalin was born in 1954, in 1978 he completed his studies at the Musical College. Gnesins, and in 1988 he graduated from the directing department of GITIS. For 13 years - from 1988 to 2001, the artist played in the Theater of Satire, then moved to the troupe of the Moscow Theater. Pushkin. In 2008 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of RUSSIA.
The actor is known for his roles in the films Katala, Shirley Myrli, Andersen. Life Without Love”, “Poor Sasha” and “Silver Lily of the Valley”. Among his most famous theatrical works are The Government Inspector, The Taming of the Shrew, Schizophrenia, As Said, and The Threepenny Opera.