His ambitions were too great.
Thanks to the bright episodic role of the funny red-haired student from the Big Break, the Soviet audience learned about the talented actor Ilya Baskin. After that, a couple more successful projects appeared in the filmography of the aspiring artist, but the directors never considered him as the main character.
The young man’s ambitions were great, and he did not want to put up with the position of always second violin. Therefore, the actor soon fled to the United States. However, overseas luck did not smile at him. He got a job in a restaurant, although he could hardly speak English. In parallel, the artist tried to get at least some role and eventually achieved his goal. But abroad, as well as at home, he was not trusted to play in leading positions.
However, Baskin continued to act in films and appeared in several major Hollywood blockbusters. In particular, he can be seen in the superhero film “Spider-Man 2”, where he played only the owner of the house in which the main character lived. But only the most attentive viewers will notice the actor.
