Colleagues did not expect such a reaction.
No matter what films Alexander Demyanenko starred in, he was still compared to the legendary hero from Gaidai’s comedies. Fans attributed Shurik’s features to their favorite actor, considering him an intelligent and decent man.
But, like other celebrities, this artist often had breakdowns and scandals with colleagues on the set. Once, while working on the film “Operation” Y “, the artists decided to play a trick on the lead actor. They hid Alexander Sergeevich’s glasses and thought that the actor would adequately respond to such childish fun.
Instead, the man began to swear and made a huge scandal, for which his colleagues were clearly not ready. Even Leonid Gaidai had to intervene in the conflict. In the TV show “Secrets of Soviet Cinema” it was said that the legendary director strictly forbade the artists to joke on the set. And they could humor only during the filming of comedy scenes.
