Slava N. Jakovleff

When asked "Who do you want to be?" he answered, "A director." He was 6 years old. When he was 11, without telling his parents, he was accepted into music school. His wanted to learn how to play a piano. After six years, he graduated with distinction. When he was 17, he realized he wanted to be an actor. After two years of active service in the Soviet Union Army, he was selected from several thousand applicants to study acting in the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography (now St. Petersburg Theater Arts Academy), one of the most famous acting schools in the Soviet Union. At 23, he made his film debut in Afghan Breakdown (1991) (USA title: Afghan Breakdown). In this film, his partner was a famous Italian actor Michele Placido. Then came a very emotional role in Arifmetika ubiystva (1991) (USA title: The Arithmetic of a Murder). In this picture, he shared the screen with such famous Russian actors as Zinaida Sharko and Lev Borisov. For the next three years, he acted in