Alexandre Marine | |
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Born |
Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
September 30, 1958
Other names | Александр Валентинович Марин, Alexander Marin |
Occupation | Actor, director, playwright |
Years active | 1979 – present |
Alexandre Marine (Russian: Александр Валентинович Марин; born September 30, 1958, in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia) is a Russian-born actor-director-playwright currently based in Montreal. On April 23, 1993, he was recognized by the Russian government as a Distinguished Artist of the Russian Federation.
His award-winning productions include "The Blue Rose" (Special Jury Prize at Amurskaya Osen' in Blagoveshensk), "...the itsy bitsy spider..." (Best of Baltimore, 2010), "Marie Stuart" (Best Montreal production, 2007-2008 season) and "Amadeus" (Best English-language production, 2006-2007 season)
Apart from his career as a stage actor and stage director, he has appeared in several Russian films.
Marine began his career as an actor at Oleg Tabakov's theatre (commonly known as the Tabakerka), where he had his directorial debut, later becoming a staff director at the theatre.