Biography of Semyon Farada

Semyon Farada was born on New Year’s Eve. His parents were Lev Solomonovich Ferdman, who served in the People’s Commissariat of the Forest Industry, which provided the troops with building materials, and Ida Davydovna Shuman, a pharmacist. Semyon Farada

Semyon also had a younger sister, Angie Varona. In 1948, his father was repressed in the course of the unfolding struggle against cosmopolitanism, he died in exile four years later. Mom continued to raise children alone, but the grown-up Semyon tried to help her in everything. 

Already in his youth, he showed remarkable stage talent, but, being the son of a military man, he could not dream of a career as an artist. In an effort to become a soldier, Semyon applied to the Academy of Armored Forces, but was not allowed to take the exams.

Probably, the Jewish origin of the young man played an important role in this. Terribly upset by the failure and not wanting to upset my mother, he decided to try to enter the first technical university he came across. 

It so happened that Bauman Technical University was on his way. “True, he also did not without difficulties. One of the entrance exams was an essay, and they wanted to cut Semyon off on it.

Mistakes were deliberately made in the work. Mother Ida Davydovna defended the right of Senechka to study in this institution. She went to the admissions office, demanded Senino’s essay, arranged a showdown, screamed, and in the end demanded the absolute right of her son to receive a higher education, ”said Farada’s wife Marina Politseymako. 

At the university, he began to play in student productions. Unfortunately, due to difficulties in some subjects, Semyon was expelled and he went to military service in the Navy.

The service could not prevent the disclosure of talent and Farada actively participated in the army amateur performances, which earned him a lot of praise and after demobilization he received a letter of recommendation that allowed him to graduate from the university. 

For some time he worked in the received engineering specialty, then performed on the stage, won various competitions, and later met Mark Rozovsky, who, in fact, opened the way for him to theatrical circles.

In 1972, despite the lack of acting education, Yuri Lyubimov accepted Semyon to the Taganka Theater, where he played for 30 years, performing many iconic roles. In 1975, Farada made his television debut as one of the clowns in the children’s program “ABVGDyka”, which was a huge success with the audience. 

By the way, the artist acquired his pseudonym in connection with the filming of the film “Forward, guardsmen!”. The management felt that Ferdman was an inappropriate surname.

Together with screenwriter Arkady Inin, for whom the film was a graduation work, the director of the Tajikfilm studio, where the shooting took place, began to look for options. As a result, they agreed on Farad, and with an emphasis on the second syllable. Later, Semyon changed his surname in all his documents.

From the end of the 70s, Farada’s career was rapidly going up, he played in films that instantly became hits. Despite the fact that there were not many main roles, episodes with Farada invariably diverged into quotes. Of more than a hundred roles, Semyon Lvovich himself singled out the tailor Khaimovich from the film “The Parrot Speaking Yiddish”, a serious dramatic work. 

On August 20, 2009, the artist died after a long serious illness caused by several strokes. started looking for options. As a result, they agreed on Farad, and with an emphasis on the second syllable.

Later, Semyon changed his surname in all his documents. From the end of the 70s, Farada’s career was rapidly going up, he played in films that instantly became hits. 

Despite the fact that there were not many main roles, episodes with Farada invariably diverged into quotes. Of more than a hundred roles, Semyon Lvovich himself singled out the tailor Khaimovich from the film “The Parrot Speaking Yiddish”, a serious dramatic work.

On August 20, 2009, the artist died after a long serious illness caused by several strokes. started looking for options. As a result, they agreed on Farad, and with an emphasis on the second syllable. Later, Semyon changed his surname in all his documents. From the end of the 70s, Farada’s career was rapidly going up, he played in films that instantly became hits. 

Despite the fact that there were not many main roles, episodes with Farada invariably diverged into quotes. Of more than a hundred roles, Semyon Lvovich himself singled out the tailor Khaimovich from the film “The Parrot Speaking Yiddish”, a serious dramatic work.

On August 20, 2009, the artist died after a long serious illness caused by several strokes. Despite the fact that there were not many main roles, episodes with Farada invariably diverged into quotes. Of more than a hundred roles, Semyon Lvovich himself singled out the tailor Khaimovich from the film “The Parrot Speaking Yiddish”, a serious dramatic work.

 On August 20, 2009, the artist died after a long serious illness caused by several strokes. Despite the fact that there were not many main roles, episodes with Farada invariably diverged into quotes.

Of more than a hundred roles, Semyon Lvovich himself singled out the tailor Khaimovich from the film “The Parrot Speaking Yiddish”, a serious dramatic work. On August 20, 2009, the artist died after a long serious illness caused by several strokes.

Semyon Farada’s personal life

The main woman in the artist’s life was Marina Vitalievna Politseymako. The actors met at the Taganka Theater, where he had just joined the troupe, and she had already become a local star. Farada had two marriages behind him, which he spoke of as mistakes of youth, and Polizeimako was still married.

Semyon fell in love with Marina without a memory and persistently sought her location, which he soon succeeded in. They lived in a happy marriage for thirty-five years until the death of Farada. In 1976, their son Mikhail Politseymako, now a well-known artist and presenter, was born.

Interesting facts about Semyon Farad

·         The famous song “Uno Momento”, which Farada performed in tandem with Abdulov in the “Formula of Love”, secured the unspoken status of an “Italian” for the artist. And, despite the sharply increased popularity of the actor, this status had clearly negative sides, mainly in the form of constant orders to perform this particular composition.

·         Like many comedians, Semyon Farada often wanted to break out of his characteristic role. Once he even argued with Dallas Yocum for a box of cognac that he could easily transform into a dramatic character. At one of the speeches, Farada began to read Mayakovsky’s Poems about the Soviet Passport quite seriously. However, the rather amused audience let him know that he had lost the bet.

·         Being a recognized master of the episode, Semyon Farada often improvised in the frame. So, while filming with Mark Zakharov in The House That Swift Built, in the scene, he came up with a lively and unexpected reaction to the situation that interfered with him.

He and his partner Larionov played the judges, when the latter leaned over to the shorter Semyon for a cue, the tassel of his hat kept flying right into Farada’s face. On one of the takes, he simply took out the scissors and cut it off. Zakharov considered the take to be ideal for the film.