Interesting photo selection of famous people (21 photos)

Photos of celebrities in childhood and adolescence always arouse genuine interest - it is difficult to imagine that these people were once ordinary children or teenagers.





Alla Pugacheva in her youth, 1960s.

She was born on April 15, 1949 in Moscow to a military family: mother - Zinaida Odegova, father - Boris Pugachev. She studied at a music school in the piano class, then entered the Ippolitov-Ivanov College in the conducting and choral department. Already a student, she recorded songs and toured with the propaganda team of "Yunost" and MosEstrada.

In the 1960s, she performed in the VIA "Novy Elektron", "Moskvichi", "Veselye Rebyata", and also in the orchestra of Oleg Lundstrem. In 1972, she made her debut abroad.

In 1975, at the "Golden Orpheus" competition (Bulgaria), she received the Grand Prix for the song "Harlequin", arranged by Pavel Slobodkin. The same year brought participation in the soundtrack to the film "The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!" .

In 1976, she left "Veselye Rebyata", starting a solo project. She became a laureate of "Song of the Year" and debuted as a host in "Goluboy Ogonok".

In 1977, she entered GITIS. In 1978, she made her debut in the film "The Woman Who Sings", where she played the main role and wrote the music. The film attracted 55 million viewers in the USSR, and the magazine "Soviet Screen" named her the actress of the year.



Boris Johnson with his future first wife Allegra Mostyn-Owen, Oxford, 1986.

Boris Johnson's full name is Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson. His relatives call him Al, and in politics he is known as Boris . He received this name because of the meeting of his mother, Charlotte, with the emigrant Boris Litvin in Mexico City. She promised to give him this name, and it became part of his eccentric image.

His unkempt hairstyle (flying hair) is often associated with a PR strategy: supposedly it emphasizes his closeness to the people and creates an image of a "simpleton". Stylists claim that Johnson uses gel and a hair dryer to create the effect of "natural dishevelment". Biographers note that the higher his political status, the "dirtier" his hair. He called it an accident, but the tabloids found out that he has a personal hairdresser.

Graduated from Oxford University. Worked as a journalist, cartoonist and editor at The Times and The Daily Telegraph, where he became famous for his sharp satirical articles.

In 2001, he was elected to the London Assembly. From 2008 to 2016, he was the Mayor of London. In July 2019, he became Prime Minister, becoming a key figure in the implementation of Brexit (the official exit of Britain from the EU in 2020). In September 2022, he resigned due to scandals related to violations of quarantine rules during the pandemic and information leaks.





Young Alexander Shirvindt in a screen test for the role of "Shurik" in Gaidai's comedies, 1960s. The actor had an impeccable sense of humor and a gift for creating memorable images, even in episodic roles. His appearance on stage or in the frame was always a celebration: unnoticed, but precisely, he turned any role into a small masterpiece.



The Scorpions. Germany, 1965. The Scorpions were founded in 1965 in Hanover by guitarist Rudolf Schenker. The original line-up included Karl-Heitz Vollmer, Achim Kirsching and Wolfgang Dzioni. In 1970, they were joined by Klaus Meine, a vocalist, lyricist and composer who became a key figure in the band. The debut album "Lonesome Crow" (1972) and collaboration with producer Dieter Dierks since 1975 (from the album "In Trance") helped Scorpions enter the international scene. The album "Virgin Killer" (1976) brought the German "Album of the Year" award, and in Japan received gold status. In 1988, the Scorpions became the first Western rock band to perform in the USSR, holding 10 sold-out concerts in Leningrad (350 thousand spectators). At the Moscow "Music Peace Festival" Meine wrote "Wind of Change" - an anthem for the fall of the Berlin Wall, which became the soundtrack to the end of the Cold War. The song reached No. 1 in the charts.



Actor Andrei Mironov as a child, 1950s. Andrei Mironov was born on March 7, 1941 in Moscow to pop artists Maria Mironova and Alexander Menaker (a Jew). In the USSR of the 1940s, during the campaign against "cosmopolitanism", the family changed his surname to his mother's and moved his birth date forward by a day to coincide with March 8. First steps in cinema As early as 1952, young Andrei auditioned for an extra role in the film "Sadko", but was rejected by director Alexander Ptushko because of the "wrong" outfit (the boy wore a shirt under his suit and refused to go out in a sackcloth robe). After school, Mironov entered the Shchukin School. His film career began in 1960 with a role in the film "And if this is love?", and in 1963 he became a star after the comedy "Three plus two". Mironov became synonymous with Soviet comedy, starring in such cult films as: "The Diamond Arm", "12 Chairs", "The Man from Boulevard des Capucines". Since 1963, he played at the Moscow Satire Theater, where the main role was Figaro in "Crazy Day". Not limiting himself to comedies, Mironov played a dramatic role in the film "My Friend Ivan Lapshin" in 1984, confirming the versatility of his talent. Andrei Mironov is one of the greatest comedians of the USSR, whose roles have become folk legends, but his talent was also revealed in dramatic genres.



Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu, 1975. In 1976, the epic film "Twentieth Century" by Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci was released. The film was striking in its scale - its full version lasts 317 minutes, immersing viewers in the history of the 20th century through the fates of two men. The main roles are played by Robert De Niro, who had already become a star after "The Godfather Part II" (for which he received an Oscar), and Gerard Depardieu, who at that time was not yet world famous: his filmography included only works that were not noticeable to the general public. This project became an important stage for both actors: De Niro confirmed his status as a master of drama, and Depardieu got a role that helped him reach the international level.



Alexander Gradsky with friends: on the left is his future wife Olga Fartysheva, Yuri Chernitsky and Olga's younger sister Lyudmila. 1979.



Elizabeth Taylor with her brother Howard, 1937. Elizabeth Taylor was born in 1932 in a London suburb to American actors who later moved to Los Angeles because of World War II. She made her film debut at the age of 9, and at 18 she played in the film Father of the Bride (1950), but critics doubted her talent at the time. Without acting training, but with an intuitive understanding of characters, Taylor won fame in the 1950s. Her roles in films based on Tennessee Williams' plays - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) and One Day Last Summer (1959) - brought her a Golden Globe, and in 1960 she received an Oscar for Butterfield 8. In 1963, Taylor became the first actress to earn a million dollars for a role - in the epic Cleopatra. The story behind the fee was unusual: she set this amount to scare off producers, but they agreed. The film became her symbol and the beginning of the era of star status.



Vladislav Galkin in his youth. It has been fifteen years since Vladislav Galkin (real name - Sukhachev), whose roles won the hearts of millions of viewers, passed away. Having passed away too early, he left behind not just a filmography, but an emotional treasure trove: his images became part of Russian cinema, and his name - a symbol of talent that knows no time limits. Vladislav Galkin's filmography includes more than 70 roles, covering genres from war films to dramas: from "Saboteur", "On the Other Side of the Wolves" and "Spetsnaz" to "Kotovsky" and "I'm Flying". But the peak of his acting career was the role of the poet Ivan Bezdomny in the film adaptation of "The Master and Margarita" (2005), where, under the direction of Vladimir Bortko, he masterfully embodied the contradictory soul of the hero - vulnerable, full of doubts and fear of the unknown.



Hillary Rodham (Clinton). Wellesley College, Massachusetts, 1969.



A student at Oryol State University – Gennady Zyuganov, 1964.



Prince Charles blowing soap bubbles, 1970.



Viktor Tsoi, 1979. Viktor Tsoi was born on August 21, 1962, in Leningrad, a city that became the epicenter of Russian rock. His mother was a physical education teacher, his father was a military engineer. Since childhood, he was fond of drawing: he attended art studios, studied at an art school, where his talent was noted by teachers. However, poor results in the exact sciences forced him to leave school after 8th grade. Tsoi entered an art school, but soon dropped out, transferring to the Serov Restoration School. However, the main path was music: at the age of 13, he took up the guitar. In 1977, together with Maxim Pashkov, he created the group "Chamber No. 6", inspired by the rock music of Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Their original songs ("Life is an unnecessary accident", "Death does not make you wait") were distinguished by dark lyrics. After the collapse of "Chamber No. 6", Tsoi founded "Garin and the Hyperboloids" in 1981, meeting Boris Grebenshchikov ("Aquarium"). That same year, the first rock club opened in Leningrad, where the group got into in January 1982 - this became a turning point in their career.



A student of the acting department of the Paris Conservatory, Jean-Paul Belmondo in 1955.



Brothers Boris (right) and Mikhail Yeltsin with their parents, 1939.



Norma Jeane Mortenson at age ten, 1936. The world would later know her as Marilyn Monroe. Born in Los Angeles, Monroe spent her childhood in orphanages and foster homes. At age 16, to avoid being returned to an orphanage, she married James Dougherty. During World War II, she worked at a military plant, where her photographs for propaganda shots attracted attention. This was the beginning of a career as a pin-up model, and contracts with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures were the start of a career in film.



Fighter of the SSO "Themis" of the Leningrad State University Vladimir Putin with comrade Alexander Grigoriev. Ust-Nem village, 1972.



Angelina Jolie as a child, 1970s.



Sergey Shnurov, 1989. In 1989, Sergei Shnurov studied at the Leningrad Theological Academy, where he was preparing to become a theologian. However, his path to a spiritual career was ambiguous: he changed several educational institutions - from the Leningrad Civil Engineering Institute to the seminary. The reason for entering the theological school was simple: “I went with a friend for company,” he later recalled. “I wrote an essay, went through an interview, and was accepted. The education was not bad, but…” Shnurov states. However, already in his third year, he had to make a choice: a family with his first child required money, and studying ancient Greek and the Old Testament did not generate income. “I put spirituality aside, switching to money,” is how he briefly describes his turn. This choice became the starting point in his future career, which led him not to the church, but to rock and roll and the group “Leningrad”.



Joe Biden. Ireland, 1966.