Alim Kaisynovich Kouliev (born June 24, 1959) is a Russian-American
actor, theatre director and screenwriter of Balkar origin. Kouliev was
born in Nalchik a small city in USSR. His father was the Balkar poet
Kaisyn Kuliev. His older brother Eldar Kuliev is a Russian film
director and a screenwriter ( died January 14, 2017 in Moscow). His
younger brother Azamat Kuliev is the Russian painter, living and
working in Istanbul, Turkey. At the age of seven, Kouliev was
influenced by Vladimir Visotsky an acclaimed Russian actor, poet and
singer, one of his father's younger colleagues in a poetry field. Alim
decided to become an actor.He studied acting at the Russian Academy of
Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Moscow. After serving in the Soviet Army, he
continued his education at the All-Union State Institute of
Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow, where he graduated from the acting
class of Yevgeny Matveyev, an acclaimed master of theater and cinema.
His classmate was Natalya Vavilova. Kouliev also studied stage
directing at GITIS in 1981.Ever since he was a student, Kouliev
appeared on the professional stage. His first significant role on
stage was Mercutio in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at Aleksandr
Demidov Theater-Studio, where he also played Atavio in The Moods of
Marianne by Alfred de Musset and Meleander in Maurice Maeterlinck's
Aglavain and Selyzett. He broke into films starring as Joseph Codrero
in Copper Angel with Leonid Kuravlyov, Anatoly Kuznetsov, Aleksandr
Filippenko, Leonid Yarmolnik. He has twelve years of acting experience
working in leading Moscow theaters and has had several roles in the
famous Russian feature films. He has also performed extensively as an
actor for radio and TV. Kouliev created many great characters in
classic and contemporary productions, under the best Russian
theatrical directors.In 1991 his life changed dramatically. He moved
to the United States.
actor, theatre director and screenwriter of Balkar origin. Kouliev was
born in Nalchik a small city in USSR. His father was the Balkar poet
Kaisyn Kuliev. His older brother Eldar Kuliev is a Russian film
director and a screenwriter ( died January 14, 2017 in Moscow). His
younger brother Azamat Kuliev is the Russian painter, living and
working in Istanbul, Turkey. At the age of seven, Kouliev was
influenced by Vladimir Visotsky an acclaimed Russian actor, poet and
singer, one of his father's younger colleagues in a poetry field. Alim
decided to become an actor.He studied acting at the Russian Academy of
Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Moscow. After serving in the Soviet Army, he
continued his education at the All-Union State Institute of
Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow, where he graduated from the acting
class of Yevgeny Matveyev, an acclaimed master of theater and cinema.
His classmate was Natalya Vavilova. Kouliev also studied stage
directing at GITIS in 1981.Ever since he was a student, Kouliev
appeared on the professional stage. His first significant role on
stage was Mercutio in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at Aleksandr
Demidov Theater-Studio, where he also played Atavio in The Moods of
Marianne by Alfred de Musset and Meleander in Maurice Maeterlinck's
Aglavain and Selyzett. He broke into films starring as Joseph Codrero
in Copper Angel with Leonid Kuravlyov, Anatoly Kuznetsov, Aleksandr
Filippenko, Leonid Yarmolnik. He has twelve years of acting experience
working in leading Moscow theaters and has had several roles in the
famous Russian feature films. He has also performed extensively as an
actor for radio and TV. Kouliev created many great characters in
classic and contemporary productions, under the best Russian
theatrical directors.In 1991 his life changed dramatically. He moved
to the United States.
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