It has become known that one of the actors from the popular TV series "Truckers" has died.
We are talking about Yuri Kuzmenko, who played a cameo role as a force majeure expert in episode 18 and acted as director of the first 20 episodes of the TV show.
As noted in the publication of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation on the official Telegram channel, the actor and director passed away on July 12.
The details and causes of Yuri Kuzmenko's death are not disclosed.
Biography of the actor
Kuzmenko was born in 1949 in Kharkov. He graduated from GITIS and the directing courses at VGIK.
The future actor and director worked at the Film Actor's Studio Theatre of the Moldova-Film studio and the Odessa Drama Theatre.
His debut as an actor took place back in 1974. Yuri Kuzmenko appeared on screen in the film “Your Rights?”
In total, the actor's filmography includes 35 roles in big movies and TV series. Viewers know him for his roles in the films "Battle for Moscow", "Take Care of Women", "Unidentified Person", etc.
