Alexandre Marine (Russian: Александр Валентинович Марин; born September 30, 1958,[1] in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia[2]) is a Russian-born actor-director-playwright currently based in Montreal.
[2] On April 23, 1993, he was recognized by the Russian government as a Distinguished Artist of the Russian Federation.
[3] His award-winning productions include "The Blue Rose" (Special Jury Prize at Amurskaya Osen' in Blagoveshensk),[4] "...the itsy bitsy spider..." (Best of Baltimore, 2010),[5] "Marie Stuart" (Best Montreal production, 2007–2008 season)[6] and "Amadeus" (Best English-language production, 2006–2007 season)[7] Apart from his career as a stage actor and stage director, he has appeared in several Russian films.
[8] 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.
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