Biografia
Vadim Vasilevich Yakovlev was born on March 4, 1946, in Vladimir, USSR. His father, Vasili Yakovlev, was an actor, and his mother was an artist. As a child, Yakovlev was passionate about theatre and enjoyed being behind the scenes during his father's stage performances. From 1962 to 1967, he studied acting under Georgi Tovstonogov at the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music, and Cinematography, graduating in 1967 as an actor.
Since 1967, Vadim Yakovlev has been a permanent member of the troupe at Theatre Baltiysky Dom (formerly Lenkom Theatre) in St. Petersburg, Russia. His stage partners there included notable actors such as Era Ziganshina, Tatyana Piletskaya, Alla Balter, Natalya Tenyakova, Irina Konopatskaya, Klavdiya Belova, Nadezhda Maltseva, Regina Lialeikite, Natalya Popova, Nataliya Nesterova, Yulian Panich, Roman Gromadskiy, Emmanuil Vitorgan, Aleksandr Slastin, Igor Tikhonenko, Vladimir Tykke, Peter Shelokhonov, among others.
Vadim Yakovlev was honored with the title of People's Artist of Russia. He is best known for his leading role in the popular Russian TV series "Agent natsionalnoi bezopastnosti" (2000). He currently lives in St. Petersburg, Russia.
