Aleksandr Baluev was born in
Moscow,
Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union. He graduated in 1975 from Moscow School No. 637. After unsuccessful attempts to enter the
Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute he worked for a year as assistant illuminator in the light department at
Mosfilm. The second attempt was successful, with Aleksandr entering the
Moscow Art Theatre School on Pavel Massalsky's course. In 1980, he successfully completed the training and became an actor of the
Soviet Army Theatre. The first role in his theatrical career was playing in productions of
Clock Without Hands and
Lady of the Camellias. In 1986, Aleksandr Baluev went to the Moscow
Yermolova Theatre, playing leading roles in productions of
The Second Year of Freedom,
Snow Near the Prison, and
Caligula. In the late 1980s, Aleksandr Baluev left the theater. He is now active in the
enterprise and collaborates with the
Lenkom Theatre. == Family ==