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(November 30, 2013) Died after a long illness at Moscow hospital at the age of 85.

Had 4 grandchildren: a granddaughter Mariya Kozakova (b.November 24, 1992, daughter of his daughter Alyona and her ex-husband Kirill Kozakov), 2 grandsons, Andrei Udalov-Mironov (b.1992) & Pyotr Yakovlev (b.1990), which are sons of his son Anton and another granddaughter - Yelizaveta Yakovleva (b.2003, daughter of his son Aleksei).

He received the Order of Lenin (1988), the Order of the Red Banne of Labour (1978), and numerous awards and decorations for his works on stage and in film. He is married to Irina Leonidovna Sergeeva, and the couple has two sons and a daughter. Outside of his acting profession Yakovlev is fond of reading classical Russian literature and listening to classical music together with his friends and family.

Yuri Yakovlev is a popular Russian actor best known for his roles in Soviet comedies 'Ironiya sydby', Ivan Vasilevich', and Kin-dza-dza! (1986).

He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1976.

He was best known for such roles as Ivan Vasilyevich Bunsha in Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973) by director Leonid Gaidai, and as Ippolit in The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1975) by director Eldar Ryazanov. Yuri Yakovlev was designated People's Actor of the USSR, was awarded the State Prizes of the USSR and Russia.

His most memorable stage performances were such roles as Triletsky in 'Play without a title', a play by Anton Chekhov (1968), as Karenin in 'Anna Karenina' (1983) by director Roman Viktyuk, and the title role in 'Kasanova' (1985).

Since taking the role as Pantalone in 1963, Yakovlev has been delivering acclaimed performances in the legendary Vakhtangov's production of Carlo Gozzi's comedy 'Princess Turandot'.

Had 3 children: a daughter Alyona Yakovleva (b.June 2, 1961) with his now ex-1st wife Kira Mashulskaya, a son Aleksei Yakovlev (b.October 17, 1961) with his now ex-2nd wife Ekaterina Raykina & another son Anton Yakovlev (b.December 22, 1969) with his now widowed 3rd wife Irina Sergeyeva.

During the 1960s - 1980s Yakovlev was among the most popular actors in the Soviet Union.

He shot to fame with the leading role as Prince Myshkin in _The Idiot (1958)_ by director Ivan Pyrev.

Since 1952 Yuri Yakovlev has been member of the troupe at Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There his stage partners were such actors as Mikhail Ulyanov, Ruben Simonov, Boris Zakhava, Mikhail Astangov, Varvara Popova, Irina Kupchenko, Natalya Tenyakova, Yuliya Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Marianna Vertinskaya, Nina Ruslanova, Nikolai Plotnikov, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Vladimir Etush, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Andrei Abrikosov, Grigori Abrikosov, Boris Babochkin, Nikolai Gritsenko, Nikolai Timofeyev, Aleksandr Grave, Evgeniy Karelskikh, Sergey Makovetskiy, and Ruben Simonov, among others.

From 1948 - 1952 he studied acting at Shchukin Theatrical School of Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow.

He was born Yuri Vasilevich Yakovlev on April 25, 1928, in Moscow, Soviet Union. His father, Vasili Vasilevich Yakovlev, was a layer, and his mother, Olga Mikhailovna Ivanova, was a homemaker. Young Yakovlev was fond of acting and theatre.