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My Take
Panin is a loss I feel even reading his bare record. A Siberian from Novosibirsk, he became one of Russia's defining screen actors and a director, earning the Merited Artist title, a State Prize and multiple Nika Awards, the last arriving in 2013, the year he died at just fifty. The numbers suggest a performer who could reshape a scene whether leading or in support, the sort whose presence you remember long after the plot fades. I am drawn to actors who keep living inside their roles after they are gone, and Panin clearly belongs in that company. A genuine talent taken far too early.
Overview
Andrei Vladimirovich Panin (Russian: Андре́й Влади́мирович Па́нин; 28 May 1962 – 6 March 2013) was a Nika Award-winner Russian actor appearing in film and television, and a director.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andrei Panin
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドレイ・パニン
- Reading
- あんどれい・ぱにん
- Born
- May 28, 1962 – March 6, 2013
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / actor / stage actor / television actor / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1999 Merited Artist of Russia
- 2002 State Prize of the Russian Federation
- 2013 honorary citizen of Kemerovo Oblast
- 2003 Nika Award
- 2013 Nika Award
- Golden ram
- MTV Russia Movie Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.