Alexey Batalov, who worked in his youthmodel, became the face of “Uncle Stepa”

All beloved actor Alexei Batalov first married in 16
years, on the daughter of the artist Konstantin Rotov, Irina.

According to the artist, after the wedding, the test began to teach him to draw.
Konstantin Rotov himself worked as an artist in the magazine “Crocodile” and
I was looking for a suitable nature, which I became … young Batalov. Alexey
posed, made sketches from him. So the People’s Artist
worked as a model. By the way, Rotov, who illustrated “Uncle
Steppe “Mikhalkov, gave this well-known to all children” giant ”
the face of Batalov.