The key facts

  • Ivan Skitsan's funeral has been moved from November 7 to November 10
  • The ceremony will take place in the settlement of Syava in the Nizhny Novgorod region at the initiative of the actor's mother
  • The actor died at the age of 39; according to his relatives, he had long battled a serious illness

The farewell date was changed by the family's decision

The funeral of theater and film actor Ivan Skitsan, known to audiences for Nikita Mikhalkov's film 'Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel', has been moved to Tuesday, November 10. The actor's relatives told TASS about this. The ceremony will take place in the settlement of Syava in the Nizhny Novgorod region, where Skitsan was born, at the initiative of his mother. The farewell was originally planned for November 7, but the family decided to change the date; the relatives have not yet disclosed any other details about the upcoming ceremony.

The actor's career

Ivan Skitsan was born on January 4, 1987. In 2008 he graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod Theater School named after Evstigneev, and two years later he joined the troupe of the Gorky Moscow Art Theatre. The actor also served at the Moscow Theater in the South-West and taught at the theater department of the K. V. Molchanov Children's Music School. In addition to 'Burnt by the Sun 2', he appeared in the TV series 'Margosha' and 'Ranetki'.

About the actor's death

Earlier Life.ru reported the death of Ivan Skitsan at the age of 39. According to his relatives, the actor had long been battling a serious illness; he was urgently hospitalized, but could not be saved.

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