The key facts
- The farewell took place on November 9 in the morgue of the Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine
- The actor died on November 4 at the age of 39 after an esophageal injury
- Skitsan will be buried on November 10 in the village of Syava, next to his father's grave
Farewell in Moscow
On November 9, Moscow said farewell to theater and film actor Ivan Skitsan. The ceremony took place in the mourning hall of the morgue at the N. V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine; the actor's relatives, friends, and colleagues came to say goodbye. He will be buried on November 10 in his home village of Syava in Nizhny Novgorod Region — according to his loved ones, next to his father's grave.
Circumstances of his death
The actor's death became known on November 4he died in a hospital at the age of 39. As Life.ru reported, his death was preceded by a severe esophageal injury — the actor tried to push down a stuck chicken bone himself using a makeshift device made of wire and a tube from an IV drip. After that, he experienced severe chest pain, and doctors discovered a deep injury to the esophagus.
His career
Ivan Skitsan graduated from the Yevstigneyev Nizhny Novgorod Theater School in 2008. He served at the Gorky Moscow Art Theatre, where he played Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet and Fortinbras in Hamlet, and from 2016 he worked at the Theater in the South-West. His screen credits include the film Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel and the TV series Margosha and Ranetki.
