Yuliy Borisovich Briner (July 11, 1920, Vladivostok, RU – October 10, 1985, New York, US), better known as Yul Brynner, was a Russian-American actor, singer, and director, considered one of the first Russian-American film stars. He became widely known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in musical The King and I, for which he won two Tony Awards (1952, 1985), and later won an Academy Award (Oscar) for the film adaptation (1956).
He had Swiss-German, Russian and Buryat (Mongol) ancestry, and was born at home in a four-story residence. After Yul's father, Boris Briner, a mining engineer and inventor abandoned the family in 1923, his former spouse Marousia (née Blagovidova) took Yuliy (3), and Vera (7) to Harbin (China). In 1932 the family moved to France, and in 1940, - to the United States.
Famous quote by Yul Brynner:
Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can't get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb.
Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can't get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb.
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