Meeting your future husband
Marina met her future husband, Arkady Vodakhov, while still playing in KVN. They studied together at St. Petersburg University and played for the same university team. The team was called "Simps".
After graduating from university and receiving diplomas as Russian language teachers, the couple did not stop communicating; moreover, their relationship grew stronger every day.
Brief biography of Marina
The girl was born in St. Petersburg on May 18, 1984 in a family not even remotely related to the stage. Her father is a mechanic, her mother is an accountant, and she also has two older brothers. The future star was surrounded by love and care from all family members.
The girl’s creative nature manifested itself early: at the age of 4, Marina was already organizing home concerts and singing in her pleasant voice. She also loved to dance and play various roles - she had good acting skills. The future comedian did not go to music school (only by coincidence - there were no places there), but she studied singing as an elective with a teacher.
Marina Kravets is originally from St. Petersburg
At school, Marina Kravets was remembered for her high activity in extracurricular activities: she was a member of the local “Team of Cheerful and Resourceful”, wrote humorous scripts and dialogues.
Marina entered St. Petersburg State University as a philologist; she had a strong talent for the humanities. However, she was remembered at the university for her participation in KVN, which helped her develop her abilities. At the end of the 2000s, she became part of the “Simps” team, working part-time in her free time (as a promoter, secretary, etc.).
Professional relationships
Arkady Vodakhov is also involved in creativity and humor. He has been working on Comedy Radio for several years now. His wife also works there as a presenter. He also writes a little text for the Comedy Club residents.
He supported Marina when she moved to Moscow. She arrived alone in a big city, where there were no friends or acquaintances. She was out of work and felt unhappy. Against this background, she began to feel depressed. Arkady literally took her by the hand beyond the threshold of the apartment and made her believe in herself.
Arkady has repeatedly noted that at work he and his wife try to keep their distance. After all, work relationships reign at work, not love ones. But as soon as the working day ends, he and Marina again turn from colleagues into loving husband and wife.
Marina Kravets returns to work two months after the birth of her daughter
Marina Kravets
And so that the young mother can do everything, her husband’s sister Alina helps her. Marina is glad that the start of her maternity leave coincided with quarantine. “If it weren’t for him, my husband would spend most of his time at work, I would quietly go crazy, we both wouldn’t get enough sleep. And so we are constantly with our daughter, we get to know each other and do it with joy. There is a feeling that the whole world has adjusted to our ideal schedule. But seriously, of course, I want the situation with the virus to be resolved as well and quickly as possible, so that everyone is healthy and happy,” the comedian shares.
True, Kravets is gradually returning to work. Moreover, she has already managed to get into shape. “My physical condition and figure already allow me to return to television without embarrassment; I can fit on the screen with the same success. It’s convenient that even during self-isolation I took part in a couple of Comedy episodes. In general, I’ll be happy to plunge into work, but now our new little man is a priority,” Kravets noted.
Kravets gave birth to her first child in April
While little Veronica is sleeping in her parents' room. The star mother believes that it is too early to make a nursery for the baby. “But zoning is a thing that is necessary from the very first days, so I chose a collapsible crib, from which one third can be removed, and the remaining two-thirds attached to the parent’s bed. I was looking for one like this for a long time, as they are often taken apart in half, leaving less space for the child. In general, I haven’t regretted it even once: it’s very convenient when feeding, and at the same time my daughter has her own sleeping place,” the star shared.
Marina with her husband Arkady
Marina does not rule out that she and her husband will want to have another baby. But after Veronica grows up a little. The artist endured pregnancy easily: until the sixth month it was easy and comfortable for her to work. Marina wore wide clothes, so the changes in her figure were not very noticeable. Although some colleagues immediately declassified the expectant mother.
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“This was mainly understood by young dads, who already have, as they say, a trained eye. So, Andrei Averin said that the outline of my lips has changed: it turns out that their color is changing, and the contour is becoming clearer. And Azamat Musagaliev correctly and, thank God, privately stated that my nose had become bigger. It's funny that my colleague at the Big Breakfast, chef Artem Losev, was one of the last to realize that I was pregnant, and I was already in my fifth or sixth month. Here we also say “thank you” to our stylist Dasha, with whom we chose outfits very wisely - without unnecessary emphasis on the stomach...” said Kravets.
Based on materials from Antenna-Telesem
Photo: TNT TV channel, Instagram.com
Test of time
Before getting married, the couple lived in a civil marriage for about 6 years. They went through a lot together. The most serious test for the young people was Marina’s move from St. Petersburg to Moscow.
It would seem that the couple will not withstand the test of distance. But they dealt with it successfully. The guy followed Marina and helped solve all the problems that arose in connection with the move. He quickly found housing where they began to live together.
After 6 years of living together, the young people decided to legalize their relationship. The wedding was quite modest, without lavish festivities and crowds of guests. Only relatives and close friends were present at the celebration.
Now they do almost everything together. They even have one hobby between them. The couple loves to travel. Their plans are to visit the best cities in Europe, and then the world.
Creative career
Kravets has always loved to sing. The girl sadly recalls that as a child she tearfully asked her parents to send her to a music school, but her mother and father could not take their daughter there because they were busy. The girl came closer to her dream in high school when she signed up for the school choir and guitar lessons.
Kravets discovered his talent for humor by accident: having met local KVN players at a party, the future star captivated them with her wit and was invited to join the team as a screenwriter.
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KVN
Initially, Marina was part of the “Simples” team, but did not perform on stage, but was engaged in writing jokes and lyrics. The girl was not allowed to participate in the numbers, since she was then a high school student: the team represented St. Petersburg State University and, according to the rules, had to consist only of students. When Kravets entered the philology department, she was given the first role.
With “Simps” Marina participated in KVN for 5 years. However, the St. Petersburg team never reached the major league. They were often invited to festivals, including in Sochi - there Kravets was noticed by more serious KVN players. In 2007, the girl joined the IGA team, later renamed “Own Game”. In 2008, Marina was nominated for the KVN Player of the Year award.
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Music
In the early 2000s, Marina was a soloist in the jazz group Mary&Band, performing under the pseudonym Frau Mary. The team existed for a couple of years and disbanded. After this, the girl was immediately invited to two St. Petersburg musical projects - “NotNet” and “Nestroyband”. The latter turned out to be the most successful. In 2011, he took part in the anniversary of the group “City 312”, where Kravets sang in a duet with Svetlana Nazarenko (Aya).
Some songs performed by Marina Kravets are considered real hits.
The best compositions as recognized by music critics and audiences:
- “Hop, trash” (jazz cover of the song by the group “Vorovaiki”);
- "Disco Goddess"
- “There will be no sex”;
- “Fell” (together with singer Sergei Kristovsky);
- “Oil” (with DJ Smash);
- “How I was looking for you” (in a duet with the lead singer of “BrainStorm” Renars Kaupers).
In 2012, the founder of the Nestroyband group, Igor Elvis (real name Meyerson), agreed to participate in the Comedy Club. For Kravets, this was her first appearance on the TNT channel.
After Marina’s name began to appear among the names of the Comedy Club actors, her repertoire was replenished with dozens of funny and original musical performances. The public's favorite is the number “Purely Hypothetically,” where the smiling brunette sings in a duet with Semyon Slepakov.
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On the radio
Kravets was brought to the Roks station by the musician of the NotNet group Ilya Pavlyuchenko. Marina notes that she had no plans to work on radio. She came there to temporarily replace the ill presenter of the morning show, but as a result she stayed there for 4 years.
Listeners appreciated the young radio host’s soft voice and intelligent humor. Marina left the show for two reasons: it was difficult for her to cope with the schedule (the program started at 7 in the morning, and Kravets is not a fan of waking up early), and she also received an offer from the TNT channel.
After moving to Moscow, Kravets’ radio career did not end. In 2011, she was invited to work at Mayak. The show was on in the evening, which was convenient for Marina and did not interfere with her participation in television projects. The program was called “First Squad”, the artist’s co-hosts were Mikhail Fisher and Nikolai Serdotetsky. In 2012, the whole trio left Mayak and moved to Comedy Radio.
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On TV
Marina was invited to TNT even before moving from St. Petersburg to Moscow. It was in 2008 - Natalya Yeprikyan invited Kravets to star in “Made in Woman” (now “Comedy Woman”). The actress can be seen in episodes 4 and 5 of the first season of the show: in the image of an aggressive German woman.
In 2010, the girl received a position as a resident of the Comedy Club, where she still performs in the company of Sergei Gorelikov, Andrei Averin, Zurab Matua, Alexander Revva, Demis Karibidis, Garik Kharlamov, Dmitry Lyusk Sorokin and other Comedy stars.
According to the number of views on Rutube and YouTube, the most popular comedy numbers by Kravets are:
- “Wife Waits for Her Husband” (season 13, episode 8);
- “I Live My Life” (season 9, episode 11);
- “Photos in Contact” (season 9, episode 20);
- “How to Get a Girl Drunk at Sea” (season 12, episode 9);
- “New Year’s Corporate Party” (season 8, episode 29);
- “Lipetsk Night Club and Svetlana Loboda” (season 13, episode 36);
- "I'm Fat" (season 13, episode 1);
- “Showdown for the Girl” (season 12, episode 37).
In 2020, Marina took part in the third season of “One to One” on the Russia 1 TV channel, where the artist took 5th place. In the same year, Marina became the host of 2 television shows at once: “Main Stage” and “Russo Tourist”.
2020 turned out to be even more prolific for television projects - the beauty can be seen in the programs “League of Amazing People”, “Married to Buzov” and “Big Breakfast”.
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comedy club
In the show, Marina performs as an artist and singer. A well-coordinated quartet is responsible for the musical performances on the Comedy Club stage, which, in addition to Kravets, includes Andrei Averin, Zurab Matua and Dmitry Lyusek Sorokin.
Game productions show all the acting talent of Kravets. Every performance is a new image. She has to play girls of different nationalities and professions. There are also provocative images: insidious swindlers, seductive prostitutes, stupid Jews. However, Marina has never crossed the bounds of decency and does not stoop to outright vulgarity and rudeness.
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Filmography
Marina is an incredibly photogenic girl, “everything is with her”: long legs, a neat figure, a pretty face.
Kravets’ height is 171 cm, weight is approximately 51 kg. For many years now, the girl has been included in the top 100 most attractive women in Russia according to Maxim magazine.
Every photo on Instagram, be it Marina in a swimsuit or in a home suit without makeup, gets thousands of likes.
Such popularity of the girl attracted the attention of film directors. In 2012, Kravets played the main role of journalist Tanya Pichugina in the series “Super Oleg”. In 2020 she took part in the film “Groom”, in 2020 - “Zomboyashchik”. Characters from the cartoons “Flap Your Wing” and “Peter Rabbit” speak in Marina’s voice.
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Head of the family
Arkady considers himself the head of their family, and Marina is not against this. He is her protector and it is with him that she feels like behind a stone wall. Arkady himself says that he is ready to support his wife in any of her endeavors. He follows her into fire and water.
In the understanding of many women, Arkady can be considered an ideal husband. He is understanding, loving and supportive in everything for Marina. When the guy was asked about his jealousy of Marina towards his Comedy Club partners, he answered without hesitation that he completely trusted her. Marina can say the same.
Arkady is not a party person at all. He is rarely seen at concerts, festivals and other events. He prefers to spend his free day at home with his wife. However, the young man is not at all against the fact that his wife is a frequent guest of social parties and festivals. Arkady often accompanies her there, but prefers to stay in the shadows.
Radio presenter and singer
In 2008, an important event occurred in the biography of Marina Kravets - she was invited to try herself as the host of a morning program on Radio Rox. The first broadcast went brilliantly, and for four years the girl remained the constant host of the morning show.
At the same time, she is trying to find a place as a vocalist, attending rehearsals of beginning St. Petersburg musical groups. For a short time, Marina Kravets sang as part of the NestroyBand group, and even managed to star in several videos. One of the clips attracted the attention of the Comedy Club producers, and the group received an invitation to take part in the filming of the program. The debut was the next step in the creative career of Marina Kravets: she got the opportunity to perform at the Comedy Club constantly.
After that, the girl received numerous invitations: she sang with the groups “City 312”, “Uma2rman” and other famous performers, broadcast on radio and television, and participated in parody shows. During this period, Marina Kravets made her debut in the famous entertainment project “One on One!”, She even managed to reach the finals and take one of the prizes. To fully realize herself, Marina Kravets had to part with her beloved Peter and move to Moscow. Here new opportunities opened up for her.
Film career
At the end of 2012, Marina Kravets had the opportunity to try herself as a film actress. The girl received an offer to star in the comedy series “Super Oleg”. Marina Kravets was offered the role of a journalist in love with the main character. She also managed to work as a voice actor for cartoons.
Today, Marina Kravets continues to participate in the Comedy Club project (the girl appears on the screens in the television version, and also hosts one of the programs on Comedy Radio), works as a TV presenter, and sings. She fully realized herself as a creative person and is very glad that at one time she had the courage to follow her chosen path and overcome all difficulties.
And when will the children
Marina and Arkady have been together for more than one year. And from time to time the question arises about when they will have children. Arkady has admitted more than once that he desperately wants children, but Marina has a different opinion on this issue. She believes that now is the best time for her creative development.
Her husband tries not to rush her into resolving the child’s issue. He helps Marina develop creatively. But in recent interviews, the girl is no longer so categorical in matters that concern children. She has already mentioned that she is ready to become a mother.
Arkady said that he wanted a big family. That they will have at least two children so that they will not be bored together. They will be able to not only play together, but also support each other. Marina agrees to give birth to her husband two children, since she herself grew up in a large family and knows that this is much better.
Biography and personal life of Marina Kravets
This talented one was born in St. Petersburg, in the late spring of 1984. It is noteworthy that her parents had absolutely nothing to do with the media business. The girl's father worked as a mechanic, and her mother worked as an accountant. In addition, Marina already has two older brothers. Who showed every possible care for the baby in the absence of parents. First they picked me up from kindergarten, and later they picked me up from school.
Already from an early age, Marina began to show her creative spirit. The girl pretended to be an artist as best she could. She especially loved to dance and sing. But the relatives were only happy about this - already at this age it became clear that the baby had an ear for music and a beautiful voice. Once the brothers even recorded her voice on a tape cassette - how her sister diligently and with feeling sang the song “Aurora”. The recording, unfortunately, was lost, but for a long time it was a real treasure in the family archive.
Despite her talents, the girl never entered the music school - admission was not open. But the family decided that the baby’s talent should not be ruined. We managed to find the right solution - Marina began taking private vocal lessons. To this day, she is grateful for these lessons - vocals really helped her in her future.
The artistry of the future celebrity was useful not only in vocal performances, but also in school and then in student performances of the Club of the Cheerful and Resourceful. Kravets was one of the most charismatic players. And she even took part in creating skits for the team’s humorous performances.
After graduating from school, the girl entered the philology department. Due to the fact that a predominant inclination towards humanities-type sciences prevailed in his mentality. Marina learned the profession of “Russian teacher for foreigners.” But in the end she did not work in her specialty. By the end of her studies, the girl realized that teaching would not give her the freedom she so needed.
Housing problem
For now, Arkady and Marina live in Moscow in a rented apartment. They believe that this is quite enough for the two of them. But someday the couple dreams of purchasing their own home and decorating it to their liking.
Arkady believes that a country house would be ideal for him and Marina and their future children. But so far there is not enough money to buy it, and getting from outside the city to the center is a real challenge. Everyone knows that Moscow is famous for its kilometer-long traffic jams.
While the family is making grandiose plans to purchase housing, add to the family, and new developments in their creativity and career, fans can only wish them good luck and watch their successes.
