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Misha Collins

(eng.
Misha Collins
; real name -
Dmitri Tippens Krushnic
[1] (eng.
Dmitri Tippens Krushnic
); born August 20, 1974, (Boston, Massachusetts) - American actor and director, best known for his role as Castiel in the TV series Supernatural .

early years

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Collins's real name is Dmitry Tippens Krashnik.[1] Born to Rebecca Tippens and Richard Edward Krushnick. He grew up in a non-religious environment. Has English, Scottish, Irish and Jewish roots. Misha has a brother, Sasha, two years younger, and two sisters, Daniel and Elizabeth, eleven and thirteen years younger. As a child, his family lived very poorly. Misha changed schools almost every year. In 1992 he graduated from Northfield School, located on Mount Hermon. While studying, his house burned down. In the following year, he was interested in many things, including working for National Public Radio in 1995. He worked as a producer and creative specialist creating advertising slogans, copy and articles on the show "Weekly Edition". While studying at college, Misha worked part-time as a carpenter and joiner to pay for his studies.

In his youth, Collins dreamed of getting into politics and interned at the White House during the Clinton administration, but quickly realized that this did not suit him and chose a career as an actor. Misha graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Sociology. Then he spent several months in Nepal and Tibet, secluded in a monastery. He continues this tradition to this day, but now he simply stays alone for about 10 days.[2]

Misha Collins' childhood

Dmitry Tippens Krashnik was born in Boston (USA), into a poor family. The father of the future star, Richard Edward Krashnik, was a simple worker. Mom, Rebecca Tippens, was a dedicated hippie. Even in her youth, she visited the USSR and, according to some media reports, met a guy named Mitya. Subsequently, the woman named her son after him. Later, three more children appeared in the family: son Sasha and two daughters, Elizabeth and Daniel.

Misha Collins in childhood and now The surname Krashnik is not typical for the United States. It is known that the Krashnik family lived in Canada for six generations, but it is not completely clear where their ancestors came from: from Ukraine, Poland or Russia. Misha Collins speaks Russian. Misha’s mother played in an amateur theater and also worked as a professional fairy tale teller. Being very young, Misha took part in her plays. Perhaps it was this experience that later influenced Misha’s professional choice.

Career

Main article: Castiel

One of Collins' biggest roles was as Alexis Dreyse from the first season of 24. In 2006, Collins starred in the film Carla, based on real events, where he played the serial killer Paul Bernardo, who, together with his wife, kidnapped and killed three young girls. The film received mixed reviews in Canada because the crimes depicted in it were still fresh in the public's memory. In addition, Collins starred in such TV series as “ER”, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”, “Charmed” (where he played a friend of one of the main characters).

In 2008, Collins was invited to play the role of the angel Castiel in the TV series Supernatural. After appearing in 12 episodes of the show's fourth season as a guest star, Collins was brought into the main cast in season 5. Also appeared in the main cast in seasons 6, 9-12. In season 11 he tried on the role of Lucifer. Collins wrote and directed the web series TSA America: Level Orange, Divine: The Series, and also directed one episode of Supernatural in season nine (episode 17). In 2015, Collins received the People Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy TV Series.[3]

Biography of Misha Collins

Misha Collins is a talented American actor, producer, director and poet. He became famous for his role as Castiel in the TV series Supernatural. In 2011 he founded the charity organization GISHWHES.

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Personal life

In October 2001, Collins married high school sweetheart Victoria Vantoch. On September 23, 2010, they had a son, named West Anaximander Collins, and on September 25, 2012, Misha and Victoria had a daughter, who was named Mason Marie Collins[4]. Misha has 2 turtles named Drydraluxlaloud and Bonnie Bry the second[5] [6].

Collins is the co-founder and president of Random Acts, a nonprofit charity organization that strives to conquer the world one random act of kindness at a time. Random Acts funds and inspires acts of kindness around the world. Misha Collins also founded the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen (GISHWHES) in 2011. All money for paid registration goes to Random Acts. "GISHWHES" broke 8 Guinness World Records[7][8].

Filmography

Producer

• 2008 - Loot
• 2011 — Divine: The Series
• 2014 - TSA America: Level Orange

Director

• 2010 - Dangerous Stranger
• 2013 - TSA America: Level Orange
• 2014 - Supernatural - “Mother's Little Helper” (season 9 episode 17)
• 2014 — Behind the Scenes of Supernatural: A Fan's Perspective

Film career of Misha Collins

After graduating from higher education, Misha created a company specializing in educational software. At the same time, he began attending acting classes and actively used his abilities to promote the company.

Misha has always been a creative person and admired art. He sought to create new images, things and even write poetry. Therefore, his interest in acting was natural.

After long and hard work, he achieved his first film roles. He appeared in the TV series NYPD Blue (1993), ER (1994), and Seven Days (1998). In 1999, he took part in the filming of the TV series “Charmed,” where he played the role of a friend of one of the main characters.

Young Misha Collins in the TV series “Charmed” Gradually, he noticed that his acting career was bringing him more money than his company, and decided to concentrate on stage activities. The guy took the pseudonym “Misha Collins” and moved to Los Angeles, where he continued his acting career. Soon he made a name for himself quite loudly in the TV series “24 Hours” (2001), where he played a Russian named Alexis Drazen. In this case, his knowledge of the Russian language helped him a lot. Misha had such a convincing accent that the film's producer even asked the guy which Eastern European country he was from.

Misha Collins as Alexis Drazen Sometimes Collins accepted risky roles. So, in 2006, he played in the film “Carla” the maniac Paul Bernardo, who killed three girls (the film was based on real events). This was such an ambiguous character that Misha even regretted his participation in the project. The actor later stated, “Before I started filming the violent scenes, I wasn’t sure I could do it. But when we started filming the most brutal scenes, I was surprised to look into the depths of my psyche and see there the seeds of cruelty that I had never cultivated in myself or shown in everyday life, and at that moment I could have fallen into their trap . This stopped me. I was very scared".

Misha Collins played a maniac in the film Carla

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 2011 - TV Guide Awards (Favorite Supernatural Character)
• 2012 - Constellation Awards (Best Actor in an Episode of a Fantasy Television Series)
• 2014 - People's Choice Awards (Favorite TV Bromance: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins)
• 2015 - People's Choice Awards (Favorite Sci-Fi Actor)
• 2015 - Teen Choice Awards (TV Choice: Best Chemistry - Jensen Ackles and Misha Collins)

Nominations

• 2010 - Constellation Awards nomination (Best Actor in an Episode of a Science Fiction Television Series)
• 2013 - SFX Awards nomination (Best TV Actor)
• 2013 - SFX Awards nomination (Sexy Man)
• 2016 - Nominated for People's Choice Awards (Favorite Sci-Fi Actor)

Misha Collins today

Misha Collins continues to actively act in films. He is an interesting, popular and extraordinary actor, which provides him with due fame and demand.

Cute hat of Misha Collins and his “minions” So, he continues to participate in the television series “Supernatural”. The final season, 11, premiered on October 7, 2020, and ended on May 25, 2016.

In 2020, Misha Collins starred in season 11 of Supernatural. Misha, as a conscientious citizen, is interested in politics. In May 2020, he attended a rally of supporters of Donald Trump (presidential candidate), but was not delighted with the people around him, as one of the protesters said: “We need everyone to be afraid of America.” As a result, this event opened the actor's eyes regarding Trump's controversial candidacy. He called on people to be sure to come to the polls and make such a choice, “...so that this idiot does not end up in our White House.”

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Reviews of Collins's acting work

• Collins' character Castiel was ranked ninth in TV.com's "Best New TV Character" list.[9]
• TV Squad also praised the actor's work, saying that Misha created a frighteningly accurate image of a non-human creature, doing a great job.[10]
• Carla Peterson (The San Diego Union-Tribune) called the concept of Castiel "brilliant" and the actor's portrayal of Castiel "incredible".[11]
• Critic Tracy Morris considered Collins's (Castiel/Jimmy Novak) performance in the episode "Ascension" worthy of an Emmy.[12]

Notes

1. ↑ 12
   [www.imdb.com/name/nm0172557/bio IMDb - Bio]
2. [www.imdb.com/name/nm0172557/bio Misha Collins Biography].
3. [www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/ People Choice Awards NOMINEES & WINNERS].
4. [twitter.com/mishacollins/status/260771301826899968 Twitter/Misha Collins]
5. [www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvk1q-ht0Ps&feature=related YouTube – Misha Collins in LA 09: His pets]
6. [twitter.com/mishacollins/status/11890518891 Twitter / Misha Collins: @angelofalord drydraluxlal …]
7. [www.gishwhes.com/g_blog/what-is-gishwhes/ GISHWHES The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen!].
8. [www.randomacts.org/about/history/History of Random Acts].
9. TV.com staff (December 15, 2008).[www.tv.com/story/12012.html “TV.com Top Ten: Best new supporting characters of 2008”] Retrieved on 2009-04-08.
10. [www.tvsquad.com/2009/01/21/tv-squad-ten-reasons-you-should-watch-supernatural/ “TV Squad Ten: Reasons you should watch Supernatural”]. TV Squad. January 21st, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-04-08.
11. Peterson, Karla (September 27, 2008). [www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20080927-9999-1c27trackm.html “Trackback: Karla Peterson”]. The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
12. [firefox.org/news/articles/2765/1/Supernatural-Review-Episode-420-The-Rapture—Does-Dean-Winchester-Dream-of-Electric-Sheep/Page1.html “Supernatural Review: Episode 4.20 The Rapture - Does Dean Winchester Dream of Electric Sheep? Firefox. May 2nd, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-05-03.

Excerpt characterizing Collins, Misha

Alpatych, with a more hasty step than he usually walked, entered the yard and went straight under the barn to his horses and cart. The coachman was sleeping; he woke him up, ordered him to lay him to bed and entered the hallway. In the master's room one could hear the crying of a child, the wracking sobs of a woman, and the angry, hoarse cry of Ferapontov. The cook, like a frightened chicken, fluttered in the hallway as soon as Alpatych entered. - He killed her to death - he beat the owner!.. He beat her like that, she dragged her like that!.. - For what? – asked Alpatych. - I asked to go. It's a woman's business! Take me away, he says, don’t destroy me and my little children; the people, he says, have all left, what, he says, are we? How he started beating. He hit me like that, he dragged me like that! Alpatych seemed to nod his head approvingly at these words and, not wanting to know anything more, went to the opposite door - the master's door of the room in which his purchases remained. “You are a villain, a destroyer,” shouted at that time a thin, pale woman with a child in her arms and a scarf torn from her head, bursting out of the door and running down the stairs to the courtyard. Ferapontov followed her and, seeing Alpatych, straightened his vest and hair, yawned and entered the room behind Alpatych. - Do you really want to go? - he asked. Without answering the question and without looking back at the owner, looking through his purchases, Alpatych asked how long the owner was supposed to stay. - We'll count! Well, did the governor have one? – Ferapontov asked. – What was the solution? Alpatych replied that the governor did not tell him anything decisive. - Are we going to leave on our business? - said Ferapontov. - Give me seven rubles per cart to Dorogobuzh. And I say: there is no cross on them! - he said. “Selivanov, he got in on Thursday and sold flour to the army for nine rubles a sack.” Well, will you drink tea? - he added. While the horses were being pawned, Alpatych and Ferapontov drank tea and talked about the price of grain, the harvest and favorable weather for harvesting. “However, it began to calm down,” said Ferapontov, drinking three cups of tea and getting up, “ours must have taken over.” They said they won't let me in. This means strength... And after all, they said, Matvey Ivanovich Platov drove them into the Marina River, drowned eighteen thousand, or something, in one day. Alpatych collected his purchases, handed them over to the coachman who came in, and settled accounts with the owner. At the gate there was the sound of wheels, hooves and bells of a car leaving. It was already well after noon; half the street was in the shade, the other was brightly lit by the sun. Alpatych looked out the window and went to the door. Suddenly a strange sound of a distant whistle and blow was heard, and after that there was a merging roar of cannon fire, which made the windows tremble. Alpatych went out into the street; two people ran down the street towards the bridge. From different sides we heard whistles, impacts of cannonballs and the bursting of grenades falling in the city. But these sounds were almost inaudible and did not attract the attention of residents in comparison with the sounds of gunfire heard outside the city. It was a bombardment, which at five o'clock Napoleon ordered to open on the city, from one hundred and thirty guns. At first the people did not understand the significance of this bombing. The sounds of falling grenades and cannonballs aroused at first only curiosity. Ferapontov’s wife, who had never stopped howling under the barn, fell silent and, with the child in her arms, went out to the gate, silently looking at the people and listening to the sounds. The cook and the shopkeeper came out to the gate. Everyone with cheerful curiosity tried to see the shells flying over their heads. Several people came out from around the corner, talking animatedly. - That’s power! - said one. “Both the lid and the ceiling were smashed into splinters.” “It tore up the earth like a pig,” said another. - That’s so important, that’s how I encouraged you! – he said laughing. “Thank you, I jumped back, otherwise she would have smeared you.” The people turned to these people. They paused and told how they got into the house near their core. Meanwhile, other shells, now with a quick, gloomy whistle - cannonballs, now with a pleasant whistling - grenades, did not stop flying over the heads of the people; but not a single shell fell close, everything was carried over. Alpatych sat down in the tent. The owner stood at the gate. - What haven’t you seen! - he shouted at the cook, who, with her sleeves rolled up, in a red skirt, swaying with her bare elbows, came to the corner to listen to what was being said. “What a miracle,” she said, but, hearing the owner’s voice, she returned, tugging at her tucked skirt. Again, but very close this time, something whistled, like a bird flying from top to bottom, a fire flashed in the middle of the street, something fired and covered the street with smoke. - Villain, why are you doing this? – the owner shouted, running up to the cook. At the same moment, women howled pitifully from different sides, a child began to cry in fear, and people with pale faces silently crowded around the cook. From this crowd, the most audible were the moans and sentences of the cook: “Oh, oh, my darlings!” My little darlings are white! Don't let me die! My white darlings!.. Five minutes later there was no one left on the street. The cook, with her thigh broken by a grenade fragment, was carried into the kitchen. Alpatych, his coachman, Ferapontov’s wife and children, and the janitor sat in the basement, listening. The roar of guns, the whistle of shells and the pitiful moan of the cook, which dominated all sounds, did not cease for a moment. The hostess either rocked and coaxed the child, or in a pitiful whisper asked everyone who entered the basement where her owner, who remained on the street, was. The shopkeeper who entered the basement told her that the owner had gone with the people to the cathedral, where they were raising the Smolensk miraculous icon. By dusk the cannonade began to subside. Alpatych came out of the basement and stopped at the door. The previously clear evening sky was completely covered with smoke. And through this smoke the young, high-standing crescent of the month strangely shone. After the previous terrible roar of guns had ceased, there seemed silence over the city, interrupted only by the rustling of footsteps, groans, distant screams and the crackle of fires that seemed to be widespread throughout the city. The cook's moans had now died down. Black clouds of smoke from the fires rose and dispersed from both sides. On the street, not in rows, but like ants from a ruined hummock, in different uniforms and in different directions, soldiers passed and ran. In Alpatych’s eyes, several of them ran into Ferapontov’s yard. Alpatych went to the gate. Some regiment, crowded and in a hurry, blocked the street, walking back. “They are surrendering the city, leave, leave,” the officer who noticed his figure told him and immediately shouted to the soldiers: “I’ll let you run around the courtyards!” - he shouted. Alpatych returned to the hut and, calling the coachman, ordered him to leave. Following Alpatych and the coachman, all of Ferapontov’s household came out. Seeing the smoke and even the fires of the fires, now visible in the beginning twilight, the women, who had been silent until then, suddenly began to cry out, looking at the fires. As if echoing them, the same cries were heard at other ends of the street. Alpatych and his coachman, with shaking hands, straightened the tangled reins and lines of the horses under the canopy. When Alpatych was leaving the gate, he saw about ten soldiers in Ferapontov’s open shop, talking loudly, filling bags and backpacks with wheat flour and sunflowers. At the same time, Ferapontov entered the shop, returning from the street. Seeing the soldiers, he wanted to shout something, but suddenly stopped and, clutching his hair, laughed a sobbing laugh. - Get everything, guys! Don't let the devils get you! - he shouted, grabbing the bags himself and throwing them into the street. Some soldiers, frightened, ran out, some continued to pour in. Seeing Alpatych, Ferapontov turned to him. – I’ve made up my mind! Race! - he shouted. - Alpatych! I've decided! I'll light it myself. I decided... - Ferapontov ran into the yard. Soldiers were constantly walking along the street, blocking it all, so that Alpatych could not pass and had to wait. The owner Ferapontova and her children were also sitting on the cart, waiting to be able to leave. It was already quite night. There were stars in the sky and the young moon, occasionally obscured by smoke, shone. On the descent to the Dnieper, Alpatych's carts and their mistresses, moving slowly in the ranks of soldiers and other crews, had to stop. Not far from the intersection where the carts stopped, in an alley, a house and shops were burning. The fire had already burned out. The flame either died down and was lost in the black smoke, then suddenly flared up brightly, strangely clearly illuminating the faces of the crowded people standing at the crossroads. Black figures of people flashed in front of the fire, and from behind the incessant crackling of the fire, talking and screams were heard. Alpatych, who got off the cart, seeing that the cart would not let him through soon, turned into the alley to look at the fire. The soldiers were constantly snooping back and forth past the fire, and Alpatych saw how two soldiers and with them some man in a frieze overcoat were dragging burning logs from the fire across the street into the neighboring yard; others carried armfuls of hay. Alpatych approached a large crowd of people standing in front of a tall barn that was burning with full fire. The walls were all on fire, the back one had collapsed, the plank roof had collapsed, the beams were on fire. Obviously, the crowd was waiting for the moment when the roof would collapse. Alpatych expected this too. - Alpatych! – suddenly a familiar voice called out to the old man.

Misha Collins Education

The parents of the future actor constantly moved in search of work, so the boy changed schools almost every year. But in the end, in 1992, he managed to graduate from the very prestigious Northfield School.

After receiving secondary education, Misha entered college. During training, the Krashnik family's house burned down, which worsened their already poor financial situation. To pay for his studies, the guy was forced to work part-time as a carpenter, and a little later he got a job at National Public Radio, and even later he became an advertising producer. He liked the latter profession: he enjoyed writing advertising slogans and articles for the “Weekly Edition” show.

In addition, Misha cherished the dream of becoming a politician and, as a student, had an internship at the White House. Thanks to hard work, the guy managed to obtain a sociology degree from the University of Chicago. And then the guy did an unexpected thing - he went on a journey to the monasteries of Tibet and Nepal in search of enlightenment. Later this practice became a tradition for the actor. Once or twice a year he withdraws from people and meditates for 10 days.