Biography
Sergei Bezrukov is a Russian theater and film actor, People's Artist of the Russian Federation and laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation. The variety of roles played by this actor on the stage and on film sets is impressive.
Actor Sergei Bezrukov
A successful career, many awards, and professional demand testify to the artist’s talent. The popularity of the actor has led to the fact that Bezrukov’s talent has become the subject of controversy and disagreement between critics, which does not prevent ordinary viewers from enjoying films with the artist’s participation. Bezrukov received the love of fans from a number of biographical roles of celebrities of the past who were unlike either Sergei or each other, which gave rise to jokes that the actor could reliably play anyone.
Childhood and youth
Sergei Bezrukov was born on October 18, 1973 in Moscow into an acting family. Father Vitaly Sergeevich Bezrukov is an actor and director, worked at the Satire Theater in Moscow. Sergei’s mother, Natalya Mikhailovna Bezrukova, worked as a store manager. Sergei received the name in honor of the poet Yesenin, whom the actor’s father loved very much.
Sergei Bezrukov in childhood
Bezrukov’s father did not want his son to follow his path and become an actor, however, when the boy played in school plays, it was the father who taught his son not to play, but to live the role. Sergei learned his lesson at the age of 14, when he played in the play “My Poor Marat.”
The biography of Sergei Bezrukov since childhood is associated with incredible perseverance, which helped him graduate from school with almost only A’s in his certificate, and also leave the walls of the Moscow Art Theater with honors.
Sergei Bezrukov in childhood
The actor himself spoke about his childhood and youth on the pages of his official website. In addition to Bezrukov’s autobiography, the site also contains theater and film posters with the actor’s participation, the latest news from the life of Sergei Bezrukov, a feedback page and links to the artist’s accounts on the social networks Vkontakte, Facebook and Twitter and to the actor’s YouTube channel. Bezrukov’s Instagram is indicated on the official website by a special widget that displays the latest photos on the site.
Biography of Sergei Bezrukov
1. Born in the capital
On October 18, 1973, the famous Russian theater and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter, famous for his numerous theatrical productions and film roles, the charming and charismatic Sergei Bezrukov, was born in Moscow.
2. Tolerant bull
The future people's artist was born in the year of the ox, so the tenacity and perseverance that accompany him throughout his life coexist with the balance and tolerance inherent in Libra. The actor's height is 173 cm. Weight is 75 kg.
3. A creative family has talented children.
Seryozha was born into a creative family. His father Vitaly Sergeevich served in the theater, and his mother, Natalya Mikhailovna, ran the household. The newborn baby received his name in honor of the great Russian classic and the most romantic poet of the Silver Age, Sergei Yesenin.
4. School years are wonderful
Already during his school years, Seryozha studied wonderfully, although he was the smallest and shortest child in the class. In high school, young Bezrukov learns to play the guitar, studies fine arts and learns to become an artist.
Since childhood, the child has been interested in his father’s profession and often performs in school theater productions.
5. Best of all
After graduating from secondary school, the ardent young man made the final decision to become an actor. He applied to several theater institutes at once and scored the highest scores in all of them.
6. The obvious choice
When the future applicant had the opportunity to choose his own institute, his choice fell on the legendary Moscow Art Theater School, from which the actor graduated with honors. The brightest and warmest memories of studio training for Sergei Bezrukov were the memories of personal comments and teachings from Oleg Tabakov himself.
7. A diligent student grows into a real actor
The young man was an excellent student, and every B was an excellent motivation for him to rehearse even more thoroughly. While still a student at the Moscow Art Theater, the young artist participated in many productions of the legendary “Tabakerka”, and after graduating from university he officially became a member of the theater troupe.
Theater
After graduating from school, the actor entered the Moscow Art Theater School on the course of Oleg Tabakov, under whose guidance he played on stage during his studies and continued working in the theater after graduating in 1994.
Sergei Bezrukov on stage
Interestingly, the Moscow Art Theater was not the only educational institution that the artist entered. Bezrukov also auditioned for other theater universities and, according to him, passed easily, realizing that he was already participating in the competition at the Moscow Art Theater. Armed with a guitar, which he learned to play at a music school, as well as a tape recorder, the future student read poetry, sang, and danced in front of the admissions committee.
Sergei Bezrukov in the theater
During his time working in the theater, the actor played a huge number of roles in such famous productions as “The Inspector General,” “Sailor’s Silence,” “Anecdote,” and “The Last Ones.” Thanks to his talented performance, the artist was awarded numerous awards for many theatrical roles.
One of Bezrukov’s most famous roles in the theater is the role of Yesenin in the play “My Life, Did I Dream About You?”, for which he was awarded the State Prize. In 2013, the actor co-founded the Sergei Bezrukov Foundation for Support of Social and Cultural Projects together with Irina Bezrukova.
Sergei Bezrukov in the play “And life, and theater, and cinema”
In the same 2013, the talented artist became the artistic director of the Moscow Regional House of Arts "Kuzminki", and since 2014 he has been the artistic director of the Moscow Provincial Theater. The Sergei Bezrukov Theater, created in 2010, ceased to exist, and its productions moved into the repertoire of the Provincial Theater.
Actor recognition and awards
For his success in work and creativity, Sergei Bezrukov became the winner of many awards in the fields of cinema, theater, literature and art. In 2008 , he received the honorary title “People’s Artist of the Russian Federation” and repeatedly became “Actor of the Year” . In 2020 he was awarded the Order of Friendship.
Sergei Bezrukov at the Russian of the Year Award
Movies
From 1994 to 1999, the actor worked on television in the satirical program “Dolls,” dedicated to current issues of Russian politics. In this program, over the entire period of his work, Bezrukov voiced 11 characters, showing himself to be an excellent parodist. Boris Yeltsin, Gennady Zyuganov, Vladimir Zhirinovsky and others spoke in his voice. The program was a huge success and received high ratings. Despite this, Bezrukov leaves the project.
Sergei Bezrukov in the program “Dolls”
Although by the end of 1999 the aspiring actor was already quite popular and had a lot of theater fans, there were very few successful and noticeable roles in films. Of the 15 films with Bezrukov’s participation, the most successful and notable were “Chinese Service” and “Crusader 2.”
Sergei Bezrukov in his youth
In 2001, after the release of the legendary TV series “Brigada,” Sergei’s “finest hour” began. Enormous popularity seemed to have fallen from the sky. About 300 actors auditioned for the role of Bely, but for a long time no one was satisfied with the director; in the end, Sergei was invited to audition. He received the role of Sasha Bely immediately after the first audition.
Sergei Bezrukov in the TV series “Brigada”
The performances of Sergei Bezrukov, Dmitry Dyuzhev, Pavel Maykov and Vladimir Vdovichenkov were so convincing that they captivated millions of viewers. After the release of this film, Sergei received one invitation to audition after another, and became a sought-after and popular actor.
Next was the popular series “Plot”, for the role in which the artist received the Golden Eagle award, as well as “Azazel”, “One Life” and “Moscow Saga”, where the actor played the role of Vasily Stalin. In the future, he quite often had to play famous people in the past, including Sergei Yesenin, Alexander Pushkin, Vladimir Vysotsky and Dynamo Kyiv football player Nikolai Ranevich. Because of this, the actor quite often became the butt of jokes.
Sergei Bezrukov in the TV series “Plot”
In the creative biography of Sergei Bezrukov, it is worth noting the role of Sergei Yesenin, played by him in 2005. The actor dreamed about this since childhood, because he was named after this poet. It is interesting that the script was written by Bezrukov’s father. Critics had mixed reactions to the film. But the actor, of course, talentedly conveyed the image of the great poet. In addition to acting, the artist very talentedly reads Yesenin’s poems and performs songs based on these lines.
Sergei Bezrukov as Yesenin
But another biographical role of Bezrukov became more popular - Vladimir Vysotsky in the drama “Vysotsky. Thank you for being alive". The hype was created by a clever advertising campaign for the film. The film crew hid the leading actor, and there were fantastic rumors in the press about the musician's doubles and the use of holographic technologies and 3D modeling techniques in post-production.
At first, fans did not even seriously consider the theory of Bezrukov starring in the title role - the actor and the bard had too different appearance types. The only similarity between Vysotsky and Bezrukov is height: the musician is about 170 cm, Sergei is 174. Therefore, the actor’s appearance on the screens amazed the audience, adding to the popularity of the film.
The love of the audience of the new millennium was brought to the actor not only by the biographical roles of other celebrities. In 2008, Sergei Bezrukov played the main role in the military drama “In June 41st,” based on the story “June” by Oleg Smirnov. Bezrukov plays a Soviet officer serving at a border post on the border with Poland. The outpost is besieged by both German troops and aggressive Poles.
In 2009, Bezrukov appeared before the audience as a comedian, playing an escaped prisoner hiding from persecution under the guise of a counselor at a children's camp, in the family comedy "High Security Vacation."
Sergei Bezrukov in the film “High Security Vacation”
In 2011, Bezrukov played in the crime drama “Black Wolves,” which took place in Yaroslavl in the 50s of the last century. The actor appeared on television in the image of an illegally convicted former investigator. After leaving prison, the main character takes revenge on the Black Wolves gang for the death of his sister. In 2012, the actor played the main role in another war drama, this time about the war with Napoleon, “1812: The Uhlan Ballad.”
Sergei Bezrukov in the film “1812: The Uhlan Ballad”
In the same 2012, Bezrukov again appears in a comedy film. The actor plays two roles at once in the crime comedy “Gentlemen, Good Luck!”: the main role of the children's animator Treshkin and the thief and murderer Smiley, to whom Treshkin resembles like two peas in a pod.
The film was a remake of the popular Soviet comedy "Gentlemen of Fortune", which provided the film with controversial reviews. On the one hand, the Russian audience has a negative attitude towards continuations and remakes of Soviet classics, but on the other hand, the comedy itself turned out to be funny, and the level of the actors’ performances was worthy of positive reviews.
Sergei Bezrukov in the film “Gentlemen, Good Luck!”
In 2014, Bezrukov played leading roles in the drama “Gold” and the film adaptation of Vampilov’s play “Last Summer in Chulimsk.” In 2020, the actor again plays in a comedy about substitutions. Bezrukov played the main role in the crime comedy Temporarily Unavailable. He appeared in the image of an official who, as a result of a misunderstanding, goes to inspect a provincial town in the role of an investigator, whose things and documents were given to the official after a strange incident.
Sergei Bezrukov in the film "Milky Way"
On December 31, 2020, the premiere of the comedy melodrama “Milky Way” took place, in which Bezrukov played the role of the father of the family, Andrei, who plans to divorce his wife. But a chain of incredible events keeps the family from taking this step.
The rise of Bezrukov’s film career
A real star role in cinema for Bezrukov was the image of Sasha Bely in the Russian television series “ Brigade ”, which premiered in 2002 . The series shows not only crime stories and the harsh everyday life of the 90s, but also real male friendship. In order to achieve realism in the work, Anatoly Sivushov , the film’s producer, sent actors Sergei Bezrukov, Dmitry Dyuzhev , Vladimir Vdovichenkov and Pavel Maykov . As a result, the actors had to become friends, get to know each other better, and ultimately reliably create on-screen images of long-time and devoted childhood friends. Anatoly Sivushov’s plan was crowned with success: the acting touched the hearts of millions of viewers.
Sergei Bezrukov as Sasha Bely
In the series “ Brigade ” Bezrukov had to perform in an unusual role for himself - to play a crime boss, the leader of a criminal gang. The actor coped with the task with his usual brilliance: his hero was both a cruel killer and a loyal friend, a loving father and an unquestioned authoritative leader.
Sergei Bezrukov in "Brigade"
After the resounding success of “Brigade,” Sergei Bezrukov began to receive many offers to act in films and TV series. In 2003, the viewer saw on the screens the actor he loved in the TV series “ Station ”, where Bezrukov played the role of Pavel Kravtsov, a village police officer, and also voiced Kravtsov’s partner, the dog Caesar. Sergei’s role in this series was radically different from his role in “Brigade”. In “The Station” Sergei Bezrukov played a very decent, principled and sensitive person. The picture became popular almost from the first episodes.
Sergei Bezrukov in the TV series “Plot”
For his portrayal of a village policeman, in 2005 Sergei Bezrukov was awarded the Golden Eagle Award as the performer of the best male role on TV. However, Bezrukov did not want to continue filming in “The Station”. At the same time, Eldar Ryazanov invited Sergei to star in the comedy “The Key to the Bedroom.”
Sergei Bezrukov in the film “High Security Vacation”
In 2005 , Bezrukov began work on the image of the poet Sergei Yesenin. The script for this series was written by Vitaly Bezrukov. The actor took the filming of the film with special responsibility, because he played not just a great poet, but the man in whose honor he received his name, and the poetic idol of his father. Contrary to expectations, the series “Yesenin” was subjected to devastating criticism. Bezrukov was accused of distorting the image of the poet, and the director was accused of distorting historical facts.
Also in 2005, Sergei Bezrukov starred in the TV series “The Master and Margarita ”, where he got the role of Yeshua. Viewers' opinions about this actor's work were divided, but the majority agreed that the role of Christ was played by Bezrukov brilliantly.
Sergei Bezrukov as Yeshua
This was followed by the actor’s work in remakes of famous Soviet films: “Carnival Night 2” and “The Irony of Fate. Continuation" (2007), "Gentlemen, good luck!" (year 2012). Bezrukov’s multifaceted talent allows him to embody such complex characters as Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin in the film “Pushkin. The Last Duel" (2007), the white general in the historical film "Admiral" (2008), as well as Vladimir Vysotsky in the biopic " Vysotsky . Thank you for being alive” (2011), where the actor was made up almost beyond recognition.
Sergei Bezrukov in the TV series “Godunov”
The comedy series Temporarily Unavailable, where Bezrukov starred with Dyuzhev in 2020, became widely popular. In the same year, Sergei Bezrukov played a role in the film “After You”.
Personal life
The popular actor has always been a favorite of women. Secret affairs and illegitimate children are an integral part of Bezrukov’s biography. Nevertheless, officially the actor had only one beloved woman for 15 years, the artist’s wife Irina Bezrukova.
Sergey Bezrukov and Irina Bezrukova
After filming the film “Crusader 2,” the actor wrote a note to his future wife Irina, which contained only his phone number and only one word – “Waiting.” Irina was married to Igor Livanov and for a long time could not decide to take such a desperate step. Finally, she called Sergei on some fictitious pretext and heard in response an enthusiastic “Yes!” Yes! Yes!". She realized how sincere the actor’s feelings were for her.
Wedding of Sergei Bezrukov and Irina Bezrukova
The couple officially got married in 2000 during the filming of “The Brigade.” From her first marriage she left behind a son, Andrei, whom Bezrukov accepted as his own.
According to media information, in 2013 Sergei Bezrukov had his own children - twins Ivan and Alexandra. According to rumors, their mother is actress Kristina Smirnova. Allegedly, the actors met on the set of the film “Yesenin”.
Children of Sergei Bezrukov and Kristina Smirnova
The personal life of Sergei Bezrukov became the main topic of the tabloids in 2015. Irina and Sergei Bezrukov broke up for a number of reasons. Journalists named Sergei Bezrukov’s illegitimate children as the main reason for the divorce. In the fall of 2020, Irina’s son from her first marriage, Andrei, died. This also had a negative impact on family relationships.
Soon after these events, the actor increasingly began to be seen in the company of director and screenwriter Anna Matison. For a long time, the couple refused to comment on their relationship, but in March 2020, information appeared in the press that the lovers had gotten married. Details of the wedding did not appear in the press. In June 2020, the couple announced an imminent addition to the family. And on July 4, 2020, the daughter of Sergei Bezrukov was born, who was named Maria.
Now the actor takes care of his figure and is afraid of gaining extra pounds. When it comes to food, he prefers vegetable salads and pure meat. Recently, the actor has become interested in boxing.
Ivan Sergeevich Bezrukov - son of Sergei Bezrukov
About 12 years ago, the talented artist was busy filming the film “Yesenin”. St. Petersburg singer Kristina Smirnova tried her hand at the crowd. The spectacular girl did not go unnoticed; the director of the film noticed her and suggested she try to play in an episode with Sergei. The romance between the famous star and the St. Petersburg actress began with an innocent kiss on the set. Subsequently, out of wedlock, Christina had children from Sergei Bezrukov: Ivan and Alexandra. For a long time, the actor hid his illegitimate children. But journalists received information from which it became known that Sergei Bezrukov had a second family in St. Petersburg. And Bezrukov Ivan Sergeevich and Alexandra Sergeevna are his children.
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Sergey Bezrukov now
Since 2020, Sergei Bezrukov has been working as the general producer of the Sergei Bezrukov Film Company. Despite being extremely busy in theater and film production, the actor takes part in several television projects every year. In 2020, the artist appeared in the acclaimed TV series “Mysterious Passion”, where he has a small but quite striking role.
Sergei Bezrukov created his own film company
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Vasily Aksenov. The characters in both the book and the series have fictitious names, but by their personalities and details of appearance and behavior, the viewer can easily guess the famous poets, writers and musicians of the 20th century. In this series, Sergei Bezrukov returned to the sensational role of Vladimir Vysotsky, although in the story his character bore the name of Vlad Vertikalov.
Sergei Bezrukov in the film “Mysterious Passion”
In March 2020, Bezrukov appears in the leading role in the drama “After You.” The actor plays the role of a brilliant dancer who lost the opportunity to perform after an injury that occurred 20 years ago. The injury progresses and threatens to deprive the dancer of the ability to walk. At the same time, the main character, due to his difficult character, refuses the help of others, driving himself into the trap of loneliness and illness.
During the same period, the actor played the main role in the spy detective series “Hunt for the Devil.” Bezrukov plays the role of former Russian intelligence officer Livitin, who in 1937 began to live a peaceful life, hiding under the guise of a Finnish film director. Livitin learns about a secret scientific project to create a superweapon and understands that the discovery should not see the light of day. To achieve this, the former intelligence officer opposes both his own office and the German, British and Japanese intelligence services.
Sergei Bezrukov in the film “Hunting the Devil”
The actor appears occasionally in the comedy Myths of Moscow, which premiered on June 14, 2020 at the Kinotavr Film Festival. Bezrukov is one of the celebrities whom the main character meets, who, repeating the voyage of Odysseus, accidentally ends up in Moscow.
Three more premieres with the participation of Sergei Bezrukov are planned for 2020. The actor will play the main role in the drama “Thunderer,” which tells about the tests of the fifth-generation fighter T-50, as indicated by film aggregator sites and film encyclopedias.
Sergey Bezrukov
Internet users doubt the accuracy of this description, pointing out that the Su-34, not the T-50, is called the “thunderer.” The main characters of the film will be test pilots who will have to face emergency situations and other dangers.
Another project with Bezrukov’s participation, planned for the same year, is also a war drama. The series "Anniversary Counter" shows the civil war in the nineties in the former Soviet republic in Central Asia. The Soviet military unit was urgently evacuated, leaving the military band behind. So the musicians, who, although they were considered military, had been leading civilian life for a long time, find themselves in the center of a civil war and become the only defense of the nearest village.
Sergey Bezrukov in 2020
Bezrukov will also appear in the comedy “Rogues” about two Moscow State University students who want to participate in the Roscosmos project competition and for this they collect a ridiculous amount for Moscow and almost unrealistic for the students themselves - 40 thousand rubles. Sergei Bezrukov acted as the general producer of the film, and the production of the film was undertaken by the Sergei Bezrukov Film Company.
In May 2020, it became known that Anna Matison and Sergei Bezrukov would become parents for the second time. The actor announced this on social networks.
