Who is Igor Petrenko
Viewers remember Russian film and theater actor Igor Petrovich Petrenko well from his military characters in the films “Star”, “Cadets”, “Driver for Vera”.
Russian actor Igor Petrenko
Now Petrenko’s filmography already includes about 60 diverse roles in films and TV series, he is a member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia and a Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation.
Biography of Igor Petrenko
It’s not for nothing that Igor Petrenko suits his military uniform so well and is successful in the roles of army commanders. Several generations of men chose a military career in the Petrenko family.
Family: Petrenko's parents
Since childhood, Igor had before his eyes the example of his father, a colonel of the Soviet troops, and his colleagues. From an early age the boy knew what military bearing was. Petrenko’s mother is an English translator. She is an avid theatergoer and tried to instill a love for this type of art in her children.
Igor in childhood, father and mother Petrenko
Igor has an older sister, Irina. The Petrenko family ended up in the GDR through their father’s service, just before the birth of their son. They lived there for three years, practically without leaving the garrison territory. In 1980 they returned to Moscow.
Igor in childhood and youth
In his childhood, nothing fascinated Igor more than sports. He practiced judo, sambo, and artistic gymnastics. At school, my favorite subject was English, thanks to my mother. As a teenager, Petrenko got involved with a dysfunctional group of older guys.
Childhood photos of Igor Petrenko
Igor was fifteen years old when he ended up in the Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention center for complicity in murder, where he spent about a year. Considering his minority and the fact that he came under the influence of adult comrades, the court gave Petrenko a suspended sentence.
Igor Petrenko in his youth
Igor’s father hoped that his son would continue the military dynasty, but after “Matrosskaya Silence” the path to military school was closed for him. The guy decided to enter a theater university.
Career of Igor Petrenko: films and roles
In 1996, Igor was enrolled in the Shchepkinsky School, having passed a difficult selection among many applicants. Having received his diploma in 2000, Petrenko joined the Maly Theater troupe.
Theatrical roles of Petrenko
Igor skipped the stage of extras; he was immediately introduced into several performances in minor roles. But the rapidly developing film career fascinated the actor more than the stage, and he was forced to leave the theater.
Igor Petrenko and Ekaterina Klimova in “Leningrad Romance”
Igor is well remembered by theatergoers from the private production of “Leningrad Romance”, where he played together with Ekaterina Klimova, from the dramas “Blizzard” (Maly Theater) and “Arc de Triomphe” (Theatrium on Serpukhovka).
The best roles of Igor Petrenko in films
Igor began acting in films during his final year at Sliver. His first two roles in the films “Conditioned Reflex” and “The Black Room,” released in 2000, did not bring him widespread fame. The next work in the series “Moscow Windows” turned out to be more successful.
Igor Petrenko, “Moscow Windows”
Real popularity and a well-deserved award came to the young actor already in 2002 after the premiere of the military drama “Star”. There were about a hundred applicants for the role of Lieutenant Travkin. But director Nikolai Lebedev was able to discern genuine drama in Igor’s play and approved the then inexperienced actor for the main role.
Igor Petrenko, “Zvezda”
Until now, film critics consider this work to be the best in Petrenko’s career. She brought him several of the most prestigious cinematic awards:
- prize of the international festival “Constellation-2002” (“Best male debut”);
- prize of the international festival “Brigantine-2003” (“Best role in the first plan”);
- youth award "Triumph" ("Best Young Actor");
- national film award “Nika” (“Discovery of the Year”);
- State Prize of the Russian Federation, awarded by the President.
The character of Lieutenant Travkin opened the way for the actor to big cinema and made Petrenko the main contender for military roles. In 2003, he starred in two top-rated projects, “The Best City on Earth” and “Carmen.”
Igor Petrenko, “Carmen”
In 2004, five films with his participation were released, the most significant of which was the drama “Driver for Vera.” After this work, Petrenko became one of the highest paid actors in Russia.
Igor Petrenko, “Driver for Vera”
All his characters are strong individuals, capable of noble deeds. The role of Taras Bulba’s youngest son Andria in the historical drama “Taras Bulba” brought Igor a prize from the festival “Vivat, Cinema of Russia!” for "Best Actor".
Igor Petrenko, Taras Bulba
Film buffs will remember his image of Sergei Filatov, nicknamed “Borman,” who went back in time with his friends in the fantastic war film “We are from the Future 2.” In the detective series "Sherlock Holmes" Igor presented his vision of a brilliant detective. True, viewers' opinions about this work were divided.
Igor Petrenko in the films “We are from the future 2”, “Viking”
In one of the most expensive Russian projects, “Viking,” Igor played Prince Yaropolk’s warrior, Varyazhko. Today Petrenko is one of the most sought-after actors in Russian cinema.
Was there a boy?
Ekaterina Klimova cheated on her husband with Roman Arkhipov. // Photo: Starface
Igor Petrenko admitted in an interview that his relationship with his wife began to deteriorate due to his too busy work schedule. Since 2008, the actor was constantly traveling and rarely saw Catherine and the children. During the filming of the TV series Sherlock Holmes, the actor began to have problems with alcohol. Igor Petrenko began to avoid communication with his wife and often quarreled with her. Ekaterina Klimova decided to leave her husband for a while in order to understand herself. However, her scandalous photographs with Roman Arkhipov became another test for the couple. Igor Petrenko, although he does not trust gossip, still admits the thought of his wife cheating. However, the actor believes that between Ekaterina Klimova and Roman Arkhipov there could have been only a fleeting connection, and not the romance that journalists attribute to them.
Personal life of Igor Petrenko
In the personal life of Igor Petrenko there were three official marriages. Each time the actor entered into a relationship, hoping to create a friendly and strong family.
Petrenko's first wife - Irina Leonova
Igor met the future actress Irina Leonova upon entering a theater university. As soon as they received their diplomas in 2000, they immediately signed their names. The newlyweds wanted to go on a honeymoon and the two of them got jobs as waiters in a restaurant. They couldn’t even afford a rented apartment; the young people lived with Igor’s parents.
Igor Petrenko and Irina Leonova
But marital happiness was short-lived; Petrenko met Ekaterina Klimova. At the beginning of 2004, Igor divorced Irina Leonova, who later married actor Evgeny Tsyganov.
Petrenko's ex-wife - Ekaterina Klimova
Petrenko first met Ekaterina Klimova on the set of the film “Moscow Windows”. The feelings that flared up between them did not continue then; both were not free and returned to their families.
Igor Petrenko and Ekaterina Klimova
But two years later, fate brought them together again to work on the series “The Best City on Earth.” Both realized that everything was serious. Petrenko divorced his wife, Klimova broke up with her wealthy husband, businessman Ilya Khoroshilov.
Igor Petrenko with Ekaterina Klimova
On December 31, 2004, the lovers got married, they were called the most beautiful couple in Russian cinema, and were often compared to the Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The couple starred together in several projects, gave birth to two sons, Igor also raised Katya’s daughter from her first marriage.
Igor Petrenko and Ekaterina Klimova broke up
In 2013, information appeared that they did not live together. At that time, Ekaterina, who had left to film the melodrama “Love in the City 3,” was suspected of having an affair with Roman Arkhipov, the lead singer of the Chelsea group. Disagreements began in the family. Igor stayed in the Moscow apartment, Katya moved with the children to a country house. In the summer of 2014, the marriage was dissolved; the former spouses do not comment on the reasons for the divorce.
Igor Petrenko's wife - Kristina Brodskaya
Igor met actress from St. Petersburg Kristina Brodskaya in 2012 during the filming of the film “Sherlock Holmes”. But a serious romance between them began in 2014, after Petrenko’s divorce from his former wife Ekaterina Klimova.
Igor Petrenko and Kristina Brodskaya
Christina is thirteen years younger than Igor. In September 2020, they legalized their relationship and got married. The celebration took place in the city of Kaliningrad, where only the closest were invited (friends, parents and sons of Igor from a previous marriage).
Ekaterina Klimova and Gela Meskhi. Marriage by chance?
In early June, 37-year-old Ekaterina Klimova was legally married to 29-year-old Georgian actor Gela Meskhi, and four months later again. The star couple lives together, nothing is wrong, but only the lazy don’t talk about the newly-made family. And the difficult financial situation, which forced them to take the children out of the Pavlovsk gymnasium, and work for wear, and constant scandals with obscenities, which are caused by the rude and arrogant Gela.
Many are wondering how long the marriage of Ekaterina Klimova and Gela Meskhi will last; their “difference” simply cannot help but be striking. Wait and see. And the actress herself considers happiness to be a fickle unit and does not like to look into the future. She knows how to be happy here and now.
After all, the main source of her happiness is her children, and Ekaterina Klimova has four of them. The actress gave birth to Lisa from Ilya Khoroshilov, Korney and Matvey from Igor Petrenko, and Bella from Gela Meskhi.
This is Ekaterina Klimova, whose personal life is interesting to both men and women. The first are attracted by the tenderness, mystery and romanticism of nature, and the second - by her ability to be a real woman.
Children of Igor Petrenko
Actor Igor Petrenko is a father of many children; he has two sons and two daughters. Despite being busy in cinema, he tries to devote all his free time to his children.
Sons of Petrenko and Ekaterina Klimova
The eldest son of the actor, Matvey Petrenko, was born on November 21, 2006. Even before the baby was born, the couple made a mutual decision to name him by this name. In addition, they were then renting an apartment on Matveevskaya Street in the capital’s Matveevskoye microdistrict.
Sons of Igor Petrenko: Matvey and Korney
In 2008, the couple had a second boy, Korney. They didn’t name him right away; they couldn’t decide on a name for a long time. The brothers are very similar to each other in appearance and character, like their dad in childhood, they are fond of sports.
Igor Petrenko with his sons and daughter Ekaterina Klimova
After their parents separate, the boys live with their mother in a country house. Igor spends a lot of time with his sons, all three of them even starred in films; Matvey and Korney played little Cossacks in the film “The Last Janissary.”
Daughters married to Kristina Brodskaya
On December 24, 2014, Igor and Christina had a baby girl, Sofia-Karolina. This name was a compromise solution, since Igor wanted to name his daughter Sofia, and his wife Karolina.
Igor and Christina with their daughter Sofia-Karolina
At the end of January 2020, the couple had a second daughter; they keep her name a secret. Igor now generally tries not to talk to journalists about his loved ones; his previous relationships gave rise to too many rumors.
Divorce?
The relationship between Igor Petrenko and Ekaterina Klimova is further complicated by the fact that they play together in the theater and star in the New Year’s comedy “Seven Wishes.” During tours, the actors live in different rooms and try not to intersect. However, in Nadym, Igor Petrenko could not contain his emotions and created a scandal for his unfaithful wife. According to employees of the Agat Hotel, the actor knocked down the door of Ekaterina Klimova’s room, broke dishes and broke furniture. Nevertheless, after the incident, the director of the film “Seven Desires,” in which Klimova and Petrenko starred in common scenes, said that they would work together, as agreed in advance. So perhaps the couple still has a chance for reconciliation. At least none of the spouses has filed for divorce yet.
Source: wday.ru
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