The mark of an impostor: how the life of Timur Eremeev was changed by the scandal with the family of Spartak Mishulin

Biography

Timur Eremeev got a taste of fame when he starred in the sitcom “Kitchen” and the sequels and spin-offs that followed, which received record ratings. But he hardly imagined that real fame would come to him not as an actor, but as a person involved in a scandalous story in which passions raged stronger than in the movies. Today, a man who has no right to mention his relationship with Spartak Mishulin says that sooner or later the secret becomes clear.

Thoughtful PR or childish grievances

Timur Eremeev, an aspiring film theater artist, became popular by starring in the serial film “Kitchen” and “Hotel Eleon”. Real passions around his person flared up after a frank interview with the glossy publication Caravan of Stories.

The guy admitted that his real father’s name is Spartak Mishulin. He also shared his childhood memories of his first meeting with his father and fun walks together.

Timur first saw his eminent relative, Spartak Mishulin, at the age of five. This happened after another production at the Satire Theater, where his mother Tatyana Eremeeva brought him. The woman herself claims that since 1971 she had a romantic relationship with Spartak.

In her free time from work, she went on tour with him, to rehearsals, and brought hot food to the dressing room. Eremeev’s mother is completely sure that her Timur is Mishulin’s own son.

An article with sensational material went on sale on August 25, and on September 17, Mishulin’s legitimate daughter Karina sued Eremeev for libel and for the word “son,” which was repeatedly mentioned in his interview. For more than a month, both “affected” parties corresponded on social networks, trying to find a way out of this confusing story.

Childhood and youth

The homeland of the TV star is Korolev near Moscow, or more precisely, the nearby village of Pervomaisky. The actor was born here and graduated from 9th grade. The family lived in a wooden two-story building without running water, in the area of the 1 May factory, where my mother worked as an engineer.

According to Eremeev, the name was given to him by the main character of Arkady Gaidar’s book “Timur and His Team.” From early childhood, the boy wrote poems and songs, combined classes at a regular school with studies at a music school, and also dreamed of the stage. This desire led him to the capital: for a full secondary education, Timur went to school No. 232, to the theater class at the Shchepkinsky School.

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Timur Eremeev in childhood
Having received his matriculation certificate, the young man immediately entered the 2nd year of this cradle of actors, to Vladimir Seleznev. A year later, Eremeev joined the ranks of students at the Institute of Humanitarian Education and Information Technologies, ending up in the workshop of People's Artist of the Russian Federation Vladimir Korenev. Timur also managed to be in the “army” - he served his military service as part of the troupe of the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army.

In my father's footsteps

After studying, Eremeev served in the army. He was part of the CATRA artists. He remained in the theater of the Russian Army even after completing his military service. He played many roles there.

Interestingly, Spartak Mishulin also served, only at the artillery school. He thought they taught acting there. There he organized an art club. He was subsequently helped to become an actor by his uncle, who gave the name to his nephew, born out of wedlock. But let's return to Timur Eremeev.

He made his film debut in 2004. This was the film "Unequal Marriage". The most notable works are the series “Kitchen” and its spin-off, “Hotel “Eleon””.

Timur Eremeev played the receptionist Yegor, who enjoys authority among the entire hotel staff. He has his own secret - when he was young, he served time in prison for participating in theft. Only Mikhail Dzhekovich knows about this. Sometimes he uses Yegor's services in sensitive matters.

Actor Timur Eremeev continues to act in films and play in the theater. His best roles are yet to come. This is facilitated by beautiful appearance, tall stature and talent.

Personal life

Timur hid his personal life from prying eyes for a long time; now he pleases Instagram subscribers with photographs of scenes of his family idyll. The actor also has a page on Facebook.

His wife Olga is a PR and advertising manager by training, her first friend, adviser and critic. The couple are raising a daughter, Nika.

According to Eremeev, no matter what happens in life, he is sure that he can always count on his soulmate. When her husband found himself at the epicenter of events related to Spartak Mishulin, Olga turned to Karina with a request not to drag Timur’s name into the mud and stop bringing dummies to television.

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Timur Eremeev and his wife and daughter
If they have free time, the family loves to travel, prefers Europe, but does not like Asia.

Based on subjective experience, Eremeev considers himself an agnostic, a person who neither blindly believes in God nor denies higher powers. Timur is a strong man (height 190 cm, weight 86 kg), a fan of the Spartak football club, and is not afraid of extreme sports such as flying in a wind tunnel and fly yoga on the roof.

Theater and films

Since demobilization, Timur has been loyal to the Theater of the Russian Army. According to the institution’s website, the actor plays in the productions of “Filumena Marturano”, “Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich”, “Madam Minister”.

Eremeev’s name is also indicated on the posters of the Millennium Theater. With Nadezhda Angarskaya and Oscar Kuchera he appears on stage in the play “Cunning Man for Hire”, and in the Optimistic Theater project “Date for Four” - with Svetlana Permyakova.

The artist was introduced to the producer’s production called “Husband for an Hour” urgently and via video link, but he ended up in a pleasant environment with Marina Fedunkiv and Roman Bogdanov.

Unlike many colleagues who do not see the difference between theater and the silver screen, Timur believes that these are two different professions and both bring pleasure.

The young man’s film debut took place in 2004 in the series “Unequal Marriage”, and in 2007 the actor got an episode in the film “Nostalgia for the Future”. Then his creative biography was supplemented by films with minor roles, as well as the film “ALSIB. Secret route", TV series "Moscow. Three stations" and "Farewell, my love!"

In 2020, viewers began to recognize Timur on the streets thanks to the role of receptionist Yegor in the fun series “Kitchen” that broke all imaginable popularity records. In the image of the same character, the artist joined the team of the spin-off of “Kitchen” - “Hotel Eleon”. He was accompanied on the set by Diana Pozharskaya, Milos Bikovich, Olga Kuzmina, and Victor Khorinyak.

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Timur Eremeev, Svetlana Permyakova and Evgeniy Rost
Egor is a funny character with a dark past: he served time in prison for theft, but enjoys authority from the management. Mikhail Dzhekovich (Grigory Siyatvinda), manager of the Eleon Hotel, uses the guy for delicate purposes, for example, if he needs to penetrate somewhere, open something, or obtain the necessary information.

The work of the receptionist is routine, Timur recalled. Therefore, after reading the script, he “immediately began to think about what features to give Egor” in order to interest the viewer.

In 2020, new projects appeared in Eremeev’s filmography - small roles in the comedy “Call DiCaprio” and the detective series “Unknown”.

In addition, at the end of September, Timur published a photo on Instagram in which he holds a hotel room sign in his teeth asking not to disturb. From the commentary on the photo it follows that this is an announcement of the release of the 3rd season of “Hotel Eleon”.

In 2018, receptionist Egor moved from Eleon to Grand. The film is billed as a direct continuation of the sitcom with new situations and characters.

The melodrama “The New Man” is a story about a former hockey player starting his life from scratch. Tatyana Arntgolts starred in an unexpected comedic role. Timur appeared in the guise of a suspicious lawyer who sees conspiracy everywhere. The picture was created in the midst of the actor’s proceedings with his half-sister, and Eremeev admitted that during this time he had seen all sorts of lawyers - both professionals and clowns.

What is known about Timur Eremeev?

Timur Eremeev was born on November 17, 1983 in the village of Pervomaisky near Moscow. Since childhood, he was fond of music, wrote poetry, and attended music school. After the ninth grade, he moved to Moscow school No. 232, to a special theater class at the Higher Theater School named after M. S. Shchepkin. After school, he entered Sliver immediately as a second year student.

Question answer

What is Dmitry Shepelev's new show about? In his third year, Eremeev transferred to the Institute of Humanitarian Education and Information Technologies (IGUMO). He served in the military service in the team of artists of the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army (CATRA).

After completing his military service, Eremeev remained in the CATRA troupe. He participated in such productions as “Much Ado About Nothing”, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, “The Inventive Lover”, “Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schweik”, etc.

Timur Eremeev’s debut work on television was the series “Unequal Marriage,” in which he starred in 2004. In 2007, he got a minor role in Sergei Tarasov’s “Nostalgia for the Future.” In 2012, Eremeev played in the film “Alsib. Secret route" and the series "Moscow. Three stations." In 2014, Timur played one of the central roles in Alena Zvantsova’s “Farewell, Beloved!”

In 2020, Eremeev received one of the main roles in the sketch comedy from STS “This is Love.” The actor got into the project by accident. Initially, he was invited to the casting for the fourth season of “Kitchen”, but it didn’t work out with this series then. The recording of the audition went to other STS producers, and as a result, Eremeev ended up in “This is Love.”

In 2020, the actor finally got a role in the series “Kitchen” and participated in the filming of the fifth and sixth seasons, after which he moved to a “daughter” project: the spin-off “Hotel Eleon”. In 2020, Eremeev played the title role in the detective series “Unknown” on TV-3 and continued to star in “Hotel Eleon”, playing the role of a receptionist in the second and third seasons. In the same year, Timur appeared in another STS project: the comedy series “New Man”, where his partners on the set were Vladimir Epifantsev , Tatyana Arntgolts and Maxim Vitorgan .

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Timur Eremeev is married. Together with his wife Olga, he is raising his daughter Nika.

A television

In the summer of 2019, Timur turned from the hero of the show into a TV presenter. The program “Family Secrets” aired in prime time on Channel One. Eremeev, whose personal secret became public knowledge, talked about strangers. It was about what, in general, was already known, but the information was presented from a different angle, based on new facts that no one suspected.

The objects of investigation were the inheritance of Leonid Brezhnev and Lyudmila Gurchenko, the mysterious deaths of Zoya Fedorova and Elina Bystritskaya. The film crew worked in the archives and met with witnesses to the events. The actor emphasized that the goal of the program is not another scandal, but an honest and thoughtful conversation, clarification of details. In addition, this is an excellent opportunity for those who do not agree with the official point of view to speak out.

Karina Mishulina, with whom Timur spoke about his relationship, having learned about his career rise, said that the guy had achieved his goal. There is supposedly an influential lobby behind Eremeev, putting pressure even on judges. The actor responded that he was not going to discuss “the wildest nonsense,” and Karina could continue to fantasize.

Scandalous releases of “Let Them Talk”

Having learned about the presence of a “brother,” Karina and Valentina Mishulin were perplexed and considered the words of their newly made relative absurd. The wife of the People's Artist of the RSFSR began to have health problems against the backdrop of such an unexpected event. In order to somehow reach Timur Eremeev, Karina agreed to participate in the popular project “Let Them Talk.”

It is noted on the Internet that in photo collages one can easily see the similarities between the famous Soviet artist Spartak Mishulin and actor Timur Eremeev.

In addition to Mishulin’s daughter, her husband and lawyer Maya, Spartak’s stage colleagues, cultural figures, as well as experts: physiognomists and psychoanalysts were present in the studio.

The audience was very skeptical of Karina. Dmitry Borisov opened the live broadcast with the words: “Son or impostor?”

Karina Mishulina was the first to enter the studio with a package of documents, which she submitted to the court for further proceedings. She told those present in the hall that she had been playing in the Satire Theater since she was 4 years old. Her famous father brought her there and they spent all their working time together, including the segment from home to the stage.

The girl had two exciting questions that haunted her: “Why didn’t Timur come to Spartak 12 years ago while he was still alive” and “For what purpose does he allow himself to claim a blood relationship with her father throughout the whole country?” .

Most studio viewers attacked Karina, considering her claims inappropriate. Because in the photographs the similarity between the two men was noticeable to the naked eye.

At the same time, the similarity is observed only in photographs taken in adolescence, and in children's and adult photos, the “father” and “son” are absolutely not similar. Here the opinions of physiognomists differed. Mishulina specially lifted her father’s personal diaries from the archive to find some information about a possible relative, but there was no mention of him in them.

Timur’s statement that he kept an authentic copy of the last script for Spartacus, which he allegedly received just before the actor’s death, turned out to be contradictory. Karina’s husband brought to the show the same document with notes and phone numbers of the artists who were involved in the production.

Eremeev's uncertain exit

After the accusers spoke, Timur Eremeev, who considers himself the son of Spartak Mishulin, entered the studio. The actor immediately said that he would not argue with anyone or make excuses, he has his own truth in which he believes.

He continued to say that his mother introduced him to the famous artist and they often communicated. Moreover, he is sure that Karina and her mother Valentina knew about his existence.

Timur's mother supported him online via Skype. The woman's face was not shown at her request. Tatyana calmly answered all the questions from the studio guests and tried not to pay attention to the barbs.

On the second broadcast of the talk show “Let Them Talk,” Eremeev brought an impressive stack of telegrams from Spartak, which indicated the time to contact him. After a thorough analysis, experts were able to find out that the dates of the telegrams completely coincided with the artist’s tour.

Solution to the problem - DNA test

After much persuasion, Mishulina agreed to undergo a DNA test. For this purpose, a hat was taken - a theatrical prop from Spartak and Eremeev’s saliva. The result of the DNA study showed inaccurate information; the coincidence of the biological material was 50%. For Timur, this answer was encouraging, but Karina was furious.

After much ordeal, the girl came to the diagnostic center with her father’s concert costume, from which new microparticles were taken. She also donated blood from a finger prick to obtain more accurate data.

The third issue of “Let Them Talk” brought together specialized experts who had already participated in similar proceedings to analyze in detail all the intricacies of the genetic test.

While they were waiting for the results of the research to be announced, Eremeev’s lawyers provided one more piece of evidence - a joint photograph of Timur and Spartak dressed in Carlson’s suit. It was she who hung above Mishulin’s dressing table and repeatedly appeared in video interviews.

At the end of the third issue of “Let Them Talk,” Karina Mishulina came out and continued to stand her ground – she claimed that Timur was an impostor. Following her came an underlining expert who would have to compare the signatures in the Spartacus scripts available on both sides.

The long-awaited ending

The result of a story that lasted several months was a DNA examination. Karina Mishulina, the daughter of the famous artist, provided the theatrical costume of Spartak Vasilyevich for the examination.

According to the results of DNA testing, the probability that actor Timur Eremeev is the biological son of Spartak Mishulin was 99.9%.

Right in the studio of the “Let Them Talk” program, presenter Dmitry Borisov unwrapped the long-awaited envelope with DNA test data.

The outcome of the story, which worried all of Russia for months, became happy for Timur Eremeev. However, the actor said that he did not need the inheritance of his star father, he just wanted to prove to everyone that he really was the son of Spartak Mishulin.

Illegitimate son of Spartak Mishulin

In the early fall of 2017, Timur gave an interview to the magazine “Caravan of Stories”, in which he stated that he was the son of Spartak Mishulin, People’s Artist of the RSFSR. The parents allegedly met in 1971 in Vologda, the mother’s homeland and the location where the film “Property of the Republic” was filmed. The relationship that began lasted for many years, Tatyana even went on tour with her lover.

Timur remembers meeting his famous father. He was 5 years old when he got behind the scenes of the Satire Theater, where Spartak Vasilyevich served. After this, the boy often came to the theater with his mother, and after the performances, the three of them went for a walk.

Eremeev had never advertised his relationship before, even his grandmother had no idea, although in her little grandson she saw a resemblance to the star of Soviet screens. As evidence, Timur provided a photograph of him and his father in the guise of Carlson behind the scenes of the theater. In my family home I also keep a cigarette pack on which my mother drew Mishulin when she was traveling with him on the train.

The statement outraged the actor’s daughter Karina Mishulina so much that, accusing her possible brother of libel, she filed a lawsuit demanding an apology, refutation of information and compensation for moral damage. Until now, the woman was considered the only heir of Spartak Vasilyevich.

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Timur Eremeev and Spartak Mishulin
Timur and Karina met in the talk show “Let Them Talk,” where serious passions flared up. Mishulin’s daughter called Eremeev an impostor and accused him of wanting to promote himself using someone else’s name. The young man hastened to apologize to the possible sister and wife of Spartak Vasilyevich, but added:

“I do not refuse a single word, I am ready to answer for all my words. How can the story of my life offend and offend anyone at all?”

Viewers of the show doubted the veracity of Timur's words. The fact is that Karina practically lived in the theater since childhood and sooner or later would have crossed paths with her new brother, but this did not happen.

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Tatyana Eremeeva virtually supported her son. The talk show showed an interview in which a woman opens up about her relationship with Mishulin. The face of Timur’s mother was not filmed, but the host of “Let Them Talk” Dmitry Borisov tried to convince the audience of the sincerity of Tatyana’s words, allegedly she cried during filming.

To dot the i’s, according to tradition, a DNA test was carried out on the program. According to the result of the examination, Eremeev is indeed the biological son of Spartak Mishulin. Timur immediately posted on Instagram words of gratitude to the support group, which included star lawyer Alexander Dobrovinsky.

“Many illegitimate children are embarrassed by their status, although it is certainly not their fault that they were born. They cannot withdraw themselves or invent a false biography. Absolutely every person has the right to speak openly about themselves and their parents, I want to repeat this again,” the actor later said.

Timur insisted that he did not lay claim to either the inheritance of his famous father or his family name. However, this did not stop Karina. The woman obtained a court decision, which stated that the examination was not carried out, the relationship between Mishulin and Eremeev was not legally confirmed. This means that Timur has no right to call himself the son of Spartak Vasilyevich.

Working to break

Eremeev quickly got used to the new workplace, where Shepelev had recently been in charge.
Photo: Instagram 36-year-old Timur Eremeev is now on First every weekday evening. Broadcasts for the entire week are traditionally recorded over two filming days. This was the case with the former host of the “Actually” project, Dmitry Shepelev.

The show “Actually” is the second presenter in the three years of the program’s existence, and again with a scandalous reputation. More precisely, scandalously positive. Dmitry Shepelev, we recall, was drawn into a showdown with the missing money of a charitable foundation, which was collected for the treatment of his common-law wife. The court put the finishing touches on this scandal - Shepelev had nothing to do with it.

And Timur Eremeev became the public’s favorite after a series of “Let Them Talk” programs. Two and a half years ago, Timur said in an interview that he was the illegitimate son of People’s Artist Spartak Mishulin. There were a lot of broadcasts, as a result, the host of “Let Them Talk” Dmitry Borisov announced the results of the DNA examination: “The probability that Timur Eremeev is the son of Spartak Mishulin is 99.99%.”

Timur Eremeev now

One of the main news of the beginning of 2020 is that Dmitry Shepelev is leaving Channel One. The father of Zhanna Friske’s child hosted the “Actually” program for 2.5 years, a kind of confrontation between people who wanted to sort things out, find out a secret, or admit something themselves.

In discussions about the merits of the project, many copies have been broken, but one thing is indisputable - the show has its own considerable audience. Therefore, the question naturally arose as to who would take the place of Shepelev, who is now promoting his own YouTube channel. The answer was found immediately - Timur Eremeev will ask questions to the participants and experts.

In addition, Timur and his colleague Denis Demin devote a lot of time to the development of the “Let's quickly!” channel. This is a 10-minute blitz interview with celebrities, accompanied by various “bonuses” for the hero and the audience.

Son or impostor

In 2020, Timur Eremeev publicly declared himself the illegitimate son of Spartak Mishulin and a huge scandal immediately broke out; neither daughter Karina Mishulina nor widow Valentina Mishulina wanted to admit their relationship with the young man.

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And the widow of the famous actor filed a lawsuit against Timur for the protection of honor and dignity, but her claim was completely rejected by the Tushinsky court. Karina even wanted to exhume her father in order to prove the absence of any family ties.