Childhood and youth
Alexander Mikhailov was born in 1944 in a Russian town called Olovyannaya. He spent his childhood here, but when he entered the 7th grade, the family moved to Vladivostok. Since childhood, the future actor dreamed of enrolling in a nautical school. The first attempt was unsuccessful; Alexander was not accepted due to his young age, so he went to study to become a craftsman.
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Alexander Mikhailov in his youth
After college, the young man gets a job on a motor fishing boat and becomes an apprentice mechanic. He visited the waters of the Pacific Ocean, sailed the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan. Alexander liked this life, but at the request of his mother, he abandoned his hobby.
The guy’s love for theater arose after watching the play “Ivanov” based on the play by Anton Chekhov. The young man was fired up with a new dream and soon stormed the theater department of the Far Eastern Pedagogical Institute. At first, Mikhailov’s studies were not going well. The artist's talent began to emerge in the 2nd year.
Children and Grandchildren of Alexander Mikhailov
Alexander Mikhailov and his wife Oksana live a calm and measured life. Oksana’s youngest daughter and son from her first marriage live with them. Alexander Yakovlevich was born in 1944, October 5. This year he will turn 75 years old. The ancestors of Alexander Yakovlevich are Old Believers. He himself set the goal of living to 85 years without insanity. And although the actor was already on the very edge of the abyss, he does not lose heart. I recruited students. Now he says he has thirty children. He counts his four children and 26 students. He calls himself a rich man.
The age of Alexander Mikhailov’s wife cannot be determined immediately. She looks very young, but when they are close, you cannot think that she is his daughter. It is clear that they continue to love each other touchingly. Well, for Alexander Yakovlevich this is another reason to feel young and look at the level.
Alexander Mikhailov and his wife are raising their daughter Akulina. She still goes to school. There is also an illegitimate daughter, Nastya. A precocious girl, she already performs on the catwalk and dreams of becoming a model or actress. He is a second-year student at VGIK.
Oksana's son from her first marriage, Vladislav, calls Alexander Mikhailovich dad. The actor's eldest son, Konstantin, did not disappoint his father and became a director. His radio broadcasts are extremely popular with listeners. Alexander Mikhailov and his wife take part in the lives of all their children and their illegitimate daughter and eldest son Kostya.
The actor's biography is complex and confusing. I wanted to become a sailor, but became an actor. He loved one woman passionately, but found happiness in another. But he doesn't regret anything. Because I'm happy. Because he always acted honestly and did not cheat his soul.
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Theater
After graduating from the institute, Alexander receives an invitation to the Primorsky Regional Drama Theater. Here the actor successfully debuted on the professional stage, playing the role of Rodion Raskolnikov in the play “Crime and Punishment.” A year later, Mikhailov moved to the Saratov Academic Drama Theater, where he performed on stage for 10 years.
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In the early 80s, Vsevolod Yakut invited the actor to the Moscow Ermolova Theater. Mikhailov, without hesitation, accepts the offer and moves to the capital. The artist worked on this stage for 5 years.
From 1985 to 2006, the actor served at the Maly Theater. During this time, Mikhailov played in the plays “Children of Vanyushin”, “Tsar Ivan the Terrible”, “Uncle Vanya” and others.
In 2008, Alexander Yakovlevich created an acting workshop. The Soviet cinema star is taking an acting course at VGIK, giving preference to students who came from remote corners of Russia.
Son of Alexander Mikhailov - Konstantin
The son of Alexander Mikhailov, Konstantin, was born in 1969 from his first marriage to Vera Musatova. He was born when the couple already lived in Moscow and worked there. Today, Konstantin is already an adult man who has completely arranged his life. He graduated from directing and at one time worked in Oleg Tabakov’s “Tabakerka”. But now he works on the radio, hosts various music programs, and is building a career in this direction. He regularly communicates with his father, gets along well with his mother, that is, he already lives a completely independent life, and has repeatedly won various awards in the field of work.
Movies
The theater gave Mikhailov the necessary experience, and the film industry made him popular and recognizable. The artist’s film debut took place in 1973 in the film “It’s Stronger than Me.” The talented and convincing performance of Alexander Yakovlevich allowed him to become in demand in the world of cinema immediately after the first film.
In 1980, Mikhailov already had 14 paintings to his credit. His role in the film “Arriving” was of particular interest to the audience. The viewer also fell in love with the artist’s work in the films “White Raven”, “Singles are Provided with a Hostel”, “Guys!..”.
The actor earned popular love after participating in the film “Love and Doves.” The film was a stunning success with viewers and received positive reviews from critics, becoming the main work in the artist’s creative biography. Tall and sometimes awkward Mikhailov (height 191 cm, weight 68 kg) fit perfectly into the image of the rustic naive romantic Vasily Kuzyakin.
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Alexander Mikhailov in his youth in the film “Love and Doves”
“Snake Catcher” is another work in Mikhailov’s filmography, for which he received titles and awards. According to a survey by the Soviet Screen magazine, Alexander Yakovlevich was twice recognized as the best actor. Soon his photos appeared on the covers of the country's main film magazines.
In 1992, the artist decided to try his hand at directing, making the film “Just Don’t Go.” The main roles in the film were played by the creator himself and Elena Sotnikova.
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Mikhailov names the films of the 80s “Special Forces Squad” and “The Enchanted Wanderer” as his favorite works. Also a performer from 2009, despite the fact that she never appeared on the big screen.
The artist is equally convincing in dramatic and comedic roles, which is why directors willingly turn to him when creating melodramas and comedy series. In the new century, Mikhailov appeared in such projects as “Bless the Woman”, “Yesenin”, “Chinese Grandmother”, “Manna from Heaven”. The series with the participation of Alexander Yakovlevich “Love is not a potato” and “How to marry a millionaire” were especially loved by viewers.
Theater, cinema and first marriage
When he got goosebumps during the play, and at the end he cried, then he realized that he was living the wrong life. A month later, Mikhailov submitted documents to the acting department of the Far Eastern Institute of Arts. But he had to make a difficult journey to the top of acting fame.
At the beginning of his studies at the institute, he was a complete loser
At the beginning of his studies at the institute, he was a complete failure. His name was on the list for expulsion. But during this period in Mikhailov’s life, another fateful meeting took place again, which changed his future fate.
He met his future wife, Vera Musatova. Despite the absolute opposite: he comes from a simple family and a student who will soon be expelled, she is the daughter of an admiral and an excellent student, they fell in love with each other.
He met his future wife, Vera Musatova.
Vera began to help Alexander: she worked on his stage speech, taught him vocals and plastic arts. And yesterday’s student, who was about to be expelled, turned into the star of the course.
Musatova and Alexander Mikhailov got married - this is how the first serious story about his personal life appeared in the actor’s biography. Soon they had a son. But either by irony of fate, or by the laws of psychology, Musatova turned out to be Mikhailov’s second mother - just as strict and categorical.
Musatova and Alexander Mikhailov got married
She could not be called affectionate and tender. Despite this, their marriage lasted about 30 years, albeit with some breaks in the relationship.
Vera constantly followed her husband and supported him in all his endeavors. At first, Mikhailov’s acting career was in no hurry to go up. There were no roles that would have brought him fame. And then Musatova got down to business. She got a job that solved many problems. Her position as the daughter of not poor parents played a role.
Vera constantly followed her husband and supported him in all his endeavors.
Musatova worked as head of the press service of two cinematography ministers. Then it was called Goskino. Then she continued her career in the press service of the Union of Cinematographers.
Where Musatova worked, they supervised the planning of films, their financing and, most importantly, the distribution of roles among the actors. This became Mikhailov’s ticket to big cinema. Then the film “This Is Stronger than Me” was released, where Alexander played his first leading role.
From that time on, the actor’s name never left the posters. Later in Mikhailov’s life there was recognition, success and a lot of awards. Well, the film “Love and Doves” became a brilliant triumph. To date, the filmography of actor Alexander Mikhailov includes 75 films with his participation.
Personal life
Classmate Vera Musatova is the actor’s first wife. The couple got married in 1968. A year after the wedding, the couple had their first child, Konstantin. The son followed in his father’s footsteps and became a director, now successfully broadcasting on the radio. Alexander lived with Vera for many years, but despite this, the family broke up.
The actor has an illegitimate heiress, Anastasia Mikhailova. She was born in 1991 from Alexander’s relationship with his acting colleague Olga Kuznetsova. The artist left for his second beloved immediately after his divorce from Vera, but did not register the relationship. Later, the screen star tried to return to his first family, but it didn’t work out.
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And in the late 90s, a fateful meeting took place with his third lover - the widow of actor Vladimir Vasilyev Oksana Vasilyeva. Alexander's wife is a physician by training.
Today the artist’s personal life is settled, the couple is happily married. Alexander adopted Vlad, Oksana's son from his first union. In 2002, the woman gave her husband a daughter, Miroslava, who received the name Aquilina at baptism. Despite her young age, the girl is already known as a successful model.
Despite the fact that the actor is constantly busy, he still tries to devote a lot of time and attention to children. Alexander Yakovlevich is especially close to both daughters.
Alexander Mikhailov’s wife – photo
Oksana Mikhailova is the former wife of actor Vladimir Vasiliev, who died in 1993. Profession: doctor. The Vasiliev and Mikhailov families knew each other for many years. When her husband died, the first person to respond to the young widow’s grief was Alexander Mikhailov. They started dating and hid their feelings from prying eyes for six years. Oksana knew that he had a family and did not demand anything in return for her love.
At that time, Mikhailov’s relationship with his first wife Vera Musatova was not going well. One of the qualities the actor has in common with his characters in films is his gentleness of character. Mikhailov’s ex-wife is a tough and businesslike woman. Oksana is completely different, soft, affectionate, calm. So they got together and started a new life.
The son from his first marriage, Kostya, was very upset by his parents’ divorce. For a long time he could not forgive his father for leaving him for another woman. Years passed and now, having matured, he understood and forgave his father.
Alexander Mikhailov now
Now the screen star is full of creative plans and ideas. Despite the fact that he celebrated his 75th birthday in 2020, the artist plans to continue directing in the future. According to the actor, the most important thing in a movie is a good script, and Alexander Yakovlevich already has one. This is the plot of Yuri Bondarev’s book “The Bermuda Triangle”.
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The main acting premiere of 2020 was for Alexander Mikhailov the war film “One Hundred Days of Freedom,” where he played the main role.
His hero is Pyotr Avdeich, a former political prisoner who was released before the war. Ahead lies the advance of German troops and occupation, but the man intends to fight for his freedom.
Alexander Mikhailov – actor and singer
Alexander Mikhailov was loved for his beautiful images of ordinary Russian men. The films in which the actor starred can be watched endlessly. But few people know that the actor plays the guitar and sings. In Soviet times, many actors toured cities and performed in front of audiences of workers, students, and collective farmers.
Alexander Mikhailov's speeches were always very informative. Especially when he picked up a guitar and sang. According to reader polls, the Soviet Screen magazine twice recognized Alexander Mikhailov as the best actor.
Filmography
- 1977 — “Coming”
- 1980 — “White Raven”
- 1981 — “Carnival”
- 1981 - “Guys!..”
- 1983 - “Singles are provided with a hostel”
- 1984 — “Love and Doves”
- 1987 — “Special Forces Squad”
- 1990 — “The Enchanted Wanderer”
- 1992 — “Just don’t go”
- 2003 - “Bless the Woman”
- 2010 — “Chinese Grandma”
- 2012 — “How to Marry a Millionaire”
- 2013 — “Love is not a potato”
- 2014 — “Poddubny”
- 2018 — “One Hundred Days of Freedom”
Son of Alexander Mikhailov - Vladislav
The son of Alexander Mikhailov - Vladislav is not the biological son of Alexander Mikhailov, because he was adopted by the actor after he married his second wife Oksana Vasilyeva. She is a doctor, but this did not stop her from connecting her fate with a famous actor. Vlad almost immediately got along with his new father, given that he lost his own due to the death of the latter. Today Vlad is already an adult, although little is known about him. One can only add that Mikhailov did absolutely the right thing when he decided to adopt the son of his beloved woman, because when you connect your life with a person, you need to accept him along with the children.
Daughter of Alexander Mikhailov - Anastasia
The daughter of Alexander Mikhailov, Anastasia, is the illegitimate daughter of the actor. She appeared as a result of Mikhailov’s relationship with actress Olga Kuznetsova. Now she is already an independent adult woman who has also chosen the path of an actress. However, with parents like hers, it cannot be otherwise; her father and mother are involved in acting. She bears her father’s surname, acts in films, regularly communicates with him, maintains a warm relationship with him, apparently understands that sometimes in life it happens that connections are brief, and parents do not always stay together. So Alexander can be proud of another actress daughter.
