Actually, he got into cinema when he was a boy. Alexey was 14 when a friend, infected by the magical atmosphere of cinema, found out that the film studio was holding a casting: they were looking for a boy of about 14 years old for the future film “Come and See”. It was he who invited his friend Lekha to audition - for company, so that it would not be scary.
At the casting, the director asked the future artist to imagine that his mother died: on this sofa. And he pointed towards the empty couch. Kravchenko rushed to the piece of furniture, sobbing and lamenting “Mommy, Mommy!” The young actor was photographed and sent to the next stage.
Mom, when she heard this story from her son, did not believe that he could be hired as an actor, and even began to console him in advance, saying: there were no actors in our family... But over and over again he passed more and more difficult tests and, was finally approved.
Not an actor yet
Come and See (1985)
But a year of difficult filming had a negative impact on his studies. Teachers never accepted Kravchenko, who graduated from the eighth grade, into the ninth grade: too many absences, very low performance! After some thought, the guy realized that his mother alone would not raise him and decided to earn money himself.
First of all, Kravchenko went to study at a vocational school to become a milling machine operator. A year later, he got a job at a factory by profession and didn’t think about cinema. At 18, as expected, he joined the army. He joined the navy and returned three years later as a sergeant major. All this time, his beloved woman was waiting for him, who after the army would become his wife - Alice.
Alexey Kravchenko
Biography
Alexey Kravchenko is a Russian actor, star of the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov. He became famous on screen for his roles in the films “Brigade”, “Star”, “Special Forces”. Holder of the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, which was awarded to the actor in 2007.
Alexey Evgenievich Kravchenko was born in October 1969 in the Moscow region. My mother raised my son. The father left the family for another woman when his son was little.
Actor Alexey Kravchenko
Alexey grew up as a hooligan boy, but as he grew older he caused his mother less and less trouble. At school, Kravchenko became seriously interested in music. I learned to play the guitar in elementary school. As a teenager he created VIA. The guys sang Soviet hits and succeeded well in this.
In addition to music, young Alexey Kravchenko was interested in bodybuilding in high school and achieved results here.
Kravchenko did not dream of acting either in childhood or in his youth. At that time, music was my main passion. But the cinema itself chose the guy. When Lesha was 13 years old, a boy with a suitable texture was noticed by Elem Klimov, who was just about to film the military drama “Come and See.”
Alexey Kravchenko in the film “Come and See”
This is how the cinematic biography of Alexey Kravchenko began. The role of the Belarusian boy Flyora Gaishun turned out to be the first career step. The film was awarded the State Prize of the Soviet Union, and readers of the Soviet Screen recognized the film as the best of 1986. In order to work on the role, Alexey was on a diet; the young man needed to lose weight in order to get into the role. The “intermission” that followed the first film work dragged on for many years.
Kravchenko graduated from school, studied at a vocational school to become a milling machine operator, worked at a factory, erected roofs on new buildings, and served in the Navy in Vladivostok. Alexey left the fleet with the rank of chief petty officer and almost stayed to study as a midshipman.
Alexey Kravchenko
Upon returning home, Elem Klimov persuaded Kravchenko to enter drama school. The young man chose Shchukinskoye and entered without difficulty. During his studies, Alexey appeared in one of the videos of the “Russian Project” by Denis Evstigneev. In Alla Kazanskaya’s course, Alexey was among the best students: in 1995, Kravchenko graduated from the walls of “Pike” with honors.
Theater
It cannot be said that Alexei Kravchenko’s creative career developed easily and rapidly. At the E. Vakhtangov Theater, where the artist worked after the Shchukin School, Alexey was trusted only with minor roles. The actor himself once shared that during 7 years of service he played only one “main role”, in which he said “The potatoes are ready!”
Alexey Kravchenko in the theater
Of course, this is an understatement, because Alexey Kravchenko played not only as an extra. The artist played the roles of Clarin in the production of “Life is a Dream”, Stepan in the play “Chasing Two Hares”, Naucrates in “Amphitryon” and Valver in “Cyrano de Bergerac”. But the main thing is that the actor is right: he was not able to realize himself one hundred percent. Therefore, in 2001, Kravchenko left the theater.
The actor returned to the stage in 2007. Kravchenko was accepted into the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov. The second “theatrical run” was successful. According to Alexey, he immediately felt comfortable in the team and got along with the main director Kirill Serebrennikov. Here the artist was finally entrusted with interesting key roles, including Brown from Bertolt Brecht’s “The Threepenny Opera”, Boris Semenovich Gus-Remontny from Mikhail Bulgakov’s “Zoyka’s Apartment”, Ivan Karamazov from “The Karamazovs” based on the work of Fyodor Dostoevsky. For his role in the play “The Pillow Man,” Kravchenko received several theater awards.
Movies
Alexey Kravchenko came to cinema during a difficult period, which is called “little pictures”. In the mid-90s, the actor starred in episodes of a number of films that were not noted for special audience attention. But in the early 2000s the situation changed. Viewers saw Alexey in the action-packed film “Ranger from the Nuclear Zone,” the dramas “Flowers from the Winners” and “Mama,” the TV series “The File of Detective Dubrovsky” and the melodrama “The Christmas Mystery,” where Kravchenko and Chulpan Khamatova played the main characters.
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Alexey Kravchenko in the film “Death of the Empire”
The dominance of TV series, the fashion for which blossomed wildly in the 2000s, did not bypass Alexey Kravchenko. The actor's height (180 cm) and texture - bodybuilding was not in vain - almost made Alexey a hostage to one role: a tough hero (warrior, special forces soldier), who easily eliminates enemies with strong hands. Although among these militants there were also high-quality ones, which Kravchenko himself considers worthy works. First of all, this is the series “Special Forces”, where a real constellation of actors has gathered: Vladislav Galkin, Alexander Baluev, Mikhail Porechenkov, Igor Lifanov, Vladimir Turchinsky.
Alexey Kravchenko also appeared in another cult series – “Brigade”. It is noteworthy that the artist refused one of the main roles - Phil. He agreed to play the supporting role of FSB officer Vvedensky. Viewers watched their favorite actor in the films “Russian Amazons 2”, “Firefighters”, “Keys to the Abyss”, “9th Company” and “Death of the Empire”.
Alexey Kravchenko in the film “Yaroslav. A thousand years ago"
In the mid-2000s, the actor participated in the creation of the musical film “The Bat,” where he played the main character, Baron Heinrich. Olga Kabo, Nikolai Karachentsov, Dmitry Kharatyan, Dmitry Dyuzhev were also invited to play key roles. At the same time, filming took place in the action-packed film “Men’s Season. Velvet Revolution”, in the drama of Georgian filmmakers “The Last Seeker”, in the melodrama “The Adult Life of the Girl Polina Subbotina”.
By the end of the 2000s, the artist’s repertoire was replenished with the projects “Fly”, “Protection”, “Bros”, where Alexey Kravchenko invariably ended up in the main cast. In 2010, the artist reincarnated as the hero of the historical drama “Yaroslav. A thousand years ago,” where he played the medieval pagan warrior Harald. For his work in the film, Alexey received the Vladislav Galkin Award - the Crystal Globe in the category “For Acting.”
Alexey Kravchenko in the film “Operation Gorgon”
Viewers also fell in love with series with Kravchenko’s participation - the crime television film “Brothers” about the work of MUR employees, the crime drama “Steep Banks” about a missing family heirloom from the house of the capital investigator of the prosecutor’s office Morozova (Ksenia Alferova), the war film “Operation Gorgon”.
In 2000, Alexey Kravchenko returned to his passion for music and created the group “Guarana,” which has many fans. Fans of the actor heard the group’s music in the military series “Russian Special Forces,” where Igor Lifanov, Alexey Osipov, and Irina Saltykova played.
Alexey Kravchenko in the series “I'm Not Afraid Anymore”
Among the actor’s recent works, the roles of investigator Igor Krutitsky in the crime film “Double Blues” and Yuri Popov in the drama “Men’s Vacation” stand out. The series “I'm Not Afraid Anymore” turned out to be rated, where Alexey Kravchenko played Igor Koltsov, the husband of Vera (Anastasia Zavorotnyuk).
In addition to the acting profession, Alexey Kravchenko tried himself as a TV presenter of the program “Psychics vs. Detectives,” which was broadcast on the NTV channel in 2020.
Personal life
Kravchenko met his first wife Alisa while serving in the army. The young people corresponded for a long time. Alisa was one of those people who influenced Alexey’s decision to enter a theater university. In this marriage - the couple lived together for 18 years - two sons appeared. The eldest of them is his father’s namesake, Alexey. The parents named the youngest boy Matvey.
But over time, the relationship between Alice and Alexei cooled. During such a difficult period, Kravchenko met his colleague Nadezhda Borisova. They met on the stage of a performance. Nadezhda is the daughter of the famous actor Lev Borisov.
Alexey Kravchenko and Nadezhda Borisova
Now the personal life of Alexey Kravchenko is Nadya, with whom the actor tries not to be separated even for a minute, as well as children from his first marriage and Nadezhda’s daughter Ksenia. Kravchenko and Borisova got married in a church.
The artist has an official page on the social network Instagram, where Alexey Kravchenko regularly posts photos demonstrating his impeccable physical shape.
Alexey Kravchenko now
Alexey Kravchenko is rightfully considered a master of his craft. The artist regularly receives invitations from directors to participate in top-rated projects in leading or prominent roles. The actor excels at both heroic characters and typical characters. In the fantasy film “Santa Claus. Battle of the Magicians”, where Taisiya Vilkova and Fyodor Bondarchuk shone in the leading roles, Alexey Kravchenko embodied the image of Karachun on the screen. The artist played the role of farmer Anton Terekhov in the social drama “Kurkul”.
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Alexey Kravchenko in the film "Kurkul"
In 2020, Alexey Kravchenko’s filmography increased by two significant projects - the family saga “Father’s Shore” and the crime detective “Alien Face”. In 2020, the detective story “Kupchino” about the relationship between opera Vasilich (Alexei Kravchenko) and young intern Fedor (Grigory Nekrasov) is being prepared for release. The film takes place in the early 80s of the last century.
Another premiere of the year that TV viewers and football fans are eagerly awaiting is the biographical drama “Lev Yashin. Goalkeeper of my dreams”, where Alexey Kravchenko will appear in the image of Dynamo goalkeeper Alexey Khomich.
Filmography
- 1985 — “Come and See”
- 2002 — “Brigade”
- 2002 — “Star”
- 2002 — “Special Forces”
- 2005 - “9th Company”
- 2005 — “Death of an Empire”
- 2005 — “Men’s season. Velvet Revolution"
- 2007 — “The adult life of the girl Polina Subbotina”
- 2007 — “Fly”
- 2009 — “High Security Vacation”
- 2010 — “Yaroslav. A thousand years ago"
- 2013 — “Double Blues”
- 2014 — “I’m not afraid anymore”
- 2016 — “Santa Claus. Battle of Mages"
- 2017 — “Alien Face”
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Alice
Now the actor says that he confused youthful love with the love of his life. But it was next to her that he became a professional actor, received his first recognition and, finally, became famous.
After the wedding, the lovers quickly had a child. When he was born, having already begun to understand that Alice was not his person, Alexey never decided to file for divorce. He left after the birth of his youngest son, when he was six months old.
There are two people to blame for a broken relationship. Kravchenko’s divorce from his wife was so bad that to this day in the press he and she are teasing each other, trying to cast each other in a black light.
Then Alisa says that Alexey allegedly cheated on her, while she was pregnant, and left her over the phone... The actor refutes: it was a personal conversation, and a new love appeared after the birth of his son. Then Alexey accuses Alisa of kicking his mother out of the house. In response, she defends herself: she simply began to build a personal life with another man, there was no longer a place for the former mother-in-law in the new family...
Hope
However, the actor is happy in his new family. He is ready to endlessly tell warm and sometimes comical stories from his life with his second wife, Nadezhda. How they moved in together and lived for several years, at first in cramped quarters, but not in any resentment. How they knocked down an old bed and moved right onto the floor for a while. How we later bought our dream apartment with a mortgage and waited six months for an incredible leather sofa...
Kravchenko has three children. Two of his boyfriends and the daughter of his second wife, Ksenia, whom the actor adopted. In her interview, she says that she gets along well with her dad, Nadezhda’s first husband. Ksenia treats both her dads warmly.
Photo: Persona Stars, Instagram
Music career
After the army, Alexey put together his first rock band, with which he traveled the length and breadth of the country. “There was a guy in my group who looked like a spitting image. And the second one, the keyboard player, is an exact copy. When they sang, the girls cried,” the actor recalled.
Years later, the rock group “Guarana” was born, which Alexey Kravchenko created in 2000. The frontman and vocalist of the group was the now deceased, known to the public under the pseudonym Dynamite. Alexey himself played the guitar. The band's style was an explosive mixture of hardcore, thrash metal, folk and trance.
