Andrey Bilanov: the beginning of the journey
The future actor was born in the Dnepropetrovsk region, a joyful event occurred in September 1968. Andrei Bilanov was born into a simple family; there are no famous actors among his relatives. The boy was barely one year old when his family moved to the Far North, where his father was offered a job. The child spent his childhood in a harsh climate; rare trips to the south were perceived as a real holiday.
As a child, Andrei Bilanov was seriously interested in sports. He was even awarded the title of Master of Sports in judo and sambo, and also earned the title of Russian champion in fitness. The boy was also interested in theater and took part in several school plays.
Andrey Bilanov now
In December 2020, the actor played the main role in the enterprise play “Men on Schedule,” which was shown in Murmansk. The actor’s colleagues in the production were Sergei Kolesnikov, Elena Biryukova, Alexey Shevchenkov and Viktor Loginov.
Andrey Bilanov
In 2020, Andrei Bilanov announced that the “Hero of Our Time” film festival, of which the actor is president, received official recognition and the status of an all-Russian event, as well as state financial support from the Ministry of Culture. In 2016 itself, the festival was not held due to lack of funding.
But, according to the actor, from next year the film forum will become an annual event and will be held in the Tambov region from September 2 to 6. Bilanov sees the purpose of the festival as motivating young Russian directors to make films that support Soviet filmmaking traditions.
In 2020, festival organizers again expressed uncertainty about whether the planned film forum would go ahead.
Actor Andrey Bilanov
In May 2020, Andrei Bilanov posted an appeal to fans on the official website, in which he asked fans not to believe rumors spread on the Internet and not to trust the actor’s biographies on third-party sites. At the same time, the actor posted his official biography and urged people to believe the facts confirmed by the official website.
In 2020, the actor will appear on screens in the title role in the film “Sunny Bunny,” the filming of which ended in 2015.
Choice of profession
Immediately after graduating from school, the young man was drafted into the army, and served in the Presidential Regiment. When he repaid his debt to his native country, he was faced with the question of choosing a profession. Andrei Bilanov was going to enter the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture. However, the craving for creativity won, he became a student at VGIK. The young man was accepted into the course taught by Armen Dzhigarkhanyan.
Andrey received his VGIK diploma in 1990. The aspiring actor did not have to look for work for long; he was sheltered by the New Moscow Drama Theater.
Interesting and diverse personality
Actor Andrei Bilanov, his biography is quite voluminous and interesting. At the age of twelve, the young man became very interested in two types of wrestling - sambo and judo. As a result of his craving for sports, the young man received the title of Master of Sports in both sports. The actor’s physical characteristics greatly helped him in moving up the career ladder. On social networks you can find a large number of photographs of Andrey with a naked torso, which confirms his very good physical shape.
After graduating from school, the young man went to repay his debt to his homeland. The guy's service took place in the city of Moscow in the Presidential Regiment.
From his youth, Andrei was very fond of the art of theater and cinema , but his sports career occupied a leading place in the life of the future screen star. While in the hero city of Moscow, the young man became seriously interested in fitness and took first place at the Russian Championships and bronze at the European Championships.
At the end of his service, the young man was selected for school - the studio of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. After graduating from school with honors, he became an actor at the Moscow New Drama Theater.
First roles
Actor Andrei Bilanov began acting in films and TV series relatively late. He was already 32 years old when he first appeared on the set. His debut was the melodrama “Quiet Pools,” which tells the story of an academician escaping to the village from his domineering wife. In this film, Andrey got the episodic role of a security guard.
In 2003, the melodrama “Ondine” with his participation was released. In this series, Bilanov again embodied the image of a security guard, but received more screen time. His character Tosik was loved by the audience, so Andrei also starred in the second season of the television project. Then the actor played the role of the comedic character Miron Kozodoev in “My Fair Nanny” and played in an episode of the series “Lawyer”. In 2005, the film “Happy New Year, Dad!” was released. with his participation, in this film his hero became a stupid bodyguard.
Andrey Bilanov: films
When did our hero first appear on the screens? This happened in 1999. He was approved for the main role in the short film “Adam's Tear”. Since then, Bilanov’s film career began to develop rapidly.
In 2000, the second film with his participation, “Quiet Pools,” was released. Andrei received a small role, which was practically not remembered by the audience. But the actor did not despair.
In 2003, he was invited to film the series “Ondine”. Bilanov successfully got used to the image of security guard Tosik. The director was pleased with the collaboration with the aspiring actor. Later, Andrei appeared in the second season of the series.
Throughout his film career, our hero has starred in more than 60 TV series and feature films. Russian audiences know and love this artist. Let us list the most striking and memorable roles of Andrei Bilanov:
- “Adventurer” (2005) – Meleshin.
- “Hunting a Genius” (2006) – Fedor.
- “Cat and Mouse” (2007) - Nikolay.
- “Labyrinths of Love” (2008) – Sergei Solovyov.
- “Biker” (2010) – chief of security.
- “Dark Waters” (2011) - Alexey.
- “Village Story” (2012) – businessman.
- “Necklace” (2013) - Andrey.
- “In one breath” (2014) - Vladimir Razlogov.
- “All the Treasures of the World” (TV series, 2014).
Films and TV series
Comedy "Happy New Year, Dad!" was a success with the audience, thanks to which Andrei Bilanov became a sought-after actor. Films and TV series with his participation were released more and more often. He starred in the films “Swordbearer”, “The Flock”, “Return”, “Andersen. Life without love”, appeared in the TV series “Adventurer”, “Who’s the Boss?”, “Hunting a Genius”, “Alias “Albanian”.
Bilanov's characters are mostly similar to each other. These are reliable, faithful, honest and strong men, positive heroes. This is exactly the image he embodied in the series “Indian Summer”. However, Andrei also played murderers, swindlers, and unfaithful husbands. For example, the actor played negative roles in the dramas “Forest Lake” and “False Witness”. Bilanov himself prefers to transform into ambiguous characters with good and bad qualities.
Another try at luck
Almost no woman can resist the charm of a man like Andrei Bilanov. This is exactly what happened with Anzhelika Bakoeva, who became the actor’s third wife. They met on the set of the series. On the set, the girl was the second director and performed important functions.
The series was filmed far from Moscow, and one day Angelica needed to return to the capital to resolve some issues. Andrey, having noticed the girl at the beginning of filming, volunteered to keep her company. On the way to Moscow they started talking and it turned out that they had a lot in common.
Upon arrival in the capital, Andrei did not want to let the girl go and persuaded her to have lunch together. After lunch they decided to take a walk around evening Moscow. The walk lasted almost until morning. After this, Andrei and Angelica became inseparable. Literally a few months after they met, the girl moved to live with her beloved.
The actor admits that he has never met a woman like Angelica in his life. He was captivated by her feminine wisdom, even though she was 12 years younger than him.
Andrei Bilanov’s wife, with her complex character, was able to cope with the jealousy that tormented her at the beginning of the relationship. Over time, she learned to trust Andrei, understanding that fans are one of the conditions for the actor’s popularity. This does not mean that the spouse has a romantic relationship with each of them.
At first, the relationship between Andrei and Angelica was not entirely ideal, but at the same time they could forgive each other’s mistakes. The birth of a child was supposed to strengthen the relationship. Very soon, Andrei Bilanov’s wife was able to give her husband a wonderful son, who was named Ilya. But gradually the spouses’ feelings began to cool. Quarrels and misunderstandings in the family have become more frequent. As a result, Andrei and Angelica decided to separate.
The actor does not hide the fact that maintaining a good relationship is difficult work. Moreover, this is the work of two participants in the relationship. Now he understands that he did not take enough part in preserving the family, but at the same time he is ready to work on his mistakes in order to find harmony in love in the future.
Personal life
Fans are interested not only in films and TV series in which Andrei Bilanov starred. The personal life of the star also occupies the public. The actor was married three times; all of his former spouses have nothing to do with the world of cinema. At the moment, Andrei is officially single and has no plans to enter into a fourth marriage.
Bilanov has two children whom he loves very much. Daughter Ekaterina plans to become an architect, and son Ilya dreams of becoming a chef and pampers his relatives with homemade delicacies. Andrey is not sad that the children do not want to follow in their father’s footsteps. He is convinced that each person must independently choose his own path in life.
Andrey Bilanov: personal life
Our hero is an attractive man with a strong torso and expressive eyes. He never complained about the lack of female attention. The famous actor was married three times. Andrei met his first wife while a student. Soon the lovers got married. The celebration turned out to be modest. And the reason for this is the difficult financial situation in the country.
In 1994, actor Bilanov became a father for the first time. His wife gave him a charming daughter, Ekaterina. The young father tried to spend as much time as possible with the little blood. He bathed and swaddled his daughter himself. After some time, Andrei’s relationship with his wife began to deteriorate. The actor was tired of constant complaints and scenes of jealousy. As a result, the couple officially divorced.
Andrei Bilanov did not have the status of a bachelor for long. He began an affair with a beautiful girl who has nothing to do with cinema and theater. A couple of months later, our hero proposed marriage to her. She agreed. This time the wedding was magnificent - with live music, delicacies on the table and a large number of guests. But family happiness did not last long. Divorce followed again.
