Igor Petrenko’s current wife is the well-known Kristina Brodskaya, who gave birth to three daughters to the actor. Today the couple are happily married, although the path to a family idyll was long and thorny. Petrenko became famous after starring in the dramatic film “Star” and the melodramatic “Driver for Vera.”
Igor Petrovich was born in the German city of Postdam on August 23, 1977. His father, Pyotr Vladimirovich, is a military man, at that time he was sent to Germany on duty. Today, Petrenko Sr. is a candidate of chemical sciences, a retired colonel. Mother - Tatyana Anatolyevna - a translator by training, a housewife by life, followed her husband's places of service and was involved in raising children. Igor has an older sister, Irina. The actor’s nationality is half Russian, half Ukrainian, his zodiac sign is Leo, and his religion is Orthodox.
My parents had nothing to do with creativity, but my mother always remained an avid theatergoer. Therefore, she instilled in her children a love of beauty in every possible way. When Igor was 3 years old, the family settled in Moscow. The future actor went to one of the capital's secondary schools, was interested in sports and learning a foreign language. However, having become involved with a bad campaign, already in his teens Petrenko received a criminal record.
After school, Igor entered the Shchepkinsky School on the first try, took his head in hand and was on the list of the best students in the stream. Upon graduation, he entered service at the Moscow Maly Theater. The young actor did not stay on stage for long, since he was much more attracted to the promising world of cinema.
Why actor Igor Petrenko was imprisoned
Problems with the law began at the age of 15. One guy owed his friend a large amount of money, but was in no hurry to pay it back. So the unfortunate friends got hold of a shotgun to intimidate the debtor and return the entire amount. During the scuffle, Petrenko’s friend shot the guy, allegedly by accident.
So two comrades ended up in the dock. The trial lasted for 5 years. Since at the time of the incident Petrenko was still a minor, and was involved in the case as a witness to the murder, he was given a soft sentence - 8 years of “condition”. His friend was much less fortunate.
Filmography
Petrenko's creative career began in the new millennium. So, in 2001, the young actor played the main role in the film “Conditioned Reflex”, and in 2002 he played Lieutenant Travkin in the military drama “Star”. The artist was immediately noticed and began to be invited to promising film projects.
In 2004, another star role followed; Petrenko starred in the psychological drama “Driver for Vera.” In 2009, the actor received the main role in the film adaptation of Gogol “Taras Bulba”. Later, Igor Petrovich appeared in the military drama “We are from the Future”, the action film “Retired-2”, the serial film “Separation” and the disaster film “Robinson”.
The next successful project is another film adaptation, but by English writers, “Sherlock Holmes”. Other films with Igor’s participation are the crime films “Unjudgmental” and “Darling”, the detective story “Sleepers”, the thriller “Decision to Liquidate”, the historical sagas “Viking” and “The Last Janissary”, the melodrama “Someone else’s Daughter”, the comedy film “You’re All Infuriating Me” ", mysticism "Frontier".
Brief biography, personal life and family
The future cameraman was born back in 1938. On July 5, 2020, he will celebrate his 82nd birthday. Little Kolya’s parents were closely connected with cinema.
In the photo: Nikolay Nemolyaev
We can say that the boy’s fate was predetermined immediately after his birth.
Nikolai’s father is the famous film director and screenwriter Vladimir Viktorovich Nemolyaev. Mother - Valentina Lvovna Ladygina - was a successful sound engineer.
Kolya became the second child in the family. He has an older sister, Svetlana Nemolyaeva, who was born in 1937.
Nikolai and Svetlana Nemolyaev
Today she is a popular Russian actress, winner of numerous theater awards.
“I had no choice, as I now understand,” Nikolai Vladimirovich shares his memories.
The Nemolyaev family included the famous cameraman Eduard Tisse. Kolya and Sveta Nemolyaev often attended children's parties, which Tisse organized in honor of his daughter. The cameraman often showed films to the children on a large projector brought from America. From a young age, Nikolai fell in love with the world of cinema. At the age of 13, he became interested in photography. Tisse saw talent in the boy and took him to his course. But six months later, Eduard Kazimirovich had a stroke and he could no longer teach.
Nikolai Nemolyaev on the set, 1988
The future operator entered the VGIK camera department, from which he graduated in 1961. After receiving his diploma, Nemolyaev worked as an assistant for a long time. First with Anatoly Petritsky, then with Valery Vladimirov, then with Pyotr Terpsikhorov. On the film “Uncle's Dream” Nikolai Vladimirovich tried himself as a second cameraman. Only 7 years after graduating from VGIK, Nemolyaev began filming on his own.
“Now many people immediately start filming, and this is wrong. A young man, no matter how talented he is, needs to gain experience,” says the honored artist.
This is how the creative path of the legendary cinematographer began. Today his filmography is very extensive and varied.
The most outstanding paintings of Nemolyaev can be called “Old Robbers”, “Pokrovsky Gate”, “An Ordinary Miracle”, “The Young Lady-Peasant” and others. Many of Nikolai Vladimirovich’s films are included in the golden font of Russian cinema.
Nikolai Nemolyaev with his wife Marta
It’s interesting that the artist always leaves his personal life behind the scenes. There is no information in open sources about who Nikolai Nemolyaev’s wife is. We only know that her name is Martha; the cameraman periodically appears with his wife at social events and creative meetings.
His wife gave Nikolai Vladimirovich a wonderful and talented daughter, Anastasia, who also connected her fate with cinema.
Personal life
Officially, Petrenko was married three times, but at different periods of his career he was credited with having office romances with celebrities. Today he is an exemplary husband and an exemplary family man, taking a direct part in raising his daughters. In total, Igor has five children - two sons and three daughters.
Petrenko's first wife - Irina Leonova
The actor met his first wife at the Shchepkinsky School. His chosen one was a fellow student and then aspiring actress, Leonova. The lovers got married in 2000, but officially divorced in 2004. They never had children together.
Former husband of Ekaterina Klimova - Igor Petrenko
The main reason for the divorce from Leonova was the ex-husband’s love for Klimova, who by that time was also married to Ilya Khoroshilov and was raising a daughter. To start a life together, the lovers first had to leave their past family relationships. It was much more difficult for Catherine to do this.
For about 10 years, Klimova and Petrenko were legally married and were considered one of the most beautiful couples in Russian cinema.
The couple raised two sons, Matvey and Korney, as well as Klimova’s daughter from her first marriage. The news of celebrity divorce came as a bolt from the blue.
Petrenko and Ekaterina Klimova: the reason for the divorce
In 2014, the couple officially filed for divorce. For a long time they hid the reason for the separation, citing domestic conflicts and constant absence from home due to increased busyness at work.
The main version of journalists: during the filming of the third part of the comedy “Love in the City,” which took place in the USA, Ekaterina Klimova was noticed by journalists in the company of Roman Arkhipov, the lead singer of the Chelsea group. They sat in a restaurant and had fun together. Obviously, such rumors reached Petrenko’s house-building company, who was in Russia at that time, at the speed of light.
The romance between Catherine and Arkhipov did not continue. Unfortunately, the woman failed to save her family with Petrenko. After the divorce in 2014, the sons remained to live with their mother, but the actor regularly sees them and spends weekends.
Igor Petrenko's wife - Kristina Brodskaya
His new wife was a well-known actress, who helped him get out of deep depression and finally lost sleep after his divorce from Klimova. Recognizing her merits, Igor tenderly calls her: “My angel.”
Brodskaya immediately gave birth to Petrenko’s daughter Sofia-Karolina (2014). At that time they were not yet married, and the actor had just divorced Ekaterina Klimova. Later, Christina gave her husband two more daughters - Maria (2017) and Eva (2019).
The lovers secretly got married only in 2020; they did not celebrate this important event. Kristina Brodskaya is 13 years younger than her husband and chose quiet family happiness.
Petrenko divorced Brodskaya
Rumors about the separation of the star couple are premature. The press did not receive any official statements from Petrenko and Brodskaya. Today they are still together, raising children together, and are officially married.
Alexey Serebryakov's wife - Maria
The artist met his future wife Masha in 1980. An attractive girl, a Canadian citizen, flew to visit friends in Moscow. They talked a little, but did not show much interest in each other.
Alexey Serebryakov and his beloved wife Maria
In the late 90s, the young people met again and went to a restaurant for dinner. The evening flew by unnoticed, and Serebryakov realized that this was exactly the woman he needed.
Actor Alexey Serebryakov
Maria was married at that time and was raising a daughter. Alexei honestly told her about his feelings. She reciprocated. The girl divorced her husband, and after some time she and the actor got married.
“The main thing is that every woman should be sent her own man from heaven.”
Maria is a choreographer by profession. She danced for several years in the Folk Dance Ensemble named after. Igor Moiseev, worked at the theater. Vakhtangov. The actor himself, giving interviews, said several times that he took his wife away from the family. Maria sees the situation differently. She is sure that the relationship with her first husband went wrong even before meeting Alexei.
Children of Igor Petrenko
The actor has five children. Sons Matvey and Korney Petrenko were born by his second wife, Ekaterina Klimova. After the divorce, the boys remained to live with their mother, but continue to see their father regularly. Klimova does not prevent such meetings.
In her marriage to Brodskaya, Petrenko had three more daughters - Sofia-Karolina (2014), Maria (2016), and “Eva” (2019). Today, my wife is on maternity leave and is raising the children. The oldest is already 5 years old.
Denis Matsuev's wife - Ekaterina Shipulina
Shipulina, like her husband, during the years of their life together, never gave journalists and fans of their work a reason to spread false rumors. They do not show off that part of their life that they call private.
The couple has been married for more than 10 years. Few people even guessed about this state of affairs until the information that Catherine gave her husband a long-awaited daughter appeared in the media.
This news came as a big surprise to many, and this is natural, since Denis is not used to discussing with strangers what concerns only him and his family. He also did not comment on the rumors about the birth of the baby.
Knowing the musician, one could have foreseen his decision not to discuss sensitive topics with the press. Moreover, he has a negative attitude towards conversations on such topics being conducted by someone from his inner circle.
Once in an interview, a question was asked about whether he had a beloved woman before he got married. The musician simply ignored this simple question.
If we analyze the pianist’s previous statements regarding marriage, we can say with confidence that he sincerely loves and appreciates his wife. If this were not so, he would not have gotten married and had children.
