Biography of Igor Vernik's son
Grigory was born on November 30, 1999, in the family of Russian actor and TV presenter Igor Vernik and journalist Maria Vernik, who was the presenter’s wife for 9 years (from 2000 to 2009). After almost 10 years of marriage, the couple separated, but Igor Vernik and his son Grigory Vernik continued to maintain a close relationship.
It is known that the boy belongs to a creative dynasty: his father is a popular actor, his uncle is a famous journalist and presenter, his grandfather once served as a director of the All-Union Radio, his grandmother worked as a teacher at a music school.
Childhood and family
Grigory Vernik is the son of actor and showman Igor Vernik and journalist, socialite and successful businesswoman Maria Vernik. Gregory was born on November 30, 1999, when his mother was a 4th year journalism student. As soon as the boy was 9 years old, his parents divorced. Some publications reported that the reason for the divorce was Igor Emilievich’s hobbies with other women. Maria managed to maintain friendly relations with her ex-husband, and she never interfered with communication between father and son.
Grigory Vernik in childhood with his parents
Grigory, literally until his senior year, was wondering whose footsteps he should follow: to become an actor, like his famous father, or to enter the journalism department and devote himself to journalism, like his mother. The choice was made in favor of the acting profession, which was greatly facilitated by the teenager’s admiration for his father, his talent and acting skills. In one of his first interviews, Grigory told Tatler journalists that he considers Igor Vernik one of the best Russian actors and dreams of being like him. Parrying to his son, Igor Emilievich, with his characteristic humor, says that Grisha inherited the beauty and intelligence of his mother, and from him - everything else. Grigory’s choice was also supported by his no less famous grandfather Emil Vernik, a director who devoted his entire life to working on the All-Union Radio.
Grigory Vernik with his father and grandfather
While studying in the 11th grade, the young man entered preparatory theater courses at the Moscow Art Theater and diligently prepared for the Unified State Exam, leaving no time for entertainment. At a family council, the parents decided that it would be useful for the future Russian film star to spend more time with his father, and Grisha moved in with him.
In 2020, the young representative of the famous acting dynasty entered the Moscow Art Theater School-Studio.
Mother of Grigory Vernik
Igor and Maria (Gregory’s mother) met in 1999. Their meeting took place in one of the capital's boutiques. Officially, the young people legalized the relationship when they found out that the girl was pregnant. Maria and Igor lived together for almost 10 years, after which they had to leave. The main reason for the divorce was Igor Vernik’s love of love, as well as the actor’s busy schedule.
Maria was the editor of the gossip section in such famous publications as Hello, Tatler and Harper's Bazaar. Currently, the mother of Igor Vernik’s son lives in Miami. She got married and is raising her daughter Veronica from her second marriage. He produces coconut water in his own company. Her son Grisha remained in Russia, he lives with his dad. I. Vernik and his ex-wife managed to maintain friendly relations.
Grigory Vernik - son of Igor Vernik
At the moment, Grisha lives in the same apartment with his father. According to the actor and TV presenter himself, he gets along well with his own son in the same living space. Since since childhood I was accustomed to sharing everything in half with my brother Vadim.
Of course, Igor Vernik’s son lives his own life, but at the same time he maintains a trusting relationship with his famous father, periodically asking him for advice, as well as sharing the latest news. An adult guy has an excellent relationship with his dad, and living together in the same living space does not cause any problems for either man.
Despite Gregory’s young age, Wernik Sr. is convinced that they are best friends. The young guy and his father, a popular actor, already have their own male secrets.
Instagram and Wikipedia Igor Vernik
Instagram and Wikipedia of Igor Vernik are actively researched by his fans. The actor himself actively updates information on various social networks.
Wikipedia reports on the artist’s creative path. It is written here in sufficient detail about the man’s mother, father, and brothers. A separate page of interest to fans is information about the wife and son of Igor Vernik.
On Instagram, our hero quite often adds and updates information. Here you can view photos and videos from the star’s personal archive. He often posts pictures from the set. The artist shares photographs with his son and friends with fans.
Creative activity of Vernik Jr.
When Igor Vernik’s son was 13 years old, he and his father hosted a reality show called “School of Music,” which was broadcast on the “U” channel. The program was somewhat reminiscent of the popular project “Star Factory”, the only difference was that the contestants were children from 8 to 14 years old who competed in various musical genres. Every week, TV viewers were treated to a reporting concert, and the winner of the project was promised to spend the summer holidays in America at the Hollywood Pop Academy.
Before entering the university, Igor Vernik’s son took part in the theater studio of Kirill Serebrennikov’s Gogol Center, and also played in school productions. Thus, he played a small role in a play called “Much Ado About Nothing” and played the main role in a production based on the play by Hans Christian Andersen.
In 2020, the boy and his father appeared on the set for the first time as an actor. He played with Igor Vernik in the four-part film by O. Bayrak “The Chosen One,” which, however, was only seen by Ukrainian television viewers; it was never shown in Russia.
Professional activity
Grigory made his film debut back in 2020, while a student at a secondary school. The first film in which he took part in the role of Igor Sokolov was the melodrama “The Chosen One” directed by Oksana Bayrak. The young man's father, a popular artist, also played in the film.
In 2012, the young man first began working as a presenter on the U channel in the reality show School of Music. This was the teenager's first experience on camera. The rules of the project were reminiscent of the musical program “Star Factory,” but the contestants were children and teenagers from 8 to 14 years old. Gregory led the project together with his father.
The filmography of the young actor today consists of less than 10 film works. Despite studying at a theater university in the capital from 2020 to the beginning of 2020, the young man managed to star in such films as the comedies “Year of Culture” (Greyhound) and “House Arrest” (student), as well as the socio-sports drama “Moms of Champions” (Zhenya Shilov).
The young actor’s film agent is Natalya Sobol. In 2020, the following films with his participation are also planned to be released on television: the detective story “Leopard” (Oleg) and the melodrama “Entangled” (Zhenya). Today Grigory is a promising Russian actor, for whom critics predict a great future in the film business.
The future of Gregory's son
While studying in the 11th grade, the young man thought for a long time about what he wanted to be in adulthood: an actor, like his dad, or a journalist, like his mom. But already in the spring of this year I firmly decided that I would go to the theater. The boy began attending preparatory courses for applicants to the Moscow Art Theater, where he studied on Saturdays and Sundays.
After graduating from school, Igor Vernik’s son, Grisha, tried to enroll in several theater universities, choosing his own path. As a result, he chose the prestigious educational institution of the Moscow Art Theater. Before the entrance exams, the guy passed a qualifying audition. He passed the reading of an excerpt from a work of fiction and successfully passed a professional test to test voice, speech, musical and plastic abilities. Now Grigory will study with teacher Evgeny Pisarev.
According to his famous father, he did not put any pressure on his son and gave him complete freedom of choice in his actions. However, the moment he sees his son on stage, he is filled with an indescribable feeling of pride for his child. Gregory’s grandfather, Emil Vernik, who is now 93 years old, is also very happy about entering the theater university.
Star dad
Igor Vernik was born in October 1963 into an intelligent family. The future artist was educated at the music school where his mother worked, thanks to which in adulthood he became not only an excellent pianist and singer, but also a composer.
After school, the future popular actor applied to three Moscow universities and was accepted into all of them. However, Igor chose the Moscow Art Theater School, which his brother Rostislav also graduated from. After graduating from a general education institution, Igor, the only one from the entire course, was accepted into the troupe of the Drama Theater named after. A.P. Chekhov.
Having started his career in the theater, the artist remained faithful to the Moscow Art Theater and worked there for about 30 years. During this time, a large number of roles were played, the actor always participates in at least five productions. In parallel with his theatrical work, Igor Vernik acts in films and also participates in various television projects.
Actor career
Grigory played his first film role even before entering university: at the end of 2020, he took part in the Ukrainian melodramatic mini-series “The Chosen One,” in which Igor Vernik also starred. The young actor played the friend of the daughter of the main character, whose role was played by the beautiful Ksenia Khairova. Sergei Zhigunov, Albert Filozov and Oksana Bayrak, who is both the director and screenwriter of the film, also played in the story about betrayal and forgiveness, about the difficult acquisition of love and family happiness.
Grigory Vernik in the series “The Chosen One”
Having become a student at the Moscow Art Theater, Grigory began to receive offers from directors and already in his second year he played in several projects. For example, in the series “Year of Culture”, where Fyodor Bondarchuk, Vladimir Epifantsev and other famous artists played. In this film, Gregory played a student. In the same role, the young actor appeared in the 2020 serial comedy “House Arrest,” joining Roman Madyanov and Pavel Derevyanko.
In the short film “Two Loneliness,” which became the directorial debut for Vitaly Manyukov, Grigory played the main role, playing a teenager experiencing loneliness and suffering from misunderstanding and indifference of parents who were preoccupied only with themselves.
Personal life of Igor Vernik
The People's Artist has always had success with female representatives, which could not but affect his personal life. The first wife of the famous actor was a girl named Margarita. She studied foreign languages. The young people lived in marriage for about a year, after which they separated.
After his second marriage to a girl named Maria, the famous showman had a son. Stability began in Igor Vernik’s personal life; he lived with his wife for almost 10 years of marriage.
After the divorce, being a free man, the actor was often seen in the company of young stars of Russian show business. Artist Tatyana Drubich, singer Anna Semenovich, model Dasha Astafieva - and these are not all the beautiful female representatives who were credited with a romantic relationship with Wernick. In 2011, the actor began an affair with model Daria Styrova, as a result of which Igor invited the girl to start a family. However, the wedding never took place.
About 2 years ago, a girl appeared in the actor’s life - the star of the series “Kitchen” - Evgenia Khrapovitskaya, who for the sake of the artist broke up with her previous husband. In December 2020, the young people broke up, but six months later they resumed their relationship.
