Konstantin Yurievich Khabensky (born 1972) - Soviet and Russian actor of theater, cinema, dubbing and dubbing, film director, screenwriter, producer and public figure.
People's Artist of Russia and Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation. According to the Internet resource "KinoPoisk" - the most popular Russian actor in the first 15 years of the 21st century.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Khabensky, which we will talk about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Konstantin Khabensky.
Biography of Khabensky
Konstantin Khabensky was born on January 11, 1972 in Leningrad. He grew up in a Jewish family that has nothing to do with the film industry.
His father, Yuri Aronovich, worked as a hydrological engineer. Mother, Tatyana Gennadievna, was a mathematics teacher. In addition to Konstantin, a girl named Natalya was born in the Khabensky family.
Childhood and youth
Until the age of 9, Konstantin lived in Leningrad, after which he and his parents moved to Nizhnevartovsk. The family lived in this city for about 4 years, after which they returned to the city on the Neva.
At that time, the biography, the boy was fond of football, and also attended the boxing section. Later he became interested in rock music, as a result of which he often sang in transitions with friends.
At the end of the 8th grade, Khabensky successfully passed exams at the local aviation technical school of instrumentation and automation. He did not show any desire to study and after the 3rd year he decided to quit the technical school. For some time, the young man worked as a floor polisher and even a janitor.
Later, Konstantin met the members of the troupe of the Saturday theater studio. It was then that he developed a keen interest in theatrical art.
As a result, he entered the theater institute (LGITMiK). An interesting fact is that Mikhail Porechenkov studied with him on the course, with whom he will star in many films in the future.
Theater and films
Even in his student years, Khabensky played many key roles on stage. After graduation, he worked for a short time at the Perekrestok Theater, and later moved to the famous Satyricon.
In addition, Konstantin performed at the Lensovet. In 2003 he was admitted to the troupe of the Moscow Art Theater. A.P. Chekhov, where he works to this day.
The actor appeared on the big screen in 1994, playing a minor role in the film "To Whom God Will Send". 4 years later he was entrusted with the main role in the melodrama "Women's Property", based on the work of the same name by Valentina Chernykh.
For his work in this film, Konstantin Khabensky was awarded the prize for "Best Actor". During the period of his biography 2000-2005, he starred in the cult series "Deadly Force", which brought him all-Russian popularity.
Here he was transformed into senior lieutenant (later captain) Igor Plakhov, whom the Russian TV viewer loved so much.
At that time, Konstantin also played in films such as "Home for the Rich", "On the Move" and the famous "Night Watch".
In the last film, which grossed over $ 33 million ($ 4.2 million budget), he transformed into Anton Gorodetsky. An interesting fact is that Quentin Tarantino himself honored this project with high marks.
Then Khabensky continued to appear in rating films. The audience saw him in "The State Councilor", "The Irony of Fate. Continuation "and" Admiral ".
In the historical mini-series "Admiral", he brilliantly played Alexander Kolchak - the leader of the White movement. For this work, he was awarded the Golden Eagle and Nicky in the Best Actor nomination.
It is worth noting that not only domestic filmmakers appreciated Konstantin's talent. Soon, Khabensky began to receive offers from Hollywood. As a result, the actor starred in the films "Wanted", "Spy, Get Out!", "World War Z", and other projects where such celebrities as Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Mila Jovovich participated.
In 2013, the premiere of the 8-episode series “Petr Leshchenko. Everything that was ... ", in which Konstantin was transformed into a famous Soviet artist. An interesting fact is that all the songs in the film were performed by him.
In the same year, viewers saw Khabensky in the drama The Geographer Drank His Globe Away, which won the Nika Prize for Best Film of the Year and 4 more prizes: Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Music.
Later, Konstantin participated in the filming of "Adventurers", "Elok 1914", and "Collector". During this period of his biography, the man played the investigator Rodion Meglin in the detective "Method". In 2017, he starred in two high-profile projects - in the biographical series Trotsky and the historical drama Time of the First. In the last work, his partner was Yevgeny Mironov.
In 2018, another important event took place in the creative biography of Khabensky. He presented the war film "Sobibor", in which he acted as the main character, screenwriter and stage director.
The film was based on a true story that took place in 1943 in the Nazi death camp Sobibor on the territory of occupied Poland. The film told about the uprising of the prisoners of the camp - the only successful uprising of the prisoners in all the years of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), which ended with a massive escape of prisoners from the camp.
At that time, Khabensky took part in the television project of the Discovery channel "Science Nights". Later he collaborated with the Ren-TV channel, leading a scientific program consisting of 3 cycles - "How the Universe Works", "Man and the Universe" and "Space Inside Out".
In 2019, Konstantin starred in the films "Fairy", "Method-2" and "Doctor Lisa". Along with filming a movie, he continued to play in various performances, including "Don't Leave Your Planet."
Personal life
In his youth, Khabensky had affairs with actresses Anastasia Rezunkova and Tatyana Polonskaya. In 1999, he began courting journalist Anastasia Smirnova, and a year later the young people decided to get married.
In 2007, the couple had a boy, Ivan. The very next year, the artist's wife died of progressive brain swelling after prolonged treatment in Los Angeles. At that time, Anastasia was barely 33 years old.
Constantine suffered the death of his beloved wife very hard and at first he could not find a place for himself. Filming in a movie somehow distracted him from his personal tragedy.
In 2013, the man got married to actress Olga Litvinova. Later, the couple had two daughters.
It is worth noting that in 2008 Khabensky opened a charitable foundation, which he named after himself. This organization provides support to children with cancer and other serious illnesses.
According to the artist, he took such a step after the death of his wife, considering it his duty to help sick children. A couple of years later, he announced the launch of the Theater Studios project at the Konstantin Khabensky Charitable Foundation.
Konstantin Khabensky today
The Russian actor is still actively acting in television projects, as well as voicing feature films and cartoons.
In 2020, Khabensky took part in the filming of the film Fire and the television series An hour before dawn. Not so long ago, he starred in commercials for Sberbank (2017), Sovcombank (2018) and Halva Card (2019).
It is worth noting that in 2019 Konstantin spoke in defense of the detained Ivan Golunov, an investigative journalist for the Internet publication Meduza. Ivan managed to investigate a number of corruption schemes involving high-ranking Russian officials.
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