Ivan Ivanovich Okhlobystin (born 1966) - Soviet and Russian film and television actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, playwright, journalist and writer. A priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, temporarily suspended from service at his own request. Creative Director of Baon.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Okhlobystin, which we will talk about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Ivan Okhlobystin.
Biography of Okhlobystin
Ivan Okhlobystin was born on July 22, 1966 in the Tula region. He grew up in a simple family that has nothing to do with the film industry.
The actor's father, Ivan Ivanovich, was the head physician of the hospital, and his mother, Albina Ivanovna, worked as an engineer-economist.
Childhood and youth
Ivan's parents had a big age difference. The head of the family was 41 years older than his wife! An interesting fact is that the children of Okhlobystin Sr. from previous marriages were older than his new chosen one.
Perhaps for this reason, Ivan's mother and father soon divorced. After that, the girl remarried Anatoly Stavitsky. Later, the couple had a boy Stanislav.
By that time, the family had settled in Moscow, where Okhlobystin graduated from high school. After that, he continued to study at VGIK at the directing department.
Having dropped out at the university, Ivan was drafted into the army. After demobilization, the guy returned home, continuing his studies at VGIK.
Films
Okhlobystin first appeared on the big screen in 1983. The seventeen-year-old actor played Misha Strekozin in the film "I promise to be!"
Eight years later, Ivan was entrusted with a key role in the military drama Leg. It is curious that this picture received many positive reviews and was awarded the "Golden Ram". At the same time, Okhlobystin received a prize for the best male role in the “Films for the Elite” competition at Kinotavr.
The guy's first script for the comedy "Freak" was on the list of nominees for the "Green Apple, Golden Leaf" award. Later he received an award for his first complete directorial work - the detective "The Arbiter".
In the 90s, viewers saw Ivan Okhlobystin in such films as "Shelter of Comedians", "Midlife Crisis", "Mama Do Not Cry," Who Else But Us ", etc.
At the same time, the man wrote plays, based on the plots of which many performances were staged, including "The Villainess, or the Cry of the Dolphin" and "Maximilian the Stylite".
In 2000, the cult comedy "DMB", based on the army stories of Okhlobystin, was released. The film was so successful that several more parts about Russian soldiers were later filmed. Many quotes from monologues quickly became popular.
Then Ivan took part in the filming of Down House and The Conspiracy. In the last work he got the role of Grigory Rasputin. The authors of the film adhered to the version of Richard Cullen, according to which not only Yusupov and Purishkevich were involved in the murder of Rasputin, but also the British intelligence officer Oswald Reiner.
In 2009, Okhlobystin played in the historical film "Tsar", transforming himself into the Tsar's buffoon Vassian. The next year he appeared in the film "House of the Sun", directed by Garik Sukachev.
The actor's popularity surge was brought by the comedy television series Interns, where he played Andrei Bykov. In the shortest possible time, he became one of the most popular Russian stars.
In parallel with this, Ivan starred in "Supermanager, or the Hoe of Fate", "Freud's Method" and the comedy-crime film "Nightingale the Robber".
In 2017, Okhlobystin got a key role in the musical melodrama "Bird". The work has received many positive reviews from film critics and won dozens of awards at various film festivals.
The following year, Ivan appeared in the drama Temporary Difficulties. An interesting fact is that the tape received negative reviews from Russian film critics and doctors for the justification of violence against disabled people shown in the film. However, the film won international film festivals in Germany, Italy and the PRC.
Personal life
In 1995, Ivan Okhlobystin married Oksana Arbuzova, with whom he lives to this day. In this marriage, four girls were born - Anfisa, Varvara, John and Evdokia, and 2 boys - Savva and Vasily.
In his free time, the artist enjoys fishing, hunting, jewelry and chess. It is interesting that he has a category in chess.
For many years, the biography Okhlobystin retains the image of a certain rebel. Even when he became an Orthodox priest, he often wore a leather jacket and peculiar jewelry. On his body you can see many tattoos, which, according to Ivan, are devoid of any meaning.
At one time, the actor was engaged in various martial arts, including karate and aikido.
In 2012, Okhlobystin founded the Heaven Coalition party, after which he headed the Supreme Council of the Right Cause party. In the same year, the Holy Synod banned the clergy from being in any political forces. As a result, he left the party, but remained its spiritual mentor.
Ivan is an adherent of monarchism, as well as one of the most popular Russian homophobes who criticize same-sex marriage. In one of his speeches, the man said that he would “stuff the gays and lesbians into the stove alive”.
When Okhlobystin was ordained a priest in 2001, he shocked all his friends and admirers. Later he confessed that for himself, who knew only one prayer "Our Father", such an act was also unexpected.
9 years later, Patriarch Kirill temporarily relieved Ivan of his priestly duties. However, he retained the right to bless, but he cannot participate in the sacraments and baptism.
Ivan Okhlobystin today
Okhlobystin is still actively acting in films. In 2019, he appeared in 5 films: "The Magician", "Rostov", "Wild League", "Serf" and "Polar".
In the same year, the tsar from the cartoon "Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf-4" spoke in the voice of Ivan. It is worth noting that over the years of his biography, he has voiced more than a dozen cartoon characters.
In the fall of 2019, the reality show "Okhlobystiny" was released on Russian TV, where the artist and his family acted as the main characters.
Not so long ago, Ivan Okhlobystin presented his 12th book "The Smell of a Violet". It is a provocative novel that depicts several days and nights of a hero of our time.
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