Mikhail Evgenievich Porechenkov (born People's Artist of Russia. The audience first of all remembered for such films as "Agent of National Security", "Liquidation" and "Ivan Poddubny".
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Porechenkov, which we will tell you about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Mikhail Porechenkov.
Biography of Porechenkov
Mikhail Porechenkov was born on March 2, 1969 in Leningrad. He grew up and was brought up in the family of a shipbuilder, Yevgeny Petrovich, and his wife, Raisa Nikolaevna, who worked at a construction site.
Childhood and youth
Mikhail spent the first years of his childhood next to his grandmother, who lived in the Pskov region.
Porechenkov went to the 1st grade in Leningrad, but soon moved with his parents to Warsaw. There he continued his studies at a boarding school.
During that period of his biography, the young man began to practice boxing. Over time, he will manage to become a candidate for master of sports in boxing.
After graduating from the boarding school, 17-year-old Mikhail went to Estonia, where he entered the Tallinn military-political school. He often disturbed the order, occasionally receiving reprimands.
As a result, for another violation of discipline, Porechenkov was expelled from the school, less than 2 weeks before graduation.
After the expulsion, the guy went to military service in the construction battalion. After the service, he returned home, where he worked for some time in a framing workshop.
At that moment, Mikhail thought about his future. He planned to get higher education, but he could not choose the area with which he wanted to connect his life.
As a result, Porechenkov decided to enter VGIK, but he could not finish his studies to the end, due to another exception.
In 1991, Mikhail successfully passed the exams at the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts. After 5 years, he graduated from the university, becoming a certified artist.
Films and television
After the institute, Porechenkov was accepted into the troupe of the theater "On the Kryukovsky Canal". Later he went to work at the Lensovet Academic Theater.
In the early 2000s, the actor managed to work in the troupes of the Moscow Art Theater and the Moscow Art Theater.
In the movie, Mikhail began to act in his student years. In 1994, viewers first saw him in the film "The Wheel of Love".
After that, the man appeared in such famous films as "Streets of Broken Lanterns", "Bitter!" and "Women's Property".
During his biography 1999-2005. Porechenkov starred in the television series "National Security Agent". This tape brought him immense popularity.
The artist was often offered the role of military personnel or bandits, since he had an athletic physique and strong-willed facial features.
However, comedic roles were also easy for Mikhail. The audience remembered him for such films as "Peculiarities of National Politics", "Big Love" and "Real Dad".
In 2005, the man starred in the sensational action movie "Company 9", playing the senior warrant officer Dygalo. A year later, he played a GRU officer in the famous mini-series "Stormy Gates".
In 2007, Porechenkov appeared in the serial film "Liquidation", where his partners on the set were Vladimir Mashkov, Sergey Makovetsky and other famous stars of Russian cinema.
Then Mikhail was invited to play in the TV series "Doctor Tyrsa", "Kontrigra", "White Guard" and "Kuprin", where he got the leading roles everywhere.
From 2012 to 2016, Porechenkov participated in the filming of 18 television projects, among which the most successful were "Ivan Poddubny", "Take a hit, baby" and "Murka".
In subsequent years, the actor played in a number of famous films, including "Interns", "Ghouls", "Trotsky" and "Lost".
In addition to filming a movie, Mikhail Porechenkov worked as a TV presenter for various projects. He hosted the programs "Forbidden Zone", "Culinary Duel", "Escape" and other programs. Also, the artist has repeatedly appeared in commercials.
In the spring of 2014, the Russian found himself in the epicenter of a scandal after he supported the actions of the Russian government in the Crimea issue, and later, became the initiator of the creation of the Anti-Maidan movement.
An even bigger scandal erupted when Porechenkov spoke positively about the self-proclaimed DPR, assuring its leaders of his support. Soon a video appeared in which he fired a machine gun, allegedly towards the Ukrainian soldiers.
All this led to the fact that a criminal case was opened against Mikhail in Ukraine, and he was put on the wanted list. In addition, 69 films with the participation of a Russian actor were banned in Ukraine.
Later, Porechenkov officially announced that the machine gun was fired with blank cartridges. Nevertheless, his words did not affect the situation. It is worth noting that many of his friends and colleagues were critical of the artist's actions.
Personal life
Even in his youth, Mikhail began to cohabit with Irina Lyubimtseva, who became his de facto wife. Later, the couple had a boy, Vladimir.
In 1995, in the personal biography of Porechenkov, there was a tragedy associated with the death of Irina. As a result, the spouses' relatives were involved in raising the son.
The first official wife of Mikhail was Catherine. The girl was an entrepreneur and translator. In this union, the girl Barbara was born.
After that, Porechenkov linked his life with an artist named Olga. In a marriage with Olga, Mikhail had a daughter, Maria, and 2 sons, Peter and Mikhail.
The artist is fond of motorcycles, being a member of the Moscow "Gold Wing Club". In addition, he visits the gym and is still boxing.
Mikhail Porechenkov today
Porechenkov, as before, continues to act in films and appear in various television projects.
In 2019, Mikhail took part in the filming of the series The Fortune Teller, where he got the role of a major of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the same year, the premiere of the television series National Security Agent. Return".
Not so long ago, a man supported a bill to limit advertising of sorcerers, astrologers and other personalities providing spiritual services. He stated that all these predictors negatively affect the public consciousness.
It is worth noting that once Porechenkov hosted the program "The Battle of Psychics". When the journalists reminded him of this, he said that he had been critical of this show before. In particular, in the spring of 2017, on the air of Nashe Radio, he exposed the program, saying that everything was set up in it and there was not a grain of truth.
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