Mikhail Yefremov (actor)

Mikhail Olegovich Yefremov (Russian: Михаи́л Оле́гович Ефре́мов; born November 10, 1963) is a Russian film and stage actor, Meritorious Artist of Russian Federation (1995).[1]

Mikhail Yefremov
Mikhail Yefremov in 2008
Born (1963-11-10) November 10, 1963
Moscow, USSR
OccupationActor
Years active1976

Life and career

Mikhail is the son of People's Artist of the USSR Oleg Yefremov and Sovremennik Theatre actor Professor Alla Pokrovskaya (Boris Pokrovsky's daughter).[2] He made his stage and screen debut in mid 1970s as schoolboy. In 1982-1984 Yefremov served in Soviet Army. In 1987 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School.[2]

Yefremov was married four times and he has six children. His first wife was the editor Asya Vorobieva, their son Nikita is a Sovremennik Theatre actor. His second wife was the actress Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya, their son Nikolay is also an actor.[2] His third wife was actress Kseniya Kachalina, they have a daughter Anna Mariya. His fourth wife is audio engineer Sofiya Kruglikova, they have daughters Vera and Nadezhda, and son Boris.[2]

In 2009-2014, Yefremov presented Channel One show Wait for Me, dedicated to search of long lost relatives and friends. In 2010's he collaborated Dmitry Bykov over their project "Citizen Poet" (a pun on Nikolai Nekrasov's poem "Poet and Citizen").[2] Yefremov reads poems, written by Bykov, which are usually satirical comments on the contemporary Russian society, politics and culture. Each poem parodies the style of a famous poet of the past, e.g. Pushkin, Nekrasov, Kipling, among others.

It was originally broadcast on Dozhd TV channel, but the original project was closed, because the poems were too critical towards Russian government. Currently, the show is hosted in audio format by Echo of Moscow radio station.

On 8 June 2020, Efremov was involved in a head-on collision while driving under the influence of alcohol. The driver of the other car died in the hospital. A video of Efremov speaking to the police in a slurred manner after the accident was widely published.[3] The accident had an outrageous psychosomatic effect on Yefremov's health, which led to him suffering from an ischemic stroke during court proceedings.[4]

Selected filmography
Year Film Original Title Role
1979 When I Grow Up To Be a Giant Когда я стану великаном Petya Kopeykin
1991 Viva Gardes-Marines! Виват, гардемарины! Pyotr Fyodorovich
2000 The Romanovs: An Imperial Family Романовы. Венценосная семья Alexander Kerensky
2002 Antikiller Антикиллер Banker
2002 In Motion В движении Vovan
2004 Moscow Saga Московская сага party organizer of the medical institute
2005 The 9th Company 9 рота Dembel
2005 The State Counsellor Статский советник Mylnikov
2006 Nobody Knows About Sex Никто не знает про секс Kesha's dad
2006 Piranha Охота на пиранью
2007 12 12 8th Juror
2007 Election Day День выборов
2007 Paragraph 78 Параграф 78 Prison commander
2007 Actress Артистка Gusyatnikov
2007 The Irony of Fate 2 Ирония судьбы. Продолжение Ded Moroz
2009 The Best Movie 2 Самый лучший фильм 2 Sailor's father
2009 Attack on Leningrad Ленинград Omelchenko
2009 The Book of Masters Книга мастеров The bogatyr
2010 Love in the Big City 2 Любовь в большом городе 2 coach
2011 Generation P Generation П Leonid (Legion) Azadovsky
2012 Soulless Духless Alexey Alexeyevich Kondratov
2012 Rzhevsky versus Napoleon Ржевский против Наполеона Leo Tolstoy
2013 The Thaw Оттепель Fyodor Krivitsky
2015 About Love Про любовь groom
2016 The Good Boy Хороший мальчик Vladimir Dronov
2020 Goalkeeper of the Galaxy Вратарь Галактики
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References
  1. "УКАЗ Президента РФ от 17.03.1995 N 284 "О ПРИСВОЕНИИ ПОЧЕТНЫХ ЗВАНИЙ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ ТВОРЧЕСКИМ РАБОТНИКАМ"". Kremlin.ru. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  2. Профиль звезды: Михаил Ефремов
  3. Russian actor facing up to 12 years in prison following fatal car crash in Moscow
  4. https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-actor-and-kremlin-critic-yefremov-s-trial-postponed-again-due-to-his-hospitalization/30779716.html
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