Anatoly Gorbunov is the most famous doppelganger of Vladimir Putin. Due to his appearance, Anatoly starred in the films My Fair Nanny, Kitchen in Paris, Duhless-2, in which he played the president.
Biography
Anatoly Gorbunov was born on August 21, 1963 in the city of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region. There he spent his childhood and youth. In 1985, Anatoly was drafted into the ranks of the Russian army. For two years he served in the country's Air Force.
After graduating from the Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute, Anatoly received the qualification of an engineer. He started his career as a manager in a transport company. Thanks to his organizational skills and leadership qualities, Anatoly quickly climbed the steps of the career ladder. He has worked in leadership positions in various industries. In 1996, Anatoly Gorbunov was appointed general director of the regional television company VTV in the Rostov region.
Anatoly Vasilyevich has established himself not only as a good leader, but also as a caring person. The TV company, headed by Gorbunov, became the organizer of the Child's Smile charity event. The purpose of the action is to help the children of Volgodonsk who find themselves in a difficult life situation.
In 1999, when Vladimir Putin was appointed Prime Minister of Russia, incredible events began to happen in the life of Anatoly Gorbunov. The neighbors began to congratulate Gorbunov's parents on the appointment of their son to such a high post. Gorbunov's amazing resemblance to Putin did not cause people to doubt that they were one and the same person.
When V. V. Putin became the President of the country, Anatoly Gorbunov's fame increased. He was mistaken for the president by waiters in cafes, employees of a sanatorium, ordinary people on the streets.
Anatoly treats his popularity with humor. Once, when he was walking with a friend on Red Square, a group of tourists mistook him for Vladimir Putin. Gorbunov decided to joke and in the voice of the president said: "Here I will repair Vasily the Blessed and again I will take up the Kremlin." At that time, the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed stood in the woods and tourists really believed that the president was discussing working moments with his colleague.
Whether these events are connected with each other or not remains a mystery, but since that time, Anatoly Gorbunov's career has rapidly gone up.
In 2003, Anatoly Vasilyevich was appointed head of the MegaFon subsidiary in the city of Volgodonsk.
From 2008 to 2009, he held senior positions in the Rostov branch of MegaFon.
In 2010, Anatoly Gorbunov moved to live in Sochi in connection with his appointment as project manager for the Sochi branch of the Caucasian branch of MegaFon. He was the curator of the project for the development of the Olympic Sochi. At the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, MegaFon acted as one of the General Partners.
Another surprising fact in the biography of Anatoly Gorbunov is the coincidence of his hobby with the passion of Vladimir Putin. Like the president, he loves horses. At the stud farm, not far from Mineralnye Vody, lives an Arabian horse Gorbunov named Mister X. By an incredible coincidence, Putin's horse, whose nickname is Sirdar, is also at the same stud farm. This stallion was presented to him by an Arab sheikh.
Currently, Anatoly Gorbunov lives in Sochi and is the director of the Caucasian branch of MegaFon. He is not personally acquainted with the President of Russia.
Creation
Taking advantage of the amazing resemblance to the president, A. Gorbunov loves to play pranks on people. Anatoly decided to congratulate his fellow countrymen on the New Year 2002 from the TV screen. A few minutes before the President's New Year address to the citizens of Russia, Volgodonsk residents saw a comic video. The splash screen shows the Russian flag, the Kremlin, the same picture as in the president's speech. Only at the end of the congratulations, when the credits appeared on the screen, it became clear to the audience that they had been played.
A chance acquaintance with the director Alexei Kiryushchenko became a landmark in the fate of Anatoly. They met in Volgodonsk, where Gorbunov took part in organizing concerts and performances by visiting artists. After a while, the director remembered Gorbunov. He was filming My Fair Nanny and he needed such a character. Anatoly first played the role of the president in a movie
In 2013, Anatoly was invited to shoot the film "Kitchen in Paris". The actor happily agreed, because they were filming a movie in the capital of France. He always dreamed of going there.
The next film was "Dukhless-2", where Anatoly Gorbunov's partner was Danila Kozlovsky. Again Anatoly played the president. The scene with the participation of Gorbunov-Putin was supposed to take about two minutes in the film. No less than 12 takes were filmed. The director of the film, Roman Prygunov, was pleased with the work of the actor. But when "Duhless-2" was released on screens, the audience saw the president in it only in passing. The stage with the participation of Anatoly Gorbunov was reduced to two seconds.
Anatoly Gorbunov can safely take the words of the famous song "Such as Putin is full of strength" by the group "Singing Together". He starred in the music video for this song.
Personal life
The age difference between Gorbunov and Putin is 11 years. Despite this, the personal lives of Anatoly Gorbunov and Vladimir Putin also have a lot in common. Anatoly is divorced from his first wife Olga. From this marriage, he has two daughters, Julia and Elena. They live in Europe, where the eldest daughter works and the youngest studies. As it is known from the media, Vladimir Putin also has two daughters; he is divorced from his wife Lyudmila.
