Ivan Dykhovichny's talent was multifaceted. He managed to do a lot as an actor and director. For more than ten years Ivan Vladimirovich served in the theater. Then he made films and was a director on television. Under his influence, changes took place on the Rossiya TV channel. Subsequently, Dykhovichny collaborated with other television channels.
From the biography of Ivan Vladimirovich Dykhovichny
The future actor, screenwriter and director was born in Moscow on October 16, 1947. His parents were directly related to creativity: his father was a famous playwright and songwriter, his mother was a ballerina. Vanya's father had a rare talent as a reciter. Works based on his poems were performed by Leonid Utesov, Alla Pugacheva. Mom served at the Stanislavsky Theater.
In 1969, Ivan successfully graduated from the Shchukin Theater School (acting department, workshop of Leonid Shikhmatov and Vera Lvova). In the next decade, the actor served at the Taganka Theater. He was friends with Vladimir Vysotsky. Dykhovichny took part in almost every dramatic production of his theater. Ivan combined work on stage as an actor with his studies - his plans included becoming a director.
Career of Ivan Dykhovichny
In 1982, Dykhovichny completed his studies at the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors (workshop of Eldar Ryazanov). The famous Andrei Tarkovsky was among the teachers of the courses.
Having experimented in the genre of short films, in 1988 Ivan Vladimirovich made his debut as a real director with the film "Black Monk". He wrote the script for this picture together with Sergei Solovyov.
In the mid-90s, Dykhovichny created and hosted the Catch 22 program on NTV. Then he worked for a long time as the chief director of the channel "Russia". Under the leadership of Dykhovichny, the channel changed the broadcasting schedule and program design. When the channel was flooded with "soap operas" and many programs about culture were closed, Ivan Vladimirovich left this job.
In 2005, Dykhovichny created his own programs on TVC, hosted the program "Incredible Stories" on REN-TV. Later he presented various films of previous years on the Domashny channel.
Dykhovichny possessed versatile talents. In particular, he wrote songs based on the poems of the 19th century poets and performed them himself.
Personal life of Ivan Dykhovichny
The actor and director was married three times. His first wife was Olga Polyanskaya, the daughter of a member of the Politburo. In this marriage, in 1970, the son Dmitry was born. Subsequently, he moved to Germany and mastered the profession of a designer.
Dykhovichny's second wife is Olga Cherepanova, a philologist. She gave Ivan a son, Vladimir, who became an actor. The second wife left Ivan for the sake of a US citizen. The son stayed with his mother.
The third wife of the director was also named Olga. She is a Belarusian actress. Dykhovichny met her on television.
Ivan Dykhovichny passed away on September 27, 2009 in Moscow. The cause of death was a serious illness. Buried at the Novodevichy cemetery.
