Ilya Safronov is a well-known Russian illusionist, TV presenter and stunt director who performs together with his brothers Andrei and Sergei as part of the Safronov Brothers project.
Ilya Safronov: biography
Ilya Safronov was born in Moscow to a family of military engineers on April 12, 1977. Five years later, on September 30, 1982, twins Sergey and Andrey were born in the Safronov family.
The mother, paying special attention to the creative upbringing and education of children, wanted her sons to be able to realize themselves in the acting field. From the age of 5, Ilya attended various circles, classes and auditions, and already in the fourth grade he got on TV screens, participating in the crowd.
After leaving school, Ilya decided to connect his life with circus art and entered the circus school as a juggler. Having successfully completed it, he continued his studies at the Schepkin Theater School, at the directing department.
Ilya Safronov: career
At 22, after watching the show of the popular American illusionist and hypnotist David Copperfield, Ilya is imbued with the world of magic and illusion. Having dealt with the technical components of the tricks, he arranges the first concert for his family. After a brilliant performance and support from his parents, Ilya finally decided on the choice of a profession. After a while, brothers Andrey and Sergey join him.
The debut work on television for Ilya and his brothers becomes participation in the program “What? Where? When”in 2002. On the show, they demonstrate a complex and spectacular trick - "Burning Alive". In the same year, the brothers met Alexander Tsekalo and began to develop spectacular stunts and stunt performances for his new musical "12 Chairs".
World fame for Ilya Safronov and his brothers comes after the demonstration of the unique trick "Human Teleportation" for Swiss television. The complexity of the performance and the spectacularity of the trick are widely discussed in the Western media, and brings the brothers recognition not only of the audience, but also of famous world illusionists.
In 2007, on the TNT channel, the show "The Battle of Psychics" was released, where the Safronov brothers were invited as co-hosts of Mikhail Porechenkov. The main goal of their participation in the show is to expose charlatans and identify people who actually have psychic abilities.
After successfully participating in the show "The Battle of Psychics" for several seasons, Ilya, together with his brothers, begins to actively engage in staging stunts for Russian pop stars. In September 2015, he presents the main magic television show of the year "Empire of Illusions", which started on the air of the STS TV channel. Within the framework of the program, both old and completely new tricks and tricks of illusionists are demonstrated.
In 2018, the brothers will organize their own show "The Wizard Leads Investigation", which becomes one of the most attended shows of 2018. More than 60 thousand spectators were able to touch the work of the Safronov brothers and see their illusionary tale.
Ilya Safronov: personal life
The illusionist Ilya Safronov does not advertise his personal life, it is known that at the moment he is single and has no children.
