Ivan Zamotaev is a versatile personality. He is a theater and film actor, musician and composer. In his youth, Ivan received a solid musical education, learned to use the button accordion and piano. Later he entered RITI-GITIS, choosing the path of an actor. Ivan's repertoire includes many images that he managed to create on stage and on the set.
From the biography of Ivan Alexandrovich Zamotaev
The future actor, musician and composer was born on January 22, 1983. The place of his birth is the city of Pervomaisk, located in the Nizhny Novgorod region. In his childhood, Ivan studied diligently at a music school, mastering the button accordion. Then he graduated from the music school in Arzamas. Ivan also knows how to play the piano. One of his youthful hobbies is table tennis.
Subsequently, Zamotaev continued his education at a more serious level. In 2004 he graduated from the famous Russian Institute of Theater Arts. He began his career at the Theater of Music and Drama, which was directed by Stas Namin. In 2010, Ivan began to collaborate with the Other Theater and the Quartet I collective. For some time, he built a career at the Theater of the Russian Army and at the Theater of Modern Entrepreneurship.
Work on stage and in cinematography
Theatrical repertoire of Zamotayev is wide enough. He was involved in the performances The Snow Queen, The Hair, The Three Musketeers, The Soldier Ivan Chonkin, Four Stories, At the Crossroads, The Bremen Town Musicians, The City of Mice, Much Ado About Nothing, Comedy Club. The audience also remembered other performances with Ivan's participation. Among them: "Music for the Fat", "Chocolate on Boiling Water", "Valentine's Day".
As a movie actor, Zamotayev tried his hand in 2006, playing the role of an accordion player in the series "Who is the Boss in the House?" This work was followed by participation in the projects "Once upon a time there was one woman", "Galina", "Packaged", "Brothers in exchange", "Country romance".
Ivan not only works on stage and in the frame. He composes music for film projects and theater productions. His musical compositions can be heard, for example, in the TV series "Country Romance", "The Road Home", in the films "Graphomafia" and "This is what a woman does."
The actor has experience in television. He is a participant in the projects "Six Frames", "Good Jokes", "Jurmalina", "Shelter of Comedians".
Zamotaev is the leader and artistic director of his own musical group, called the Zamotaev Band.
Personal life of Ivan Zamotaev
Zamotayev's first marriage was not successful. In 2004, Ivan married Yulia Rusyaeva. A year later, they had a daughter. But already in 2011, the couple broke up.
In 2015, Ivan Alexandrovich married actress Ekaterina Olkina. He met her while studying at the university. Young people met for a long time, after which they arranged a modest wedding.
Katya admitted in an interview that at first she fell in love with what Ivan was doing. Zamotayev often invited the girl to performances and concerts, opening up the world of his work for her. The couple think that they complement each other perfectly.
In November 2015, a son was born to Catherine and Ivan.
