Charismatic appearance, charming tone of voice, high level of acting - thanks to all this, Ilya Lyubimov became a popular artist. He showed himself not only on the set, but also on the theater stage. Such projects as "Do not be born beautiful" and "Inadequate people" brought him fame.
The famous actor was born on February 21, 1977. Was born in Moscow. This event took place in a family that was far from cinema. Father Pyotr Yakovlevich worked in a design bureau. Mom Natalya Nikolaevna devoted herself to science. She is a linguist by education. Ilya is not the only child in the family. He has an older brother, Oleg, who also decided to connect his life with cinema, and a younger sister, Ksenia.
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Acting talent manifested itself in childhood. This did not go unnoticed by the parents. They took him to the Theater of the Young Muscovite, where, under the guidance of an experienced mentor, Alexander Tyukavin, the boy began to develop his talent.
Because of this, I had to change the school. The guy just physically could not be in two places at the same time. Naturally, he chose the theater, so he began to skip classes at school. But a compromise was found. Parents transferred our hero to another educational institution, which was located next to the theater. It became much easier to combine learning with passion after that.
Despite his early debut on the stage, Ilya still decided to get a more mundane profession. He studied to be a programmer. Educated at the Lyceum. The thing is that Ilya grew up in a family with different interests. Therefore, he decided not to limit himself to just acting.
In parallel with his studies, he attended the workshop of Pyotr Fomenko as an auditor.
After graduating from the lyceum, he entered GITIS and got a job in the theater for Peter. By the way, the elder brother of our hero also worked in his workshop. He works in the Fomenko Theater and at the present stage.
Success on the set
Ilya Lyubimov got his first role in the multi-part project "Citizen Chief". He appeared in a minor episode, which did not affect his popularity in any way. Films such as "The Mixer" and "The Diary of a Killer" did not bring fame to Ilya either.
And only a few years later, Ilya faced the first popularity. The movie "Boomer" was released on the screens. Our hero also got his role in the project. He managed to work with such actors as Vladimir Vdovichenkov and Andrey Merzlikin.
Then there were not very successful roles in projects such as "The Red Chapel", "Casus Kukotsky" and "Girlfriend of a Special Purpose."
They began to recognize the actor on the streets after the release of the television series “Don't Be Born Beautiful”. Ilya had to reincarnate in the negative hero Alexander Voropaev. He coped with his role excellently. After the first episode, not only filmmakers, but also directors started talking about Ilya. Offers poured in one after another. Basically, filmmakers offered Ilya the role of negative characters.
He got his first leading role in the film "20 Cigarettes". Before the fans he appeared in the image of an advertising agency employee who rethought values and changed his life beliefs in a day. Oscar Kuchera and Maxim Sukhanov worked with him on the set.
Over the next few years, Ilya played in projects such as "Alien Face", "Circumstances." "Doctor Tyrsa", "Churchill", "Letters to an Angel". Some pictures became successful for our hero, others not.
Ilya's popularity increased several times after the release of the project "Inadequate People". On the set, he worked in a duet with the charming actress Ingrid Olerinskaya. The film was positively greeted not only by viewers and fans, but also by critics.
Among the successful works, one should also highlight such films as "The Diary of Dr. Zaitseva", "Outdoor Surveillance", "Hotel Eleon", "Invisibles", "Ship", "Classmates", "Yellow Eye of the Tiger", "Doctor Richter", " Hunt for the devil. " At the present stage, he is working on a continuation of the popular project "Inadequate People".
Off-set success
In the personal life of Ilya Lyubimov, everything is going well. His wife is the popular actress Ekaterina Vilkova.
Ilya Lyubimov is a deeply religious person. But he did not come to faith immediately. In his youth, he tried almost everything, from gambling to drugs. However, everything changed after meeting Andrei Shchenikov. The actor insisted that Ilya be baptized. And after this procedure, our hero has completely changed.
Personal life has also improved. I met Catherine when I was already desperate to find happiness. By the way, the famous actress became the second wife of Ilya. The name of the first wife is unknown. Ilya divorced her several years before meeting with Catherine.
The wedding of the actors took place on May 1, 2011. A few months later, a daughter was born. Happy parents named her Peacock. In 2014, the second child was born. The son was named Peter.
Interesting Facts
- Ilya and Catherine met not at all on the set. They met at a gas station.
- The actor has a negative attitude towards everything related to publicity. He rarely agrees to be interviewed. For the same reason, he practically stopped performing on stage, preferring to work on the set.
- Ilya Lyubimov loved to tease people, bully them. He loved to make them feel uncomfortable. According to him, this helped them open up, better understand themselves and demonstrate some qualities that they did not even know about. But not everyone is able to appreciate this kind of help. Often it came to fights. When Ilya came to faith, he gave up such a "hobby."
- After meeting Catherine, Ilya immediately announced that there would be no intimacy between them until the wedding. He expected the girl to be surprised by this. However, Katya resignedly agreed to his terms. And there really was no intimacy before the wedding.
