A native of the Samara region (the city of Syzran) and a native of a military family (father is a military officer, and mother is a school teacher) - Alexander Vasilyevich Peskov - is currently a famous theater and film actor, as well as a musician, behind whom today there are 25 solo projects of various genres and trends. However, to the general public, he is known for his films in the action movie "American Boy" and the criminal detective story "Gangster Petersburg".
Behind the creative career of Alexander Peskov today there are many theatrical projects and more than a hundred film works. For the role of a soldier-penalty box in the movie "Ivin A." he was awarded the KF Debut Prize in the Best Actor nomination and the Audience Award at the Constellation Film Festival.
The most recent works of the popular actor include the main roles in the films "Pure Victory" and "Shooter", the documentary "The Fatal Love of Savva Morozov" and the character of Igor Anisimov in the television movie "The Last Youth".
Brief biography of Alexander Peskov
On May 19, 1965, the future popular artist was born in Syzran. In childhood and adolescence, Alexander was actively involved in sports, attended the school for young cosmonauts, and cooked courses. In addition, he was engaged in amateur performances and music (piano class), was the guitarist and soloist of the local VIA. Such a versatile hobby for many types of creativity disrupted the plans of the parents, who dreamed that Peskov Jr. would become a military pilot.
And therefore, after receiving a certificate of secondary education, Alexander entered the Schepkinsky Theater School in 1982, from where, after the second year, he was transferred to the Moscow Art Theater School to the artistic director V. Bogomolov. After receiving an acting education, the creative career of a promising artist begins. First, his native stage was the stage of the Gorky Moscow Art Theater (two seasons), then the main stage of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater (1990-1991). And then there was the theater of Roman Viktyuk, entrepreneurial projects and, finally, the "Theater of the Moon", where the actor still goes on stage.
Alexander Peskov made his cinematic debut in 1984 with his participation in the war dramas First Horse and Detachment. This was followed by films in films of the fantastic genre: "New Adventures of the Yankees at the Court of King Arthur" and "Mirror for a Hero". But the real success came to the actor after the release of the movie "American Battle" in 1982, in which he played a former Afghan who was captured and returned to his homeland to take revenge on his friend's killers. For this film work, Peskov received positive reviews from film critics at the Stozhary Film Festival in the Best Actor category.
Among more than a hundred films of the actor, the following film projects with his participation should be noted: "In that region of heaven …" (1992), "Gladiator for hire" (1993), "Secret Sign" (2002), "Gangster Petersburg" (2005-2007), “Albanian” (2006), “Major Vetrov” (2007), “The right to pardon” (2009), “Fatal love of Savva Morozov” (2012), “Stairway to Heaven” (2015), “Evil fate "(2016)," Burning bridges "(2017).
Personal life of the artist
Behind the shoulders of the family life of a famous domestic actor, there are three marriages. The first wife of Alexander Peskov was an actress with whom a happy marital relationship did not work out.
The second wife Margarita herself left the artist in the third month of pregnancy. Currently, he sees little of his daughter due to a difficult relationship with her mother.
Now Alexander Peskov is married to Ruslana Filimonova. The wife has an adult son from a previous marriage, who lives separately. Judging by the joint photos posted on social networks, the couple is happy and lives together.
