Matvey Lykov is a Russian actor, top model. He entered the list of the most sought-after male models in the world. The son of the popular artist Alexander Lykov works with the Gucci fashion house.
Matvey Lykov's parents are very famous people in the world of cinema. His father is Alexander Lykov, who became popular after the television series Streets of Broken Lanterns. Mom, Alla Gospodenko, is also an actress. She played in the capital's theater, but preferred raising children and family life to her career.
Childhood and youth
Matvey was born on April 8, 1987 in St. Petersburg. The eldest child, daughter Ekaterina, was already growing up in a creative family. The young man graduated from a specialized school of the city with in-depth study of foreign languages.
By the time of graduation, the young man spoke excellent Spanish and English. After graduating from school, Lykov Jr. entered the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the Herzen State Pedagogical University. He decided to become a translator.
Simultaneously with receiving specialized education, Matvey tutored, studying English with children. By the fourth year, the student has already conducted trainings for adult students. At the same time, the talented student was offered a trip to the United States under the famous Work and Travel student program.
It was assumed not only to visit an overseas country, but also official employment with good earnings. However, due to a misprint in the documents, the possibility of officially obtaining the work turned out to be zero.
Left in a foreign country without a livelihood, the student decided to work as a courier. One day he saw an advertisement for a recruitment of models for a New York agency. This event became the most significant page in the biography of a young man.
Young men of thin physique were required. The guy fit all the requirements just perfect. However, I also had to get used to the new requirements. There was a need to improve physical fitness. The novice fashion model went to the gym.
Model business
Lykov Jr. gained impressive muscle mass pretty quickly. Now it is possible to work in full force. Her career began with appearances at several shows. After the success, Matvey confidently went to the catwalks of the most famous capitals of world fashion Milan, Tokyo, Paris, London.
The promising young man was entrusted with the demonstration of accessories from famous brands and fashion designers Philip Lim, Gucci, Dior. In the world of fashion business, Lykov Jr. is known as not just a very popular fashion model, but as a supermodel.
The young man is in the TOP-ten of the most famous models in the world. A promising and talented young man became famous outside the modeling world. In 2013, Yoann Lemoine, a world-renowned musician and director working under the pseudonym Woodkid, invited Matvey to film in his video.
The successfully started cooperation did not end with the only song "I love you". To work on the next video, the musician again invited Lykov Jr. The composition was called "The Golden Age".
Lykov Jr. made his contribution to the cinema. The young model was completely unknown to the domestic film public. However, the well-known domestic director Timur Bekmambetov offered him to star in the title role of his new fantasy project “He is a Dragon”.
The film was conceived based on the plot of the novel "Ritual", created by Marina and Sergei Dyachenko.
Kinoroli and family
The film debut began immediately with the title role. Lykov's hero is Arman, a young man who turns into a dragon. The character turned out to be controversial. At first, he is a purely negative hero, as the action develops, Arman becomes a real romantic.
Matvey managed to convincingly convey the entire gamut of the character's emotional experiences. The character of the hero develops dynamically. This causes a lot of discussion among viewers. A successful artist and fashion model has never been distinguished by the lack of fans. Even being very busy and living in New York, he managed to strike up novels with fashion models and actresses.
After a three-year stay in America, the sought-after representative of the modeling business moved to France. In Paris, the young man met Jessica Sterenos, a fashion designer, a beauty with Spanish-Peruvian roots.
The girl in her homeland was a very successful model, actively starred for television, took part in many shows. In 2013, the engagement was announced, and soon the lovers became husband and wife. The young family will live in Paris. At the end of January 2019, they had their first child. The girl was named Siena.
Matvey remains a very popular person in the modeling business. He tries his hand at film and directing. After his debut with Bekmambetov, Lykov Jr. became interested in the film profession. He enrolled in directing courses at the International School of Television and Film, barely returning to France.
The successful fashion model admitted in an interview that he wants to associate his future activities with cinema. It is still difficult for him to say with certainty where his new works will be filmed, at home or abroad. Matvey runs his own page on the popular social network "Instagram". On it, a young man regularly uploads pictures from filming, travel.
Lykov Jr. has more than thirty thousand subscribers, their number is constantly growing. The basis of his fans was formed by foreign youth, interested in the work of a talented Russian guy.
