Kirill Safonov

Kirill Safonov Kirill Safonov is a Russian and Israeli theater and film actor. His path to the screen turned out to be thorny. After several years of living in exile, the artist managed to make a brilliant debut in the domestic cinema.

Safonov captivated the audience with the role of heartthrob Sergei Nikiforov in the TV series "Tatiana's Day". Later, Safonov's repertoire was replenished with the popular projects "Return", "Smile of a Mockingbird", "New Wife"

Kirill was born in 1973 in the Siberian village of Ermakovsky, in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. His father was the chief engineer at the construction of the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station, and his mother Galina Semyonovna Safonova taught Russian language and literature at school. Cyril was the youngest, third child in the family: Safonov has 2 sisters.

When the boy was 6 years old, the family moved to Western Ukraine and settled in Lviv, where Galina Semyonovna got a job as director of the local Palace of Pioneers. Mom had a decisive influence on the development of her son. From her, Kirill Safonov has a creative beginning: Galina Semyonovna writes poetry and prose.

The boy's school years passed in endless circles and sections, thanks to his innate artistry, he took first places in the contests of poetry readers.

When Kirill was 12 years old, his parents broke up. The family's financial situation was shaken, my mother had to put three children on her feet alone. Cyril tried in every possible way to make life easier for his mother, so in high school he worked part-time in construction teams.

After leaving school, Kirill Safonov decided to get a director's education, but his attempt to enter the corresponding faculty of the Institute of Culture was a failure: the guy could not pass the exam in the Ukrainian language. For several months, the young man sold paintings at the Lviv opening day and even began to paint on the sly.

In 1990, the Safonov family returned to Krasnoyarsk. Here, an 18-year-old boy met his first love - a girl named Elena, whom he soon married. Three years later, Kirill Safonov entered the theater department of the Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Arts. After studying there for a year, he transferred to the 2 nd year of GITIS, where he was enrolled in the workshop of Andrei Goncharov. Under the guidance of the master, the talented student played the main roles in the productions of "Dog Waltz" and "Children of Vanyushin" at the Moscow Academic Theater named after Vladimir Mayakovsky, which he directed.

Cyril failed to complete his studies. In the 4th year of the institute, he disrupted the dress rehearsal of the graduation performance. This became the reason for Safonov's disagreement with his mentor and the subsequent expulsion from the theater university.

Nevertheless, the lack of a diploma did not prevent the young actor from obtaining a profession in his specialty. In the same year, he began serving at the Stanislavsky Moscow Drama Theater in the group of director Vladimir Mirzoev.

The most notable works of that time were roles in the plays "Twelfth Night" and "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare. They paid very little money in the theater, therefore, in order to support the family, Kirill Safonov, after the performances, got behind the wheel of the "seven" and went to the "second shift" - to earn extra money as a private driver.

2 years later, the actor received a job offer from Leonid Kanevsky, the founder of the Israeli theater "Gesher". Kirill Safonov decided to move with his family to Tel Aviv, especially since his mother and sisters had already lived in Israel for some time and could support the newly arrived family at first. Thus, the biography of Kirill Safonov was replenished with experience of work in exile. But the actor did not plan to stay in this country forever - he dreamed of returning to Russia as a winner.

Having moved to Israel, Kirill Safonov mastered Hebrew in record time, in just a few months. This allowed me to immediately plunge into work in the Gesher troupe. He played Levi Matvey in the play "The Devil in Moscow" based on the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov "The Master and Margarita". The actor also took part in the productions of The Sea, Mademoiselle Julie and The Postman Always Calls Twice.

After 3 years of staying in Israel, the actor began a black streak: his wife left Kirill, and work in Gesher no longer brought pleasure. After the divorce, Safonov began life from scratch: he left the annoying theater and got a job as a bartender. But he was not going to break ties with the art world, so he hired an agent who was looking for a job for him in the cinema.

Today, the artist accepts offers not only from filmmakers, he is happy to enter the theater stage. In 2015 he played Jerry Rain in the production of Galina Volchek "Two on a Swing". The premiere of the performance took place on the stage of the famous Sovremennik Theater.

In his youth, working in a bar, the artist continued to act in cameo roles in Israeli films and was engaged in dubbing Hollywood films. During this period, Kirill Safonov appeared in the films "Dust", "Bad Girls", "The Bird Doesn't Care", and also played the role of Andrzej Rubinstein in the drama "Evening of the Rescued".

Luck smiled at the actor when he was invited to work by Israeli director Eitan Anner. He undertook to shoot the film "Semi-Russian Story" - a drama about a family of two opposite in spirit personalities. The film received positive reviews from film critics at the Moscow Film Festival in 2006, where it was presented in the competition program.

The success of the "Pol-Russian History" bore fruit, and they began to invite Kirill to Russian projects. In 2007, Safonov played the main role in the film by Vadim Shmelev "Code of the Apocalypse", where his partner on the set was the star of the comedy sitcom "My Fair Nanny" Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, who abruptly changed her role.

The main role in the popular melodrama "Tatiana's Day" brought real success to Safonov. This is the Russian adaptation of the Colombian telenovela "War of the Roses", which was broadcast on the central channels of Russia and Ukraine and rapidly gained high ratings. Kirill Safonov, Natalya Rudova and Anna Snatkina played the key characters of the melodrama.

After the release of the tape, Kirill Safonov woke up famous and no longer looked for work in new Russian projects: the directors bombarded him with offers, while only the main or vivid secondary roles were offered.

Today, the artist's filmography includes dozens of films and TV series, he often gets the main roles. Films with Kirill Safonov's participation are always warmly received by the audience. The most notable and beloved projects turned out to be Zhurov, Vera's Crisis, Bear's Corner, My Autumn Blues, Two in the Rain, and Chasing the Shadow.

In 2012, with the participation of Safonov, the spy film "Return" was released. The actor recreated the image of a spy on the screen, which was declassified in the United States. Returning to his homeland, the hero had to retire. At home, empty walls and letters from his parents awaited him. Soon, the artist's piggy bank appeared a new bright role of Kirill Kruchinin, the wife of the main character Vika (Elena Arosieva), a domestic tyrant in the detective story "The Smile of a Mockingbird".

Of the notable works of the star, one can note his role in the films "Military Intelligence. Western Front ”,“ Pilot of International Airlines ”,“ Salvage ”,“ Terms of Contract ”and“ These Eyes Opposite ”.

A striking project in Safonov's repertoire was the melodramatic comedy "New Wife", where a star cast was selected, which included Alena Babenko, Mikhail Efremov, Inga Oboldina. Kirill reincarnated as a pilot who meets his first love.

In 2016, Kirill Safonov delighted fans with the appearance in the second season of the series "Marriage Contract", and in 2017 he played Ignat Belov in Oleg Fomin's detective tape "The Penalty Fighter". This is an action-packed 12-episode film about a difficult post-war period. The artist, as expected, got the key role.

In the same 2016, Kirill Safonov first tried his hand as a director: he presented his debut film The Fourth at the Moscow International Film Festival. It is noteworthy that the premiere of this short film took place with a full house. For this work, the director was awarded the Yuri Gagarin Ruby Phoenix Prize at the Golden Phoenix Film Festival. In the same year, Kirill took part in the creation of a video for the song "Loved", which was performed by his wife Sasha Savelyeva and other members of the Fabrika group.

In addition to acting talent, Kirill Safonov has musical and vocal talent: he writes and performs songs. During his life in Israel, the artist recorded a musical album entitled "Gulliver's Dreams", which included 18 compositions. A few years later, Kirill Safonov and Anna Snatkina recorded the duet "Two Love", which became the soundtrack for the TV series "Tatiana's Day", where they played the main roles.

As an accomplished star of Russian cinema, Kirill Safonov is increasingly invited to participate in various top-rated TV shows and programs. In 2007, the artist was seen in the projects "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and "Boris Notkin Invites". Later, Kirill Safonov appeared in the program Let They Talk and Culinary Duel. After the triumphant screening of the series "The Smile of a Mockingbird", which by ratings eclipsed the family saga "House with Lilies", the artist, together with Sasha Savelyeva, visited Ivan Urgant in the program "Evening Urgant". Later, the couple was invited to the Smak culinary show.

The artist's first marriage with his wife Elena lasted 10 years, but in 2001 the couple separated. Fortunately, Kirill managed to preserve friendly relations with his first wife, because in this marriage his daughter Anastasia was born. The girl stayed with her mother in Israel.

After the divorce in 2001, Kirill Safonov's personal life seemed to be on the "pause" button for a long time, but in 2008, the popular actor met at a social event with the soloist of the pop group "Factory" Alexandra Savelyeva. A romance broke out between them, which after 2 years culminated in a luxurious wedding. The wedding ceremony took place in April 2010 on the territory of the Tsaritsyno estate.

In the life of a married couple, everything was not always smooth, but love helped to overcome all crises and find a common language. Kirill Safonov and Sasha Savelyeva admitted this when they celebrated the 5th anniversary of their marriage, the so-called "wooden wedding", in 2015.

Rumors about their separation from time to time arose in 2016, but the spouses each time denied them by publishing joint photos on Instagram. Sasha admitted that she is ready for motherhood and will be happy to have several children in their family with Kirill.

The actor is often asked about his relationship with the famous actress Elena Safonova. But Cyril and Elena are only colleagues and namesakes.

In 2018, Kirill Safonov delighted fans with new works. The artist appeared in the youth project TNT-Premier "Bonus", directed by Valeria Gai Germanika. During the filming of the picture, actors and stars of Russian cinema were involved - Alexander Sudarev, Lana Ryder, Julia Aug, Igor Vernik, Agnia Ditkovskite and others.

This is not the first collaboration between the popular director and Kirill Safonov. Previously, he starred in Valeria's drama A Short Course in a Happy Life. Also in the image of a plastic surgeon, Safonov appeared in the comedy Girls Don't Give Up. This series, in which the main character was played by Lyubov Tolkalina, was broadcast on the STS TV channel.

In 2018, Kirill Safonov's daughter Anastasia experienced a loss - her mother, the first wife of the actor Elena, died. After the divorce, the woman tried to build her personal life, but the second marriage did not bring her happiness.

In 2016, Nastya moved to the United States, where she began her modeling career. She signed a contract with the agency Wilhelmina Models. After a personal loss, the girl began to spend more time with her father. Anastasia came to Moscow with her young man.

In the summer of 2018, Kirill Safonov celebrated an anniversary date on the stage of the Sovremennik Theater. The actor is 45 years old. The birthday boy presented the audience with the film "The Fourth", which had previously been shown only at the film festival. The holiday ended with a creative evening and a buffet table. All proceeds from the event were transferred to the account of the Give Life Charitable Foundation, which is headed by Chulpan Khamatova.

Now Safonov starred in the films "Doctor Martov", "Children", "Ministry". The actor, together with his colleague Elena Podkaminskaya, will play the main role in the drama "Others".

2005 - "Semi-Russian story" 2007 - "Code of the Apocalypse" 2007 - "Tatiana's Day" 2011 - "Loot" 2011 - "A Short Course in a Happy Life" 2012 - "Return" 2013 - "Bad Blood" 2014 - "A Mockingbird's Smile" 2014 - "New wife" 2015 - "These eyes are opposite" 2017 - "Penalty" 2018 - "Girls do not give up" 2018 - "Bonus"

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