Actor Alexei Gorbunov: biography, filmography, personal life, interesting facts

Domestic cinema has always taken in itspictures of actors from Ukraine. Neighborhood brothers, as these two countries often called, have long been famous for the joint production of films and serials. One of the employees working for the "two fronts" is actor Alexei Gorbunov. The biography of this person will become the topic of our article.

Dreams about the future

Alexey was born in 1961 in the Ukrainianthe capital. Almost immediately after birth, he and his family moved to a picturesque corner, the historical treasure of Kiev, the Rusanovka massif. There, together with his parents, he lived almost until his majority.

While still in high school, he was thinking about choosingfuture profession. Like most of his peers, he participated in stage productions. The biography of actor Alexei Gorbunov includes the fact that after graduating from high school he did not enter the Theater Institute of Kiev, although he really dreamed. Postponing the attempt for the next year, Alex does not want to do something else. In Lesya Ukrainka Theater he is taken with pleasure.

From study to work - one step

There he worked as an auxiliary worker. I mounted lighting installations, helped in the dressing room. Friendliness led him to a meeting with Ada Rogovtseva. The actress was so fascinated by the young man that she introduced him to her husband, teacher and actor Konstantin Stepankov. He, in turn, gave instructions to the future artist.

Stepankov took Gorbunov to his course at the InstituteKarpenko-Kary, which Alexei graduated in 1984. A few months earlier, as actor Alexei Gorbunov lit up a small appearance in the "Vacation Petrov and Vasechkin." Directors willingly gave him secondary images, seeing the creative potential. Getting a diploma was the last thing. Gorbunov felt like a star, knowing at the same time that the status would have to be constantly proven. After the morning delivery of the certificate, actor Alexei Gorbunov went straight to the playground; on this day, the shooting of "Load without marking" started.

And Russia is closer to me ...

The year of graduation was markedentering the troupe of the theater named after Dovzhenko. Gorbunov will work there for eleven years. In 1985, he was drafted into military service, and then returned to the profession. Until the end of the 80's, he periodically appears on television and is actively acting in films. However, most of the pictures coming out with his participation gather neutral responses from the audience.

In the first half of the 1990s, the crisis in Russia affectedon neighboring states. The film production was frozen. Actor Alexei Gorbunov was looking for money, working, in particular, as a taxi driver. I had to be content with an infrequent appearance on the screen, agreeing to what was being proposed. Using his skills, he was a leading disco, DJ at local radio stations. To correct the situation, the director Vladimir Popkov helped, who in 1997 offered Gorbunov the role of joker-jester Shiko in the running series "Countess de Monsoro." Approximately from this time Alexey is more often removed in Russia, rather than at home.

Best movies, best TV shows

Historical costume "Countess de Monsoro"has been shown in several countries. Actor Alexei Gorbunov receives an invitation from the Ukrainian television to become the host of the show "Night Alarm Clock". In 1998, he was removed from Valery Todorovsky in the "Country of the Deaf", where he got the role of a supplier of products. In the next few years Gorbunov became a frequent guest of Russian TV series: "The Birthday of Burzhuy", "Kamenskaya", "The March of Turkish". In 2002, he takes part in the Austrian comedy drama "Blue Moon", and after it is removed in the historical action movie "Breed".

Modern period

In 2005, Philip Jankowski calls the actor in"State Councilor", and two years later Nikita Mikhalkov puts the tape "12". Actor Alexei Gorbunov, whose filmography includes various genre works, tries on his career many images, from dramatic to comedic. He manages to reincarnate masterfully into salesmen, janitors, juries, bikers, Air Force commanders, Chekists. In 2008, he appears in the "Inhabited Island" and "Dandies", in 2010 - in the military "Edge" and a teen hit "Children under 16 ...".

In 2012, the actor goes to Odessa, where onFilm Festival holds a master class. In 2013, Gorbunov, along with other Russian actors, was shot in a foreign thriller "Mobius." And also gets the role of Moriarty in the modern domestic version of "Sherlock Holmes."

Interesting Facts

Alexei Gorbunov was engaged in his time as a voice actingpaintings. Movies are not his only occupation. The actor acts as the soloist of the collective "Pilot's Sadness". As a guest star, he participated in the theatrical company "Theater Association", staged by Oleg Menshikov.

The latter spoke warmly of Gorbunov. He calls him easy and a little naive person. Every his screen image is the experience of lived years. At the same time, you can feel the ease with which he starts to work. And, of course, we can not fail to mention the natural talent, charisma and high professionalism.

The political crisis in Ukraine has not been bypassedactor. According to press reports, he refused to appear in Russian projects. In 2014, Gorbunov began filming the Ukrainian military drama "Guards", and a little earlier the production of the domestic series "Leningrad-46" was completed.

Actor Alexei Gorbunov: personal life

This person refers to the type of people whodo not like to talk about family life. With Svetlana Lopukhova, an artist by profession, the current wife, he met long ago. According to unconfirmed information, the actor has two daughters from different women.

The best film works

For his work, Alexei Gorbunov played in more than 130 paintings. Among the most striking films with his participation are the following:

"Son for father" (2014). Partner in the frame - Anton Makarsky.
"Champions from the gateway" (2011).
"Grass under the snow" (2010).
The "I" (2009).
The Red Chapel (2004).
"Gold of the Party" (1993).
"A man from the Alpha team (1992).
"Two steps to silence" (1991).