Charismatic appearance, charming timbre of voice, high level of acting skills - thanks to all this, Ilya Lyubimov became a popular artist. He proved himself not only on the set, but also on the stage. Fame brought him projects such as "Do not be born beautiful" and "Inadequate people."
The date of birth of the famous actor is February 21, 1977. Born in Moscow. This event occurred in a family that was far from cinema. Father Peter Yakovlevich worked at a design bureau. Mom Natalya Nikolaevna devoted herself to science. She is a linguist by training. 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.
short biography
Acting talent manifested itself in childhood. This did not go unnoticed by 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 simply could not physically be in two places at the same time. Naturally, he chose a 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. Combining learning with passion afterwards became much easier.
Despite the early debut on stage, Ilya still decided to get a more mundane profession. He studied at the programmer. Received education at the Lyceum. The thing is that Ilya grew up in a family with different interests. Therefore, he decided not to limit himself only to acting.
In parallel with training, he attended the workshop of Petr Fomenko as a volunteer.
After graduating from the lyceum, he entered GITIS and got a job in the theater to Peter By the way, the elder brother of our hero worked in his workshop. He works at 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". Appeared in a minor episode, which did not affect its popularity. Such films as “The Mixer” and “The Killer's Diary” did not bring fame to Ilya.
And only a few years later Ilya was faced with the first popularity. The movie "Boomer" was released. Our hero also received his role in the project. He managed to work with such actors as Vladimir Vdovichenkov and Andrei Merzlikin.
Then there were not too successful roles in projects such as the Red Chapel, Kazus Kukotsky, and Special Purpose Friend.
They began to recognize the actor on the streets after the television series Do Not Be Born Beautiful. Ilya had to reincarnate as the negative hero of Alexander Voropaev. He coped with his role perfectly. After the first series, not only film enthusiasts started talking about Ilya, but also the directors. Suggestions rained down one after another. Mostly filmmakers offered Ilya the role of negative characters.
He received his first leading role in the movie "20 Cigarettes". He appeared before the fans in the guise of an employee of an advertising agency who, in a day, rethought values and changed his life beliefs. Oscar Kuchera and Maxim Sukhanov worked with him on the set.
Over the next few years, Ilya played in such projects as Alien Face and Circumstances. "Doctor Tyrsa", "Churchill", "Letters to the Angel." Some pictures for our hero became successful, others not.
Ilya’s popularity has increased several times since the release of the Inadequate People project. On the set, he worked in a duet with the charming actress Ingrid Olerinsky. The film was positively greeted not only by viewers and fans, but also by critics.
Other successful films include such films as “The Diary of Dr. Zaitseva”, “Outdoor Observation”, “Hotel Eleon”, “Invisible”, “Ship”, “Classmates”, “Yellow Tiger Eye”, “Doctor Richter”, “ The hunt for the devil. " At the present stage, he is working on the continuation of the popular project "Inadequate People."
Success outside the movie set
In the personal life of Ilya Lyubimov, everything is going fine. His wife is the popular actress Ekaterina Vilkova.
Ilya Lyubimov is a deeply religious person. But he did not immediately come to faith. In his youth, he tried almost everything, from gambling to drugs. However, everything changed after meeting with Andrei Schenikov. The actor insisted that Ilya be baptized. And after this procedure, our hero has completely changed.
Improved and personal life. 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 spouse is unknown. Ilya divorced her a few 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 called her Peacock. In 2014, a second child was born. The son was called Peter.
