Alexander Astashenok: creative path and personal life

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Alexander Astashenok, whose biography begins his story in the city of Orenburg, was born on November 8, 1981 and grew up in a simple, intelligent family. The boy was quite active and always eager to learn something new.

Childhood and Alexander's family

Sasha's parents thought it was age, but every year he became more inquisitive. The circle of hobbies was constantly expanding: he was interested in music, began to learn to play the guitar and piano, and together with his younger brother attended a choreography circle. In addition, he became interested in acting and swimming. The area of interest was large-scale, the most important thing is that Alexander Astashenok wanted to succeed in each of them. He was a hometown swimming champion, graduated as a dancer, attended modern jazz, to name but a few.

After graduating from school, the guy became a student at the Orenburg College, where he mastered the profession of an accountant-economist. The paradox is that Sasha never set himself the goal of working in this area. He has always been passionate about creativity. So, back in his city for some time he was a TV presenter of a movie program. In 1998 Astashenok and hisfriends created a musical group called "Eagle". Not a single city event was held without their participation. They have managed to win the huge attention of their viewers.

Youth years

After some time, Alexander was noticed and invited to the casting of the famous TV project "Star Factory". The guy did not think long - he packed his things and went to conquer the stage. Nerves were running high, he did not know what to prepare for and what to expect. It was the first project of this format, so the final outcome was in doubt. Casting for the young man was easy. After that, there was life in a star house under round-the-clock surveillance of video cameras. Emotions overwhelmed everyone: the producers, the participants, and the film crew. But still, the experiment of the Russian channel exceeded all expectations.

Alexander Astashenok was very glad that he got into this team and became a part of the history of this project. Winning didn't matter to him. The final was approaching, the feelings became stronger. Before the final gala concert, the producers of the show decided to group the participants into groups. One of these bands is Roots, where the young musician ended up.

Life after the Factory

After Sasha and his friends became the winners of the "Factory", they really understood what a stellar life is - tours, fans, shooting videos, fame. Alexander Astashenok, whose photos were everywhere, could not believe it. No one imagined that a simple guy from Orenburg would be able to conquer the capital of Russia and all its territory.

During the next tour, a new director, Elena Vengrzhinovskaya, came to work in the Roots team. Initially, communication with the group did not work out for her. Specifically, Sasha did not like that she began to command him, and Lena was not satisfied with his constant delays. In other words, the relationship was quite strained. It so happened that Alexander fell ill, and he had to be taken away from the concert. When he was resting in his room, Vengrzhinovskaya came to see him.

They had a nice conversation, Alexander Astashenok was absolutely calm and somewhat satisfied. Her attention struck him as surprising. And this is not because the guy did not have enough mother's guardianship, he just really saw real human qualities in Elena. After a pleasant conversation, Astashenok changed his mind about the director and began to look at her as a woman who sympathized with him.

Unexpected relationships

Until Lena got into show business, she worked in the hospital as a surgical nurse, so she took on the treatment of the young guy without any problems. A few days later, Sasha recovered. Soon they became close friends, spent all their free time together, tried to learn more about each other. Friendly communication did not last long, feelings broke out between them.

Alexander Astashenok, whose personal life has always been interesting to the public, hid his love for Elena for the first months. But it could not last so long, and in 2004 they got married.

A few days after the weddingAlexander Astashenok and his wife Elena learned that they would have a child. Emotions were impossible to convey. They had a girl, who was named Victoria. It was to her that the song "Happy Birthday, Vika" was dedicated. Many did not understand the guy, condemned him for choosing a companion, but Alexander was absolutely not interested in this. Most importantly, he was happy. Currently, the couple still lives together, is raising their princess, and a big age difference is not the worst thing that can interfere with good family relationships.

Acting

Time passed. Sasha was still fond of music and enjoyed it, realizing that he should not be limited to this. Thoughts about acting did not leave him. Alexander Astashenok wanted to try himself on stage and started getting a proper education. But the problem arose: as part of the Roots team, he could not do this, so he had to leave the group in the early summer of 2010. The parting was difficult, but still managed to maintain friendly relations with former colleagues.

Alexander Astashenok and his wife Elena experienced a break with the group together. She tried to support her husband in all his endeavors and new achievements.

Alexander's premiere at the theater

At the beginning of 2011, the famous Russian Theater Institute hosted an amazing premiere of a performance called "Until Death Do Us Part". The script was taken from a play by Italian playwright Aldo. Alexander Astashenok again took a chance and played intheater. Sasha made his debut together with former ex-colleagues: Pavel Artemiev and Victoria Lezina. Their trio turned the production into a captivating spectacle.

During the performance, a rather warm and relaxed atmosphere reigned in the hall - of course, this is a merit not only of the correctly chosen play, but also of the talent of the actors.

Astashenka's new role

After a successful debut in the theater, Sasha decided to go through a casting in the cinema, and almost immediately began acting. Alexander Astashenok, whose filmography began with the series "The Gift", instantly became interested in his new role. In just a few days, he got used to it, and began to take filming seriously. The main advantage of the series was that the cast was well chosen. Maestro Boris Plotnikov took part in one of the episodes. Sasha later said that this moment became one of the defining moments for him, because he thought for a long time about making a decision about playing in the series. The audience liked "The Gift". It was interesting to watch the storyline and the acting.

Still Alive filming

Alexander Astashenok, whose filmography was replenished every year, in 2012 took part in the filming of his first feature film with an interesting title "Still Alive". The famous Atanesyan was the director of the picture. All actions took place in Odessa, Sasha played the main role - the popular guitarist Gleb. The production also starred talented Russian actors, namely: Alexei Makarov, Evgenia Trofimova, Marat Basharov,Ravshana Kurkova and others.