Ilya Korobko, actor: biography, personal life, filmography

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Every successful actor or actress, despite the number of roles played in cinema or theater, has one that has become the starting point on the path to success. For Ilya Korobko, this is M. Ponomarev, successfully played by him from the series “Molodezhka”, Today he is one of the most popular young actors with an army of thousands of fans and big plans for the future.

Biography

In 1992, on January 14, a boy was born in the Korobko family. The parents of little Ilya were in no way connected not only with cinema or theater, but also with the world of art. Their children are the exception. Ilya's younger brother and sister are engaged in folk dancing and design, respectively.

The actor himself also attended art school for 3 years. But he failed to achieve significant success there due to frequent absenteeism. Ilya's next hobby was football. But even here problems arose - an allergy to synthetics caused severe irritation and the boy could not concentrate on the game. Today, sport, like acting, occupies an importantmeaning in the life of Ilya Korobko - he has been practicing Thai boxing for quite some time.

The actor is not alien to creative hobbies - together with the Art Pictures company, Ilya Korobko launched a project in which he shoots black-and-white photographs and videos. The main characters are his colleagues in Molodezhka. This project is not related to the series, but fans of Ilya will definitely like it.

Private life

For every person, his family is the standard according to which he will build his own. Ilya's family is an example of a strong and reliable rear. This is exactly what the young man wants to create. In one of the interviews, he admitted that he appreciates his positive qualities in a person and considers the re-education of an adult to be a useless undertaking. Also, Ilya is adamant in matters of marriage - he is sure that first you need to get on your feet and only after that start a family.

The first official relationship known to the press was Ilya with actress Liza Klimova. The couple lived together for 5 years, but in the end, the young people broke up. Even at the beginning of the novel, Ilya moved out from his parents and never returned to his father's house, deciding to live separately.

In 2015, the personal life of Ilya Korobko again became the object of attention of the press, as he had a girlfriend named Maria. The couple met during a morning walk when the girl was walking her Dalmatian pet. But after 2 years, the couple, despite the similarity of interests, broke up. At the moment, the young man does not have a girlfriend.

It is worth noting that Ilya also has a pet - a beagle namedTerry, whose photos he willingly shares on his pages in social networks. By the way, it is the dog that he considers his main motivator, for which he gets up every morning and moves forward.

Career

The career of actor Ilya Korobko started early - at the same time he became a first-grader and a sought-after little actor for filming commercials. He continued to act in commercials until the age of 11, until he first appeared on the stage in the play “City of Millionaires”, where he played three roles at once - according to the script, the main character had three sons and the boy played all three. Acting talent was noticed by such masters of art as Roman Samgin and Mark Zakharov, who approved him for this debut role.

Ilya has a professional acting education - he is a graduate of GITIS, where he entered on the first try.

Roles in film and theater

Most aspiring actors start their careers with episodic roles. For Ilya, the series became the starting point. He played a variety of roles in My Fair Nanny, Mosgaz, Save the Boss, Unreal Story, The Last Minute, Poor Relatives, Moscow. Three Stations” and “Veronica. Lost Happiness. He received his first major role in Molodezhka, and then he was entrusted with playing in Unity, Fighting Unit and Where Does Love Go? Given the talent of a young man, it is safe to say that in the filmography of Ilya Korobko these are not the only main roles. Basically, a young man plays good heroes with a difficult fate. The exception was Eviljoke”, where such qualities as kindness and empathy are alien to the hero. From the latest works of the actor, one can single out “Secretary” and “Tetrad of Fallot”.

Ilya Korobko has only 2 theatrical roles so far. He played in:

• “City of Millionaires”;
• “Pippi Longstocking.”

In addition to filming TV shows and playing on stage, the actor voiced one of the characters in the cartoon "Superteam", Argentinean-Spanish production.

Interesting facts

There are several interesting facts in the biography and filmography of Ilya Korobko.

• Ilya's father Roman Korobko is a master of sports in boxing.
• While studying at the university, Ilya had to lose weight up to 70 kg. The height of the young man is 176 cm.
• Actors who played in the same project are often credited with romantic relationships. Ilya was no exception - according to rumors, before meeting with his current girlfriend, he was in a relationship with Maria Ivashchenko, an actress from Molodezhka, who played Alina Morozova. But these rumors have not been officially confirmed.
• In order to star in a sensational story about a hockey player, Ilya had to learn to skate almost professionally in the shortest possible time - 2-3 months. By the way, in Molodezhka, the actor auditioned for several roles, but in the end he played M. Ponomarev.
• Ilya considers N. Karachentsov his idol and ideal actor, whom the young man considers a real aristocrat due to his education, intelligence and erudition.
• If Ilya had the opportunity, he would definitely play with such eminentdirectors like G. Ritchie, P. Almodovar.
• Ilya Korobko's favorite film is “Brest Fortress”.

Future plans

The life of Ilya Korobko is closely connected with cinema and theater, but the actor believes that he needs to develop and try himself in new roles. Therefore, after the filming of "Molodezhka" is completed, he wants to make a short film about modern youth. Fans of the series will definitely be interested in watching this work, as the actors from the above-mentioned series will be involved in the main roles.

Besides this, Ilya wants to become a professional director. For this purpose, he wants to go to America or the Czech Republic. As for work in cinema and theater, Ilya noted that as an actor he would like to play diverse roles, and not just heroes with a drama, to which he is mainly assigned. For example, Ilya Korobko notes that he would definitely agree to play in the author's social drama or comedy. The only role he will never accept is that of a gay hero.