Maxim Vitorgan is the son of Vitorgan Emmanuel. Biography, filmography, personal life

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

Who is Emmanuel Vitorgan, it is hardly worth explaining. This legendary Soviet and Russian film actor has played more than a hundred bright roles. He was Don Felipe de Ayalava in The Pious March, the resourceful Viktor Kovrov in The Enchanters, and Prince Peter Dolgoruky in Poor Nastya. However, in addition to numerous awards and people's love, this great artist has one more reason to be proud - his son.

Family and early years

Vitorgan Maxim Emmanuilovich was born in September 1972 in Moscow. Since both of his parents were actors (Emmanuel Vitorgan and Alla B alter), from childhood the boy had no doubt that he would become an artist. Maybe that's why he didn't worry too much about going to school. But when he entered GITIS, he turned into one of the best students on the course. It was not easy to achieve such success, because the guy had to constantly prove that he was not just the son of Vitorgan and B alter, but a talented artist in his own right.

At the age of 21, Maxim Vitorgan graduated from GITIS and got a job at the Theater of Young Spectators in Moscow. Moscow.

The beginning of the creative path

The first years of work in the theater confirmed that the young man was not mistaken with the choice of profession - he turned out to be an excellent artist.

For 6 years of work at MTYUZ, Vitorgan's son has achieved recognition from his colleagues. The most important achievements of the artist during this period are the role of Boris in The Thunderstorm and Nicholas I in The Execution of the Decembrists.

In the next few years, the young artist worked at Lenkom and the Moscow Art Theater ("Cruel Intentions", "Sex, Lies and Video", "A Slight Taste of Treason", "Quantity", "Crime and Punishment").

Despite the fact that Maxim Vitorgan really liked to play in the theater, he wanted to try his hand at other areas.

First film work and Quartet I

While still studying at GITIS and working at MTYuZ, the young actor starred in bit parts in films (“Svetik”, “Composition for Victory Day”). However, in the world of Russian cinema of the nineties, there was no place for an aspiring artist.

But in the new millennium Vitorgan's son has become more in demand. At first, he was offered small roles ("Nine Months", "Make God Laugh"), but soon everything changed.

Even back in 1993, Vitorgan Maxim Emmanuilovich met young actors Rostislav Khait, Leonid Barats, Kamil Larin and Alexander Demidov.

In those distant years, the guys decided to organize their own theater, calling it "Quartet I". Maxim maintained relationships with actors for many years. When the play was being written in 1999"Radio Day", friends specially for him created a character named DJ Max. Shortly after the first production, Radio Day became a real theatrical hit, and its sequel (the play Election Day) consolidated its success. Participation in these performances glorified Maxim Vitorgan in theatrical circles, and when in 2007-2008. the plays were filmed, the young actor became known throughout the country.

In subsequent years, 5 more films were shot based on the works of Quartet I, and Maxim Emmanuilovich starred in 3 of them (“Radio Day 2”, “What Men Talk About”, “What Other Men Talk About ). In addition, the artist is a regular member of the Quartet I Theater and plays in many of their productions.

Maxim Vitorgan: films of recent years, work in theater and television

Having made a name for himself in the cinema thanks to the role of the womanizer-jonker Max with "As if the radio", the actor did not leave the theater. Moreover, at the end of the first decade of the 2000s, Maxim Vitorgan tried his hand at directing, staging the play "Who". For this work, he was awarded the Live Theater award.

Starting from 2004, the son of Vitorgan Sr. became the director of various TV shows on REN-TV. The most famous of them are "Sky Light", "Women's League".

Starting from 2009, Maxim Emmanuilovich became the host of two projects of the First Channel “I Want to Know” and “Hello Girls!”, as well as the radio program “Morning in Moscow”.

Since 2013, the younger Vitorgan began to lead the Disney Channel intellectual game - “Through the Mouth of a Baby.”

In recentFor years, the artist often starred in television series. His most famous roles are:

• herald of love from "Cupid";
• Rubtsev from the "Diary of Dr. Zaitseva";
• Kaspersky from the movie "Happy March 8, men!";
• coach from "Champions";
• charming Arthur from the "Diary of Louise Lozhkina";
• Valery from "Crisis of tender age";
• car dealership owner from Moms.

Private life. Ksenia Sobchak and Maxim Vitorgan

In recent years, the actor has gained immense fame because of his personal life. Like his father, Maxim Vitorgan was married three times. His first wife was the actress of the Theater for Young Spectators - Victoria Verberg. It is noteworthy that the chosen one, who won his heart, was 9 years older than Maxim himself. For almost 10 years of marriage, the lovers have not formalized their relationship.

From this union, the actors had two offspring: Polina and Daniel. After parting, the children of Maxim Vitorgan remained with Victoria Verberg. Despite this, the actor has been actively involved in the upbringing of his children all these years, and has also maintained a warm relationship with their mother.

The second marriage of Vitorgan Jr. did not last long. His wife was Natalya Vitorgan, far from the acting environment.

The third wife of the artist was the cult Russian media personality - Ksenia Sobchak. This union came as a surprise to many. Despite the numerous gossip and gossip that surrounded Ksenia Sobchak and Maxim Vitorgan in the past few years,the spouses are happy and expect replenishment soon.

Fun Facts

• On Election Day and Radio Day, his father, Emmanuil Vitorgan, played together with the artist.
• Sometimes in the performances of the Quartet I, the role of DJ Max is played by Mikhail Politseymako (son of Semyon Farada and Maria Politseymako).
• The eldest daughter of Maxim Emmanuilovich decided to continue the acting dynasty and in 2016 she entered GITIS. Meanwhile, Polina already has several roles in film and television. In particular, she, along with her father, played in the television series "The Diary of Dr. Zaitseva."
• Vitorgan's son Emanuel starred in the video clips of the BI-2 group and Vasya Oblomov.

Close people who knew the mother of Maxim Emmanuilovich - Alla B alter, claimed that the actress predicted her son would become famous after 40 years. Her words turned out to be prophetic: today Maxim Vitorgan is in great demand not only as an actor, but also as a director and presenter.

In 2017, Quartet I plans to release the third film from the What Men Talk About series. And although the details of the plot are still kept secret, the audience sincerely hopes that Maxim Vitorgan will definitely appear in this project.