| Native name | Михаил Ефремов |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 10 November 1963 (age 63) |
| Birth place | Moscow, USSR |
| Years active | 1976 — 2020, 2026 — present |
| Occupation | Actor |
Mikhail Olegovich Yefremov (Russian: Михаи́л Оле́гович Ефре́мов; born 10 November 1963) is a Russian film and stage actor, he was honored as the Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (1995).[1]
Life and career
Mikhail is the son of People's Artist of the USSR Oleg Yefremov and Sovremennik Theatre actor Professor Alla Pokrovskaya (Boris Pokrovsky's daughter).[2] He made his stage and screen debut in the mid 1970s as a schoolboy. In 1982–1984, Yefremov served in Soviet Army. In 1987 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School.[2]
Yefremov was married four times and has six children. His first wife was the editor Asya Vorobieva. Their son Nikita is a Sovremennik Theatre actor. His second wife was the actress Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya, their son Nikolay is also an actor.[2] His third wife was actress Kseniya Kachalina, they have a daughter Anna-Maria. His fourth wife is audio engineer Sofiya Kruglikova, they have daughters Vera and Nadezhda, and son Boris.[2]
In 2009–2014, Yefremov presented the Channel One show Wait for Me, dedicated to the search of long lost relatives and friends.
In the 2010s, he collaborated with Dmitry Bykov on their project "Citizen Poet" (a pun on Nikolai Nekrasov's poem "Poet and Citizen").[2] Yefremov read poems, written by Bykov, which are usually satirical comments on the contemporary Russian society, politics and culture. Each poem parodies the style of a famous poet of the past, e.g. Pushkin, Nekrasov, Kipling, among others. It was originally broadcast on TV Rain channel, but the original project was closed because the poems were too critical towards the Russian government. Currently, the show is hosted in audio format by Echo of Moscow radio station.
On 8 June 2020, Yefremov was involved in a head-on collision while driving under the influence of alcohol. The driver of the other car died in the hospital. A video of Yefremov speaking to the police in a slurred manner after the accident was widely published.[3] The accident affected Yefremov's health, causing him to suffer an ischemic stroke during court proceedings.[4] On September 8, 2020, Yefremov was sentenced to 8 years in a medium-security prison, as well as obligated to pay 800,000 rubles (around $10,000) in restitution to the family of the deceased driver.[5] His lawyer, Elman Pashaev, has been banned from practicing law for one year. On appeal, Yefremov's sentence was reduced to 7.5 years. He was released on April 9, 2025.
Prior to the incident, Yefremov was set to star in the Russian detective/fantasy series Vampiry Sredney Polosy (Вампиры средней полосы, Vampires of Central Russia). Afterwards, the entire series was redone with actor Yuri Stoyanov and all traces of Yefremov's participation were wiped from the series.[6]
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Original Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | When I Will Become a Giant | Когда я стану великаном | Petya Kopeykin |
| 1991 | Viva Gardes-Marines! | Виват, гардемарины! | Pyotr Fyodorovich |
| 2000 | The Romanovs: An Imperial Family | Романовы. Венценосная семья | Alexander Kerensky |
| 2002 | Antikiller | Антикиллер | Banker |
| 2002 | In Motion | В движении | Vovan |
| 2004 | Moscow Saga | Московская сага | party organizer of the medical institute |
| 2005 | The 9th Company | 9 рота | Dembel |
| 2005 | The State Counsellor | Статский советник | Mylnikov |
| 2006 | Nobody Knows About Sex | Никто не знает про секс | Kesha's dad |
| 2006 | Piranha | Охота на пиранью | Dorokhov |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | 8th Juror |
| 2007 | Election Day | День выборов | Father Innokenty |
| 2007 | Paragraph 78 | Параграф 78 | Prison commander |
| 2007 | Actress | Артистка | Gusyatnikov |
| 2007 | The Irony of Fate 2 | Ирония судьбы. Продолжение | Ded Moroz |
| 2009 | The Best Movie 2 | Самый лучший фильм 2 | Sailor's father |
| 2009 | Attack on Leningrad | Ленинград | Omelchenko |
| 2009 | The Book of Masters | Книга мастеров | The bogatyr |
| 2010 | Love in the Big City 2 | Любовь в большом городе 2 | coach |
| 2011 | Generation P | Generation П | Leonid (Legion) Azadovsky |
| 2012 | Soulless | Духless | Alexey Alexeyevich Kondratov |
| 2012 | Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon | Ржевский против Наполеона | Leo Tolstoy |
| 2013 | The Thaw | Оттепель | Fyodor Krivitsky |
| 2015 | About Love | Про любовь | groom |
| 2016 | The Good Boy | Хороший мальчик | Vladimir Dronov |
| 2020 | Goalkeeper of the Galaxy | Вратарь Галактики | Vasiliy |
| 2021 | Upon the Magic Roads | Конёк-горбунок | Tsar (voiced by Sergey Burunov); filmed in 2018 |
References
- ^ "УКАЗ Президента РФ от 17.03.1995 N 284 "О ПРИСВОЕНИИ ПОЧЕТНЫХ ЗВАНИЙ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ ТВОРЧЕСКИМ РАБОТНИКАМ"". Kremlin.ru. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Михаил Ефремов - актер театра и кино, режиссер - биография | Последние новости жизни звезд 7Дней.ру". 7Дней.ру
- ^ Russian actor facing up to 12 years in prison following fatal car crash in Moscow
- ^ "Russian Actor And Kremlin Critic Yefremov's Trial Postponed Again Due To His Hospitalization". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Суд вынес приговор Михаилу Ефремову. Онлайн-репортаж". 8 September 2020.
- ^ Zaïka, Vasily (21 October 2020). "Юрий Стоянов заменит Михаила Ефремова в сериале" [Yuri Stoyanov will replace Mikhail Yefremov in a TV series] (in Russian). 5TV. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
External links
- Mikhail Yefremov at IMDb