Viktor Dobronravov is a representative of the famous acting dynasty, which also includes his father Fedor and his younger brother Ivan. In his native theater Vakhtangov he is called "the leading artist of the young generation." In addition, Victor plays a lot in films and TV shows, especially the comedy genre. As for his personal life, Dobronravov has been happy with his wife Alexandra for many years and has two daughters.
Biography highlights
Viktor Dobronravov was lucky to be born on March 8, 1983. Therefore, when International Women's Day comes, he not only congratulates the lovely ladies, but also accepts congratulations himself. Victor became the firstborn in the family of Fyodor Dobronravov and his wife Irina, who worked as a teacher. His parents were young at that time and were looking for their place in life. A little later my father entered the Voronezh Institute of Arts, and in 1990 received an invitation to the Moscow theater "Satyricon". By that time, another son was born in the Dobronravov family - Ivan.
Victor recalled that moving to Moscow was difficult for him, although before that they had already changed their place of residence, going to Voronezh after the head of the family. Fortunately, life in the capital quickly improved, Dobronravov Jr. attended school, and in his free time he loved to visit his father at the theater, plunging into the wonderful world behind the scenes. In addition, in his youth, he was fond of basketball and music. At the age of 15, the young man even entered the jazz and theater school, where he learned to play the saxophone and guitar.
At the age of 8, he first appeared on the stage of "Satyricon" during a traditional skit, and later played one of the roles in the play "The Baghdad Thief". However, Victor came to the desire to become an actor on his own, without the help of his parents. His father gave him freedom of action, so Dobronravov is especially proud that he was able to enter the Shchukin Theater School.
The presence of stage experience, according to him, did not help at all in the learning process, but, on the contrary, made it difficult to perceive the words of teachers “from scratch”. Fortunately, over time, Victor managed to put in order the thoughts and perception of new knowledge. He studied on the course of Evgeny Knyazev and in 2004 became a certified actor. Luck smiled at the young graduate once again when People's Artist Mikhail Ulyanov invited him to the Vakhtangov Theater, which he directed.
Work in cinema and theater
Since then, Dobronravov has not changed the place of his "theatrical registration" for 15 years. He easily found a common language with the new chief director - Rimas Tuminas, who, in turn, entrusted the actor with the main role in the play "Oedipus King", which was staged jointly with the National Theater of Greece. For his stage work, Victor was awarded the prizes of the city of Moscow, MK, "Star of the Theater". In 2017, he was nominated for the prestigious Golden Mask for the role of Khludov in the play "Running" based on the play by Mikhail Bulgakov.
In addition, together with fellow students at the institute, Dobronravov created the Carpet Quartet group, in which he acts as a soloist. The musical group mainly performs cover versions of popular hits of past years. The artist admits that the project was invented not for the sake of commercial gain, but for the soul. You can listen to performances by Viktor and his comrades at the ART-CAFE at the Vakhtangov Theater. By the way, good vocal skills came in handy for Dobronravov when he sang in the musical "I am Edmond Dantes", going on stage in line with Dmitry Pevtsov.
The actor made his film debut while studying at the theater institute. In 2001, he played a cameo role in the TV series Moscow Windows. And the real fame came to Dobronravov after participating in the TV series "Do not be born beautiful." For 200 episodes, he played the Zimaletto courier Fyodor Korotkov, who, according to the plot, had an affair with Maria Tropinkina performed by actress Maria Mashkova. By the way, his father Fyodor Dobronravov also brought deafening popularity to the comedy series “Matchmakers”. And he considers his eldest son more a comic actor, while the younger Ivan, in his opinion, is closer to a tragic role.
In less than 20 years, Victor's filmography already has more than 60 roles in film and television. Among his most famous works: "Yalta-45", "Mirrors", "Rubezh", "T-34", "Girl with a scythe".
Viktor Dobronravov's wife
Since March 2010, the actor has been married to photographer Alexandra Torgushnikova. Victor met his future wife at the age of 15, when he was studying at the theater school. Then their paths diverged for a while. Dobronravov chose the acting path, and Torgushnikova entered the Institute of Film and Radio Broadcasting, where she received the profession of an operator.
It so happened that, having met again, the young people decided not to part anymore and created a strong, happy family. In December 2010, their daughter Varvara was born, and in May 2016, her younger sister Vasilisa. Dobronravov tries to spend all his free time with children, walks with them, takes them to the circus, to the skating rink and, of course, to the theater.
Alexander's wife works with Victor at the Vakhtangov Theater. She is engaged in photography: she takes pictures of performances, prepares posters, sometimes accompanies the troupe on tour. In the event of joint business trips, a loving grandmother, Victor's mother, comes to the aid of young parents. Fortunately, parents and children have the opportunity to live separately, but they often gather with the whole family in the country house of Fedor and Irina Dobronravovs in the Moscow region.
Victor tries to maintain a balance between work and family. He appreciates the time and does not want to miss out on something important in the development of children. By the way, Dobronravov does not see his daughters as actresses. In his opinion, this profession deprives a woman of her personal life and family. But if they want to continue the family dynasty, of course, they will not hinder them.
The actor does not consider himself popular, but does not worry about it at all. After all, fame came to his father after 50 years, and in recent years Fedor Dobronravov is literally snapped up. Therefore, his son is convinced that success can be achieved at any age.
