Konstantin Raikin was married three times. The last relationship with Elena Butenko turned out to be the strongest. In the marriage, the couple had a daughter, Pauline. Today, the couple is actively involved in training young actors, acting in films.
Konstantin Raikin achieved popularity thanks to his own talent and hard work. He was born in 1950 in St. Petersburg. Parents were constantly on tour, and the grandmother was engaged in raising little Kostya. During school years, the constant absence of classes due to the tour of the parents did not affect the grades. In his free time, the student was engaged in artistic gymnastics.
The first love took place at school, when Konstantin fell in love with classmate Tanya Papenkina. Love lasted from second to ninth grade. The boy tried to attract attention to himself, but the girl constantly called him names. Konstantin pestered Tanya during breaks, kept watch at the house, once even hit the camera.
First secret marriage
While studying at school, Konstantin Raikin dreamed of a biology faculty, but during the entrance exams, unexpectedly for everyone, he flew to Moscow to enroll in the theater school. Shchukin. For the first time, Konstantin Arkadyevich married at the age of 27. Elena Kuritsyna, who studied at the Oleg Tabakov Theater School, became his chosen one.
The relationship between the teacher of the acting department and 18-year-old Elena began when the girl was in her sophomore year. The wedding was quiet as the couple didn't want anyone to know about it. The newlyweds settled in the apartment of Constantine's parents.
The family lasted only three years, was destroyed by Constantine, who had no desire to maintain marital fidelity. The young girl had to endure the late returns of her husband, and then sort things out for a long time. Raikin was popular, he constantly played novels. One of them became the last point in a relationship.
At GITIS, the students envied Kuritsyna, continued to flirt with her husband. The divorce was very difficult, accompanied by constant scandals. Therefore, in his interviews, the artist almost never remembered about his first marriage.
Second marriage to artist Alagez Salakhova
After the divorce, Raikin quickly became interested in Alagez Salakhova. When they met, the girl was 14 years old, and Konstantin was 17. The reason for the meeting was the friendship of the grandmothers of young people. After the first meeting, Alagez left for Azerbaijan, where she fell in love and got married. A son was born to her.
The romance between the young people took place only in 1979, when Kostya accidentally met his sister Alagez, who invited him to visit. At that time, in the relationship between the girl and her husband, there were conflicts based on betrayal. At the first meeting, Konstantin noted that he was not married. After a modest wedding, there was no talk of children. The couple wanted to live a little for themselves.
However, soon Raikin falls in love again, his wife could not influence the situation in any way. In her few interviews, she said that at that time she cried a lot, did not believe in any way that he could leave. One day Konstantin just came home, packed his suitcase. The girl could not understand what the reason was. After the divorce, the former spouses met only at the funeral of Arkady Raikin.
Third marriage with Elena Butenko
After the divorce, Konstantin Raikin had several novels. On tour, the gypsy guessed that a Ukrainian girl would be the new darling. And so it happened. The third wife was the actress of his theater Elena Butenko. The woman starred in many popular films and TV series, is a participant in television programs.
Elena came to Satyricon in 1985, when Konstantin was not yet its leader. After 8 months of courtship, the woman moved to Raikin. Three months later, he was appointed head of the theater, and also became the father of his only daughter, Polina. After the birth of their daughter, the couple decided to sign. After a while, Elena took up pop and concert activities, recorded several discs.
Elena worked for several years at the Moscow Art Theater School, released several graduation performances. After some time, she became the dean of the acting department of the theater school. Daughter Polina has been with the Todes ballet troupe since she was 11 years old. After graduation, she entered the theater university named after. Shchukin. She worked for several years at the theater. Stanislavsky, then moved to "Satyricon".
There was a period when the Raikin family lived outside the city, but still it was decided to move to the city. For this, an apartment was bought on Malaya Nikitskaya Street. The wife of Konstantin Arkadievich successfully combines work in the theater with filming in films.
