Ivan Okhlobystin is one of the most popular and sought-after actors. He plays in film and television, writes scripts, acts as a filmmaker, playwright, producer, journalist and writer. Okhlobystin attracts attention with his bright roles in films, an interesting fate and memorable political statements. Just what is his departure to the priesthood after a successful career and a triumphant return to the world of film and television. How profitable from a financial point of view has this change in occupation become?
Ivan Okhobystin was born in 1966 in the Tula region. The difference in the age of the parents reached more than 40 years, which was the reason for the rapid breakup of the family. A young, inexperienced, but rather strict mother took up the upbringing of the future idol of millions. After some time, the mother and son move to Moscow, where the woman gets married a second time. In this marriage, Ivan's half-brother, Stanislav, appeared.
The desire to become an actor and director was strongly influenced by Mark Zakharov's film "An Ordinary Miracle". After leaving school, Ivan enters the directing department at VGIK, but from the second year he is drafted into the army. After completing military service, Okhlobystin returns to the university, which he graduated in 1992. The actor's student years were spent in the company of eminent directors and screenwriters - Tigran Kosayan, Renata Litvinova and Fyodor Bondarchuk. His first directorial work won prizes at the United States International Film Festival.
Career
Despite the immense popularity of the charismatic Okhlobystin today, in the early years of his acting career, he faced complete indifference to his person on the part of most directors. According to the actor, only the wife's faith in him allowed him not to give up at that period. The first acting debut took place in the dramatic film "Leg", in which Okhlobystin's play was awarded the prize for the best role at the festival "Youth - 1991", then there was a directorial debut in the film "The Arbiter", then shooting in the films "Who, if not us "," Three stories "," Mom, do not cry "," Midlife crisis "and a large number of films, where the actor plays not only comedic characters, but also deep dramatic roles.
Then Ivan left active filming and directing, and spent several years in the ministry of the church. Ivan combined his work as a clergyman with writing, thus the fantasy novel "Principle XIV" was published. But in 2005, nevertheless, it was decided to return to the acting profession, since the priesthood did not allow providing for the needs of a large family. Okhlobystin returned to the screens in the role of Grigory Rasputin in 2007 in the film of the same name. He returned to directing in 2009, becoming one of the directors in the film "Moscow, I love you."
For the majority of viewers, Ivan Okhlobystin is associated with the legendary role of Doctor Bykov in the TV series Interns, which turned the attitude towards the Russian TV series in general, also thanks to the famous actor's play. The success came almost immediately after the first episodes and has steadily increased with each new season. From 2010 to 2016, filming in the series occupies the main place in the creative life of Okhlobystin. The role of Doctor Bykov, according to the actor, allowed him to bury all accumulated debts, pay for education for his eldest daughters. As Okhlobystin notes, the money, of course, quickly dispersed, since the family is large, but they dispersed not just for self-indulgence, but for positive things. Ivan and his family began to travel, showed the children Russia and Europe.
Soon after the end of the series, Okhlobystin was appointed creative director of Euroset. In parallel, he starred in several more films, including the film adaptation of "Generation P" by Viktor Pelevin. In 2012, Okhlobystin announced his desire to run for president and even ran an election campaign, which consisted of a two-hour show "Doctrine-77" in Luzhniki. It became quite successful, Okhlobystin's phrases were sorted out into quotes, his rating jumped to the first lines. But all this turned out to be just an advertising campaign for a new tariff plan with the same name. Today Ivan continues to act. Among his recent works are the films "Bird", "Zomboyaschik", "Temporary Difficulties", the series "The Fugitive" and "Rostov".
Personal life
The personality of Ivan Okhlobystin is rather extraordinary and contradictory, despite this, in family relations, he is stable and reliable. His only marriage with Oksana Arbuzova gave the world 6 children - Savva, Vasily, Evdokia, Varvara, Anfisa and John. The couple got married in 1995.
In addition to his professional acting and directing career, raising children and participating in political life, Ivan spends a lot of time in nature and playing chess. Another long-standing passion is the creation of cyberpunk jewelry. Ivan manages to pay attention to sports training, he is engaged in various types of martial arts, which keep him in good physical shape.
How much does Okhlobystin earn
Of course, the exact figure of income is difficult to determine. But according to official figures, the actor received about $ 2 million last year. And that's just for roles in films and TV shows. In addition, his book "Magnificus II" has been published, and this is only the first part of a future trilogy. Earlier, several books on religious topics were published. In 2018, he was invited to voice acting for the sequel to the famous cartoon "Prostokvashino", where Postman Pechkin spoke in his voice. Although Ivan himself in one of his interviews said that he is filming more in films because of his own relevance and fear of not meeting people's expectations, and he prefers to get money from the skills of a computer operator, obtained in his youth. He creates programs for mobile devices and tests them. Gadgets are another special passion and love of an actor that is difficult for him to give up.
Okhlobystin is open with his fans, so all the details of his creative and personal life can be easily found on the pages of his social networks.
