Actor Mikhail Efremov in love affairs followed in the footsteps of his father - the legendary artist and director Oleg Efremov, who was a famous conqueror of women. The only son of the founder of Sovremennik is currently married for the fourth time to sound engineer Sofya Kruglikova. In this marriage, Mikhail is raising two daughters and a son. In addition, he has three more older children from past relationships.
Youth and love
From birth, Mikhail Efremov inherited the burden of two famous surnames - the father of Oleg Efremov and the mother of Alla Pokrovskaya, who is the daughter of the famous opera director Boris Pokrovsky. From childhood, he began to appear on the stage, and in his youth he made his film debut, which is why he could not even finish school on time. Mikhail's parents did not live together for long. As friends of Oleg Efremov recalled, he was not created for a family, but devoted his whole life to the theater. In addition, the legendary actor and director did not intend to remain faithful to his lawful wife. Naturally, Alla Pokrovskaya could not put up with his behavior for a long time.
Perhaps the reason for Mikhail's numerous marriages lies precisely in the fact that he himself did not have a strong and close-knit family. The first time Efremov married actress Elena Golyanova. She can be seen in the TV series "Princess of the Circus" as the gypsy Raisa. This marriage lasted only a month and was fictitious. Out of kindness, Mikhail agreed to help the girl with obtaining a Moscow residence permit.
So the first real relationship of Efremov can be called an affair with the philologist Asya Vorobyova. They met when the young man was entrusted with the management of the Sovremennik-2 theater, where the children of famous artists played. Once one of the actors of the main "Sovremennik" turned to Mikhail for help. He asked Efremov to find a job for his wife Asia. The girl graduated from the philological faculty of Moscow State University, so she was admitted to the youth theater as the head of the literary and dramatic department.
At first, Michael and Asia were connected exclusively by a working relationship. Their romance began after the Sovremennik-2 tour in Tbilisi and caused considerable surprise among the new couple. Asia's abandoned husband was grieving at the double betrayal by his friend and wife. Soon the girl became pregnant and at the end of May 1988 gave Mikhail the first child, who was named Nikita. Efremov had a civil marriage with Vorobyova, and they parted, according to their common son, about two years after his birth. Currently, Nikita Efremov successfully continues the family acting dynasty.
Actor marriages
The next chosen one of Efremov was a colleague in the acting workshop Evgenia Dobrovolskaya. Under the leadership of Efremov, she played in Sovremennik-2, and after its closure, she moved with her husband to the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. Mikhail was not at all embarrassed by the fact that his new wife had a little son from a past relationship. She and Evgenia got married in 1990. Moreover, as friends recalled, they approached the wedding with fantasy. The groom dressed up in a crumpled and unsuitable suit, painted a bruise under his eye, and held a kettle of vodka in his hands. The bride appeared at the wedding in the guise of a peasant woman, instead of a bouquet she took pliers with her, and to heighten the effect she painted over the front tooth, creating the illusion of its absence. The registry office employee could hardly restrain her laughter, referring to this colorful couple.
In mid-August 1991, Evgenia gave her husband a son, Nikolai. However, their family life was far from ideal. Many years later, the actress said in an interview that "it is impossible to live with Efremov." The spouses were violently sorting out the relationship, in a fit of quarrel they often beat the dishes and also made up their temper after some time. Two bright extraordinary personalities, in the end, got tired of the intensity of passions and got divorced. Their common son Nikolai Efremov also chose the profession of an actor.
The next darling of Mikhail was the actress Ksenia Kachalina. They met on the set of the film “The Romanovs. Crowned family. In October 2000, a new life partner gave birth to his daughter Anna-Maria. This union lasted for about 4 years and fell apart, according to the next wife of Efremov, because of Xenia's betrayal. Until the age of ten, the common daughter of the spouses lived with her mother, but then Mikhail took up the upbringing of Anna-Maria, since Kachalina's mental disorder began to progress. At the moment, the actress has not been filming for more than 10 years and has serious problems with alcohol. Anna Maria, through the efforts of her father, until graduation from school, lived in a rented apartment with a nanny, and Efremov visited her and took her with him on family trips.
The main woman of his life
In 2002 Mikhail met the sound engineer Sophia Kruglikova. They often crossed paths in the Mayak club at the Mayakovsky Theater, where both came to spend time with friends. Efremov several times sat down at someone else's table and jokingly called the girl to marry. Kruglikova agreed every time, and at some point he decided to move from words to actions. For the sake of Mikhail, Sophia broke up with her first husband, a French programmer.
Kruglikova gave Efremov three children. Their eldest daughter Vera was born in 2005, daughter Nadezhda - in 2007. The youngest child of the spouses, son Boris, was born in 2010. By the way, Mikhail and Sophia officially registered their relationship only while waiting for their third child.
For many years, Kruglikova struggled with her husband's alcohol addiction and, fortunately, helped him take control of his craving for alcohol. For many years, Efremov has allowed himself to relax only on holidays. As a creative person, he is far from solving everyday issues and does little to educate children. Sophia completely took over these responsibilities, and her husband earns money for his entire large family. Indeed, even after divorces, Mikhail never abandoned his children and helped them financially.
Having the opportunity to stay at home and take care of children, Kruglikova continues to work. She teaches at the Gnessin Academy, and also collaborates as a sound engineer with renowned musicians. For example, she is very fond of working with Garik Sukachev.
Sophia calls her adored spouse another child of hers and tries to condescend to his weaknesses. She calls love and patience the secret of a long and strong marriage with Mikhail Efremov. It is not surprising that the popular actor considers his fifth wife to be the main love of his life. In 2016, the couple even decided to take an important step and got married, once again confirming the strength of their family ties.
