Many first saw the popular comedian Igor Khristenko in the Full House program. And later he was an actor in the Crooked Mirror Theater. It was immediately evident that this man was well prepared academically, professionally. Whatever he undertakes, he played any role masterfully. At the same time, he plays the guitar, sings, parodies different voices. Over time, he left the Petrosyan Theater, and viewers ask what the artist is doing today.
But to talk about Igor Vladlenovich, you need to start from the very beginning.
Childhood
A son was born in the family of an opera singer and ballerina. It happened on July 4, 1959 in Rostov-on-Don. When other children walked in the yard and played "Cossack robbers", "war games", football, Igor stuck out behind the curtains and knew all the scenes, all the arias and monologues. Mom, Alla Polyakova, and father, Vladlen Khristenko, were busy from morning till night at the Rostov Theater. Often went on tour, took Igor with them. Then both moved to the Volgograd Theater, and it became clear that this was not the last place of their work. The boy changed twenty-four schools during his studies.
But Igor Khristenko is sure that his childhood passed, like all children: he was a pioneer, went to the camp, there were grandmother and grandfather in Semipalatinsk. A talented boy studied well, loved books. I had to fight - beginners always try "for strength." Sport helped - in addition to volleyball, scuba diving and athletics, there were also skis and classic wrestling. In this form, he achieved the title of "master of sports."
In a musical family, children usually play an instrument. Igor graduated from a music school in guitar, and when the family moved to Tomsk, he was popular as a member of the school ensemble.
They say that a talented person is talented in everything. Igor was easily given languages. Alla Pavlovna wanted him to become a diplomat, but he decided otherwise.
Youth
Igor Khristenko always knew that he would become an artist. After school, he went to Moscow to enter a higher educational institution. Taking a guitar, he went around all the theater institutes and stopped at the Shchepkinsky school. I had to earn some money as a janitor, a loader, a janitor ... Somehow in an interview he was asked where he got images, character traits, gestures - after all, he created so many skits. He replied that he always watched people, so the stage masters taught him. He recalled E. Evstigneev, who paid special attention to gait. And now sometimes Igor Vladlenovich catches himself by the fact that he is trying to understand his thoughts by the person’s face.
After graduation, there was the Satire Theater, meeting, communicating and working with wonderful actors. He managed to catch A. Mironov, A. Papanov, young S. Bezrukov came backstage - his father worked in the theater. Unfortunately, there were no prospects. Spending yourself on replacing actors without ever getting the main role is not what Igor had been striving for since childhood. It was necessary to make his own way.
An actor who can do anything
The opera voice went to Igor Khristenko from his father. Plastic - from the mother. He accumulated a parody experience from school. He is also a handsome man. And truly intelligent. When he went on stage, he was different from everyone else.
His colleagues in the Crooked Mirror, the Ponomarenko brothers, say that Igor remains an artist in life. He jokes all the time: he portrays a hungry man, clinging to the cafe window and embarrassing the girls. Then he suddenly decides not to notice the pillar and falls to the ground with a metallic ringing, puzzling passers-by. E. Petrosyan notes that he is very mobile and active.
Friends and colleagues speak of him as an artist devoted to acting. He cannot work half-heartedly. It will bring itself to exhaustion until it finds the exact hit in the image. He inspires others to communicate with him is a great pleasure.
Igor Khristenko, biography: career
Each creative person has his own path in art. The biography of Igor Khristenko as a professional artist began in the Satire Theater. On holiday, all actors try to earn extra money. Once, in twenty-two days, Igor Vladlenovich with a creative group gave more than a hundred concerts. Later, he worked all year with A. Shurov, the famous comedian. So the variety experience was accumulating.
A. Arkanov, together with the witty author L. Izmailov, organized the Plus Theater. That was in 1989. They directed Igor to the genre of parody - the audience welcomed this. In 1994, the “Smehopanorama” program was released, in which a lot of viewers saw parodies of Igor Khristenko. In 1999, with the departure of S. Bezrukov from the Puppets program, he continued to parody twelve characters in his place. Then there was the Full House, where the actors of the fun genre gathered, and the Crooked Mirror Theater.
The actor starred in the movie. In the film “In the Morning They Woke Up,” he played a tractor driver. His cinematic wife was played by a real wife. In total, he has twelve roles in the movie. But the greatest fame brought variety.
Personal life
Igor Khristenko is married to a classmate at the Shchepkinsky school, a Kiev woman Elena Pigolitsyna. This is a very talented and capable actress. She studied on the course a year older than Igor and was known as the first beauty. She starred in several films, but the main thing was the family.
Spouses together with the school. Elena says that Igor is a wonderful dad and husband, he does everything around the house. And Igor in all interviews talks about how dear he is to his family. Their son, Yegor, has already created a family and made spouses grandparents. Grandson is artistic, can become an actor. And the granddaughter is still small.
Hobbies
Igor Khristenko's hobbies are flowers, mugs and fishing. Every day, he begins by checking his pets: he talks with them, checks whether they are well. Near the house, he planted almost four hundred trees.
In addition, he is a real fisherman: he travels all over the country, participates in fishing competitions. In Kamchatka - trout, grayling. On the Volga - pike. Had to go fishing in Mexico, Ireland, Panama. And on the Andaman Islands, he caught a huge fish - marlin. Mugs also collects on a fishing theme.
Concerts
Igor Khristenko is a wonderful holiday organizer. He is loved for his positive attitude, which he shares with the viewer. He is able to stir any audience, is interesting for ordinary people, and for the country's leaders. And he receives a charge of vivacity from the auditorium. Once A. Shurov told him that he has been living for a long time thanks to the stage. We wish Igor Vladlenovich to please us with his talent for a long time!