A popular Russian actor, well known to viewers. He created many bright and original images in Russian cinema.
Children's years and youth
On the tenth of October, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine, an ordinary boy was born in the city of Saratov, who was destined for an amazing fate.
Father left the family early, so Alex was raised by one mother. She was not easy with him. The boy liked to play a trick. Suffice it to say that already in the first grade, Alexei Kravchenko learned to smoke, and then involved his friends in this activity. True, later he got rid of this bad habit, unlike his friends - they could not cope with it.
Alexey was not handsome in the classical sense, but girls were always attracted to him. He himself often fell in love. At first he was terribly timid in front of the object of adoration; he could not say a word. Then it passed. In the tenth grade, Alexey Kravchenko was seriously interested in bodybuilding. As the actor recalls, he did this primarily in order to prove to himself that he can change something, improve in his body.
He could become an athlete, but did not strive for this. When a few years later he seriously faced the question of choosing between a sports podium and a stage, Alexey chose the second option, having lost forty kilograms for this.
First movie role
At school age, Alexei Kravchenko, whose filmography is huge, starred in his first film. This, without a doubt, is one of the strongest Russian films about the war. The drama “Go and See” by Elem Klimov tells of a sixteen-year-old boy who experienced all the horrors of the Nazi punitive action, after which he not only matured, he grew old and turned gray. It is still striking to critics that at such a young age, actor Aleksey Kravchenko was able to let through these and show the viewer all these emotions.
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After graduating from school, and then vocational school, Alex was drafted into the army, and not just anywhere, but in the Navy in Vladivostok. Over the three years of service, Alexey learned all the "charms" of army life: hazing, the whims of officers, etc. Later, becoming a famous actor, Alexey Kravchenko often played the military, but this is not the merit of the army. However, he did not bear any grudges or negativity from his service, he simply established himself in the opinion that the army in the country should be professional.
Restructuring
Having honestly given his debt to his homeland, Alexey returned home, and then went to Moscow and entered the Shchukin Theater School on the course of Alla Kazan, which he graduated in 1995. For almost six years, Alexei Kravchenko served in the theater. Vakhtangov. However, the novice actor was not trusted with large roles, therefore, the opportunity to be realized was practically equal to zero. It was no better with movie roles. Alexey graduated from college during the stagnation period in Russian cinema. Films were shot very little, and even those of very poor quality. Only by the end of the nineties there was a slight positive shift.
From 1999 to 2000, films began to be released with Alexei Kravchenko. He played major and minor roles.
TV show period
At the beginning of the 2000s, Russian television was swept by an “epidemic” of series that aired with enviable regularity. Particularly popular were crime action tapes. At this time, the textured Alexei Kravchenko, whose biography is inextricably linked with cinema, became very popular. Kravchenko had experience in filming in action films, but the TV series “Special Forces” and the role of captain Vyazemsky brought him real fame. Outstanding actors worked with Alexei in this project: Mikhail Porechenkov, Alexander Baluev, Vladislav Galkin, Vladimir Turchinsky - a truly stellar team.
The criminal saga "Brigade" was no less successful. In this film, Kravchenko played the role of an officer of the FSB Vvedensky.
Role severity
Once Alexei decided for himself that he would no longer play in big series. He wanted to get rid of the role of a “tough” man. This was not at all easy to do. Even in full-length films, he was still offered the role of the military.
New roles
Gradually, the situation began to change. In 2008, Alexey played the role of a truck driver in the drama "The Fly." Fans of Kravchenko’s creativity were surprised to learn that the beloved actor can play deep dramatic roles. Alexey Kravchenko, whose filmography mainly consisted of action movies, began to appear in melodramas and in comedies. The actor was astonished by admirers of his talent and the role of Harald in the historical film “Yaroslav. A thousand years ago. ” We are all used to the fact that Aleksey’s heroes are positive, and in this picture he got a sharply negative character. An important detail - for this role Kravchenko had to learn to ride a horse. And he did it in one (!) Day.
However, Alexey will not be able to get away from roles in action films. True, today he approaches the choice of roles in films of this genre very selectively. It is very important for him that his character has character, so that the viewer sees him as a person. In primitive "shooting games" he refuses to act.
Moscow Art Theater
When in 2007 the actor was accepted into the troupe of this famous theater, he immediately felt very comfortable. And, first of all, because on the theatrical stage in it they do not see exclusively the hero of the militants. Cyril Serebrennikov has repeatedly told Alexei that he is not a fighter, he is different. Thanks to this, Aleksei brilliantly plays the roles of Brown in The Three Penny Opera, Pavel Golovlev in The Lords of the Golovlevs, Nile in The Philistines and others.
Music
Not many people know that Alex is a great lover and connoisseur of music. In the two thousandth actor created a group "Guarana", performing rock. To this day, Kravchenko is its leader. The team successfully performs at public events.
Personal life
He lived with his first wife Alisa Kravchenko for almost 18 years. At first, everything turned out very well, two sons were born in the family - Alexey and Matvey. But gradually the relationship lost its former brightness, some kind of tension appeared. As a result, the marriage broke up.
It was at this time in the life of the actor that Nadezhda Borisova appeared - the actress, the daughter of the outstanding actor Lev Borisov. She is ten years younger than Kravchenko.