Ivan Krasko (actor)

Ivan Krasko
2015
Born
Ivan Ivanovich Bakhvalov

(1930-09-23) 23 September 1930 (age 94)
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active1961–2020
Spouses
Yekaterina Ivanova
(m. 1951⁠–⁠1955)
Kira Petrova
(m. 1956⁠–⁠1997)
Natalia Vyal
(m. 2001⁠–⁠2011)
Natalia Shevel
(m. 2015⁠–⁠2020)
Children5, including Andrey Krasko

Ivan Ivanovich Krasko (Russian: Иван Иванович Краско; born September 23, 1930) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor and writer. He was named a People's Artist of Russia (1992).[1]

Biography

He studied acting at Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, graduating in 1961.

From 1961 to 1965 he was a member of the troupe at Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in Leningrad. From 1965 to the present he has been a member of the troupe at Komissarzhevskaya Theatre under the leadership of a notable director Ruben Agamirzyan. There his stage partners were such actors as Galina Korotkevich, Georgi Korolchuk, Stanislav Landgraf, Mikhail Khrabrov, Yelena Safonova, and Petr Shelokhonov.[2][3]

His son, Andrey Krasko was also a notable Russian actor.

In 2009, Ivan Krasko co-authored a book of memoirs titled "My Вest Friend Petr Shelokhonov", where he wrote about his best friend Petr Shelokhonov and their partnership on stage, in films, and in life.[2][3]

Filmography

Awards and honors

Family

  • First wife (1951–1955) — Yekaterina Ivanova. One daughter Galina
  • Second wife (1956–1997) — Kira Petrova. Two children: son — actor Andrey Krasko, daughter Julia Svekrovskaya-Krasko (born 1966)
  • Third wife (2001–2011) — Natalia Vyal. Two sons: Ivan and Fyodor
  • Fourth wife (2015–2018) — Natalia Shevel (born 1990)[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 21 февраля 1992 года № 168
  2. ^ a b Book "My best friend Petr Shelokhonov" (2009, Russian) by actor Ivan I. Krasko - Saint Petersburg, Russia: SOLO Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-5-904666-09-5
  3. ^ a b "Petr Shelokhonov, Honorable Actor of Russia".
  4. ^ Russian actor Ivan Krasko, 84, marries 24-year-old former student and wants children
  5. ^ Иван Краско и Наталья Шевель объявили о разводе 4 сентября 2011 года