This actor is a very unusual and extraordinary person, his essence is in no way defined in one word. He has original judgments and completely unpredictable behavior. He loves to shoot at the shooting range and ride bikes, is fond of yoga and knows the techniques of martial arts. He plays chess very well, loves classical music and jewelry. He is also a priest and head big family in which his word is law. This extraordinary personality is Ivan Okhlobystin.

Fans of Ivan Okhlobystin's work know him as an actor, director, playwright, screenwriter. He also writes books and serves as a priest in the Orthodox Church. The first fame came to him after the release of the film "Leg", for which he received his first award in his life.

Childhood and youth

The eccentricity of Ivan Okhlobystin manifested itself from the moment of his birth, which happened on July 22, 1966, not in an ordinary hospital, but in a rest home called Polenovo, located in the Zaoksky district near Tula. Father's name was Ivan Okhlobystin, he was a military doctor, a participant in the Second World War, had the rank of colonel of the medical service. At the time of the birth of his son, he served as chief physician of this rest home. Vanya was his only child, even though Okhlobystin Sr. was already over 60.

In the photo Ivan Okhlobystin in childhood

Mom's name was Albina Belyaeva, she was a student at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, a future engineer-economist. She was barely 19 at the time of the birth of her son. The difference in the age of Ivan's parents was quite decent - more than forty years.

The family quickly broke up, and Albina raised the boy herself. Vanya was a very late child of his father, so he hoped that his son would justify his hopes and learn to be a surgeon. But Vanya was in no hurry to please the famous dad, he just enjoyed life, and enjoyed every day.

The father practically did not interfere in the upbringing of Ivan, but after another complaint from his mother about his success at school, he came up with an unusual way to get his offspring to sit down for textbooks. Mom complained that her son had problems with academic performance, especially the Russian language was lame. After that, the father came to visit with a textbook on the Russian language and a jar soy sauce. For what reasons such an interesting combination was chosen remained unknown, but the strict father forced the child to eat it.

Ivan remembered this lesson for the rest of his life, he ate it all all day and cried all day. The method was extraordinary, but it turned out to be effective - Ivan began to receive only excellent marks in this subject.

Ivan came to religion much later; in their family of communist parents, no one even mentioned faith.

Soon Ivan and his mother moved to a village near Maloyaroslavets, and then settled in Moscow. A little time passed, Albina married Anatoly Stavitsky, and gave birth to another son - Stanislav. Naturally, all attention was paid to the newborn, and the elder was practically left unattended. The stepfather was also not particularly interested in his stepson, so Vanya spent time as he pleased. He often skipped school, and hung around with teenagers like himself.

In their house, they always listened to good music, read rare books, so the boy, on the one hand, was a slob and a truant, and on the other, a connoisseur of refined and high quality. This made him stand out among his peers.

Ivan did not dream of becoming a doctor at all, and was not going to continue his father's dynasty. As a child, like all boys, his dreams of the future changed very often. He even saw himself as an astronaut or a traveler. Everything changed when he saw the painting "Ordinary Miracle", the wizard he performed. This image impressed Ivan so much that he also wanted to try to become an actor.

Moscow opened up incredible opportunities for Okhlobystin, but Ivan, as always, chose the best - VGIK, and took the documents to admission committee. One of the members of the commission was Igor Talankin, who asked the applicant to show something that could surprise teachers. Ivan flared up and said that he came to the theater to turn the cinema around, and not to act as a clown in front of the commission. The guy was told: “Get out of here!” and kicked out of the audience. But literally a few minutes later they returned back, Talankin laughed to tears, he was amazed at the courage young man.

After the first year, Ivan received a summons to the army, and went to serve in Rostov-on-Don, in the missile forces. After demobilization, he returned to the university. In addition to studying, the student was also carried away by social activities - Ivan took the post of secretary of the Union of Cinematographers. They studied together with Ivan, Renata Litvinova, with whom he not only intersects at work, but also continues to be friends.

Okhlobystin received a diploma of graduation from VGIK in 1992, and before that he had already managed to light up as a director of short films, which received awards from two prestigious festivals - in the USA and Potsdam.

Movies

A cinematic biography of Ivan Okhlobystin started with the tape "Leg", filmed by director Nikita Tyagunov. This role brought the artist the award of the Molodist-1991 festival, and was nominated for best role.

Ivan Okhlobystin in the film "Leg"

The debut as a screenwriter began with the picture "Freak", which also did not go unnoticed, and received the award " Green apple, gold leaf. The first full-length film directed by Okhlobystin called "Arbiter" also turned into receiving a prestigious award. This picture was shown at the Kinotavr festival, and she won in the nomination "Cinema for the Elite". Critics noted that this tape was a breakthrough after the stagnation in the cinema.

Ivan Okhlobystin is the author of not only scripts, but also theatrical productions. In 1996, the premiere of his play “The Villain, or the Cry of the Dolphin” took place at the Moscow Art Theater, a few years later the audience could see another creation of Ivan - the production of “Maximilian the Stoker”. The plot was unhackneyed and interesting, so Roman Kachanov decided to make a film based on it. It was presented to the audience in 1999.

In the new century, numerous series began to appear on the screens. One of them was "DMB", in which Ivan received a supporting role. But the plots for the tape were taken from the stories of Okhlobystin himself, which he wrote in the army. Naturally, the series was not without sharp criticism, it was called primitive, the acting was mediocre. But the audience was imbued with love for his characters, often quoting heroes in everyday life.

In 2001, Ivan Okhlobystin starred in the Down House film, created on the basis of The Idiot adapted to modern times.

Ivan Okhlobystin in the movie "Down House"

For some time Okhlobystin was engaged in journalism. In the 90s, he got a job at the magazine "Capital", but quickly quit, denoting the publication with one capacious word - a brothel. Then he worked a little in the weekly Vesti.

In 2005, the artist tried himself in the epistolary genre, released his own book called "The XIV Principle".

In the same 2005, Ivan returned to cinema after a break caused by his ministry in the church. Okhlobystin explained this decision simply - the family needed funds.

Ivan is a very pious person, but this did not affect the choice of characters. He has a lot of negative characters, sometimes even just real scoundrels. He does not consider this an insult to the church, because he never associated himself with his characters. He is him, and his roles are just work.

In 2010, Okhlobystin appeared in the TV series Interns, where he reincarnated as the head of the department, Dr. Bykov. The success of the picture exceeded all expectations, so the creators shot it for six years, and released as many as fourteen seasons.

Ivan Okhlobystin in the series "Interns"

At first, Ivan doubted, and thought for a long time about the offer to act in this role. But when I got to know the script more closely, I realized that this tape has good prospects and an honorable mission - to raise the series to the same level as the full meter. The artist was not mistaken, the audience saw a fairly high-quality comedy with subtle on-screen humor.

Okhlobystin slightly corrected his character, endowed him with his own features and biography episodes. His Bulls turned out to be a multifaceted, but rather difficult person, although the artist himself is inclined to believe that his character is very positive.

In 2007, Okhlobystin received an invitation from director Stanislav Libin, and starred in his film "Conspiracy". He reincarnated as . In 2009, the artist was invited by Pavel Lungin for a role in the film "The Tsar".

In 2010, Garik Sukachev made a picture called "House of the Sun", which was based on the story of Okhlobystin. In 2011, Ivan's filmography increased by as many as six successful projects.

Ivan Okhlobystin found himself not only in cinema. He came to the Russian News Service radio, where he hosted the Flock program, became the author of a column in Snob, and for the first six months of 2014 acted as the host of the First Class program, which was broadcast by Channel One. He himself is often invited to visit various TV shows. In 2013, he became a guest of her project “Alone with Everyone”, in 2017 he did not refuse to participate in the program. During the broadcast, the artist answered questions and talked about his new job- the book "Songs of the constellation of the Hounds of the Dogs."

Ivan Okhlobystin in the film "Tsar"

The creative heritage of Ivan Okhlobystin did not go unnoticed. He has numerous awards from the most prestigious festivals, including Kinotavr.

clergyman

Ivan Okhlobystin is a believer. He was baptized not in childhood, like everyone else, but almost before graduation. In the 90s, he got a job in the church, offering candles, serving the altar.

In 2001, in Tashkent, he became a priest, took the rank. The extraordinary decision caused bewilderment of close people, and Ivan himself was a little shocked by his act. He practically did not know prayers, but nevertheless he decided. After that, for seven months the family lived in Asia, but soon they returned to the capital, because his wife was contraindicated southern climate.

In Moscow, the newly-appeared Father John continued to serve in the church. Until 2005, he successfully combined his service in the church of St. Nicholas and acting. His activities caused a wave of indignation, because the priest should not be a comedian.

In 2010, Ivan Okhlobystin agreed to be released from service in the church. The artist himself did not care about the reaction of society about his combination of service in the church and work in the cinema, but he did not want the negative attitude to spill over into the church. At present, he is still Father John, and a priest by name.

tattoos

The character of Ivan Okhlobystin has always been rebellious, and at one time he was fascinated by the biker subculture. He so merged with this image that he did not want to leave even in those days when he served in the church. He hardly took off his leather jacket, and was covered in numerous tattoos. On the hands and torso of the artist, multiple images flaunt, each of which is related to certain life periods of the artist. But the meaning in the drawings is completely absent, because almost all tattoos were stuffed while drunk in order to seem even cooler.

The only tattoo that carries a semantic load, the artist filled after the wedding. A skull flaunts in the center of Ivan's chest, through which flowers sprout. It means dead biker. Okhlobystin is now an excellent husband and dad, and extreme people consider such people to be dead. What a normal married person, and even having children, will be reckless at the risk of his life.

A body decorated with tattoos does not prevent Ivan from acting in films. In "Interns" he looked very organic. The artist's only taboo is frank scenes, because a man with tattoos does not look like a romantic hero. But the artist himself does not suffer about this.

Ivan does not plan to remove the drawings, because his tattoos were made long ago and with high quality, the paint was injected very deeply, and if you try to reduce it, the body will be covered with scars. After the artist publicly announced this, he was criticized again, but now by believers who consider it inappropriate for Orthodox priest be decorated with runes and indecent drawings.

Okhlobystin, without regret, parted with only one drawing - a naked woman, because his wife asked for it. After this procedure, Ivan gave an interview, and said that it was quite painful and unpleasant.

Policy

The name of Ivan Okhlobystin very often flashes in political news. In 2011, he announced that he was going to run for the presidency of Russia, but soon withdrew his candidacy. In 2012, he became the founder of the Sky Coalition party, a few months later he became the head of Supreme Council Party "Just Cause".

He is an ardent supporter of weapons, and believes that gun owners should have certain rights and obligations. The artist himself owns a collection of guns.

Okhlobystin became the author of a letter to President Putin in 2014, in which he asked to revise the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and to prosecute sodomy. Ivan categorically does not perceive sexual minorities, considering this a perversion.

In the same 2014, the artist was blacklisted in Ukraine. He cannot visit the country, appear on television, all films with his participation were seized in Ukraine. The same prohibitions were imposed on him by Latvia and Estonia, citing the fact that his rejection of the rights of sexual minorities contributes to the emergence of ethnic conflicts.

Personal life

Compared to professional and public life, the artist's personal life seems like a safe haven. On film set he met the tape "Arbiter", with whom he lived for some time in a civil marriage. They were busy with their careers, so they rarely saw each other. They broke up after the girl found out about Ivan's affair with her best friend.

In 1995, Ivan married Oksana Arbuzova, now an ex-girlfriend of his common-law wife. They met only a week, and Ivan hastened to offer his beloved hand and heart. She agreed, and since then they have a very friendly and large family. They became the parents of six children - two sons and four daughters.

If Ivan has free time, he likes to spend it fishing or at the chessboard. Recently, he was fascinated by the jewelry business, he is happy to create real masterpieces and give them to relatives and friends.

All his life Ivan was friends with sports, especially wrestling, so now he managed to keep great shape. He is young, slim and sometimes it is even difficult to imagine that he had periods of alcohol addiction. Okhlobystin completely tied up with alcohol, which does not allow him to develop creativity.

Ivan Okhlobystin now

Currently, the career of Ivan Okhlobystin continues to develop. He is still filming, working on scripts and books. In 2017, the artist's fans were able to see three films with his participation - "Bird", "Runaway" and "Zomboyaschik". In the same 2017, the artist published another of his books, called Magnificus II. This is just the beginning, Ivan is going to release a whole trilogy.

In 2017, information about Okhlobystin's "fatal illness" was leaked to the media. It soon turned out that this was one of the artist's jokes. He had the usual SARS.

In 2018, the audience saw a new project with the participation of Ivan - "Temporary difficulties". According to critics, the tape turned out to be cynical, tough and immoral. In the spring of this year, Ivan took part in the voice acting of the animated film "Prostokvashino" - the postman Pechkin speaks in his voice.

Another premiere is scheduled for this year - the series "Rostov", where the second bright role went to Ivan's godson.

Ivan Okhlobystin also has a page on Twitter and Instagram, where fans of his work can read the news and see new photos - both work and home.

Selected filmography

• 1991 Leg
• 1992 Over dark water
• 1997 Old songs about the main thing 2
• 2001 Down House
• 2009 Figa.Ro
• 2010-2016 Interns
• 2011 Office romance. Nowadays
• 2011 My boyfriend is an angel
• 2012 Freud's method
• 2014 Ierei-San
• 2017 Bird
• 2017 Zombie
• 2018 Temporary difficulties

Filmography of the screenwriter

• 1991 - Arbiter
• 1993 - Freak
• 1997 - Publican
• 1997 - Midlife crisis
• 1999 - Maximilian
• 2000 - DMB (film)
• 2001 - Down House
• 2001 - Holiday
• 2007 - Section 78
• 2008 - House of the Sun
• 2010 - Moscow, I love you!
• 2012 - Nightingale the Robber
• 2012 - Freud's method
• 2014 - Priest-san
• 2015 - Bartender

Filmography of the director

• 1992 - Arbiter
• 1988 - Nonsense. Story about nothing
• 1989 - Wave Breaker

Name: Ivan Okhlobystin

Age: 53 years old

Place of Birth: Maloyaroslavets

Height: 180 cm

Weight: 80 kg

Activity: Actor, director, writer, screenwriter

Family status: Married to Oksana Arbuzova

Ivan Okhlobystin - biography

Ivan Okhlobystin is an actor, director and screenwriter. On the screen, he creates eccentric images. In life, he is an exemplary family man. His films are not for the general public. But the role in one of the most popular television series fell in love with millions of Russians. The biography of Okhlobystin, one of the most unusual representatives of modern domestic cinema, is of great interest to his fans.

Ivan Okhlobystin - childhood

When the future screenwriter and director was born, his father was already over sixty. Mother was barely eighteen. This marriage was rather strange, and therefore did not last long. Okhlobystin's birthplace is one of the rest houses Tula region.

The screenwriter's father was an outstanding man. A surgeon with many years of experience who went through the war, in peacetime he treated those in power, created healing ointments, but in everyday life he preferred to position himself as an aristocrat, dressing extravagantly and expressing himself pretentiously. In addition, he had a weakness for the female sex.

Vanya Okhlobystin was raised by her grandmother. The early years of the biography were spent in the village, where his father visited twice a week. During such periods, the military surgeon brought up his son harshly and, from time to time, gave him healing injections. Father dreamed that Ivan would follow in his footsteps. But the son made a choice in favor of cinema.

Youth of Ivan Okhlobystin

Ivan Okhlobystin has a bright biography. He was a biker. His addiction to alcohol was once legendary. Numerous tattoos today remind the exemplary husband and father of a stormy youth. Okhlobystin assures that they do not mean anything, because they were made "on a drunken case."

After graduating from school, Okhlobystin submitted documents to VGIK. He almost failed the entrance exams due to his temper and self-confidence. One of the members of the selection committee called the applicant a boor. Later, however, he himself insisted on enrolling the arrogant young man in his course.

Studying at the institute was interrupted by military service. But after demobilization, Okhlobystin continued his studies, he recovered. With some famous personalities of modern cinema, he has maintained friendly relations since his student years. His classmates were Tigran Keosayan, Fyodor Bondarchuk and many others. And Ivan Okhlobystin is connected with Renata Litvinova not only by friendship, but also by work. He created one of his first films according to her script.

Ivan Okhlobystin - The beginning of a career

As an actor, Okhlobystin first appeared on the screen in his biography in the film "Leg". This picture tells about the fate of a soldier who ended up in Afghanistan, and is a work of Faulkner, adapted to Russian realities. Okhlobystin played leading role- a person who lost in a hot spot not only part of the body, but also part of the soul. The film "Leg" is the only work in which the actor performed under a pseudonym.
In the nineties, Ivan Okhlobystin became quite famous in theatrical leggings. He wrote several scripts for performances at the Moscow Art Theater.

There were many proposals for cinema, given the difficult situation in the field of culture and art. Among them - both the main roles and episodic.
Despite being busy in the theater and cinema, Okhlobystin led a wild life. Friends and acquaintances still remember the story of how a novice screenwriter drove into the subway on a motorcycle, being in a heavy hop.

Okhlobystin was sure that in his youth you need to experience everything. His lifestyle corresponded to this belief until his future wife appeared on the horizon - film actress Oksana Arbuzova, who became famous thanks to the main role in the film "Accident - the daughter of a cop." Okhlobystin's wife later acted as his co-author when writing the script for the film Maximilian.

"Don Juan"

In 2001, an unusual interpretation of Dostoevsky's novel appeared on the screens. The name of the painting "Don Juan" is nothing more than a play on words ("down" and "house"). The script for this film was written by Okhlobystin in collaboration with Roman Kachanov. Critics called the film the most daring adaptation of The Idiot in the history of cinema.

Ivan Okhlobystin - Priest or actor?

In 2001, the actor, director and screenwriter received the priesthood. And six years later, having taken the blessings of the patriarch, he again began acting in films. In 2010, he was also banned from priestly service. But even now discussions about Okhlobystin do not cease. It is commonly called a streak or former priest. However, the state of prohibition that the patriarch imposed on Father John was by no means a punishment, but the fulfillment of his own request.

"Interns" with Ivan Okhlobystin

Since 2010, Okhlobystin has starred in a popular TV series about the life and workdays of interns. One of the main roles in this television project made him famous even among younger generation. For teenagers and yesterday's schoolchildren, the name of Ivan Okhlobystin is associated not with scripts for famous films, and not with roles in the films of the nineties, but with Dr. Bykov.

For his creative activity, Okhlobystin was awarded many awards and prizes. In addition, in 2016 he was awarded the sign "Volunteer of Donbass". IN Lately actor and priest is active in social and political activities. In 2011, at one of the press conferences, he even expressed his readiness to put forward his candidacy for the presidency.

Ivan Okhlobystin - biography of personal life

Ivan Okhlobystin and Oksana Arbuzova got married in 1995. In his personal life, the scandalous and famous actor is a happy family man. Besides, father of many children. Okhlobystin and Arbuzova have six children. In interviews, the couple said more than once that the real reason for the termination of the priestly service is the need to feed big family. Government officials refused to issue an apartment to a large family.

Today, Okhlobystin with his wife and children occupy a small living space in an ordinary panel house. However, Oksana Arbuzova believes that happiness in her personal life is impossible without children, even with huge bank accounts and mansions in the elite areas of Moscow. The former actress considers her husband a genius and, in her own words, every day she thanks God for the fact that Father John got it to her.

Ivan Okhlobystin is one of the most famous actors in Russia. He is more known as the star of the television series Interns, but others scandalous details the biographies of the artist are also interesting to the public. How did Okhlobystin's creative path begin and what does the actor do today?

early years

Ivan Okhlobystin was born in Kaluga region. His family often moved, so the father could not devote much time to raising a child. When he nevertheless decided to participate in the fate of his son, he did it very extravagantly. For example, when Ivan had poor grades in Russian, his father made him eat his textbook along with the sauce. After such an “education”, Okhlobystin, right up to the graduation class, had exceptionally positive marks in the Russian language.

After school, Okhlobystin entered the VGIK department of directing art from the very first time. Ivan's classmates were famous figures of Russian cinema: Tigran Keosayan, Fedor Bondarchuk and many others. Renata Litvinova also studied at the screenwriting department during this period.

Unfortunately, Ivan did not have time to finish his studies - he was taken into the army. Having served the due term, Okhlobystin again returns to his native institute, recovers and successfully completes it in 1992.

Films with Okhlobystin in the 90s

Back in 1983, Ivan first began acting in short films. But the first serious role was entrusted to him in the 1991 drama "Leg". The film was shot by Nikita Tyagunov about the military events in Afghanistan. The value of the picture, first of all, is that the veterans of the Afghan war themselves received it warmly.

Then there were shootings in the film "Arbiter", in which Ivan not only played the main role, but also wrote the script himself, and also acted as a producer. In addition to Okhlobystin, Alexander Solovyov also starred in the film.

In 1992, Dmitry Meskhiev's drama "Over Dark Water" with Alexander Abdulov in the title role was released. Okhlobystin for some reason starred in this film under the pseudonym "Ivan Alien".

In 1994, the actor starred in the film "Round Dance", in the 95th - in "Giselle's Mania". The latter film is considered biographical, since it tells about the life of a Russian ballerina - a certain Olga Spesivtseva. Galina Tyunina starred in the title role, and Okhlobystin appeared in the frame - again under a pseudonym - in the image of Serge Lifar.

In a word, in the 90s the actor was in great demand. At least two films with his participation were released a year. Until it turned out that Okhlobystin wants to become a priest.

Service in the church

The actor became interested in the Orthodox faith back in the mid-90s, when he became the host of the Canon program on the religious theme. In 2001, Ivan suddenly left the cinema, and everyone learned that he had become a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church. The surprise of the audience and Okhlobystin's colleagues is difficult to describe in words.

Meanwhile, Ivan Ivanovich really served in the church: first in Tashkent, then in Moscow. The parishioners of Father John could not recognize the former movie star in the bearded priest. Okhlobystin himself was anxious about his new profession. But, apparently, the world of cinema attracted the actor more than serving God.

Return to cinema

In 2007, Okhlobystin could not stand it and returned to the cinema again: this time he plays Grigory Rasputin in the historical drama "Conspiracy". In addition to Ivan, Kristina Orbakaite, Vladimir Koshevoy (Crime and Punishment) and Yaroslav Ivanov (Black Raven) star in the film.

In 2009, Ivan starred in three TV series and three films. In the drama "Tsar" with Oleg Yankovsky, Okhlobystin got the role of the royal jester.

2010 was a turning point for the actor's career: he was invited to play the lead role in the sitcom Interns. performed by Okhlobystin is undoubtedly the central character of this whole action. The cast of the sitcom has changed several times already, but this does not affect its popularity in the least, but after Okhlobystin's departure, the project could be safely closed. Because in fact Bykov is the "face" of the series.

Also in 2012, Okhlobystin wrote the script for the series "Freud's Method" and played the main role of the brilliant psychologist-consultant Roman Freidin in it. In addition, Okhlobystin starred in such films as "The Irony of Love", "House of the Sun", "Generation P" and many others.

Biography of Okhlobystin's wife. Actor's children

In 1995, Ivan Ivanovich married his colleague Oksana Arbuzova. The biography of Okhlobystin's wife has developed ornately. She graduated from VGIK. became famous main role in the drama "Accident - the daughter of a cop." The film is replete with scenes of violence and drug use. There are even rumors about Okhlobystin's wife that she once starred in the scandalous film Sex and Perestroika.

And suddenly Arbuzova gets married, quits her career and becomes mother Oksana. It was an unexpected twist. Now nothing is heard about Okhlobystin's wife either in the press or on television. She lives modestly and alone. She does not use makeup and wears floor-length dresses. Okhlobystin's children - two sons and four daughters - live under the reverent supervision of their mother. Ivan and Oksana Okhlobystin assure journalists that they will never get divorced in their lives, no matter how hard it is for them to live together.

Ivan Ivanovich Okhlobystin - Russian actor, screenwriter and director. In the past - a biker and a hooligan, now - a father of many children and a staunch conservative. He has a priesthood, is the author of a science fiction novel and several books on religious topics.

The childhood of Ivan Okhlobystin

Ivan Ivanovich Okhlobystin was born in the Polenovo rest house in the Tula region, where his father served as chief physician. The union of his parents was called impossible by many because of the colossal age difference. They were separated by 43 years: Ivan Okhlobystin Sr., a military surgeon who went through World War II and had exchanged his seventies by the time he met his future wife, and young Albina Bilyaeva, a student of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, who had just reached the age of majority.

Ivan Okhlobystin with his grandmother

Vanya's father transferred his own aspirations to his son and saw his offspring as a brilliant surgeon. The younger Okhlobystin had his own thoughts on this matter. In the eighth grade, the young man saw the film "Ordinary Miracle" and firmly decided to become a magician, or at least help people - bring them "kind, reasonable, eternal." In 1982, this desire led Ivan, who graduated from school, to the admissions committee of VGIK.

When Igor Talankin, who was taking the exam, asked the applicant to surprise him with something like that, he got angry: “I came here to say a new word in Russian cinema, and not to surprise you!” The director was indignant: “Get out of here, hamlo!”, But in the corridor Okhlobystin was caught up and returned - the maestro, surprised by the young man’s antics, burst into laughter and approved his candidacy with both hands.

The charm of the student Okhlobystin captivated all the teachers of VGIK. After studying for a year, Okhlobystin was called to military service: ended up in Rostov-on-Don, in the missile forces. In the army, his outstanding mind was also appreciated, but, alas, with a minus sign; as a result, for two years of military duties, Ivan spent three months in a guardhouse. The actor himself treated this fact with a fair amount of irony, noting that loneliness allowed him to speculate about life to his heart's content and he liked it much more than being in the barracks.

The beginning of the career of Ivan Okhlobystin

After demobilization, Okhlobystin returned to the directing course of Igor Talankin and quickly achieved success, both in his studies and in social activities. His first student films (short films "Bullshit. A Tale of Nothing", "The Breaker of the Waves") won the International Film Festival in the USA, and were also awarded the Audience Award at the Potsdam Youth Film Festival.

Okhlobystin (left) played a policeman in his short film

The first script written by Okhlobystin was the first experience of cooperation with director Roman Kachanov. In 1991, the result of their tandem came out - the absurd comedy "Freak"; main character Ribbon is born into the world as a mature thirty-year-old man and gains the ability to turn into any person he has seen before. The film was nominated for prestigious award Golden Apple, Golden Leaf.

This was followed by the acting debut of Okhlobystin in the drama "Leg". Together with Peter Mamonov, they played recruits who got into Afghanistan. Cheerful boy Valera loses his leg in the war and returns home to realize that the worst is just beginning. The psychologically difficult film brought Okhlobystin a victory in the Best Role nomination at the Molodist-1991 festival. Due to personal motives, the superstitious Ivan was filmed under the name Alien.

Ivan Okhlobystin in the film "Leg", 1991

In 1992, Okhlobystin presented the first feature film "Arbiter", during the creation of which Ivan acted in three guises: director, screenwriter and performer of one of the main roles. The penetrating existential drama with Rolan Bykov literally tore apart the post-Soviet film stagnation. The film won in one of the nominations of the Kinotavr festival (the Films for the Chosen competition, the Best Director's Work nomination). In the same year, Okhlobystin received a diploma from VGIK.

Ivan Okhlobystin in the film "Arbiter", 1991

Over the next ten years, the actor had a chance to play a pathologist in the film "Who, if not us" (Artur Smolyaninov's acting debut) and a doctor in the film "Three Stories", which brought together many legendary celebrities, such as Oleg Tabakov and Sergey Makovetsky. By the way, the screenwriter of the novel was a friend of Okhlobystin from VGIK. In the Giselle Mania project by Alexei Uchitel, Okhlobystin played the famous choreographer Serge Lifar.

Galina Tyunina and the imposing choreographer Okhlobystin

In 1997, two iconic films with the participation of Okhlobystin were released: the daring comedy "Mother Do not Cry" with Yevgeny Sidikhin and the lyrical drama "Midlife Crisis", the directorial debut of Garik Sukachev, where Dmitry Kharatyan and became Okhlobystin's partners. The film showed that Okhlobystin is great at deep, thought-provoking characters.

Okhlobystin's character in the movie "Midlife Crisis"

In 2000, Roman Kachanov's first film from the DMB series was released. The scenario of the project was completely built on the army stories of Okhlobystin, he also played the episodic role of a special counterintelligence officer.

"DMB", Ivan Okhlobystin as a counterintelligence officer

The film with the participation of Stanislav Duzhnikov and Alexei Panin was criticized for not very successful acting and camera work, but the dialogues of the characters were instantly smashed into quotes.

The truly popular "DMB" became a trendsetter for army comedies: the film received numerous sequels and, one might say, gave rise to the TV series "Soldiers", which introduced viewers to the charming ensign Shmatko in the person of Alexei Maklakov.

- Do you see the gopher? - No. - Me neither. And he is

The year 2001 was marked by the release of the experimental film Down House, a kind of playful interpretation of the novel The Idiot. Roman Kachanov transferred the main storyline of the work to the 90s of the XX century, replacing aristocrats and merchants with more relevant characters: drug addicts, "new Russians" and metropolitan bohemians. Okhlobystin played the role of Parfen Rogozhin, the antagonist of Prince Myshkin (hero). The character turned out to be passionate, "flammable", equipped with Okhlobystin's signature humor and charisma. However, the whole cast of the picture was impressive: Anna Buklovskaya in the role of Nastasya Filippovna, general Yepanchina performed by Barbara Brylsky and Alexander, skillfully played by Elena Kondulainen.

Modern Parfen Rogozhin performed by Okhlobystin

Okhlobystin devoted the following years to serving in the church, rejecting incoming invitations to audition, but he did not abandon his writing skills. In 2005, Okhlobystin's fantasy novel in the "biotronic" style appeared on the shelves of bookstores. The work, which tells about the adventures of a young man in virtual reality, was called "XIV principle".

Okhlobystin combined the work of a priest with writing

In 2007, the first role after a long break in the TV series Rasputin followed, where Okhlobystin, approved for the main role, appeared in the mysterious image of a favorite royal family. While the audience followed the development of the conflict between Rasputin and General Khvostov, performed by Andrei Fedortsov, Okhlobystin was busy filming the TV series Crazy Angel, where he played Kesha, the heroine's assistant.

The role of Grigory Rasputin seemed to have been created for Okhlobystin

The House of the Sun, released in 2009, was for Okhlobystin more of a screenwriting experience than an acting one, but Ivan nevertheless turned out to be involved in the cast and skillfully played the role of a lecturer. The main role went to the young actress Svetlana Ivanova.

Ivan Okhlobystin about the film "House of the Sun"

For a long time, Ivan was busy acting and creating scripts for films, leaving the director's role in the background. Only in 2009 did he become one of the directors of the film “Moscow, I love you!”, Consisting of a cycle of romantic short stories about life in the capital. Also, 16 other directors worked on the film, including the son of the legendary Andrei Konchalovsky.

In November 2009, the film "Tsar" was released - a philosophical drama by Pavel Lungin. General atmosphere paintings, dictated by the spirit of the times, was associated by most of the public with one word - "cruelty". The two-hour conflict between the characters of Oleg Yankovsky and Pyotr Mamonov was accompanied by many chilling scenes: the execution of the hegumen’s nephew Philip and the cold-blooded murder of the priest himself by the character of Yuri Kuznetsov, the “torture town” of the hero Ville Haapasalo, the public burning of the royal jester Vassian, who was played by Okhlobystin. Many critics noted that it was Ivan's acting skills that kept viewers away from the excessive violence throughout the film.

In the film "Tsar" Okhlobystin played the court jester

Ivan Okhlobystin and "Interns". Career heyday

At that time, director Maxim Pezhemsky decided to make a sitcom about the everyday life of novice doctors. He had already collaborated with Okhlobystin (the comedy "Mother Do not Cry" in 1997) and, without hesitation, sent the actor the script proposed by Vyacheslav Dusmukhametov. At first, Ivan doubted - after all, participation in comedy series was new to him, however, after reading the script for the first four episodes, he was convinced that Interns promised to become something radically new and could take the concept of "Russian TV series" to a new level.

Doctor Bykov and his interns

Okhlobystin fit perfectly into the image and even supplemented it, recalling cases from his father's medical practice. This is how the caustic, sarcastic doctor Andrey Bykov was born, who enjoyed three things in his life: medical practice, bullying interns and bantering with his best friend venereologist Kupitman (Vadim Demchog).

In life, Okhlobystin and Demchog are also friends

April 1, 2010 Okhlobystin woke up famous. After the premiere of Interns, which took place the day before, the whole country met Ivan's comedic talent.

The resounding success only increased with each successive season; interest in the series was fueled by the fact that the characters of the rookie interns grew and developed over the course of the action. The arrogant, arrogant "nerd" Levin performed by Dmitry Sharakois, the compassionate beauty who played the only intern girl in the hospital, the typical "major" - the masterful son of the head physician Gleb Romanenko -, the narrow-minded Lobanov (Alexander Ilyin Jr.) - they all learn to be a single team professional doctors, and, thanks to Dr. Bykov, they do it very successfully.

Okhlobystin and company: Demchog, Kamynina, Guryanova, Byron, Glinnikov, Ilyin

The resolute heroine of Svetlana Kamynina, the head physician of the hospital, Anastasia Kisegach, and the experienced head nurse, Lyuba Skryabina, played by Svetlana Permyakova, received endless love from the audience. One of the "chips" of the series was the guest American actor Odin Byron - his character Phil Richards, with a funny accent and constant participation in ridiculous situations, brought a peculiar flavor to the "hospital".

Deranged Bykov

Filming in the series took center stage in the actor's schedule for the next five years. In February 2016, the final, fifth season of Interns was shown, which ended with Bykov's departure from the hospital.

Shortly after the premiere of the series about interns, beloved by millions, Okhlobystin, who earned fabulous popularity, was appointed creative director of Euroset. No sooner had the public forgotten the infamous advertisement, invented by Evgeny Chirchvarkin (“Euroset - prices are just f*cking”), as the face of the company was none other than the eccentric Dr. Bykov, describing the merits of another mobile gadget. In fairness, Okhlobystin tried to disengage from the image of Chichvarkin and wrote scripts for "interesting, but devoid of obscenity" advertising.

Despite the serious position, which was new to Ivan, he had time to participate in other projects and hone his writing skills. In 2010, according to his script, the series "Partisans" and the film "Terrible Revenge" were released.

In 2011, the actor took part in the film adaptation of Victor Pelevin's cult novel "Generation P". A whole galaxy was occupied in the tape Russian celebrities, from Sergei Shnurov to Roman Trachtenberg. Okhlobystin got the role of the eccentric "creator" Malyuta; the actor recalled his biker past, bared his arms covered with tattoos and set off to read an advertising discourse to the newcomer Vavilen Tatarsky, the character of Vladimir Epifantsev.

In the film adaptation of Pelevin, Okhlobystin played the "creator" Malyuta

In early 2012, Okhlobystin announced his intention to run for president. The election campaign consisted of the only show "Doctrine-77". For almost two hours, Okhlobystin voiced the plan of the election program from the stage of the Luzhniki stadium in front of an audience of several thousand people. Celebrities reacted to Okhlobystin's statement in different ways, for example, they supported the actor Tina Kandelaki: "Well, finally!"

An excerpt from the speech "Doctrine-77"

Even seasoned political technologists were amazed by the result of the action: Okhlobystin rose to the first lines of pre-election public polls, the blogosphere took apart every new statement of the actor, but all this turned out to be just skillful advertising. One of the Beeline subscribers noticed that simultaneously with the announcement of Okhlobystin's election show, the Doctrine-77 tariff of the same name appeared on the website of the mobile operator.

Euroset ironically

When political passions are around presidential elections subsided, the film "The Nightingale the Robber" was released; Ivan Okhlobystin was listed in the credits as the main actor, screenwriter and one of the producers. He played the role of the leader of the criminal gang Sevastyan Solovyov, a kind of modern Robin Hood, tired of the arbitrariness of local authorities and the lawlessness of organized criminal groups.

Action Okhlobystin received a lot of positive feedback

Okhlobystin's union with Yevgeny Stychkin and Oksana Fandera resulted in a large-scale action movie by domestic standards with the intriguing slogan "Only I rob here." During the pre-rental period as marketing move Okhlobystin became the host of the +100500 Internet show, replacing Maxim Golopolosov for one issue.

Ivan Okhlobystin - host of the show +100500

Ivan Okhlobystin also voiced a number of full-length cartoons (the tsar in the trilogy "Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf", the troll Orm in the cartoon "The Snow Queen 2").

In November 2015, viewers saw the action movie Priest-san. Confessions of a Samurai. The script for the adventures of an Orthodox priest originally from Japan was written by Okhlobystin himself, who, as usual, played the role of the “villain” - the businessman Nelyubin, who had his eye on the land around the church in the village of Glubokoe.

Okhlobystin at the premiere of the film "Priest-san. Confessions of a Samurai"

Political and religious views of Ivan Okhlobystin

Ivan came to faith while still a schoolboy. The actor repeatedly recalled how in the eighth grade he became the owner of a psalter, having exchanged it with a classmate for a camera. I had to return the book, never having read it to the end - my father insisted. A week later, the future actor was baptized in Orthodox Church and the following years strictly followed the philosophy of Christianity in its characteristic contradictory vein: there was time for alcohol, revelry and motorcycle racing.

Okhlobystin became a priest at the age of 34

In 1998, he hosted the church program “Kanon” on television, and in 1999 he ran for the Duma from the environmental party “Kedr”, having previously asked for blessings from the patriarch. Almost immediately after the release of Down House, 34-year-old Okhlobystin was ordained a priest in the Tashkent diocese. Many considered this act a PR and eccentricity, but for the actor this step was of great importance.

The first priest-artist in history

For the next 7 months, Ivan diligently led services in Tashkent, but nevertheless returned to Moscow. Inspired by new experience, he began to shoot a cycle of short films "Lives of the Saints": their heroes were Prince Daniel, Vasily Blazhenny, Daniil of Moscow, Dmitry Ushakov. Okhlobystin's plans included the release of 477 episodes, but the project did not find sponsors and was frozen.

"Lives of the Saints" - Okhlobystin's project that did not find support

After the arrival of Okhlobystin, under the name of Father John, he conducted services in the church of St. Nicholas in Zayaitsky and the church of Sophia the Wisdom of God, but in 2005 he was forced to return to acting. A large family (wife and six children) required significant expenses, and the dignity of a priest could not provide loved ones with everything they needed. Eight people crowded into an apartment with a total area of ​​48 square meters, and even Okhlobystin's personal appeal to Yuri Lukov did not improve the housing situation. In 2007, after asking for blessings from Patriarch Alexei, the actor returned to the set.

Their Political Views Okhlobystin without hesitation characterized them as "monarchist". In 2012, the actor headed the council of the Right Cause party, which at that time was headed by Mikhail Prokhorov, but left the organization due to disagreements with the Holy Synod, which forbade the priest to be a member of a political party.

... but he was still banned from being a member of a political party

During the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the actor repeatedly expressed his approval of the policies of the DPR and LPR, for which the SBU put him on the “black list” of persons not allowed to enter the country. This resulted in a ban on showing 71 films featuring Okhlobystin in Ukraine. In the same year, the actor was banned from crossing the border with Latvia and Estonia, but this time the reason for personal sanctions was his statements against gay people (previously, Okhlobystin said that “gays should be burned in ovens”).

The future spouses met on the steps of the Cinema House during the Moscow Film Festival. The girl climbed the stairs, and Ivan went to the exit. Their eyes met, Okhlobystin looked at the girl and crashed into the door, but only laughed: “You will be mine!”. “In the evening, Ivan and I met again. He took my hand and never let go,” Oksana recalled.

Still Happy Spouses Ten Years Later

In those years, the image of Ivan Okhlobystin was, to put it mildly, far from the image of the venerable head of the family. To meet the parents of his beloved, he appeared at midnight, dressed in dirty sneakers, with a camomile clamped in his teeth. The appearance of the groom shocked Oksana's parents, but in the end, the charming and erudite Ivan made a good impression.

Metamorphoses of Okhlobystin: from a bully to an exemplary family man

Preparations for the wedding celebrations were also far from cloudless. At first, the couple could not formalize the relationship due to the fact that shortly before the meeting with Oksana, the police took away the documents from the bully Okhlobystin - they had to wait with the marriage. In addition, young people did not even have money to apply. But an old acquaintance of the groom, Dmitry Kharatyan, came to the rescue, having agreed with the employees of the registry office. The wedding ceremony took place on October 4, 1995. The young people were not embarrassed by the cheapest rings and outfits, as well as a significant amount of debt spent on rescuing Ivan's documents from police captivity.

The most important role of Okhlobystin is the role of the father

Ivan Okhlobystin now

After the completion of the Interns, the actor continued to work on new projects. In 2016, he wrote the script for the film "Moth" and took part in the filming of the drama "The Bird" directed by Ksenia Baskakova, where Okhlobystin played rock musician Oleg Ptitsyn. The article was found by uznayvse.ru.

In the domestic cinema, Ivan Okhlobystin is a bright and controversial personality, whose fate led him to the acting path. The biography of this famous person is of genuine interest both among fans and among ill-wishers.

Parents and the beginning of life

The boy was born into an ordinary family, with the exception that his mother was a young student, and his father was the chief physician of one of the clinics, who managed to exchange his sixth decade. The future famous actor was born on July 22, 1966. The boy did not stand out among his peers in any way and during his school years he grew up as a completely ordinary child, but at that time the biography of Ivan Okhlobystin was just beginning to develop.

Studentship and military service

After High school prom Okhlobystin confidently told his parents that he wanted to become an actor and applied for admission to VGIK. In his student years, the future star of the national cinema was known as an extraordinary thinking person, gained respect and popularity among fellow students and teaching staff. The biography of Ivan Okhlobystin began to be replenished with interesting facts.

The young man was not bypassed by military service, where he was sent to the missile forces. After returning from the army, Ivan recovered at the institute and was able to fully immerse himself in his studies and social work. The biography of Ivan Okhlobystin contains data that he quickly achieved great success and was appointed to the post of secretary of the Union of Cinematographers.

First successes

The debut of the actor in the cinema took place in the film "Leg", for participation in which he received an award for the best role. But Okhlobystin's first successes were not limited to this. The young man was engaged in writing scripts and directing. His first work on this path (the film Freak) received a nomination at the Golden Apple, Golden Leaf festival, and his debut as a director (the film Arbiter) was awarded at the Kinotavr. The production received recognition in the "films for the elite" category. Subsequently, awards rained down on the young talent in heavy rain.

The biography of Ivan Okhlobystin tells that he was not bypassed by success in the theater. Most of the productions with his participation were recognized as successful. Today, the actor is less often involved in the theater than in the cinema. Ivan Okhlobystin remains one of the most controversial and prominent personalities in Russian cinema. The biography (family, children, roles, scripts, directing) of this person always attracts the attention of fans.

Family, love and bohemia

In 1992, the young man finishes his studies at the institute and begins to live a real bohemian life, which swirled him in his whirlpool. Together with friends, Ivan Okhlobystin, whose biography continued to develop successfully, had fun and had fun, which did not prevent him from acting (Giselle's Mania, Comedians' Shelter, Round Dance).

At the peak of his career, the young man meets actress Oksana Arbuzova, who later becomes his wife. This was the end of his wild life. The wife positively influenced the man, he began to drink alcohol less often, completely immersed himself in creativity and began to turn his eyes towards Orthodoxy. To date, the couple has six children, including four girls and two boys. Ivan Okhlobystin does not think to be limited in this regard. So it is quite possible that a married couple will acquire new offspring.

Successful work and awards

Okhlobystin's cinematographic activity brought him 17 awards for successful directorial work, 9 awards for acting roles, 21 awards for writing scripts. The last works of the actor in the cinema are the pictures "Down House", "DMB", "Scavenger". In addition, Ivan received a special award - a nominal watch, which was presented to him by the President of Russia in 2001. He received this honor due to the fact that he filmed the service on Easter in 1999 in Belgrade during the bombing by the United States. The wife of Ivan Okhlobystin (the biography of the actor fully confirms this) at that time was very worried about her husband.

The biggest resonance among the works of the actor was caused by the picture "Down House". The tape was staged according to a script written by him personally. Ivan took Dostoyevsky's notorious novel The Idiot as a basis. The characters, as conceived by the screenwriter, transformed into modern degenerates, drug addicts, cynics, having undergone amazing metamorphoses. Okhlobystin himself played the role of Rogozhin.

After the audience and critics saw the picture, the creators were bombarded with a large number of accusations. The director and screenwriter were scolded for shamelessly mocking Dostoevsky's work, they even staged a trial in which there were attacks on perverting the classic's work, promoting a pernicious lifestyle, and corrupting youth.

Actor Ivan Okhlobystin (whose biography always attracts attention) responded to all criticisms by saying that the writer himself decided to end his novel with a scene that seemed wild in his time. He explained that they did the same, but in a modern interpretation. However, years later, the actor said that he regrets making this picture, calling this work creative suicide.

Departure from cinema and Orthodoxy

At a certain point in his life, Ivan Okhlobystin (biography, photos are presented in this article) decided to try his hand at politics. He was a member of the Kedr party, which tried to revive the institution of the monarchy in our country. Somewhat later, the actor admitted that this step was a serious mistake on his part, and in Russia it is impossible to count on an honest policy.

The actor made his commitment to the Orthodox faith public in 1998, thanks to his participation in the Canon program, where he became the host. In fact, the path of a man to religion was purposeful, conscious and progressive. In all important issues he was guided by the recommendations of his priest and received a blessing from His Holiness the Patriarch.

Doubts about the seriousness of Okhlobystin were completely dispelled at the end of 2001, when he presented his short film about Prince Daniel to the public. It was the first painting in the Lives of the Saints cycle. After that, the audience could see tapes about St. Basil's, Dmitry Ushakov. However, his idea was not implemented to the end, the project was quickly "turned up at the top." Also, the attention of the authorities did not receive a cycle of programs about large families, it was simply called "socialism". Ivan Okhlobystin, whose biography (children, family, work) is presented in this article, does not lose hope to bring this project to life.

All subsequent years, the actor, as Father John, devoted worship. Until 2005, he was a clergyman in the Church of St. Nicholas, and then moved to the Church of Sophia the Wisdom of God.

Return to the profession

Ivan always admitted that he feels special comfort and grace while in the temple. However, the moment came when he had to return to his former path, since a large family needed to be fed. At that time, the priest lived in a modest apartment (48 m² of usable area for eight people), and when he turned to the mayor of the capital with a request to improve conditions, he was refused.

For some time, Ivan earned money by writing scripts, and in 2007 the film by M. Khleborodov "Paragraph 78" was released. In the same year, the actor starred in the historical film "Conspiracy", playing the role of Grigory Rasputin. Before filming, he received permission from the Moscow Patriarchate. A precedent was noted in world cinema - the acting priest played the main role in the film.

What today?

To date, the actor is actively involved in the filming process. He is no longer a clergyman, since the combination of such activities and acting is impossible. In March 2010, the TV series "Interns" was released, where Okhlobystin successfully played the role of the cynical misanthrope Dr. Bykov. The hit turned out to be one hundred percent, although the role was not written for the actor himself.

Okhlobystin himself explains that he often rebuilds the character's lines for himself, but in this series he did not have to change anything. He noted that the scriptwriters write, although funny, but these jokes are not on the verge of a foul. It's nice that the audience sees real people, funny dynamic situations, real relationships. The humor in the series never develops into vulgarity and humiliation.

Many critics saw in "Interns" similarities with the series "House Doctor". But the actor has his own point of view on such comparisons: “Doctor Bykov is not Dr. House. Our work is rather humorous and pedagogical, rather than detective.” In any case, all viewers without exception note that the sitcom turned out to be truly funny and entertaining.

After filming in "Interns", the actor took part in the films "Hindu", "House of the Sun", "Generation P".

Results

Okhlobystin Ivan Ivanovich, whose biography will make an ornate turn more than once, is a successful screenwriter, director, actor, playwright and journalist. Today he is the creative director of the Euroset network of salons. All fans of this wonderful person are waiting for fresh work and achievements from him, hoping that the actor will continue his career.