How the wife of the star of the series "Casanova" reacted to his film adventures: Anton Khabarov

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

In November last year, Channel One hosted the premiere of the serial detective series "Casanova" with the actor Anton Khabarov starring. The film caused quite a stir among the fans of the artist and those who know Anton as a faithful spouse and a diligent father of the family. A lot of people were interested in the question: how did the wife react to his cinematic adventures.

To begin with, I would like to say a few words about the plot and the prototype of the protagonist. The series "Casanova" is a Russian detective and criminal melodramatic television series produced by the film company "Amedia", filmed according to a script by Dmitry Novoselov, directed by Kirill Belevich. The main roles were also played by Svetlana Khodchenkova, Sergey Ugryumov, Ekaterina Shpitsa.

The intriguing film is set in Moscow in 1978 on the eve of the Olympic Games. Several cases of fraud were registered in the Union, the victims of which were women “with a position in society”. The victims describe the signs of a criminal as a carbon copy: a charming, intelligent middle-aged man who easily enters into the trust and steals from wealthy women. And he does it so dexterously that none of the women who have been injured hold any grudge against him. After all, the victims managed to truly fall in love with the swindler, who was nicknamed Casanova for his charm.

The man found a special approach to the next "darling". Each new acquaintance, he seemed to be a romantic geologist, then a brave military man, or even looked like a foolish nerd. Moving from city to city, masterfully changing appearance, seducing one after another of the fair sex and luring round sums of money from them by fraudulent means, Casanova also managed to seduce the investigator Polina Novgorodtseva, who throughout the film followed his trail along with detective Shmakov.

The prototype of Casanova from the series was a real-life Soviet marriage swindler named "Alain Delon", and according to his passport - Yuri Lajun, who could not be caught in the USSR for almost 15 years. He skillfully used his similarity in appearance with a famous actor, falling in love with gullible single ladies. And then he cynically robbed them, taking away all the most valuable. Since the early 1960s, Lajun has deceived more than 70 women. The swindler was detained in 1975 and sentenced to capital punishment - execution. An interesting fact: during the court hearings, many of the injured women, giving testimony, asked the judge to acquit the charismatic swindler. After all, he gave them happiness, albeit short, but …

Actor Anton Khabarov brilliantly entered the image of a charming swindler who hunted wealthy women for profit. The performer of the main role had to learn phenomenal reincarnation: in the frame, the artist had to make up on his own, select the style of the next character, hone diction and command voice. Khabarov professionally embodied several images of his character on the screen, and also played many bed scenes.

- so the actor himself said about his character.

And to the question: how his wife Elena reacted to the abundance of love scenes in the series "Casanova" Anton Khabarov himself also undertook to answer the reporters. He said that during the show's premiere, he and his wife watched it together every night. Elena, who, by the way, herself persuaded the actor to participate in this project, was delighted with her husband's professional acting. Anton also noted that they are both psychologically healthy people who separate their profession from life. And this despite the fact that in reality he and his wife are terribly jealous. In life, Khabarov has one love - a former classmate, an actress of the Provincial Theater and his wife, Elena Stepucheva.

Anton and Elena Khabarov

40-year-old Anton Khabarov and his life partner have been together for more than 20 years, 17 of which have been married. They have two children, a son Vladislav and a daughter Alina. The actor admits that despite the mutual understanding and quivering love, he and Elena scold terribly, of course, on the case. For example, when they were doing repairs in the apartment, all the neighbors knew about it - the spouses were very violently discussing what and how should be in their house.

According to the actor, it turns out that he and his character Casanova still have something in common. In their family, there is a legend about how at one time a student Khabarov cunningly achieved the location of fellow student Elena Stepucheva, becoming her best friend. And then he took away from another man just a month and a half before their wedding. - Khabarov now tells about those old events.

At first, the recommendations of a classmate in love were good and helped Elena find an understanding with her fiancé. However, later Anton specifically began to advise the girl all sorts of nonsense, which led to a complete breakdown in Elena's relationship with her boyfriend:. Anton is sure that his wife does not regret it. They are raising two children and are happy together.

The family lives in Balashikha near Moscow, where the head of the family was born and raised. Although, as the actor assures, he has long had the opportunity to purchase an apartment in Moscow. But they stay in their hometown, because there is a comfortable everyday life - everything is close, quiet and cozy. His offspring are diversified, attending various circles. The son is interested in chess, hockey, and the daughter is fond of creative hobbies: drawing, dancing, playing tennis.

And the children of the Khabarovs are seriously engaged in mental arithmetic. - says the actor.

And he also believes that it is very important in raising children to talk a lot with them, and on various topics, so that they know the true life. Once Anton was sure that his parents were the perfect match, as they never fought. But in fact, they even swore very much, only they did it so that their son would not hear. The actor himself and his wife are trying to convey to their children that they are not ideal and that there are difficult periods in the family that need to go through. Therefore, there are no taboo topics in their family.

About the actor

Anton Khabarov was born in January 1981 in the small town of Balashikha near Moscow, in a family very far from art. His father worked as a cash collector and also earned two jobs in order to adequately provide for his family and give his children a better education. Mom worked as a kindergarten teacher. In addition to the son, the younger daughter Elizabeth was brought up in the family.

Anton grew up as an inquisitive and active guy: he played basketball, went in for athletics, mastered the piano, loved to ride horses, and studied foreign languages. At the age of 10, he came to the ballroom dancing section for a company with a classmate, not even suspecting how soon the dance would captivate his heart so much that it would become his main hobby for many years. By the end of secondary school, the young man received the title of Candidate for Master of Sports and decided to enter the Faculty of Ballroom Dancing at the University of Physical Education and Sports in order to become a choreographer in the future. But for a number of reasons, the talented guy failed to enter.

And Anton had to study at the regional college of arts, at the faculty of directing an amateur theater. Upon graduation, in 2000, Khabarov decided to become an actor and continued his studies, entering the Higher Theater School named after M. S. Schepkin.

After graduating from "Shchepka", he was assigned to the troupe of the Sovremennik Theater. Then he served at the Mayakovsky Theater for several years. And from 2013 to the present day, the actor has been a member of the troupe of the Moscow Provincial Theater of Sergei Bezrukov. By the way, Khabarov's wife Elena serves in this theater, and since 2017 she has been providing commentary on performances.

Film career of Anton Khabarov

Back in his student years, Khabarov made his debut in serials in episodic roles: "Lady Victory" and "Honeymoon". Soon his first serious role was waiting for him - Rodion Guichard in the TV series Doctor Zhivago. And in 2007, Khabarov played one of the main roles in the television series "And yet I love …". A couple of years later, Khabarov became one of the heroes of the Bros series. Also, the actor is remembered by many for the youth TV series "Closed School" - a psychological thriller with a fair amount of mysticism.

To date, the actor's filmography is already more than 45 film projects, as well as more than a dozen theatrical roles. And it is worth noting that Khabarov's acting career is developing rapidly. At the beginning of the year, the shooting of the 12-episode drama "In the Chair Park" started, where the actor was involved in the main role. Looking ahead, let's say that the heroes, whose lives were mercilessly invaded by the war, will be in the center of the plot.

The online TV guide "Around TV" summed up the results of last year and named the most popular Russian actors of 2020. Among the winners, the names of Anton Khabarov, Alexey Yanin and Anton Batyrev were named. By the way, you can read a fascinating article about the latter in our magazine: From wife to wife: Marriages and divorces of the famous actor Anton Batyrev.