Video: "Voronins" 9 years later: How the actors of the popular TV series have changed
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
9 years ago, in November 2009, viewers saw the first season of The Voronins, an adaptation of the American TV series Everybody Loves Raymond. The series was so popular that during all this time 20 seasons were released, and the Voronins entered the Guinness Book of Records as the longest adapted series in the world. The sitcom actors, who played 3 generations of the Voronin family, changed in front of the fans. How filming changed their lives, and what they are doing now - further in the review.
The role of Kostik Voronin was played by Georgy Dronov. His career began quite early - for the first time he appeared on the stage of the theater at the age of 19. The actor began acting in films in 1991, but at first he got only episodic roles. Fame came to him after filming in the TV series "Sasha + Masha" and roles in the films "Night Watch" and "Day Watch". But his army of many thousands of fans appeared after the main role in the sitcom "Voronin". After this project, Dronov made his directorial debut in the TV series "Happy Together" and continued to act in films. At the moment, the 47-year-old actor's filmography includes more than 40 works. During the filming of the series, Dronov experienced many changes in his personal life: he married a second time, had a daughter and a son.
Kostyk's wife, housewife Vera, was played by Ekaterina Volkova. For a long time, her film career did not develop - she received only cameo roles, and the directors paid attention to her only after her participation in the commercial. Since 2005, she began acting in serials, and popularity came to her after the "Voronins". During the filming of the series, she managed to acquire not only a "cinematic", but also her own family, and gave birth to a child.
The actress has repeatedly said that in real life she is not at all like her on-screen heroine - in fact, she is a much more collected and tough person than Vera Voronina. At the end of 2009, Volkova entered the top three Russian actresses, she continues to act in films and perform on the theater stage, in addition, she participates in television projects and tried herself as a TV presenter. And after filming the show "Dancing with the Stars" she opened her own dance school and several clothing stores.
The head of the Voronin family was played by the famous actor Boris Klyuev. The audience fell in love with him for his work in Soviet films. His most famous role from this period is Rochefort in D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers. All his life he has been performing on the stage of the Maly Theater and acting in films. At the moment, the 74-year-old actor's filmography includes about 200 works. And for the role of Nikolai Petrovich Voronin, he received the TEFI award in 2011. In addition to the acting profession, he is engaged in teaching activities - he directs two courses at the VTU named after V. I. M. Schepkina and heads the Department of Actor's Skills.
Anna Frolovtseva, Honored Artist of Russia, became the screen wife of the head of the family. Despite a solid filmography - about 60 works - wide popularity came to her only after filming the series "Voronins", since before that she got mostly minor roles. In her heroine, viewers recognized their mothers, grandmothers and mother-in-law, so she immediately became a popular favorite. She became so popular and beloved among the people that once she was even greeted with applause when she just got on the tram. Filming in the series became a salvation for her from depression - a year before that she had lost her husband, with whom she had lived for 33 years. Many colleagues became her second family - with Ekaterina Volkova and Georgy Dronov, they even went on vacation together. This year, the actress celebrated her 70th birthday.
Kostyk's older brother Lenya was played by Stanislav Duzhnikov. He came to this series as a well-known actor who became famous after his roles in the films "DMB" and the TV series "Kamenskaya". For the sake of the role of the foolish investigator Leni, the actor gained 20 kg in 2 months and never regretted it - this image was very close to him. In 2016, he surprised viewers by dropping over 40 kg. During the filming of the series, the actor managed to divorce his first wife and have a romantic relationship with designer Katerina Volga. Today, the 45-year-old actor's filmography includes more than 70 works. In addition, he is actively involved in social activities and is the organizer of the children's festival "Viva". The year 2009 was significant for the actor not only by the beginning of filming in the series, but also by the realization of an old dream - Oleg Tabakov invited him to work at the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov.
Leni's on-screen wife Anastasia Voronina, played by Yulia Kuvarzina, also surprised viewers with her changes in appearance. Before the Voronins, she managed to star in the TV series Don't Be Born Beautiful, and after that there were many more roles in films and serials. A year before the start of filming, the actress got married and gave birth to a daughter, after which she recovered greatly. Since 2013, she began to purposefully work on herself and soon surprised her fans by losing more than 20 kg. Today, the 43-year-old actress continues to act in films and perform on the stage of the Taganka Theater.
And the most noticeable transformations over the years have occurred with the youngest actors in the series. Masha Ilyukhina, who played the daughter of Kostya and Vera, turned from a sweet child into a beautiful 15-year-old girl. Despite her young age, she has already managed to star in 10 films, and after school she plans to enter the Moscow Art Theater School. In addition, she has been engaged in rhythmic gymnastics since childhood and has already collected a solid collection of awards and medals.
The twin sons Kostya and Vera were played by the brothers Kirill and Philip Mikhins, who got on the set at the age of 3. In the 11th season, other twins, Artem and Roman Penchuk, began to play their heroes, since the parents of Cyril and Philip left Russia. For the Mikhin brothers, the series became the only one in the filmography. Recently, 12-year-old boys have been living with their mother in Thailand.
During the filming, many changes took place in the lives of the heroes of another popular series. "Happy Together" 12 Years Later: How the Actors Have Changed.
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