Who is Emanuel Vitorgan, hardly worth explaining. This legendary Soviet and Russian film actor played more than a hundred vivid roles. He was Don Felipe de Ayalav in The Pious Marta, resourceful Victor Kovrov in The Wizards, and Prince Peter Dolgoruky in Poor Nastya. However, in addition to numerous awards and popular love, this great artist has another reason for pride - his son.
Family and early years
Vitorgan Maxim Emanuilovich was born in September 1972 in Moscow. Since both his parents were actors (Emanuel Vitorgan and Alla Balter), since childhood, the boy had no doubt that he would become an artist. Perhaps that is why he was not particularly worried about studying at school. But when I entered GITIS, I turned into one of the best students on the course. To achieve such success was not easy, because the guy had to constantly prove that he was not just the son of Vitorgan and Balter, but a talented artist in himself.
At the age of 21, Maxim Vitorgan graduated from GITIS and got a job in the theater of a young spectator in Moscow.
The beginning of the creative path
The first years of work in the theater confirmed that the young man was not mistaken in choosing a profession - he turned out to be an excellent artist.
For 6 years of work at the Moscow Art Theater, the son of Vitorgan achieved the recognition of his colleagues. The most important achievements of the artist during this period are the roles of Boris in the Storm and Nicholas I in the Execution of the Decembrists.
In the next few years, the young artist worked in Lenkom and the Moscow Art Theater (Brutal Games, Sex, Lies and Video, Light Smack of Treason, Number, Crime and Punishment).
Despite the fact that Maxim Vitorgan liked to play in the theater, he wanted to try his hand in other areas.
The first works in the cinema and the Quartet And
Even while studying at GITIS and working at MTYuZ, the young actor starred a bit in episodic roles in films (Svetik, Composition for Victory Day). However, in the world of Russian cinema of the nineties there was no place for a novice artist.
But in the new millennium, the son of Vitorgan became more in demand. Initially, he was offered small roles ("Nine Months", "Make God Laugh"), but soon everything changed.
Back in 1993, Vitorgan Maxim Emanuilovich met with young actors Rostislav Khait, Leonid Baraz, Kamil Larin and Alexander Demidov.
In those distant years, the guys decided to organize their own theater, calling it “Quartet I”. Maxim maintained relations with actors for many years. When the play “Radio Day” was composed in 1999, friends created a character specially for him by the name of DJ Max. Shortly after the first production, Radio Day became a real theater hit, and its continuation (the play "Election Day") cemented success. Participation in these performances glorified Maxim Vitorgan in theatrical circles, and when in 2007-2008. the plays were filmed, the young actor became known throughout the country.
In subsequent years, based on the works of Quartet I, another 5 films were shot, and 3 of them starred Maxim Emanuilovich (Radio Day 2, What Men Talk About, What Men Still Talk About). In addition, the artist is a regular member of the Quartet I Theater and plays in many of their productions.
Maxim Vitorgan: films of recent years, work in the theater and on television
Having made a name for himself in the movie thanks to the role of the womanizer-joker Max with “Like Radio”, the actor did not leave the theater. Moreover, at the end of the first decade of the two thousandth, Maxim Vitorgan tried his hand at directing, staging the play “Who”. For this work he was awarded the Living Theater Prize.
Since 2004, the son of Vitorgan Sr. became the director of various television shows on REN-TV. The most famous of them are “Blue Light”, “Women's League”.
Since 2009, Maxim Emmanuilovich became the host of two projects of the First Channel “I Want to Know” and “Hello Girls!”, As well as the radio program “Morning in Moscow”.
Since 2013, the youngest Vitorgan began to lead the intellectual game Disney Channel - "Through the mouth of a baby."
In recent years, the artist often starred in television series. His most famous roles are:
- the messenger of love from "Cupid";
- Scar from the Diary of Dr. Zaitseva;
- Kaspersky from the film "On the Eighth of March, men!";
- coach from the "Champions";
- charming Arthur from the "Diary of Louise Lozhkina";
- Valery from the Crisis of a Tender Age;
- the owner of the car dealership from Mummies.
Personal life. Ksenia Sobchak and Maxim Vitorgan
In recent years, the actor has received great fame because of his personal life. Like his father, Maxim Vitorgan was married three times. His first wife was the actress of the Theater of Young Spectators - Victoria Verberg. It is noteworthy that the chosen one, who conquered his heart, was 9 years older than Maxim himself. For almost 10 years of marriage, lovers have not officially formalized their relationship.
From this union, the actors gave birth to two offspring: Pauline and Daniel. After the separation, the children of Maxim Vitorgan remained with Victoria Verberg. Despite this, the actor all these years has been actively involved in the upbringing of his children, and has also maintained a warm relationship with their mother.
The second marriage of Vitorgan Jr. did not last long. His wife was far from the acting environment Natalia Vitorgan.
The artist’s third wife was the cult Russian media personality - Ksenia Sobchak. This alliance came as a surprise to many. Despite the numerous gossip and rumors that have surrounded Ksenia Sobchak and Maxim Vitorgan in the past few years, the couple are happy and are soon waiting for replenishment.
Entertaining facts
- In “Election Day” and “Radio Day”, his father, Emanuel Vitorgan, played together with the artist.
- Sometimes in the performances of Quartet I, the role of DJ Max is played by Mikhail Politsyomako (son of Semyon Farada and Maria Politsyomako).
- The eldest daughter of Maxim Emanuilovich decided to continue the acting dynasty and in 2016 entered the GITIS. Meanwhile, Polina has already played several roles in film and television. In particular, she and her father played in the television series "Diary of Dr. Zaitseva."
- The son of Vitorgan Emanuel starred in the video clips of the BI-2 group and Vasya Oblomov.
Close people who knew the mother of Maxim Emanuelovich - Alla Balter, claimed that the actress predicted her son's coming of fame after 40 years. Her words turned out to be prophetic: today Maxim Vitorgan is very much in demand not only as an actor, but also as a director and presenter.
In 2017, Quartet I plans to release the third movie from the series “What Men Talk About”. And although the plot details are so far kept secret, viewers sincerely hope that Maxim Vitorgan will definitely appear in this project.