Actor Oleg Chernov is a man whom viewers are used to seeing in the roles of heroic law enforcement officers. The greatest fame brought him the series "Sea Devils." Fans can also admire their idol in such popular television projects as Gangster Petersburg, Streets of Broken Lights, and Secrets of the Investigation. What is known about his life?
Actor Oleg Chernov: childhood
The future artist was born in a small mining village located in the Kemerovo region, this happened in June 1965. A few years later, his parents also had a daughter. Oleg's father was a simple miner, his mother worked in the administration.
The choice of entertainment in the village left much to be desired, however, the future actor Oleg Chernov with pleasure recalls the years of childhood. The boy was seriously interested in sports, attended various sections. He was engaged in swimming, boxing and gymnastics, acquired shooting skills. Oleg studied medium, he had few favorite lessons.
Choosing a Life Path
Actor Oleg Chernov is not one of the lucky ones who almost in the first years of life understand what their calling is. The young man had never dreamed of a career as a professional athlete; even in his school years he was tired of exhausting training. For some time he was thinking about becoming a doctor, but the first attempt to become a student of the Kemerovo Medical Institute failed. A year later, he entered, but not at the faculty of dentistry, as planned. However, in medicine Chernov was quickly disappointed, leaving the university already in his third year.
For several months Oleg worked as a miner in his native village, but the idea of devoting his life to this dangerous profession did not appeal to him either. Unsurprisingly, he was pleased to become the stage assembler at the local theater as soon as such an opportunity arose. It was there that he decided to become an actor, which prompted Chernov to submit documents to a theater university located in Krasnoyarsk. Unfortunately, already in his third year he was expelled for frequent absenteeism. The young man nevertheless graduated from the Theater Institute, but already in Saratov.
Only after moving to St. Petersburg did the actor Oleg Chernov manage to find his place in life. He got a job at the Satire Theater and began acting in films.
Filming in movies and TV shows
At the beginning of the XXI century, luck began to turn to face the young man. The life of actor Oleg Chernov changed when he began to trust the role in popular TV shows. The characters he played were similar to each other. The directors liked the brutal appearance of the artist, as well as his sports training. “Gangster Petersburg”, “Streets of Broken Lights”, “Deadly Force” - Oleg managed to play in all these television projects.
The first fans of the aspiring actor appeared thanks to the criminal action movie "Blind". In this picture, he appeared before the audience as Klim Neverov, a brave special agent. Critics reacted positively to the role of Chernov in the film "Inspector Cooper."
Star role
“Sea Devils” is a series thanks to which actor Oleg Chernov for the first time tasted true fame, whose filmography was already quite extensive by then. The first season was presented to the audience in 2007, the last, in which Chernov also starred, was released in 2015. Critics explained the success of the television project with spectacularity and dynamism. Also, the audience was impressed by the fact that many of the stunts the actors performed themselves.
Oleg’s character in this series is the brave commando Ivan, who responds to the nickname Dad. Filming in "Sea Devils" was not easy for Chernov, but sports skills acquired in childhood helped to cope. Performing tricks from time to time turned into minor injuries, after one difficult scene the artist even ended up in bed with a high temperature. Oleg still maintains friendly relations with other actors who starred in the series, however, he does not believe in real friendship with representatives of his profession.
Wives of Oleg Chernov
Of course, fans of the stars of domestic cinema are interested not only in the series and films in which the actor Oleg Chernov starred. The biography of the artist indicates that he entered into a legal marriage four times. Interestingly, all the Bati darlings were his colleagues, although in an interview he repeatedly spoke about the dangers of a relationship that begins on the set.
Oleg Chernov is an actor whose personal life resembles a love affair. His first serious love was the girl Lyudmila, an actress from his native mining village. The son Nikolai appeared in the family, but the relationship between husband and wife quickly deteriorated. Lyudmila categorically objected to Chernov becoming a student at a theater university, believing that he should work and support his family. After the divorce, the ex-wife forbade Oleg to date the child; he saw Nikolai only when he became an adult.
Chernov was married to actress Anastasia Svetlova for 4 years, the couple parted peacefully, since both wanted a divorce. Oleg’s marriage with Irina lasted longer, with which he spent 10 years. In this case, the cause of the breakup was the actor’s frequent business trips related to filming.
Our days
Oleg Chernov is an actor whose personal life was finally settled thanks to his acquaintance with actress Marina Blake. They met on the set of Inspector Cooper and fell in love at first sight. Oleg and Marina are forced to spend a lot of time separately due to employment, but their feelings for each other from this only grow stronger.