Alexander Astashenok, whose biography begins its history in the city of Orenburg, was born on November 8, 1981 and grew up in a simple intelligent family. The boy was quite active and always sought to learn something new.
Childhood and the family of Alexander
Sasha’s parents believed that this was an age, but every year he became more inquisitive. The circle of hobbies was constantly expanding: he became interested in music, began to learn to play the guitar and piano, and together with his younger brother attended a choreography club. In addition, he became interested in acting and swimming. The area of interest was large-scale, the most important is that in each of them Alexander Astashenok wanted to succeed. He was the champion of his native city in swimming, received a diploma of a dancer, attended modern jazz - and this is by no means the entire list.
At the end of school, the guy became a student at the Orenburg College , where he mastered the profession of an accountant and economist. The paradox is that Sasha never set himself the goal of working in this area. He was always keen on creative activities. So, even in his city for some time he was a TV presenter of a movie program. In 1998, Astashenok and his friends created a musical group called "Eagle". Not a single city event was held without their participation. They managed to win the huge attention of their viewers.
Adolescence
After some time, they paid attention to Alexander and invited him to the casting of the famous TV show Star Factory. The guy did not think long - he packed his things and went to conquer the stage. The nerves went through the roof, he did not know what to prepare for and what to expect. This was the first project of this format, so the final outcome was in question. Casting the young man was easy. After that, there was life in a star house under round-the-clock surveillance of video cameras. Emotions overwhelmed everyone: the producers, and the participants, and the crew. But still, the experiment of the Russian channel exceeded all expectations.
Alexander Astashenok was very glad that he was in this team and became a part of the history of this project. Victory was not important for him. The finale was nearing, the experiences were getting stronger. Before the final gala concert, the producers of the show decided to unite the participants in groups. One of such groups is “Roots”, where the young musician got.
Life after the "Factory"
After Sasha and his friends became winners of the “Factory”, they really understood what star life is like: touring, fans, shooting videos, fame. Alexander Astashenok, whose photo was everywhere, could not believe it. No one expected that a simple guy from Orenburg would be able to conquer the capital of Russia and its entire territory.
During the next tour, a new director came to work in the Korni collective - Elena Vengrzhinovskaya. Initially, communication with the group she especially did not work out. Specifically, Sasha did not like the fact that she began to command him, and Lena was not satisfied with his constant lateness. In other words, the relationship was pretty tense. It so happened that Alexander fell ill, and he had to be taken away from the concert. When he was resting in his room, Vengrzhinovskaya came to him.
They had a nice conversation, Alexander Astashenok was absolutely calm and partly satisfied. Her attention seemed surprising to him. And this is not because the guy lacked the custody of his mother, he just really saw the real human qualities in Elena. After a pleasant conversation, Astashenok changed his mind about the director and began to look at her as a woman who sympathized with him.
Unexpected relationship
Until the moment Lena got into show business, she worked in the hospital as a surgical nurse, so she took on the treatment of the young guy without any problems. A few days later, Sasha recovered. Soon they became close friends, spent all their free time together, tried to learn more about each other. Friendly communication did not last long, feelings flared up between them.
Alexander Astashenok, whose personal life was always interesting to the public, for the first months hid his love for Elena. But so long could not continue, and in 2004 they got married.
A few days after the wedding, Alexander Astashenok and his wife Elena learned that they would have a child. Emotions could not be conveyed. They had a girl who was called Victoria. It was to her that the song "Happy Birthday, Vika" was dedicated. Many did not understand the guy, condemned him for choosing a companion, but Alexander was absolutely not interested in this. Most importantly, he was happy. Currently, the couple still lives together, is engaged in the upbringing of their princess, and the big age difference is not the worst thing that can interfere with good family relationships.
Acting
As time went. Sasha was still fond of music and enjoyed it, realizing that you should not be limited to this. Thoughts about acting did not leave him. Alexander Astashenok wanted to try himself on stage and began to get a proper education. Just a problem arose: as part of the Roots team, he could not do this, so he had to leave the group in early summer 2010. The separation was difficult, but nevertheless it was possible to maintain friendly relations with former colleagues.
Alexander Astashenok and his wife Elena were experiencing a break with the group together. She tried to support her husband in all his endeavors and new achievements.
Alexander premiere at the theater
At the beginning of 2011, at the famous Institute of the Russian Theater, an amazing premiere of the play entitled “Until death do us part” took place. The script was taken from a play by the playwright Aldo of Italy. Alexander Astashenok again took a chance and played in the theater. Sasha made his debut together with former ex-colleagues: Pavel Artemyev and Victoria Lezina. Their trio turned the production into a fascinating sight.
During the performance, a rather warm and relaxed atmosphere reigned in the hall - of course, this is a merit of not only the right play, but also the talent of the actors.
New Role Astashenka
After a successful debut in the theater, Sasha decided to go to a movie casting, and almost immediately began acting. Alexander Astashenok, whose filmography began with the series “Gift”, was instantly carried away by his new role. In just a few days, he got used to it, and began to take filming seriously. The main advantage of the series was that the cast was well-chosen. One of the episodes was attended by maestro Boris Plotnikov. Sasha later said that this moment was one of the determining ones for him, because he had been thinking about making a decision about playing in the series for a long time. Spectators “Gift” pleased. It was interesting to watch the storyline and the play of the actors.
Filming in the movie "Still alive"
Alexander Astashenok, whose filmography was replenished every year, in 2012 took part in the filming of his first full-length film with the interesting title “Still Alive”. The famous Atanesyan was the director of the picture. All actions took place in Odessa, Sasha played the main role - the popular guitarist Gleb. The production also featured talented actors of Russia, namely: Alexei Makarov, Evgenia Trofimova, Marat Basharov, Ravshan Kurkova and others.