Maksim Aleksandrovich Matveyev (russian: Макси́м Алекса́ндрович Матве́ев; born 28 July 1982Для наших звезд родной город — это…
) is a Russian film and theater actor. He was conferred distinction as

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

in 2018.

Early life

Maksim Matveyev was born in Svetly,

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in southern

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. In 1999 Maksim graduated from high school No. 2 in

Saratov Saratov (, ; rus, Сара́тов, a=Ru-Saratov.ogg, p=sɐˈratəf) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River upstream (north) of Volgograd. Saratov had a population of 901,36 ...

with a silver medal. During school years he thought of getting into a medical institute to become a surgeon, but later he changed his mind and decided to enter the Faculty of Law of the Volga Region Academy of Public Service. But an incident led him to the theater department. District ball of the medalists was led by Vladimir Smirnov, a student of Valentina Ermakova. This evening a variety of games and competitions were held and Smirnov noticed Maksim, gave him Valentina's phone number and forcefully urged to try his luck in the theater department. Maksim attempted to pass entrance examinations in two universities at once: the Academy of Civil Service and in the theater department of the Saratov Conservatory. As a result, he was accepted to study at the theater, and immediately for the second term. His first major role was

Nijinsky Vaslav (or Vatslav) Nijinsky (; rus, Вацлав Фомич Нижинский, Vatslav Fomich Nizhinsky, p=ˈvatsləf fɐˈmʲitɕ nʲɪˈʐɨnskʲɪj; pl, Wacław Niżyński, ; 12 March 1889/18908 April 1950) was a ballet dancer and choreog ...

in the graduation performance "Clown of God." In 2002, Maksim Matveyev graduated from the theater department of the Saratov State Conservatory. Sobinov (V. Ermakova course). In 2006 -

Moscow Art Theater School Moscow Art Theatre School is the studio school of the Moscow Art Theatre. It is a state educational institution that has existed since 1943. The initiator of the studio school was Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko.Oleg Tabakov Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov (russian: Олег Павлович Табаков; 17 August 1935 – 12 March 2018) was a Soviet and Russian actor and the Artistic Director of the Moscow Art Theatre. People's Artist of the USSR (1988). Biography Tabak ...

: "

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" - Appolon Murzavetsky; "The Devil" - Yevgeny Ivanovich Irtenev. Opus post3

Personal life

In 2008 he married Yana Sekste a

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n and Russian actress (divorced). In 2010 he married a highly popular Russian actress,

Elizaveta Boyarskaya Elizaveta Mikhailovna Boyarskaya (russian: Елизаве́та Миха́йловна Боя́рская, born 20 December 1985) is a Russian theater and film actress. Biography Early life and education Elizaveta was born on 20 December 1985 ...

, on April 7, 2012, their son Andrei was born. On December 5, 2018, their son Gregory was born.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matveev 1982 births Living people People from Svetly Russian male film actors Russian male television actors Russian male stage actors 21st-century Russian male actors Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Moscow Art Theatre School alumni Saratov Conservatory alumni