Mikhail Olegovich Yefremov (; born 10 November 1963) is a Russian film and stage actor, he was honored as the Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (1995).
Life and career Mikhail is the son of People's Artist of the USSR Oleg Yefremov and Sovremennik Theatre actor Professor Alla Pokrovskaya (Boris Pokrovsky's daughter). He made his stage and screen debut in the mid 1970s as a schoolboy. In 1982–1984, Yefremov served in Soviet Army. In 1987 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School.
Yefremov was married four times and has six children. His first wife was the editor Asya Vorobieva. Their son Nikita is a Sovremennik Theatre actor. His second wife was the actress Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya, their son Nikolay is also an actor. His third wife was actress Kseniya Kachalina, they have a daughter Anna-Maria. His fourth wife is audio engineer Sofiya Kruglikova, they have daughters Vera and Nadezhda, and son Boris.
In 2009–2014, Yefremov presented the Channel One show Wait for Me, dedicated to the search of long lost relatives and friends.
In the 2010s, he collaborated with Dmitry Bykov on their project "Citizen Poet" (a pun on Nikolai Nekrasov's poem "Poet and Citizen"). Yefremov read poems, written by Bykov, which are usually satirical comments on the contemporary Russian society, politics and culture. Each poem parodies the style of a famous poet of the past, e.g. Pushkin, Nekrasov, Kipling, among others. It was originally broadcast on TV Rain channel, but the original project was closed because the poems were too critical towards the Russian government. Currently, the show is hosted in audio format by Echo of Moscow radio station.
On June 8, 2020, Yefremov was involved in a head-on collision while driving under the influence of alcohol. The driver of the other car died in the hospital. A video of Yefremov speaking to the police in a slurred manner after the accident was widely published.Russian actor facing up to 12 years in prison following fatal car crash in Moscow The accident affected Yefremov's health, causing him to suffer an ischemic stroke during court proceedings. On September 8, 2020, Yefremov was sentenced to 8 years in a medium-security prison, as well as obligated to pay 800,000 rubles (around $10,000) in restitution to the family of the deceased driver. His lawyer, Elman Pashaev, has been banned from practicing law for one year. On appeal, Yefremov's sentence was reduced to 7.5 years. He was released on 9 April 2025.
Prior to the incident, Yefremov was set to star in the Russian detective/fantasy series Vampiry Sredney Polosy (Вампиры средней полосы, Vampires of Central Russia). Afterwards, the entire series was redone with actor Yuri Stoyanov and all traces of Yefremov's participation were wiped from the series.
Selected filmography
Year Film Original Title Role 1979 When I Will Become a Giant Когда я стану великаном Petya Kopeykin 1991 Viva Gardes-Marines! Виват, гардемарины! Pyotr Fyodorovich 2000 The Romanovs: An Imperial Family Романовы. Венценосная семья Alexander Kerensky 2002 Antikiller Антикиллер Banker 2002 In Motion В движении Vovan 2004 Moscow Saga Московская сага party organizer of the medical institute 2005 The 9th Company 9 рота Dembel 2005 The State Counsellor Статский советник Mylnikov 2006 Nobody Knows About Sex Никто не знает про секс Kesha's dad 2006 Piranha Охота на пиранью Dorokhov2006The Storm GateГрозовые воротаCaptain Lanevsky 2007 12 12 8th Juror 2007 Election Day День выборов Father Innokenty 2007 Paragraph 78 Параграф 78 Prison commander 2007 Actress Артистка Gusyatnikov 2007 The Irony of Fate 2 Ирония судьбы. Продолжение Ded Moroz 2009 The Best Movie 2 Самый лучший фильм 2 Sailor's father 2009 Attack on Leningrad Ленинград Omelchenko 2009 The Book of Masters Книга мастеров The bogatyr 2010 Love in the Big City 2 Любовь в большом городе 2 coach 2011 Generation P Generation П Leonid (Legion) Azadovsky 2012 Soulless Духless Alexey Alexeyevich Kondratov 2012 Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon Ржевский против Наполеона Leo Tolstoy 2013 The Thaw Оттепель Fyodor Krivitsky 2015 About Love Про любовь groom 2016 The Good Boy Хороший мальчик Vladimir Dronov 2020 Goalkeeper of the Galaxy Вратарь Галактики Vasiliy2021 Upon the Magic Roads Конёк-горбунок Tsar (voiced by Sergey Burunov); filmed in 2018
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