Fyodor Viktorovich Dobronravov (; born 11 September 1961) is a

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and Russian stage and cinema actor,

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(2002),

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He is an actor, known for '' Kadetstvo'' (TV series 2006 - 2007), '' Playing the Victim (film)'' (2006) and '' The end of the Belle Époque'' (2015). In 2006-2015, he was one of the main actors of the sketch show '' 6 kadrov''.

Biography

Dobronravov was born in the city of

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. Since his childhood, Dobronravov's dream was to become a circus clown, and as a school student he worked at the open-air summer theater in Gorky Park (Taganrog). After school, since 1978 he made several attempts to enter the State University of Circus and Variety Arts (better known as Moscow Circus School), but without success. After military service Dobronravov had to return to

and worked as metalworker, furniture mounter, electrician, etc. Both sons of Fyodor Dobronravov, Viktor Dobronravov and Ivan Dobronravov are Russian actors. In November 2017 Dobronravov was banned from entering

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for three years for publicly supporting the

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. He expressed support for the

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and performed at a military hospital in Samara in 2022.

Selected filmography

*'' Playing the Victim'' (2006) *''

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'' (2007, TV) *'' Big Difference'' (2008-2014, TV) *'' Svaty'' (''season 1-6:'' 2008-2012, ''season 7:'' 2021-2022 TV) *''

The Brothers Karamazov ''The Brothers Karamazov'' ( rus, Братья Карамазовы, Brat'ya Karamazovy, ˈbratʲjə kərɐˈmazəvɨ), also translated as ''The Karamazov Brothers'', is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly ...

'' (2009, TV) *'' In the Style of Jazz'' (2010) *'' All Inclusive'' (2011) *'' Moms'' (2012) *'' The Snow Queen 2'' (2014, voice) *''

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'' (2018) *'' Cheburashka'' *'' Finist. The First Warrior''

References

External links

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Biography (Russian)

Фёдор Добронравов: «Путь на сцену открыл Таганрог»

Федор Добронравов работал клоуном в Таганроге

Title of Honored Artist of Russia awarded to Fyodor Dobronravov
1961 births Living people Actors from Taganrog Anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Russia Soviet male actors Russian male film actors Russian male television actors Russian male stage actors 20th-century Russian male actors 21st-century Russian male actors Honored Artists of the Russian Federation People's Artists of Russia {{russia-actor-stub