The life and activities of popular personalities of Russian show business, actors and talents have always attracted a lot of attention. The audience is waiting for news on television or on social networks, watching photos and videos of their favorite idols. In our material we’ll tell you how he grew up, who works, what he does and where Ivan Okhlobystin lives - a famous Russian actor, playwright and clergyman.
Personal life
The famous director and writer was born on July 22 in 1966 in the Zaoksky district of the Tula region, in the village of Polenovo. Ivan's father worked as a doctor, and Albina's mother was still a student when she got married. Due to the large age difference, the couple divorced. The son was raised by a young but strict mother.
For some time the family lived in the Kaluga region, but then found housing in the capital. After many years, Albina Ivanovna got married, and the boy had a brother Stanislav.
After school, Ivan entered the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov. Ivan Okhlobystin did not have time to graduate, because he was drafted into the army. After serving in Rostov-on-Don, the future actor got a job as secretary of the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR. Already at that time, Okhlobystin met with popular creators of culture and art. At the institute, his fellow students were Fedor Bondarchuk, Renata Litvinova and others.
Having studied cinematography, the Russian playwright begins to produce the first short films that took pride of place at international festivals in America. In 1992, he graduated from the faculty of "Director's art."
Then Ivan Okhlobystin tries himself as an actor in the movie "Leg" directed by Nikita Tyagunov. He writes the script for the film "Freak" in the genre of absurd comedy and receives recognition from the public. A talented person does not stop there - he continues to direct, writes a scenario plan for theaters.
Okhlobystin also worked as a journalist. In the early nineties he was engaged in writing materials in the magazine "Capital", and then got a job in the Russian edition of "News".
2005 is considered significant for the restless creative person: Ivan publishes a book entitled "XIV Principle" in a sci-fi style. At the same time, the famous Russian actor completed the church service and took up filming seriously. The huge popularity of Ivan Ivanovich brought a role in the youth comic series “Interns”.
The famous director and playwright does not leave the audience without attention, he is a rather active person. In addition to Twitter, he leads a page on Instagram and shares with fans his thoughts, photos and videos from the shootings.
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The two-room apartment in which Ivan's family lives in Tushino belongs to his wife. Oksana, she inherited from her grandmother. With his wife, the Russian film actor has been living together for more than ten years. They have two sons and four daughters.
Despite the fact that Okhlobystin is temporarily suspended from church service, spiritual values are pronounced in him. The apartment has a large number of icons and sacred objects. In the apartment there was little space for a large family, and therefore a famous couple decided to move to another place.
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Since the family did not have enough space in the apartment, the star couple decided to apply for social housing in 2012.A mansion was purchased in the north-west of Moscow, not far from the Strogino district. An unusually beautiful view surrounds the house: here you can stroll along the Stroginsky reservoir, as well as pick mushrooms in a lush forest nearby. What is very important for Ivan, a temple of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built on the territory.
In the center of the cozy living room is a large table where the family gathers to share their thoughts or have lunch. An important room of the hostess of the house with the necessary kitchen equipment is located on the ground floor. On the second - children's rooms. The interior is designed in a simple style, the main feature is convenience and comfort, not pomp and fashion trends.
Okhlobystin advocates the legalization of short-barreled weapons, and therefore in a separate room of the family mansion there is a collection of guns. The actor also is a member of the Union of hunters and fishermen of the Russian Federation.
Country house
More than two years ago, a popular actor and screenwriter began to build a house for the family on a summer cottage. In this he was helped by professionals. My wife insisted on installing a Russian stove, with which you can heat a large house. The project also added a beautiful spacious veranda.
The interior of Ivan's country house is made of natural materials: there are wood, stone, brick, leather. The cottage is designed in such a way that you can live there at any time of the year.
On the first floor of the house there is a bedroom of spouses and a spacious living room in pastel colors. For children, bedrooms were built on the second floor, which also has a bathroom. 
For the summer pastime on the site built a summer house. It contains fitness equipment, a cellar with stocks for the winter, a place to store things.
