The actor made a logical choice.
In “Matchmakers” Fedor Dobronravov played the well-known and beloved Ivan Budko. The wife of the “All-Russian grandfather” was a match for the colorful husband: bright, loud, sonorous and unforgettable.
It is ironic that the artist chose a woman for his “real” wife, very similar to Valyukha from “Matchmakers” in type. True, then, of course, he could not compare the two chosen ones, the real one and the screen one.
The actor knew his wife Irina from early childhood. But he fell in love with her not during the school days, but only after the army. At the dawn of the 80s, Irina and Fedor got married and, without delay, got married. Since then, they live soul to soul, having raised two sons.
By the way, Irina also cherished the dream of becoming an actress. But, as often happens with women, she abandoned her cherished dream for the sake of the well-being of the family and, it seems, she never regretted it. All her life, Irina was a real support and support for her husband, believed in his success and turned out to be right. Today, the whole country knows and loves Fedor Dobronravov, and not only and not so much for his role in “Matchmakers”.
