Criminals with experience: 10 Russian celebrities who were in prison

Nikolay Godovikov, Yuri Aizenshpis, Savely Kramarov, Vladimir Dolinsky... Who would have thought that all these popular artists had once served time in prison. And some passed on is not "harmless" articles — part in the murder, beating, money machinations.

Read more about what was serving his sentence the star of such movies as "Gentlemen of fortune", "White sun of the desert", "Ranetki", "My fair nanny", read our material.

Vasily Lykshin

Vasily Lykshin (right) is known to many for the TV series "Thunder" and the film "Bastards, where he played a boy called "Lavrik". But, it turns out, with the underworld of celebrity associates not only this picture... Parents Basil was deprived of parental rights, so the greater part of his life he spent in an orphanage. In his youth, Lixin repeatedly prosecuted for theft and vandalism. After 2001, he once again stole stationery from one of the rooms in the orphanage, the Commission for minors decided to send him to specfiles.

Fortunately, in 2002 the guy managed to get on TV. Director Svetlana Stasenko invited the talented, but unlucky boy to star in the film "angel on a roadside". Later, she has issued over it guardianship, as they believed that Basil is a good man and can still improve.

And so it happened, Lixin continued to build a career in television, started his own family, but in the night of October 18, 2009 at the age of 23 years died suddenly. The cause of death was cardiovascular failure.

Sergey Shevkunenko

For us, Shevkunenko — Mitya Poles of the "Dirk", but in the criminal world he is better known as the big boss nicknamed "the Artist." In all his life the actor was serving a sentence 5 times in total, the man spent behind bars more than 14 years. He even managed to achieve the status of "agent". This person actually is the right hand of "thief in law".It all started with the fact that, when the boy was four years old, his father died. My mother worked a lot, and her childhood Sergey was literally left to himself. A boy fell into criminal history until 1976, the first was not arrested for another fight with cruelty. A year later he was released and settled illuminator at "Mosfilm", but in 1978 he was awarded 4 years imprisonment for a burglary committed in the Studio cafeteria.

Shevkunenko own OPG, which was part of the famous "Ossetian criminal group". Group "Chef" — another nickname of the actor — was home on Mosfilm street, where he controlled many points.

Savely Kramarov

Yes, it was the same clerk from the film "Ivan Vasilyevich changes occupation", which amazed and fascinated the audience with his incredible charisma. In his youth the actor Savely KRAMAROVA were interesting hobby — he collected various icons. It should be noted that his collection it filled up half a legal way — went with a friend on the cities of the Golden ring and bought up any copies for a pittance.

Over time, the house KRAMAROVA formed an impressive collection of Antiques, from which he decided gradually to get rid of reselling it abroad. Later, the actor was fascinated by Judaism, I began to practice yoga and to attend synagogue. Naturally, a large number of Orthodox icons in the house did not come to his new way of life.

So Kramarov tried to get rid of them, but for their desire to sell a collection of almost all in jail. To be released on the actor and his partner helped a good connection.

Nikolai Godovikov

Nikolai Godovikov grew up in a family of ordinary workers, was a very difficult child the education which the parents simply did not have enough time. Therefore, since early childhood he went into the garden-five days and generally grew up very independently.

Nicholas himself has taught poetry, was fond of reading, wrestling and singing in the school choir. But at the same time, he had serious problems with discipline — the guy often got into fights and misbehaved which stood on the account in militia. At the insistence of parents yearlings entered in the physical and mechanical College, but later still fulfilled his dream and ended up on screens in the 15 years he played the role in the film "Republic SHKID" and two years later starred in the film "White sun of the desert", which brought him fame.

After the release of yearlings again tried to act in films and even tried his hand at the stage. But in 1991, the actor "relapsed" and was sentenced to 2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony for repeat offenders.

Igor Petrenko

In the childhood Igor Petrenko was a typical bully, but one day went too far. One of the friends of the future actor owed a large sum of money, and, as was not able to return it, decided to deal with the "creditor". To this end, he called on the help of his friends, among whom was Petrenko. So, in 1992, the guy was arrested for participating in the murder and about a year spent in SIZO "Matrosskaya Tishina".

At sentencing, the court took into account positive feedback from friends and acquaintances about Petrenko. The role was played by the fact that, waiting for a judgment, Petrenko, combining work with study, have successfully completed the 11th grade and entered the Higher theatre school. In short, the judges realized that Igor is a good man and just couldn't be the killer, and to go on the offense pushed his older friend — Kizimov. So the future actor received eight years probation for three years.

Vladimir Dolinsky

Actor Vladimir Dolinsky, probably known to everyone, because on account of his shooting in more than 100 films and television series. But even the Honored artist of Russia at the time had problems with the law. "Caught" it in 1973 for currency manipulation.Dolinsky exchanged dollars for rubles, which at the time was considered a crime. For his misconduct the man was held in prison for almost 5 years in prison, 4 — directly to the colony. When in 1977 Dolinsky was released, he immediately returned to work in the movies and never doing "dark deeds".

Georgi Yumatov

In spring 1994, Georgy Yumatov, while drunk, shot from a hunting rifle janitor, who helped him bury the dog. Between men there was a dispute about who was to win the war. The janitor said, would be better if the Germans won! But for Yumatov, who was himself involved in the war and not just starred in a war movie, it was an insult. As a result, the actor shot in the conversation.

Lawyer Boris Kuznetsov was able to prove that it was not premeditated murder, and the actor was released on his own recognizance. Later he was amnestied as a veteran, but after the release of "Matrosskaya Tishina", despite the fact that Yumatov quit drinking and went to Church, the movies didn't invite him. He feared that the flash of anger once could happen again.

Archil Gomiashvili

Archil Gomiashvili admitted that in his youth was irrepressible bully and several times was in prison. But the first article was political.

This was followed by brawls, theft, new police. Once Gomiashvili and his friend cut the skin from all seats in the Tbilisi Russian drama theater, where he worked as an actor and sold it to the shoemaker. For this he received two years in a penal camp.

Freed, Gomiashvili moved to Moscow and entered the School-Studio of MKHAT, but to graduate him and failed, because the boy was expelled for fighting.

Yuri Aizenshpis

Yuri Aizenshpis — famous producer who worked with groups "Cinema", "code of ethics", "Technology", singers Dima Bilan and Vlad Stashevsky, as well as singers Linda and Katya LEL. But few know that behind ayzenshpisa as much as 17 years in prison! The first term is 7 years — he got 24 years for possession of foreign currency and smuggling, the second almost immediately after the release of the fraud with fake dollars.

Aizenshpis threatened and a third term for "black marketeering" of the imported clothing. But after one and a half years in prison, a felon released, "waving a hand at him," as in the country at that time was already in full swing adjustment.

Eduard Izotov

Though the actor Eduard Izotov and managed to star in many movies, his most brilliant work, which brought him national love and fame, was the role of Ivan in a fairy tale "Morozko". But successful acting career Izotova was once interrupted by a nasty case of it, along with his wife was detained when making foreign exchange transactions (the exchange of dollars into rubles). As later told Izotov, they with the wife do not have enough money to finish building the cottage.

In those days the minimum term for "foreign currency transactions" was three years. Despite the fact that many famous actors of theatre and cinema has directed to court the petition with a request to commute the sentence of a married couple, they both received a prison sentence.

A three-year stay behind bars took its toll on the mental and physical health of the actor. Since 1988 he has practically one after the other, have been five strokes. After that, he began to RUB the memory and could not memorize the text. Then followed a series of operations and the rapid development of the disease.

Last years Izotov held in a psychiatric hospital, could barely speak, could not move independently and sometimes did not recognize loved ones.

Now you know a little more about the fate of well-known actors who were once the idols of millions.

And are there any other celebrities that are associated with crime, did you hear?