Childhood and youth
Egor Klinaev is a native Muscovite. Born in the spring of 1999 into a friendly and wealthy family. Loving parents did not deny their son anything. The boy grew up creative and artistic, which is not surprising: his parents are professional musicians.
In 2009, Yegor’s sister Arina was born, who lived only 4 days. The family refuses to talk about this topic, calling it a very painful memory. After 4 years, the Klinaevs again had a girl, who was named Vera.
The Klinaev family valued freedom and their own opinion and encouraged this quality in their son in every possible way. Parents were often absent due to work, Egor became independent and responsible early on. Before his eyes there were always examples of his father and mother. My dad has his own musical group, and my mother left her parents’ home at the age of 17 to write her own biography without the help of her elders.
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Egor Klinaev in childhood with his mother
Egor’s musical and vocal talent was discovered in childhood. Young Klinaev became interested in jazz and began singing as soon as he learned to speak. The boy was accepted into the famous children's group "Fidgets", where he gained his first artistic experience and went on stage. But collective life involves subordination and suppression of individuality, and Yegor Klinaev is a bright personality. Unable to stand out in the crowd, the guy went into free swimming.
At the age of 11, Yegor Klinaev became a TV presenter. From 2010 to 2014, on the TV Nanny channel (later Carousel), the young artist hosted the program “It’s time to go to space!” But he didn’t give up music and vocals: he participated in the international children’s movement “Republic Kids” by Evgeniy Orlov and became a resident of Angelika Alferova-Harutyunyan’s original jazz project “Jazz Parking”. In 2012, Egor Klinaev became the winner of the reality show “School of Music”.
Biography
The future actor and singer was born on April 10, 1999 in the Russian capital. His parents are musicians, and therefore it is not surprising that such a talented family has increased by one creatively gifted person. Egor's dad has been a member of the famous musical group "Moscow City" since 2003. While still a child, the talented boy performed in one of the local ensembles, “Fidgets.” At a music school, he learned to play the flute and also played drums and bass guitar. The gifted boy also tried his hand at television. From 2010 to 2014, he hosted the program “Time to Space” on one of the popular children’s channels, “Carousel.” And these are not all the achievements of young Klinaev. Active Yegor never stopped there, as if he was in a hurry to live, as if he knew something about his future...
The talented teenager took part in the international movement “Republic Kids”, and was also a resident of the author’s jazz project. In 2012, Egor won the reality show “School of Music”.
He made his debut as an actor in the film “The Secret of Yegor.” Then he was lucky enough to play the main role of Tema Kruglov. In total, he managed to star in nineteen Russian films and TV series, including one of the most popular “Fizruk”.
2014 was also a special year for the young promising actor. This year he participated in the musical television show “One to One,” and in June he was invited as a member of the jury of the same program.
A year later, Yegor became a student at the State Music School of Pop and Jazz Art. During his short life, Yegor managed to receive many prestigious awards.
The talented guy always tried to prove himself as best as possible in every business he took on, and without exaggeration, he succeeded. In addition, he was always merciful and never remained indifferent to what was happening around him. The cause of death of Yegor Klinaev and the photo from the funeral do not leave indifferent even those who did not know the talented guy.
Personal life
Over the past three years, the 18-year-old Muscovite’s work schedule has been busy. On his pages on Instagram and VKontakte it is clear that the artist managed to do everything: appear on the set, at a jazz concert, hang out with friends.
Later, Yegor Klinaev had a girlfriend - his colleague Olga (Lelya) Baranova, who starred in the TV series “Shuttle Girls” and “The Traffic Light Family.” Together the couple appeared in public several times.
Music and films
A cinematic biography of Klinaev started in 2012, when Yegor turned 13 years old. The teenager made his debut in the film “The Secret of Yegor” directed by Alexander Erofeev, playing the main role of Tema Kruglov. The film premiered in March 2013 on the Zvezda TV channel. Egor Klinaev appeared on the screen with artists whose names are known to the audience - Kirill Kyaro, Agrippina Steklova, Alexander Vdovin and Olga Volkova.
The debut brought Yegor his first success. At the VIII International Theater and Film Festival “In the Family Circle,” the young actor was awarded the prize for best child role. In November 2012, the premiere of the second film project with the participation of the Muscovite took place. Klinaev played the second and again leading role in the adventure film “Private Pioneer”. The energetic, resourceful hero Dimka Terentyev strikingly resembles the actor himself.
After its release, the film was showered with prizes and awards like a cornucopia. The project was celebrated in Russia and neighboring countries, at international film festivals. In the film “Private Pioneer” Egor Klinaev starred with aspiring artists Semyon Treskunov and Anfisa Wistinghausen. The guys had the opportunity to watch their venerable colleagues Yulia Rutberg, Roman Madyanov and Irina Lindt play.
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Egor Klinaev and Polina Grenz
Egor Klinaev and Semyon Treskunov were awarded a diploma for the best acting duet at the XVII Film Festival at the Orlyonok All-Russia Children's Center. Sequels of the film were released in 2015 and 2017. In 2013, viewers saw the young actor in the film projects “Delta”, “Operation Puppeteer” and “Shopping Center”. In 2014 - in episodes of the series “Champions” and the continuation of “Delta”. In May of the same year, he starred in an episode of the show “One to One!”, portraying Justin Timberlake, and later became a member of the jury of the same program.
2015 was marked by a new interesting role for the Muscovite. Egor Klinaev played young Vasily Stalin in the historical film “Vlasik. Shadow of Stalin." In that critical year for the actor’s career, he starred in four projects, but it was the series “Fizruk”, where he played Nikita Serebryansky, who brought Yegor fame. According to the plot, Nikita's girlfriend turned out to be the heroine of Polina Grenz. Klinaev appeared in the third season and all subsequent ones. He was accompanied by Nikita Mitasov, Dmitry Nagiyev, Viktor Sukhorukov and other artists.
Published by Private Pioneer Saturday, August 23, 2014
Egor Klinaev, Anfisa Wistinghausen and Semyon Treskunov
In September 2016, the melodrama “Stepmother” by Alexander Aravin (known for the TV series “Piranha”) was released, in which the main characters were played by Daria Kalmykova, Dmitry Ulyanov and Ekaterina Solomatina. Egor Klinaev also played a prominent role in the project. In 2021, viewers saw the third part of the film “Private Pioneer” and the comedy-crime series “Policeman from Rublyovka in Beskudnikovo”. In the latter, the artist played the son of the main character Yakovlev (Sergei Burunov) - Sasha.
Then three more films with the participation of Yegor Klinaev went into production - “Territory”, “House Arrest” and “Explosion”. In 2021, the filmography of the 18-year-old artist included 19 film titles and TV series. Egor Klinaev was friends with Timati, Alexey Chumakov and Anton Belyaev.
Death
A talented artist died at the height of his career, trying to help people injured in an accident on the Moscow Ring Road. Egor stopped his car after seeing a traffic accident involving three cars on the night of September 27, 2021. He parked the car near the scene of the incident and went out onto the road. He and two other people were hit by a Honda car that suddenly appeared, the driver of which did not have time to orient himself in the darkness.
Egor Klinaev died before the ambulance arrived at the scene; the cause of death was injuries incompatible with life. The remaining participants in the incident were taken to the hospital with fractures.
The girlfriend of the deceased actor, Lelya Baranova, shared her experiences on her VKontakte page and asked not to torment her with questions about the death of her lover. They met on the eve of Yegor’s death and planned the next day, which did not come for Klinaev.
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Egor Klinaev and Lelya Baranova
“Tears are choking. You always helped everyone, and this time this help resulted in our grief. I already miss you terribly. May you rest in peace, and I will be with my parents and Verochka,” Olga wrote.
Details of the accident became known to the public a little later. According to the police, the tragedy occurred due to the fact that an emergency stop sign was not posted at the scene of the collision. A video of the consequences of the accident has gone viral online, showing several mangled cars, one of which is lying on the roof.
The deceased Egor Klinaev was 18 years old. His funeral service was held in the capital's Church of Dmitry Donskoy. The funeral took place in the circle of closest and dearest ones. The artist’s grave is located at the Butovo cemetery in Moscow; he is buried next to his sister Arina, who died early.
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Tattoo of Yegor Klinaev
On the second anniversary of the actor’s death, Lelya Baranova honored the memory of her lover with a touching joint photo on Instagram. Egor’s friends made a documentary film about him, “Forever Young,” the release of which was timed to coincide with his birthday. Shortly before his death, Klinaev began working on the series “Street” and did not have time to complete filming. The authors had to change the concept. As a result, the audience was shown how his character Lekha also dies in an accident.
At the end of 2021, Yegor’s father took part in the 8th season of the show “The Voice”. For his performance, Dmitry chose the song “Lullaby” based on the poems of Rasul Gamzatov. He explained that he did this in memory of his son, who really wanted to get into the “blind auditions” for “The Voice.” Children,” but at the casting he simply didn’t get his turn. Polina Gagarina recognized Dmitry and could not hold back her tears, remembering the death of Yegor. According to her, she knew the young man since childhood, and the loss became personal for her.
Farewell to Yegor Klinaev
For a long time to come, it will be difficult for the relatives and friends of the talented guy to believe what happened and come to terms with the fact that he is no longer in this world. Egor’s mother and father, as well as his beloved girlfriend, experienced the tragedy especially hard. The day before the incident, the young actor spent time with his beloved Lelya Baranova. That day they went to the store because they wanted to buy a gift for Yegor’s sister.
Then they were happy and could not even imagine that very soon the actor’s life would be interrupted... The cause of Yegor Klinaev’s death and the photos from the funeral still terrify. After the tragedy, the girl said that it was very difficult for her and asked not to disturb her for a while. Later, she made a very touching caption for photos she shared with Yegor on her Instagram page. It said that the actor was always responsive and helped everyone, but this time his good nature played a cruel joke on him and turned into a tragedy for them.
Everyone who knew him remembers Yegor with trepidation and warmth, because he was a bright and extraordinary person with a capital letter.
It is still very difficult for many to come to terms with the loss of Yegor. But even despite the fact that he is no longer among the living, he continues to live in the hearts of all those who loved and love him. The light that he brought into this world will always remain as bright and special as he himself was...
