Childhood and youth
Mikhail Pshenichny was born in August 1989 in Kyiv. There was no one in his family from the world of theater or cinema, but the acting profession attracted Misha. In middle school, he enjoyed performing on the school stage and was the host of various events. He liked to be the center of attention and transform into different characters.
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After graduating from school, Mikhail Pshenichny entered the Kiev University named after Karpenko-Kary, where he studied at the course of People's Artist of the USSR Yuri Mazhuga. In 2010, he received a diploma from a theater university.
Student vicissitudes
The father, who received the “Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR” award for his theatrical activities, could not help but be proud of his son. But initially Mikhail Pshenichny, whose biography, personal life and children began to interest fans much later, entered the Radio Engineering University. He planned to become a professional in his field, but six months of training did not bring him joy. Mathematical subjects and constant study of the technical side of the issue made Mikhail bored, so he decided to leave this educational institution.
Having collected the documents from the Radio Engineering University, Pshenichny no longer hesitated or doubted. He told his father about his intention to become a famous actor. Seeing his son’s perseverance and his desire to follow the intended path, his father decided to provide Misha with support. Therefore, in parallel with his studies at school, the young man began to attend individual lessons from a professional theater figure, whom Vladimir Leonidovich found for him. Working with a teacher helped the future actor choose a suitable repertoire for him to pass the entrance exams.
Actor Mikhail Pshenichny
He went straight to the Karpenka-Kary University, choosing the acting department. He was assigned to the People's Artist of the USSR - Yuri Mazhuga, a strict and demanding teacher. Under his strict guidance, Mikhail Pshenichny was able to discover his talent for getting into character and learned to play on stage. Tellingly, his older sister, who grew up in an acting family, chose a different path, becoming the owner of an image studio in Kyiv.
As a student, Mikhail worked at the Kiev Academic Theater on Lipki from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, having defended his diploma, Pshenichny went to the Kiev Academic Drama and Comedy Theater, starting his career as an artist.
He was involved in performances of various repertoires. For two years on stage, the artist performed many roles in more than ten productions by famous screenwriters in Kyiv. In parallel with this, from 2010 to 2011 he performed on the stage of the Academic Young Theater, and from 2008 to 2012 - at the Ukrainian Small Drama Theater.
Personal life
The personal life of Mikhail Pshenichny has long been associated with the name of an actress with Ukrainian roots, Lyubava Greshnova. They studied together at the Kiev theater university, but the feeling flared up much later, when the artists starred together in the melodrama “My Friend’s Bride.”
Soon the actor proposed to his future wife on the ocean shore, when the lovers were vacationing together in the hot Dominican Republic.
The couple did not announce the date of the planned wedding. Information about the wedding day appeared in 2015, when the artists told the press about their dream wedding. They said that they were planning 2 celebrations - for parents and for friends, that they did not want to organize a magnificent traditional event, and the day after the official painting they dreamed of flying away on a honeymoon.
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Mikhail Pshenichny and his wife Lyubava Greshnova
As it turned out, the couple is in no hurry to implement these plans, especially since Mikhail and Lyubava have already experienced the joys of their wedding day, however, on the screen - in the film “My Friend’s Bride” the actors’ characters got married. Today journalists call them husband and wife, but the exact fact of the wedding is still being discussed.
In the winter of 2021, it became clear that the family of Pshenichny and Greshnova was held together by something stronger than a stamp in a passport - children. The couple hid Lyubava’s pregnancy, did not make official statements, Greshnova appeared in public in loose clothes, and in the photo on Instagram - only from the waist up. Only shortly before giving birth, the actress published a photo with accessories for newborns - diapers, an envelope, ribbons. On February 25, news appeared about the birth of a son in the acting family.
Movies
After graduating from university, the young artist was accepted into the Kiev Academic Drama and Comedy Theater, which was directed by People's Artist of Russia and Ukraine Eduard Mitnitsky. It was here that the creative biography of Mikhail Pshenichny began.
For two years he performed on the stage of the Theater on the Left Bank of the Dnieper. He played his most striking roles in the productions “My Darlings!...” and “Ah, My Dear Augustine.” Theatergoers were able to note the professional growth of the actor in 2012 in the plays “It’s too late to scare...”, where he appeared in the image of Arkasha, and “Guests Are Coming at Midnight” based on the play by Arthur Miller.
A cinematic biography of Pshenichny began in 2007. The first film roles were serial ones. At first these were episodes or supporting roles, but soon the actor was assigned to play more prominent characters. An artist with a memorable appearance (Pshenichny’s height is 190 cm, weight is 85 kg) made his debut in the melodrama “The Former”.
In 2012, Mikhail moved to Moscow. It was here that he got star roles. Viewers saw Misha in the films “My Friend’s Bride” and “Pandora’s Box.” In the same year, Mikhail appeared as a cardiologist in the TV series “The Chiropractor.” He got another star role in the acclaimed project “Euphrosyne”. In total, 5 films were released this year with Pshenichny’s participation. The artist becomes recognizable.
The actor woke up truly famous in 2013, when the dramatic film “Parajanov” was released. Misha brilliantly played the role of a KGB informant. This historical film brought its creators many awards and prizes from foreign festivals, and its artists - fame and recognition.
In the fall of 2014, viewers saw on Channel One a family saga called “House with Lilies” by Vladimir Krasnopolsky, in which Pshenichny played Kostya, one of the main characters. 2014 turned out to be a real year of breakthrough for the actor on the big screen. He works to an extremely busy schedule.
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Mikhail Pshenichny and Olga Bobkova
Over the course of a year, Mikhail managed to star in 12 projects, in half of which he played the main characters. The most notable of these works are “Captive of Deception” and “A Year in Tuscany.”
In 2015, the mystical thriller “Moon” premiered on the STS channel, where Pshenichny appeared in the role of Andrei Ushakov. Another bright premiere of 2015 is the saga film “The Long Way Home.” Mikhail Pshenichny’s filming partner was Elizaveta Boyarskaya, and the actors’ on-screen relationship became the main romantic line of the series.
In 2021, the actor played the main roles in three projects - in the melodrama “My Someone Else’s Child”, the series “Simpler than a Steamed Turnip” and “Wounded Heart”. Later, with the participation of the artist, the comedy melodrama “Between Us, Girls” was released. Continuation". Pshenichny turned into a fashion photographer. His shooting partners were Natalya Skomorokhova, Mitya Labush, Ekaterina Simakhodskaya and others.
Moving
Living in Ukraine, the actor tried to prove himself in the field of cinematography, regularly attending castings. The first episodic role that Mikhail received was in the film “The Ex” (2007). Two years later, he again tried to get into the casting for the film directed by Sergei Aleshechkin “A Completely Different Life”, but was involved only in a small episode.
But in 2010, the actor was a little luckier. He managed to pass the casting for the role of Sergei Shatrov in the series “The Return of Mukhtar-6”, appearing in episode 86. But these were not the roles that Mikhail Pshenichny dreamed of. The young and ambitious guy did not want to remain an actor of minor and episodic roles. He dreamed of fame, recognition of his creative talents and fans who would ask for autographs when they met.
Still from the film “House of Lilies”
In 2011, Mikhail was lucky. He managed to get the interesting role of cardiologist Igor Tarasovich Gritsyuk in the TV series “The Chiropractor,” filmed by Ukraine jointly with the Russian Federation.
In the same year, he was invited to play the main role in the film “Pandora's Box,” filmed by Russian directors. But in 2012, while remaining a citizen of Ukraine and regularly attending castings, the actor no longer received leading roles.
Therefore, at the end of 2012, Mikhail Pshenichny, whose personal life was not burdened by family ties and children, made serious adjustments to his biography. Seeing more prospects in the vastness of Russia, the aspiring actor decided to move to Moscow. It was there that he saw great opportunities for developing himself in the field of cinema.
Actor on the set of the film "My Friend's Bride"
The risk was worth it. In the same year, director Dmitry Laktionov approved Mikhail for the main role in the melodrama “My Friend’s Bride,” which brought fame to the actor. There, on the set, he met his future wife Lyubava Stanislavovna.
Mikhail Pshenichny now
Now the popular actor delights his fans not only with new film works. With his participation, the entrepreneurial play “The Understudy, or Looking for a Deceived Husband” has been running for a long time.
In 2021, viewers of the Russian Channel One had the opportunity to watch the retro drama “Bitch War,” in which Mikhail played the main role. He reincarnated as the hero Lenya Grach, who is in love with the character of Karina Andolenko.
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Mikhail Pshenichny in 2021
His closest friend Mikhail, played by Alexey Demidov, became his rival in relation to his beloved. What separated the guys from each other was not only their attachment to one girl, but also their attitude to life itself: Lenya becomes a Soviet policeman, while Misha becomes a thief in law.
Other projects of the year in the filmography of the screen star were the melodramas “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and “I Know Your Secrets - 2,” in which Pshenichny appeared in the leading roles. In 2021, the premiere of the series “Return” took place, in which Mikhail will appear in an acting duet with his wife Lyubava.
Cinema
Since 2007, Pshenichny has been acting in films, making his debut in an episode of the melodrama “The Ex.” After that, he appeared in the projects “A Completely Different Life”, “The Return of Mukhtar-6”, “Cuckoo”, “The Arithmetic of Meanness”, “Chalk Painting”.
The first significant role was the cardiologist Igor Tarasovich Gritsyuk in the film “The Chiropractor,” which was released in 2011. The same year he played Max in the film Pandora's Box. He got another star image in the popular TV series “Euphrosyne”. The artist also appeared in the continuation of the project “Euphrosyne. Continuation" and "Euphrosyne. Taiga love."
Then Mikhail starred in such works as: “Jamaica” - Yuri Smirnov, “My Friend’s Bride” - Igor Vetrov, “Two Ivans” - Ivan Agafonov, “Double Life” - Anton, “The Crooked Mirror of the Soul” - Arthur Kislov.
The actor gained wide fame and recognition in 2014, when he played a number of key roles: “Bitches’ War”, “The Nephew”, “The Long Way Home”, “Late Repentance”, “Wind in the Face”, “Captive of Deception”.
"A Year in Tuscany"
Mikhail Pshenichny portrayed the popular actor Mike Diaghilev in the film “A Year in Tuscany” directed by Andrei Selivanov. The premiere took place on the Rossiya 1 TV channel.
Plot: Happy Rita and Ilya are preparing for their wedding. Ilya, a talented architect, always immersed in creativity, designs a villa in Tuscany for the Farbey family of millionaires. Rita, meanwhile, provides the material basis for her fiancé’s creative pursuits: having also graduated from architecture, she works hard at a design agency.
The day before the wedding, Rita accidentally saves the famous actor Mike from death, pulling him out almost from under the wheels of a minibus. While the heroine helps the capricious star come to his senses, her fiancé dies in an accident.
Inconsolable Rita goes to Tuscany to finish the work of her loved one.
The melodrama was played by: Ekaterina Kuznetsova, Elena Korikova, Natalya Bardo, Konstantin Solovyov, Nikolai Chindyaykin, Tatyana Fedorovskaya, Glafira Tarkhanova, Prokhor Dubravin and others.
"If you are not with me"
The artist appeared in the image of Alexey Sedov in the film “If you are not with me,” filmed by Igor Muzzhikhin. The film was released on the Rossiya 1 channel in 2014.
Plot: Zarina is a gypsy from the camp, free and beautiful. The baron's own son is crazy about Zarina and is ready to throw in his lot with her. But contrary to the rules, the gypsy girl falls in love with a “stranger” - a young doctor Alexei from the capital. Zarina’s chosen one reciprocates her feelings and, seizing an opportune moment, kidnaps the heroine.
The lovers will have to overcome many obstacles on the path to happiness: the meanness of an ex-girlfriend from the camp, the persecution of a businessman offended by his refusal, and the rejection of an unequal marriage by relatives. Will they be able to keep their love?
Starring: Cecile Sverdlova, Tatyana Kosmacheva, Ilya Alekseev, Vladimir Korenev, Larisa Luzhina, Ekaterina Zhemchuzhnaya, Alexey Nesterenko.
Since 2014, the actor has been actively acting in films. With his participation, projects are being released one after another: “House with Lilies”, “Private Detective Tatyana Ivanova”, “A View from the Past”, Forbidden Love”, “I Know Your Secrets”, “My Someone Else’s Child”, “Wounded Heart”, “Birch”, “Shuttle girls. Continuation".
Mikhail played the main role in the melodrama “The Secret of the Impregnable Beauty” - Sokolov. Also notable were the works in the films “Silver Forest” - Pavel and “Recipe for Love” - Anton.
"Shadow"
In 2021, director Pavel Malkov invited Pshenichny to the four-part film “Shadow”.
According to the storyline: Yaroslava and her little son Misha get into a car accident. She herself remains unharmed, but Misha cannot be found.
Yaroslava is sure that her son is alive and is trying with all her might to find him. But none of those around him, including the police, believe in the boy’s miraculous salvation, and those close to him are completely sure that Yaroslava is not himself.
Indeed, from the outside, this is exactly what it looks like: a mother, distraught with grief, cannot come to terms with the death of her child, for which she herself is to blame.
But when Slava already agrees to go to a psychiatric clinic, the phone rings and Yaroslava hears... the voice of her son.
Is she really going crazy, or is someone hiding her son on purpose, but who and why?
Mikhail's filming partners were: Olga Pavlovets, Dmitry Isaev, Lyubava Greshnova, Andrey Pavlovets, Dmitry Bykovsky.
