Origins & Early Life

Ivan Ivanovich Okhlobystin (Russian: Ива́н Ива́нович Охлобы́стин; born 22 July 1966) is a Russian actor, director, screenwriter, and former Orthodox priest. He was not defrocked by the Russian Orthodox Church, but was banned from priesthood for his roles in movies deemed "unworthy of the priestly dignity". He is the creative director of the company Baon. Okhlobystin was born on 22 July 1966 in the recreation center "Polenovo" (Zaoksky District, Tula Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union), where his father, Ivan Ivanovich Okhlobystin, was a military doctor, and a participant in World War II.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He was then 62 years old, and worked as the head physician at Polenovo. His mother, Albina Ivanovna Stavitskaya, (Okhlobystina by her first marriage) (maiden name Belyaeva), was an engineer-economist. She was then a 19-year-old student. His mother remarried to Anatoly Stavitsky, and Ivan had a half-brother Stanislav Stavitsky. For some time the family lived in a village near Maloyaroslavets in the Kaluga Oblast, afterwards they all moved to Moscow.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

After graduation, he entered the directing faculty at VGIK. Ivan studied on the same course with many future luminaries of Russian cinema...

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