Gaft's son. Valentin Gaft - biography, personal life, wives, children. His favorite women

This family drama started almost half a century ago.

Moscow artist Elena Nikitina met Valentin Gaft when he was not yet a superstar. Ryazanov's legendary "Garage" has not yet appeared on the screens.

They met at one of the theater evenings. They liked each other and started dating. But when Elena became pregnant, Gaft left and disappeared from her life. And three years later they met by chance on the street. Elena said that she gave birth to a son, whom she named Vadim. Valentin Iosifovich asked for a photo of the boy, hid it in the inner pocket of his jacket ... And a year later, Elena with her little son and mother flew to Brazil, where her sister settled, who married a foreigner.

Elena did not accumulate a grudge against former lover. Therefore, Vadim, who followed in the footsteps of Gaft and works as an actor in the Brazilian theater, dreamed of seeing his father all his life. For many years this was impossible: Valentin Iosifovich was simply not ready for this meeting. And only recently Vadim flew with his mother to Moscow.

The first meeting between Valentin Gaft and Vadim Nikitin took place on television. A lot of people were crying in the studio...

About what was left behind the scenes of the show, we asked Elena Nikitina herself, who had already returned to Brazil.

"When he left, it became a tragedy..."

- Were you satisfied with the meeting with Gaft?

Undoubtedly! And the son, of course, is happy. He said so: "Dad, I love you. I do not pretend to be your son. First of all, I want to be your friend!" Valentine was touched.

I raised my son in love with his father. And he was always proud that his dad is the great actor Valentin Gaft.

Although the story with Valentine is not an easy one for me. And, of course, there was resentment. When Valentine left me it was a tragedy because I loved him. But what can you do ... The most painful thing was to accept the fact that my son does not communicate with his father. Although we perfectly understand Valentine. The moment of the meeting between father and son was too long. And the more time passed, the more difficult it was for him to find the strength to get to know Vadim.

It is easier for us to understand each other, because we are creative people. I am an artist, Vadim plays in the theater, loves poetry. Vadim and Valentin Gaft turned out to have a lot in common. Vadim is very kind and emotional. And Valentin Iosifovich is not a harsh person at all, do not judge him by his roles. In his youth, he was madly in love with women. When we met, I was 31 and he was 36. We had a beautiful romance. Now I am 74 years old. A whole life has passed!

Start life from scratch

- You have not been to your homeland for forty years?

Yes. My mother and son and I flew to Brazil when Vadim was 4 years old. In Russia, it was hard for me to raise a child alone. Therefore, we left everything here and started life from scratch in another country. They flew away with empty wallets, because at that time it was possible to carry no more than 200 dollars per person. So they flew in with 600 dollars. It's good that my sister and her husband gave us temporary shelter. Then we got our own corner.

After the program, Valentin invited me and my son to dinner. Then there was another meeting, when Gaft brought us to his friends from the theater, to Galina Volchek. Then he called for a farewell dinner, after which he flew off on tour, and we went to Brazil.

- Elena, your son already has a son... Did Gaft meet his grandson?

The son named his child Valentine in honor of his father. Moreover, Valentine Jr. was born on the same day as his grandfather. The boy is very similar to his grandfather - especially with a smile. But the two Valentines have not met yet. This is difficult, because the grandson is now in his teens, he is busy with school, football, music. My son and I really wanted to take the child to Moscow, but the boy's mother, ex-wife my Vadim, did not give permission to travel. But maybe it's for the best: an 11-year-old child would be hard pressed to endure a 21-hour flight.

- Will Valentin Iosifovich fly to Brazil?

We invited him. Meeting with the grandson, I think, will happen. Maybe Valentin Jr. will have to learn Russian for this, although this will not be easy to do in Brazil. In this regard, my son was lucky, because he spoke Russian with me and with his grandmother. And the grandson lives separately from us.

I don't know anything about the future. But it seems to me: our meeting was so strong and emotional that the continuation will definitely take place. After meeting with his father, Vadim confessed to me: “Mom, I am happy that I saw him! I have been waiting for this meeting for 43 years.” Valentin had already called him several times. And he called me and asked how they flew. The son and father will now communicate - this is the main thing for me.

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His favorite women

In the life of Valentin Gaft there were three official marriages. The first wife of the actor was fashion model Alena Izorgina. In his interviews, Valentin

Iosifovich admitted: they say, he was young, so he allowed himself to be carried away by other women.

The second official wife of Gaft was Inna Eliseeva. According to the artist, Inna was a housewife, but her parents belonged to the party elite. Gaft divorced Eliseeva in the early 80s. From this marriage, Valentin Iosifovich was born only daughter Olga.

Gaft's current wife is actress Olga Ostroumova. They officially got married in 1993. Valentin Gaft emphasizes that he treats Ostroumova's children as if they were his own.

FIRST HISTORY

Valentin Gaft: "Now they pour mud on me"

Photo: Russian Look

Getting through to Valentin Iosifovich is not easy: the artist is now on tour in Latvia. We caught Gaft shortly before he went on stage.

Valentin Iosifovich, not everyone will decide after so many years to meet with an adult son whom he has never seen and say "I'm sorry!" ... Many are delighted with your act.

If you knew how many lies poured out on me and how many people pour mud on me now! I received thousands of disgusting letters. People are happy that they have the opportunity to say something nasty to me. But I'm already used to it. Let them scold, what can you do. Thanks to Komsomolskaya Pravda for the call, you consoled me a little, otherwise they curse me from all sides. But, you know, the boy, my son, turned out to be a wonderful guy. Happy that the meeting took place.

Are you planning to visit your grandson in Brazil yet?

We'll figure something out so we don't have to travel that far. We'll meet somewhere in Russia.

5 star roles of the artist

1. Brasset, "Hello, I'm your aunt!" (1975)
2. Sidorin, "Garage" (1979)
3. Sataneev, "Magicians" (1982)
4. Loginov, "Promised Heaven" (1991)
5. General, "Old Nags" (2000)

The famous actor Valentin Gaft, thanks to information technology and the New Russian Sensations program on NTV, first saw his son Vadim Nikitin, who lives in Sao Paulo. 43 years ago, one of his lovers, Elena, gave birth to Gaft's child.

Valentin and Elena met at one of the creative evenings. “He was charming, mysterious, witty, funny and addicting. I was in love and I thought he was in love too. Everything was like a whirlwind ... Everything was fine ... But I quickly became pregnant. This was not in the plans of anyone, not even me. When I told him, I remember he was sitting in a chair and suddenly I saw a completely different person. The face changed, the eyes became hard. And he left. For me it was the end, — said Nikitina. - I went against society, against everyone, gave birth to a child, they called me a loner. I have an illegitimate son. And I spit on it. I was not hired because my sister married a foreigner and went abroad. I also left because I didn’t see any other way out.”

Journalists met with Vadim in Brazil, where he gave candid interview and admitted that he did not hold evil against his father: “Maybe life gives Gaft a chance to meet his son. With me. What would we... We'll have a fun drink with him (laughs) and eat something salty. When he left, he was afraid. I understand it. But I don't think he bad person. Not at all. He was just afraid and wanted to leave Elena. If I meet him, he will not be my father, he will be much more to me - my friend. This is more important to me. I would tell him: “Let's rehearse right now, let's do a performance!” I want to tell him that I love him. I love!"

When Valentin Gaft lost his daughter (actress and ballerina Olga Eliseeva committed suicide), Vadim decided to go to Moscow to save his father from depression. However famous actor did not want to see his son. “I sobbed in despair like a cow,” Vadim said. Returning to Sao Paulo, Nikitin got into trouble - he was beaten on the street. According to Elena, "his whole face was crippled, his jaw was broken." “Then Gaft called me, helped me, gave me money,” said Vadim.

Vadim Nikitin has a son, Valentin, who was born on September 2, the birthday of his grandfather, Valentin Gaft. Now Vadim is divorced, but takes part in the upbringing of the child. Nikitin himself was born on September 7th. Gaft first congratulated him on his birthday on television.

"Vadim. Funny. I wish you a happy birthday. Birth. Let this be your first birthday for me, in which I communicate with my son. Congratulations. But these are all words-words-words. I want to become better. Even at the end of life. God sent you to me, my love. We will meet for sure. Necessarily! I want to kiss you all. It's good that you exist. You are such a wonderful, smart, beautiful, subtle person. Thank you for your generosity. I love you too, and now I love you even more. I don’t want to arrange a show from our meeting, which, of course, will take place, ”Valentin Gaft emphasized.

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Valentin Gaft is a charming actor and author of harsh epigrams. He played many roles in Soviet and modern Russian films. But most viewers remember him bright roles from the paintings of Eldar Ryazanov - "Garage" and "Say a word about the poor hussar ...".

He was always a hardworking and assertive person, so he achieved a lot in life. His path was not easy and thorny, because there were many disappointments, especially in his personal life. But despite this, he became a famous and beloved actor, and only in adulthood did he finally find his true love.

Biography

According to sources, little Valentine was born September 2, 1935 in big city- Moscow. According to the horoscope, Virgo is a disciplined, hardworking and highly intelligent person. Valentin's parents are Jewish by nationality.

In childhood

The boy's family had nothing to do with art. According to the media, dad, Joseph Ruvimovich, worked as a prosecutor, and mom, Gita Davydovna, had no education at all, but read a lot and loved the theater. The family at that time lived in a communal apartment on Matrosskaya Tishina Street. There were many well-known institutions here: a psychiatric hospital, a prison, a market, and a student hostel at Moscow State University.

The boy's childhood was spent in war time. Many of his relatives and even his father went to the front. And when the war ended, few of them returned home. For him, it was a great joy that his dad, although wounded, remained alive.

In youth photo

Rumor has it that the guy did not study very well at school, so even in those years he firmly decided that he would become an artist. After all, then it seemed to him that playing on stage was as easy as shelling pears. He got his first experience performing in school plays, where he played predominantly female roles. And all because the school was for men, and there was no one to play them.

When the last school bell rang, secretly from his parents, the guy applied to two theater universities at once. First educational institution It was Shchukin school, and the second - Moscow Art Theater School. But he managed to pass competitive tests only at the second university, and then, thanks to the help famous actor Sergei Stolyarov (starred in the movie "Circus"). Valentine himself approached him and asked for help: to correctly recite the fable "Curious". Stolyarov took pity on the guy and did not refuse. After that, Valentine considered him his first teacher.

Career

In 1957, after graduating, he was immediately hired by Theatre. Moscow City Council. Here he made his debut, but did not stay long. Rumor has it that he was expelled from there.

On the stage of the theater

Then he changed a few more theatrical scenes, but all his works were ordinary and not entirely successful. Rumor has it that he often confused his partners on stage, touched the scenery and his game looked completely ridiculous.And only in "Lenkom", where he got to work in 1964, Valentin began to really perform successfully. Finally, Gaft felt the love of the viewer: he received his long-awaited applause and admiration in their eyes.

Since 1969, at the invitation of Oleg Efremov, he began to perform regularly on stage Theater "Sovremennik"". Here he felt at home, so he still plays on his stage.

The play "Gin Game"

Filmography

According to sources, while still a sophomore, he got on the set of a movie. "Murder on Dante Street" (1956). Em was given a small episodic role with which he could not cope at first due to a stupor. About his defeat, on the first shooting in his life, the actor still remembers.

Shot from the movie "Murder on Dante Street"

In the 70s, he played more vivid and recognizable roles. But he became truly famous only after the release of films directed by Eldar Ryazanov on television. The first of these was the picture "Garage" (1979), where he played the role of the chairman of the garage cooperative and veterinarian Sidorin.

"Garage"

In total, his filmography includes over 100 films. He also took part in television plays, dubbing, dubbing cartoons and radio shows.

Films with his participation:

From 1956 to 1969: "Russian souvenir", " Submarine"," First Courier "," New Girl "," Intervention "and others;

"Intervention"

From 1970 to 1989: "Amazing Boy", "Night on the 14th Parallel", "Seventeen Moments of Spring", "Hello, I'm your aunt!", "Kings and cabbage", "Say a word about the poor hussar", "Mad gold", "Fight in a snowstorm", "Sorcerers" and others;

"Kings and Cabbage"

From 1990 to 2009: "Promised Heaven", "Master and Margarita", "Orphan of Kazan", "House for the Rich", "Carnival Night 2, or 50 years later", "Attraction" and others;

"The Master and Margarita"

From 2010 to 2016: "Burnt by the Sun 2: Anticipation", "The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik", "Yolki 3", "Breaking the vicious circle", " Milky Way other".

"Burnt by the Sun 2: Anticipation"

Interesting Facts

His height is about 187 centimeters, and his weight is about 75-80 kilograms.. For all my creative career he received many awards and titles.

He is considered master of the short epigram which he dedicated not only to himself, but to many famous people. We present to your attention some of them:

Personal life: his wives and children

According to sources, Gaft had big success not only in creativity, but also among women. When he was young, they really liked him. Throughout his life he was married three times and only in the last marriage did he feel true love and peace.

There is little information about his first wife online. It is only known that she was very beautiful, her name was Alena Izorgina and she was one of the first Soviet fashion models. Valentine loved her very much, but they lived together for a very short time.

Izorgina disappeared all the time at work abroad, and Valentin at that time was only looking for himself. They shared a small one-room apartment with their mother-in-law, and such a close life for the beauty turned out to be unbearable. She found another and left her husband.

Gaft and Alena Izorgina

The second wife was ballerina Inna Eliseeva. In this marriage, they had a daughter Olya. But even joint child failed to keep this marriage, because Inna had a very difficult character.

In the early 80s, they broke up, causing great mental trauma to the child. Olya also became a ballerina, like her mother, and Valentin always maintained warm relations with her. But this could not compensate her for the parental care she needed.

In 2002, an irreparable tragedy happened: Olya finally quarreled with her mother and committed suicide. Inna lived only a few months longer and left after her. Gaft very hard suffered the death of the only and native daughter. Only the third wife was able to ease the heartache.

Valentin and his daughter Olya

With a third wife - Olga Ostroumova he lives in happy marriage until today. She is also an actress and is 12 years his junior. In creative circles and among acquaintances, they are called the perfect couple.

According to the media, they signed at the registry office on July 17, 1996, but knew each other much earlier. First seen on film set movie "Garage", but then she was a married woman.

The actor and his beloved wife Olga Ostroumova

Olga has a son, Mikhail, and a daughter, Olga, from a previous marriage. Valentin began to raise the boy when he was only 10 years old, and Olya was already more mature. He easily found mutual language with children, they have an excellent relationship and they consider him practically their own father. To date, the children have followed in the footsteps of their parents (work in the field of art) and gave them grandchildren: Zakhara, Polina and Faina.

Happy family

There are also rumors on the net about his unofficial relationship with artist Elena Nikitina and illegitimate son Vadim. Allegedly, these relationships began at a time when Valentine was unknown to anyone. They met when she was 31 and he was 36 at one of the theater evenings. Then a beautiful romance began, and when Elena told Gaft that she was pregnant, he left her life forever.

The girl was left completely alone and she had no choice but to go abroad to Brazil. She lived there Native sister who married local resident. Irina long years was not at home, so her son Valentin did not communicate with his father at all.

Father and son

Their meeting took place 43 years later in Russia on television. They discussed a lot behind the scenes and Gaft even asked for forgiveness for being absent from his life for many years. Valentin also has a son and named him after his grandfather - Valentin. So far, the teenage grandson is unfamiliar with him.

This actor is distinguished by the brightness and eccentricity of his talent. Before ascending the cinematic Olympus, Valentin Gaft made a brilliant theater career. But his biography did not develop as smoothly as we would like, it consisted of struggle, rapid ups and painful falls. If someone undertook to describe his fate, a worthy dramatic work would turn out.

Real fame and all-Union love came to the actor Valentin Gaft after the release of the film "Garage".

Childhood and youth

Valentin Gaft was born on September 2, 1935 in Moscow. He had a wealthy Jewish family that used to live in the Ukrainian city of Priluki near Poltava. Father Joseph Gaft, in the rank of military lawyer III rank Western Front He went through the whole war, had wounds and a medal "For Military Merit". In peacetime, he provided legal services in a legal consultation office that worked on the Leningrad Highway. Mom Gita Gaft never worked, her husband and son were in her care. A hired housekeeper looked after the household. Gita was from a large village family, and often took little Valya to her homeland. He loved to be there, it was a real entertainment, the first lessons of communication with nature and animals.

In the photo, Valentin Gaft in childhood

But this fairy tale ended in 1941. Father and cousin were drafted into the army. Valentin and his mother stayed at home in Moscow. The dampness of bomb shelters and the feeling of fear of night bombings forever ran into the boy's memory.

My father returned from the war in 1944, with numerous wounds, which he healed for a long time in hospitals. But the main thing is that he was alive. The war moved farther and farther from their home, and very soon, with the voice of Levitan, peace came into their lives.

Gradually, everything began to improve. The boy ran to the cinema with friends, listened to records, loved to play football. Valya had a very addictive nature.

At one time he decided that he wanted to be a pianist. Parents never refused their son, and this time they rushed to pick up the instrument. But while they chose him, the guy had already changed his mind.

In general, Gaft's childhood was cloudless. Parents did not particularly drive him to study, but he did not show zeal for her. The boy's mother was a big fan of the theater, and she tried to develop this love in her son. The first time Valentine was in the theater at the age of 10, and what he saw shocked the boy to the core. It seemed to him that what was happening on the stage real life, not a game. He began to attend school amateur performances, and only there he realized how difficult it was to portray reality on stage. Gaft became seriously interested in theater, and by the time he graduated from school, he already knew for sure that he would enter a theater university.

Valentin started preparing for the exams. He had great desire to do, but even more he was tormented by doubts about his own talent - the guy was not sure that he had it. Often in fate famous people chance intervenes, which fundamentally changes everything around. It was thanks to this occasion that Gaft and the famous artist met. Valentine was very indecisive, but then he plucked up courage and asked the actor to listen to him. The maestro was surprised at the request, but agreed.

Thanks to the advice of Stolyarov, Gaft managed to be among the students of the Moscow Art Theater School the first time. Before that, he tried out for Pike, but he was defeated there - he failed the exam in the second round. Valentin informed his parents about his admission when he saw his name on the list of students of the Moscow Art Theater. He was lucky to be on the course of the famous teacher Toporkov. Gaft studied with,.

Gaft received a diploma of graduation from the university in 1957.

Theatre

With a brand new diploma, the aspiring artist went to theaters in search of work. But at first he was not taken anywhere, and if it were not for the protégé of actor Dmitry Zhuravlev, it is not known how long these searches would have stretched. Gaft got into the troupe of the Leningrad City Council Theater, and served there for only a year. The reason was trivially simple - the young artist was practically not given roles, and he decided to go where he would be more in demand, and not wait for someone to notice him someday.

This time Valentine's help came in the person of Erast Garin, who recommended that he try his luck at the Theater of Satire. But this scene did not become native for Gaft. After some time, he will nevertheless light up in this theater in the production of Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro, but for now the artist again went in search.

For several years, Gaft appeared on the stage of the theater on Malaya Bronnaya, then joined the troupe of the Goncharov Theater on Spartakovskaya.

The real creative upsurge of the artist began only in 1964, when he was taken to Lenkom. The head of the theater at that time was Anatoly Efros. It was in this theater that the understanding of the power of art and creative inspiration came. Valentin's game was appreciated by critics and spectators, he is constantly awarded with thunderous applause. Gaft served in this theater for five years.

In 1969, the artist received an invitation from, and joined the Sovremennik troupe. It was on this stage that the feeling of a native home appeared, to which he returned after long separation. In this theater, Gaft was involved in numerous productions, which made him famous and recognizable. The director of Sovremennik managed to convey the talent of the artist to the audience, and their fruitful cooperation has been going on for many years. Gaft has remained faithful to this theater to this day.

For such a long theatrical career, Valentin Gaft received many awards and honorary awards.

Films

Gaft's career in cinema did not differ in swiftness. Fame and popularity came only years later. His first roles were minor, episodic. The first appearance on the screens happened in 1956, when Valentine flashed in one of the episodes of the film "Murder on Dante Street". His appearance was not associated with a positive image Soviet man, perhaps that is why in his early work were exclusively villains and villains.

Changes began only with the advent of the 70s. Appear in his filmography interesting work, with notable roles. In 1974, he got a role in the film "Night of April 14", in 1975 he was involved in the television play "From Lopatin's Notes".

Deafening fame covered the artist literally after the first pictures of the director. Their collaboration began in 1979 and was very fruitful. Gaft was Ryazanov's favorite, the director invited him to almost all of his projects. Moreover, after the release of the pictures on the screens, success accompanied not only Gaft, but also all the actors involved in the project.

1979 became finest hour in the career of Valentin Gaft. It was this year that the audience saw and appreciated the painting "Garage" by Eldar Ryazanov. Gaft reincarnated as Sidorkin, the chairman of the cooperative, his expressions quickly spread to the people, and became winged. In 1980, the audience saw another film with the participation of Gaft - "Say a word about the poor hussar." Valentin became Colonel Pokrovsky, the director of the picture was Ryazanov.

In 1987, Gaft starred in the image of Odinkov in the film Forgotten Melody for the Flute. In the 90s, the actor did not remain without work. At this time, he continues to receive offers, and he starred in "Promised Heaven", then in "Old Horses".

Valentin Gaft collaborated not only with Eldar Ryazanov. Director Titov invited the artist to the comedy "Hello, I'm your aunt!". Then there was the picture "Wizards", where Valentin got the role of Sataneev.

In the New Year's film called "Orphan of Kazan" Gaft became one of the so-called dads of the girl Nastya, a famous magician. The director of this tape was. Then the artist received an invitation from Pyotr Todorovsky and starred in his film "Anchor, more anchor!", In which he tried on the role of Colonel Vinogradov.

In the new century, projects involving Valentin Gaft have diminished. He is invited to shoot television films and serials. In 2005, he appeared in the film The Master and Margarita, directed by Bortko, where he became a Jewish priest Joseph Kaifu. Before that, the actor’s filmography already had work with that name, but then Gaft got the role of Woland, and Yuri Kara was the director of the project.

Then Valentin Gaft got roles in the films "Burnt by the Sun 2: Anticipation", "Yolki 3", "Leningrad".

Later it turned out that Gaft not only has acting talent, but also has an excellent command of the epistolary genre. He became the author of sharp satirical epigrams, which he dedicates to his fellow artists.

The first book of his own poems came out in the late 80s, and since then five editions have already been published. His last work was called "Red Lights", and was released in 2008.

Personal life

In the life of the actor there were three official marriages. The first time he married the actress and fashion model Alena Izorgina. The young people did not have their own housing, and they huddled in the apartment of Alyona's mother. It was a cramped room in a gloomy apartment on the first floor. The girl was a great lover of all living things, so Gaft had to share space with cats, dogs, pigeons, all those whom her wife dragged into the house. The wife often toured, Gaft disappeared in his theater, they had romances on the side. They lived until Alena said that she fell in love with another person. The spouses parted peacefully, without quarrels and showdowns.

The second time Valentin married the ballerina Inna Eliseeva. She was beautiful and well-to-do, besides, she had a dad - a laureate of the Stalin Prize. Inna was used to not denying herself anything, dad constantly supplied his beloved daughter with money. She had her own Zhiguli car, in which she rode around the capital. The father-in-law was categorically opposed to Gaft, and even when their daughter was born in 1980, this did not change anything. He constantly terrorized Valentine, considered him a mediocrity and a slacker who was unable to support his family. Soon Gaft could not stand it, and filed for divorce.

Valentin did not abandon his daughter, and tried not to lose contact with her. But in 2002, the girl suddenly voluntarily passed away, leaving a suicide note in which her own mother was the culprit of her act.

Changes in the artist's personal life began only after meeting with, who became his third wife. Their first meeting took place back in the 70s, on the set of Garage, but then both of them were not free. Many years later, Gaft found out that Ostroumova was now alone, and made an attempt to meet her. The romance between them began immediately, but officially they became husband and wife in 1996.

There are no common children in this marriage, Olga has a son Misha from her first marriage, whom Gaft replaced own father. It was Olga who insisted that Valentine be baptized in Orthodox Church and converted to Christianity. Now the actor considers himself a truly happy person.

Valentin Gaft now

Despite his advanced age, Gaft continues to appear on the stage of the theater and participate in the filming interesting projects. In 2016, he appeared in a minor role in the film The Milky Way.

Then there was work in a short film called "The Fourth", where he played the main character. In the same 2016, Gaft was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, which was presented to him by Russian President Putin.

Valentin Gaft has strong political convictions, he fully agrees with the policies of the current president and supports him in everything. In 2015, an epigram was published that criticized the authorities, and Gaft was attributed the authorship. But the actor managed to refute these rumors, and again speak out about the full support of the authorities.

In 2017, preparations for the creative evening of Gaft began in the city of Yekaterinburg. But it had to be canceled because the actor felt unwell and could not come for health reasons. Poor health could be caused by overstrain in the theater, because at that time there were rehearsals for the production of "As long as there is space", in which the actor had to embody the image of the central character on stage.

In 2016, another famous event took place - the twentieth anniversary of the marriage with his beloved wife Olga.

In 2002, a terrible tragedy occurred in the family of Valentin Gaft - his 29-year-old daughter Olga committed suicide. This was a shock for the wonderful artist and for his fans. And until now, remembering that terrible grief, everyone says: Olga was his only child. But "Only the Stars" found out: Gaft also has a son! Valentin Iosifovich never told anyone about his existence.

There is no information that Valentin Gaft has a son in any of his official biography. And this is not surprising: Valentin Iosifovich hid his existence from the very beginning. After all, it was at stake family well-being actor.

“It was a short-lived romance,” one actress told us, who asked not to be named. - Valya did not count on any serious relationship. It just so happened - the girl became pregnant. Gaft walked gloomier than a cloud, not knowing what to do. And most of all he was afraid that his wife would find out about the betrayal and the unborn child.

At this time, Gaft was married to the beautiful ballerina Inna Eliseeva. He loved her madly. In addition, their daughter Olenka was just born, in which the actor did not cherish the soul. However, becoming a married lady, Inna has changed a lot. She had to leave the ballet in order to raise a child. She was very worried that her career was collapsing, she was very quick-tempered and jealous. The couple often quarreled, and during such periods, and this is not surprising, the actor sought understanding from other women.

“Apparently, someone explained to the girl that she had nothing to count on,” the witness of those ancient events continues. “Besides, she turned out to be one of the proud ones. In general, I preferred to just step aside. They say that she gave birth to a boy. What happened to her and her child - I do not know anything about it.
Recall build happy family with Inna Eliseeva, Gaft, no matter how hard he tried, did not succeed. In the mid-80s, they officially broke up. Long time the actor remained single. And only in the mid-90s he married actress Olga Ostroumova. According to him, he liked her since the moment they worked together in the legendary comedy Garage. But then they didn't get closer. And only a few years later, having met at a corporate party in a cafe on the occasion of March 8, they realized that they had found each other. By that time, Olga Ostroumova was divorced from ex-husband directed by Mikhail Levitin. Having married Ostroumova, Gaft became the father of her two children from Levitin - Olga and Misha.
Olga Levitina is also an actress, she works at the Hermitage Theater, which is directed by her father. My meeting with her in an unexpected way shed light on how fate turned out illegitimate son Gaft.

“When my parents divorced, I was fifteen years old, and Misha, my brother, was only eight,” says Olga. - I studied in America and found out about the divorce only a year later, when I returned. She took it easy. But my brother was very worried and even went to live with his father for a while, but then returned ... In general, my dad and I always talked, we were not forbidden to do this. Mom never spoke badly about him, and I don’t remember them yelling at each other or publicly sorting things out, as is now customary. This is because they are both intelligent people. But for mom, of course, it was a tragedy. You know, before that she had always been very cheerful, cheerful, always laughing ... And after the divorce, she was silent for several years and walked gloomy, gloomy. Even when she had already met with Valentin Gaft, she did not immediately thaw.

According to Olga, after the divorce of her mother and father, their family was in dire need of money.

“Valentin Iosifovich helped us a lot then,” Olga admits. “And even now I don’t know how we would have got out without his help.

Olga's personal life did not work out. She alone raises her four-year-old son Zakhar, who, by the way, is strikingly similar to her grandmother, Olga Ostroumova.

“To be honest, I don’t have enough money. Therefore, you have to rent your apartment and live with your son in the parents' dacha. Yes, and my brother Misha got married early, he has a three-year-old daughter, Polinka. Soon mom will be lucky to have a rest Zakhar and Polina in Bulgaria. Thanks to Valentin Iosifovich, he also gave money for this trip.

He is a human soul! Although he has someone else to take care of. He also helps his son financially.

- Son? I feigned surprise.

“Yes, to my son,” Olga confirmed. “He’s already grown up, about my age or a little older.

“Tell me more about it,” I asked.

- Valentin Iosifovich does not like to talk about personal things. And, to be honest, I had little contact with him before - from the age of 15 I went to live with a friend. And only now, when it was hard, she returned to parental home.

- But with the daughter of Valentin Iosifovich, the late Olya, we sometimes even met. She was a wonderful, versatile person, very talented,” says Levitina. - But I can’t talk much about this topic, this is a closed topic in our family. The death of his daughter unsettled Valentin Iosifovich for several years, he was depressed, and we all, of course, did our best to help him survive this tragedy. And now we try not to remind once again about it.

Gaft really experienced the death of his daughter very hard. His ex-wife Inna, who never had an angelic disposition, with age, increasingly began to take out her anger on her daughter. They say she envied her beauty and youth. Humiliation alternated with beatings. The poor girl could not stand it and in September 2002 she committed suicide by writing to suicide note that her unbearable relationship with her mother pushed her to die. The girl hanged herself.

- Everything that happened is very unfair to my smart and beautiful girl. I don’t even want to understand all this, ”Gaft said in an interview shortly after the incident. “I’m sure it’s the ex-wife’s fault.” We often met with Olenka, and she complained to me that her mother did not give her peace. Here it is. I left at one time and never went back to that house. I only regret why I left my daughter Inna.
Gaft blamed himself for this tragedy, was worried that he was cowardly, did not intervene and did not help his daughter. And it was after the death of Olya that he realized that he simply had to find his illegitimate son. He was able to find out: ex-lover emigrated a long time ago South America. The son had already grown up by that time, now he lives in Brazil with his family. When his father appeared in his life, he did not ask him where he had been all these years, but simply gratefully accepted the attention and material assistance.

According to Olga Levitina, now their family is a complete idyll. And if Valentin Iosifovich is a material support, then her mother, Olga Ostroumova, carries everything household. Acting profession she has not been pampered, and she knows how to do absolutely everything with her own hands: weed the garden, repair furniture, screw in light bulbs, repair a steam boiler, treat children.

- Both mom and Valentin Iosifovich are amazing, kind people! Olga says with admiration. - I beg you, write that my brother and I are grateful to them for everything.