Aleksandr Dedyushko

Aleksandr Dedyushko was a popular Russian actor also known as TV anchor, as member of the Russian show 'Dancing with the stars', as well as for his numerous roles in Russian war dramas. He was born Aleksandr Viktorovich Dedyushko on May 20, 1962, in Volkovysk, Grodno province, Belorussia, Soviet Union (now Belarus). Young Dedyushko was fond of acting and dancing, he was member of a dancing ensemble at his school in Belorussia. From 1980 - 1983 he served as a Navy Marine in the Soviet Baltic Fleet. From 1984 - 1988 he studied acting at Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky City), graduating from Gorky Theatrical School in 1988 as an actor. From 1989 - 1995 he was member of the troupe at Vladimir City Theatre. There he married actress Svetlana Chernyshkova and the couple had one son. From 1995 - 2000 Aleksandr Dedyushko was member of the troupe at Moscow art Theatre (MKhAT). During the 2000s Dedyushko was a popular TV anchor who led his own show, and also performed as a dancer in 'Dancing with the stars'. Besides being a professional actor, dancer and singer, he was skilled at horseback riding, fencing, martial arts, and boxing. Aleksandr Dedyushko with his wife and son were killed in a car accident on a slippery ice-covered road on November 3, 2007, in Petushki, Vladimir province, East of Moscow, Russia.