After the release of the film "Little Vera," Andrei Sokolov became a true favorite of the public. The tall actor with a strong build was considered a sex symbol, and he confirmed this title with regular new romances. Due to his breakup with Alexandra Zakharova, he almost lost his job at the theater, and he once saved Marina Vladi from a fire.
Sokolov's heiress was gifted to him by his last wife, who is 26 years younger than the actor. He could not maintain this marriage, just like the two previous ones, writes spleten.net. How is Andrei Sokolov's daughter living now, and what does the artist regret the most?
Insecure Child
Andrei Sokolov was born and raised in Moscow in a family of engineers, which fell apart a few years later. Communication with his father was rare and did not help establish a relationship, so the future artist was mainly raised by his mother. From a young age, the boy was developing in various ways: he engaged in music, ballroom dancing, and hockey.
Sokolov achieved particular success in the latter hobby. His coach, world and European champion Alexander Sidelnikov, even recognized Andrei as the best goalkeeper, but his sports career did not materialize.
No one knew about the schoolboy's dream of becoming an actor. Sokolov was insecure and could not even think that he could achieve something in this field.
Andrei was able to confirm his fears at the age of fourteen when he finally gathered the courage and went to his first auditions. The teenager was not accepted. From that moment on, he firmly decided to forget about acting and, at his mother's suggestion, enroll in the Moscow Aviation Technology Institute.
He had to postpone his studies: Sokolov failed the entrance exams. He spent a whole year working in a printing house while preparing for a second attempt at admission. Andrei continued to support himself even after he became a student, causing envy among his classmates.
The thing is, in his final year of study, the student bought a used "Zhiguli" and became the first to arrive at classes in his own car. By the way, Sokolov did not want to graduate from the institute and was already convinced from the second year that he was not doing what he was meant to do. Nevertheless, his mother persuaded him to obtain a diploma.
In 1986, Andrei Sokolov gathered his strength and went for the entrance exams at the Shchukin Theatre School. He was accepted on the first try, and he appeared in films already in his second year. At that time, he was noticed by director Vitaly Makarov, who invited him to his film, which became Sokolov's debut.
However, Andrei felt his popularity a little later, after the release of "Little Vera." The film became truly resonant and made the lead actors stars of the USSR. After that, Sokolov's career took off, and in the 90s, he attracted significant media attention and earned the title of "sex symbol."
The Main Womanizer
Andrei Sokolov was almost always in some kind of relationship and did not linger in solitude. During his student years, he had romances with his classmates, and after graduation, he joined the troupe of "Lenkom" and met a new love – Alexandra Zakharova.
The union with the daughter of the artistic director of the theater, Mark Zakharov, was supposed to provide Sokolov with many leading roles, but everything happened exactly the opposite. The feelings turned out to be weak, and the romance ended as quickly as it began.
Zakharov, seemingly holding a grudge against the unsuccessful son-in-law, complicated Sokolov's stay at the theater significantly. Andrei began to have difficulties obtaining roles, which pushed him towards filming in movies.
Sokolov threw himself into the filming process, taking advantage of the fame from "Little Vera." Soon on the set of "Drinking Blood," he met the widow of Vladimir Vysotsky, Marina Vlady. The age difference was significant: Andrei was 29, and Marina was 53.
Despite this, a tumultuous romance developed between them, which became known to the public quite accidentally. One time they stayed together at the "Leningrad" hotel. When a fire broke out there, Sokolov was the first to learn about it as he exited the room. He immediately returned to Vlady and led her out of the building.
However, by the time the public learned about their relationship, it was already coming to an end. The fact is that there was no talk of any mad love between Andrei and Marina; for both, the romance was a simple fling. Despite this, they remained good friends and even continued to appear together at various events.
But Sokolov's French passions did not end with Vlady: soon he was spotted with Patricia Kaas. The artist did not miss a single one of her performances, and she openly spoke of her love for him. However, this relationship also ended without leading the lovers to the registry office. The reason was the distance, which neither wanted to shorten by moving.
With Maria Golubkina, Andrei Sokolov hoped to settle down. He was already over 30, and thoughts of starting a family arose more frequently. He introduced his chosen one to his mother and made an official proposal, but the day before the event, Golubkina suddenly announced their breakup.
She fell in love with showman Nikolai Fomenko and left him, leaving Sokolov with a broken heart. This had happened to him before; he usually ended relationships himself. Perhaps this was the reason for Andrei's unexpected marriage three years later.
Three Marriages, Three Divorces
Andrei Sokolov prefers not to mention his first wife, Irina. Their relationship developed so rapidly that the lovers did not even have time to live together properly before the wedding. Moreover, the introduction to the parents happened only after the event.
It is not surprising that just a few months later, Sokolov filed for divorce and decided to forget about this period of his life.
Soon after, Andrei met Evgenia Guseva. The girl confused cars at the airport and got into Sokolov's car, thinking he was a taxi driver. He drove the beauty home, and only after that did she realize that the famous actor was behind the wheel.
A few months later, they got married, but this marriage lasted only a short time: soon Andrei was informed about his wife's affair with her former lover, and the artist immediately filed for divorce. After that, he decided not to rush into official registration of relationships, so his next chosen one waited more than five years for the wedding.
Seventeen-year-old Olga met Andrei Sokolov when he was already 43 years old. He immediately liked the beautiful worker from one of the capital's boutiques. Unlike the previous ones, this relationship developed slowly. Talk of marriage only arose five years later when Olga became pregnant. In 2010, Sokolov's only daughter, Sofia, was born.
For five years, the artist's family was considered exemplary until Olga filed for divorce. Later, she confessed that her husband regularly cheated on her. The girl took their daughter and moved to St. Petersburg, where she started her own clothing brand.
Sofia Sokolova
Later, Andrei Sokolov admitted that he deeply regrets the outcome of his relationship with Olga. He did not stop communicating with his daughter and tried to see her during every visit to the northern capital.
His relationship with Sonya turned out to be very good; Sokolov supports his heiress in everything and often gives advice. Thus, it was with his help that the girl made her film debut. Her father arranged for her audition for the film "Friend," which she successfully passed. However, after that, Sofia has not appeared on screens again.
This year, Sokolov's heiress turned fifteen. She studies at a prestigious gymnasium in St. Petersburg and is learning three foreign languages: English, French, and German. In addition, Sofia actively practices fencing, singing, and dancing, and also tries her hand at modeling.
In 2022, Sokolova participated in "The Voice. Kids" and joined Egor Krid's team, who highly appreciated her talent. Now music is her main passion. Sofia records her own songs and performs. Sometimes she appears with her father at various events, and Sokolov proudly talks about his heiress's new achievements.
