Heart disease
Vyacheslav Grishechkin, actor of the TV series “Brigade”, “Soldiers” and “Happy Together”, died at the age of 61 due to heart disease. About this newspaper “Komsomolskaya Pravda” said Founder of the charity movement “Artists for Russian Soldiers” and former lover of actor Diana Bicharova.
“Her heart couldn’t take it,” Bicharova said.
According to him, the actor will return to St. Petersburg in the near future. He was supposed to go on tour to St. Petersburg, and he told him this personally at the beginning of September. “Tickets were purchased, then he called and said he couldn’t do it because he wasn’t feeling well,” she said.
According to this Shortly before hospitalization, Grishechkin was in a private rehabilitation center in Odintsovo near Moscow, where he was allegedly “sent due to alcohol problems,” Telegram channel Mash reported. The actor fell ill after two days at the centre. His temperature suddenly rose to 39 degrees and he was hospitalized on September 7.
The artist spent his last days in intensive care in a very serious condition.
The actor had heart problems before. In February 2023, Grishechkin himself told mk.ru that he was hospitalized with a suspected heart attack. Then doctors placed a stent in the left lung area. He later shared with the publication that he was very worried about the difficult breakup with Diana Bicharova.
“Charming Actor”
Information about the death of the artist was confirmed by his colleague Anton Belov, actor of the Studio Theater in the South West. “Vyacheslav Germanovich… Dear… Rest in peace! Thank you for your great contribution to the state, development and name of our theater,” Belov wrote on his page on the VKontakte social network.
Actor Alexey Oshurkov, one of the main characters of the series “Soldiers”, called Grishechkin a charming actor who is always ready to help.
“An extraordinary, wonderful, fascinating artist, he has done a lot of good work. He always responded to human grief and pain. I was a personal witness to this. This is how I remember him; “He was always ready to help, not only at work but also in life,” he said.
Showman Gauguin Solntsev said that the artist had problems with alcohol. He claims that Grishechkin has been “drinking a lot” lately, spending time in foreign companies, arguing with friends and withdrawing into himself. The entertainer said he tried to help the actor but she turned him down. Solntsev also said that due to Grishechkin’s problems, dishonest people began to use him, which dragged the artist into dubious stories.
Director Grishechkina denied rumors about the artist’s alcoholism in a conversation with the Shot Telegram channel. According to the unnamed director, Grishechkin had not drunk alcohol for a long time and was in the hospital with heart problems.
Death of spouse, separation from fiancée
Recent years have been difficult for Grishechkin. Four years ago the artist’s wife died of cancer. They were married for 25 years.
In January last year, the actor met a new love producer, Diana Bicharova. The age difference between them is 26 years. For her sake, he lost 15 kilograms, pleased her with gifts, in particular, he presented Bicharova with a yacht, writes mk.ru. The couple was supposed to get married in December 2022, but the artist’s lover broke off the relationship on the eve of the wedding and went to someone else. The artist took the separation very hard.
Career path and main role
Vyacheslav Grishechkin was born on June 28, 1962 in Sochi. In her youth, she made her debut in the production of Valery Belyakovich’s “The Nightingale”, and then studied at the acting department of GITIS, graduating in 1983.
He performed on the stage of the Russian Academic Youth Theater (RAMT), was the artistic director of the Volzhsky Drama Theater, and was also a member of the Moscow Theater troupe in the South West. Since 2017, the artist has been directing the theater studio at Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
He appeared in 167 films and TV series. The actor was best known for his role as Lieutenant Colonel Starokon in the TV series “Soldiers”. He also played in the TV series “Brigade”, “Turkish March”, “We Are Happy Together” and “Kamenskaya”.
In 1994 he was awarded the title “Honored Artist of Russia” and in 2013 the Order of Merit of the Fatherland, II degree.