Vyacheslav Grishechkin in the series “Soldiers”

Many of us remember Vyacheslav Grishechkin for his role as Colonel Starokon in the popular TV series “Soldiers”. As KP.RU learned, a week ago the 61-year-old actor was hospitalized due to heart problems. And just the other day, Vyacheslav Germanovich became very ill.

“Slava and I saw each other quite recently. He was supposed to go on tour with our movement “Artists for the Soldiers of Russia” to St. Petersburg. Tickets were purchased, and then he called and said that he couldn’t because of poor health,” the founder and leader of the “Artists for the Warriors of Russia” movement told KP.RU. Diana Bicharova. “And on September 15, Vyacheslav’s nephew Maxim called me and said that he was no longer there. My heart couldn’t stand it. We are all in shock! “

Vyacheslav Grishechkin was a member of the “Artists for the Soldiers of Russia” movement. In the photo the actor is with Maxim Miller, Diana Bicharova, Sergei Rublev and DJ Tim

Grishechkin had a huge number of roles in different projects, but a wide audience remembered him for his role as the lively Colonel Starokon in the TV series “Soldiers”. Vyacheslav Germanovich also played at the Theater in the South-West from its founding. In recent years, the actor has also taught acting at Synergy University. In addition, Grishechkin was a member of the charitable movement “Artists for Russian Soldiers” (with the support of the Ministry of Defense), within the framework of which he performed in military units.

Vyacheslav Grishechkin was married twice, but both marriages ended in divorce. From his first wife Maria, the actor has a daughter, Olga.