The truth about the star came out.
Alexander Pankratov-Cherny is one of those stars who used a creative pseudonym. In fact, the artist beloved by many was born with a different surname, which for many years he preferred to hide from the general public.
The actor’s father’s name was Vasily Guzev. This is the real name of the celebrity. Pankratov was the first husband of the artist’s mother, Agrippina Tokareva. Alexander Vasilievich took her, because the ex-husband of the parent was not subjected to repression.
As for the second part of the star surname, it arose at the time when the actor studied at VGIK. It so happened that there were two Alexander Pankratovs on the course at once. In order not to confuse students with each other, they were divided by hair color. The namesake of the celebrity was red, and he became “black.”
Alexander Vasilyevich became so close to this nickname that he supplemented his surname with it. And now it is no longer possible to imagine him under a different name.
