How the famous TV presenter Sergei Suponev died. Risky games with death

The popular TV presenter, beloved by millions of viewers, tragically died on the evening of December 8, 2001 in the village of Edimonovo (Tver Region), at the age of 38.

Cause of the accident

Although more than 15 years have passed since the tragedy, not everyone knows exactly how the famous presenter died.

The cause of death of Sergei Suponev was an accident. The death was unexpected, and no one could accept the fact that he was no more. On the day of his death, Suponev was riding on the Volga ice on his personal Yamaha snowmobile. During the skid, he was unable to taxi and drove at full speed into the wooden blinds of the river pier. After the collision, Suponev was thrown from the snowmobile and died on the spot from severe injuries.

It was known that the famous presenter was seriously involved in extreme sports. In the last year of his life, he often found himself in unpleasant situations. After the death of her husband, the wife said: “He constantly said that life is boring without risk. Once Seryozha capsized on a yacht and could have died... And not so long ago he fell into a sewer hatch. A week before the tragedy, my husband injured his leg and lost a lot of blood. Such cases in which he could have died happened literally one after another, and we did not have time to recover from them.”

Death of Kirill Suponev

The famous presenter had a son, Kirill. The young man, who looked very similar to his father, continued his work on TV and established himself well there. He rejected frequent requests to replace his dad on screen, as he did not want to use his parent’s fame. He died on September 27, 2013 at the age of 28. The cause of death, according to the investigation, was suicide.

Kirill showed his abilities from an early age and worked on TV. He hosted the program “Everything is Possible”, under the stage name Kirill Venopus. As he grew older, he graduated from the Faculty of Journalism at MGIMO without any problems and came to TV as an educated specialist.

The parents divorced while the young man was studying. It was a difficult life situation that Kirill endured with difficulty. In upset feelings, he threatened his father that he would even throw himself out of the window and was not afraid to die. Later, the young man calmed down, but became withdrawn and rarely spoke heart to heart with loved ones. The death of his father was a turning point in his life.

His father’s friends provided support and offered Suponev Jr. a job on TV, which he did well. While working as a director and producer, he thought about solo projects, but was in no hurry to get into the picture. Something changed in his inner world, and it became noticeably close.

Kirill was also seriously interested in music. He was the drummer in the rock band Romeo Must Die.

The group was little known and sometimes performed for a small circle of listeners. In 2013, the group members announced the end of its existence. A few hours before one of the last performances, Kirill’s mother found him dead.

She was very worried about him, and at her request, he moved from his apartment on Osenny Boulevard to her. On September 27, they arrived at Kirill’s old home, from where he wanted to grab the necessary things. The woman remained in the car, but after waiting for some time, she went up to the apartment and was horrified to find her son hanged. He did not leave a dying message.

There were several versions about the reasons for the death of Kirill Suponev. The investigation quickly rejected the possibility of murder. The motives for suicide could be mental disorders or depression.

Close people reported that Suponev Jr. had health problems and he often visited clinics, but no one knew the diagnosis. Versions about drug addiction or deep depression were not confirmed. Perhaps relatives do not want to make all the details public, and this is their right.

After the death of the young man and his funeral, a joint tombstone was installed next to his father’s grave, in place of the stone with the epitaph.

Some time after the date of Kirill’s death, in the same year, Sergei Suponev’s sister, Elena, almost died in an accident. These misfortunes caused many acquaintances to talk about an evil fate that haunts and forces all family members to die.

Brief biography of the TV presenter

The future journalist was born on January 28, 1963 in the city of Abramtsevo, in the Moscow region. The family was artistic: my mother played the piano professionally and performed in an orchestra, and my father was a leading actor in the Satire Theater.

His parents divorced early, his mother married musician Vyacheslav Perov and gave birth to his sister Elena in 1976. My father married radio presenter Olga Kraeva.

Studying and starting work

After finishing school, Sergei was eager to enter the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University. He succeeded, but a year later, in 1981, the young man was drafted into the army. Suponev served in a military orchestra. After 2 years, having repaid his debt to the Motherland, our hero returned, and in 1988 he graduated from the university in his desired specialty.

Sergei began working on domestic television back in the 80s. After serving in the army, he returned to TV. In 1983, he received an offer for the position of administrator at one of the main channels in the country. He was supposed to handle programs related to the country's official holidays. From 1984 to 1986, Suponev worked as an administrator in the propaganda department. For the next couple of years, Sergei prepared stories for the project “Up to 16 and older,” popular among young people.

The talented young man was lucky enough to find himself in the role of presenter only in 1988. The program was called “Marathon 15”. Soon Sergei turned out to be very famous and in demand, and offers to participate in various projects began to come from all sides. The children's program "Starry Hour" has found a good-natured and impartial presenter.

Sergei had many plans. He created a completely new, unlike other programs, children's program “Call of the Jungle.” This project for children is not the only one in the presenter’s creative treasury. He also participated in the creation of various and interesting programs: “Disney Club”, “King of the Hill”, “The Seventh Sense” and many others.

Programs hosted and created by Sergei

Suponev was actively involved in developing and hosting television programs that were very popular in the late 90s and early 2000s.

The huge number of children's programs created by Sergei speaks of his personal interest in the development of the younger generation.

Awards

• Winner of the TEFI-1999 award in the category “Program for Children” (the program “Call of the Jungle”).
• Winner of the TEFI-2001 award in the category “Program for Children” (TV program “KOAPP”). It is interesting that Suponev participated in the creation of all television programs participating in the nomination: the projects “100%” and “Finest Hour” competed for victory.

Personal life

When communicating with women, Sergei used his charm and attractive appearance. Suponev was married twice, and in each, according to him, he married for love.

The first wife was the creator and director of several programs on the central channel. She gave him a son, Kirill. Unfortunately, the family did not last long and broke up a few years later. The boy, very nervous from an early age, took the divorce very hard.

The hero's second love story is more romantic. The new wife Olga had been in love with Suponev since adolescence, dreaming of a date with her idol. She worked at the Satire Theater, where she met Sergei. In the new family, a year before the death of the TV presenter, a daughter, Polina, was born. The marriage lasted almost 3 years and was interrupted by tragedy.

Sergei loved both children very much, tried to spend a lot of time with them and pamper them in every possible way.

Today Polina is the only heiress of the journalist.

Sergei Suponev was a good-natured and creative person. He made a huge leap in the development of domestic television. The entertainment programs he created are a clear example of his work and interaction with children. More than one generation has grown up watching the programs of this talented person. Every child and teenager in the country wanted to take part in them and meet live with the kind and wise TV presenter. Blessed memory...

On the Internet you can watch archived videos with recordings of broadcasts of a talented journalist who left this world very early.

I can’t even believe that the most charming and cheerful presenter of children’s television programs of the 1990s. Sergei Suponev I've been gone for 16 years now! Probably, many viewers associated their childhood with the wonderful programs “Marathon 15”, “Finest Hour”, “Call of the Jungle”, “Under 16 and Over”, which he hosted. Sergey Suponev lived fast and loved adrenaline. Due to his penchant for extreme entertainment, he was on the verge of death more than once, and one day it finally overtook him...

Sergei Suponev in the army

Sergei Suponev came to television as a loader, and became the head of the directorate of ORT children's programs. After graduating from school, he entered the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University, but after the first year he joined the army and graduated from the university after demobilization. His stepmother, commentator for the Mayak radio station Olga Kraeva, helped him choose a profession. At first, Suponev worked as an administrator in the music editorial office of Central Television and in the propaganda department, and in 1987 he was officially hired to work in the editorial office of programs for children. Since then, he began preparing programs that brought him nationwide popularity - “Under 16 and older” and “Marathon 15”.

In 1992, at the invitation of Vlad Listyev, Sergei Suponev began hosting the “Finest Hour” program, at the same time he became the TV presenter of the “Call of the Jungle” program. In 1997, he became a producer of ORT children's programs. Suponev was called one of the most charming and charismatic TV presenters - both children and adults loved him. He was not only involved in children's programs; in 2001, Suponev became one of the creators of the reality show “The Last Hero.” By the way, he was also the author of this name. When asked if he was tired of doing children’s programs, he answered without false modesty: “ This is my profession, the only thing I can do better than others. I was invited to the program “The Juicer” and asked: “How can I introduce you?” I modestly said: “Just imagine: the founder of Russian children's television.” There are very few children's programs on our TV that I have nothing to do with».

The best friend of children of the 1990s, presenter Sergei Suponev

2001 became a landmark year for him - at the beginning of the year his daughter Polina was born, after which he decided to formalize his relationship with his second wife, actress Olga Motina. At the beginning of December, he gave his last interview, where he shared his impressions of the recently filmed project “The Last Hero,” which became a real sensation on television in the early 2000s. Sergei Suponev was full of new ideas and creative energy, he was at the peak of his popularity.

He had always been fond of extreme sports and therefore often found himself in dangerous situations, but throughout 2001 troubles seemed to follow him on his heels. His wife Olga said: “ Seryozha always said that he was very bored living without taking risks... Once he capsized on a yacht and almost died... And recently Sergey fell into a sewer manhole at his dacha. In winter, he fell off a motorcycle, then once broke his eye with glass while getting into a car. And a week before his death, Seryozha cut his leg and lost half a liter of blood. And all these injuries occurred with such frequency that we did not have time to rest from them».

The best friend of children of the 1990s, presenter Sergei Suponev

His death was so sudden and absurd that no one could believe what had happened. On that ill-fated December day in 2001, Sergei Suponev was riding on the ice of the Volga on a snowmobile. During the maneuver, he lost control and at full speed crashed into the wooden walkways of the river pier. The TV presenter died on the spot. At that time he was only 38 years old. An epitaph was carved on the tombstone, the author of which was his father: “ Your star journey in this world went from the screen into the souls of children.».

Famous TV presenter Sergei Suponev

Suponev’s colleague Timur Kizyakov says: “ There is probably some sad pattern that this happened to a person with such temperament, activity, and energy. A calm, cowardly person probably wouldn’t get behind the wheel. But I wouldn’t have achieved such success in life..." Unfortunately, this is true. Suponev did not spare himself, did not stop in the face of difficulties and, in pursuit of new sensations, constantly risked his own life. His gambling played a cruel joke on him.

Sergey Suponev with his sister, Elena Perova

A TV presenter and his wife at their friends’ dacha. One of the last photos of Suponev

Unfortunately, the misfortunes for the Suponev family did not end there. 12 years later, his son from his first marriage, Kirill Suponev, committed suicide. They say the reason was creative failures and professional lack of demand. Kirill was 28 years old. In March of the same year, Sergei Suponev’s sister Elena Perova almost died in a car accident. This series of misfortunes made many acquaintances say that the family seemed to be haunted by an evil fate.

Famous TV presenter Sergei Suponev

Kirill Suponev, son of Sergei Suponev, died; the cause of death was suicide

A young man was found hanged in his own apartment

The son of famous TV presenter Sergei SUPONEV was found hanged today in his apartment in the South-West of Moscow. According to preliminary data, 28-year-old Kirill SUPONEV committed suicide. The body was discovered by the mother of the deceased, who had left their apartment on Osenny Boulevard for only 10 minutes. Let us remind you that Sergei Suponev, the host of the “Star Hour” program, died in December 2001 in the village of Edimonovo near Tver while riding a snowmobile.

No suicide note was found in the apartment. A pre-investigation investigation has been launched into the suicide, following which the issue of initiating a criminal case will be decided. According to neighbors, the Suponevs did not live in this apartment on Osenny Boulevard and appeared there extremely rarely. The deceased Kirill received an excellent education: the young man graduated from the Faculty of International Journalism of MGIMO, was a drummer in the group “Romeo Must Die”, and was going to become a presenter of children's programs on television. After graduating from college, the guy lived separately from his mother. As a child, Kirill often starred with his father in television programs. According to friends, after the death of Suponev Sr., the young man became more nervous and withdrawn into himself: he idolized his father, and his death was a terrible blow for him.

This is not the first tragedy in the family of the late TV presenter: in March of this year, Sergei Suponev’s sister, singer and actress Lena Perova tried to cut her wrists. The ex-soloist of the Lyceum group was admitted to the hospital with cut wounds on her wrist. On the afternoon of March 20, Elena Perova cut her hand. However, the wound turned out to be not very serious, and she helped herself. After this, the TV presenter got scared and went to her psychiatrist. However, on the way she had an accident. Perova was taken to the hospital by ambulance from the scene of an accident on Obraztsova Street, where her Opel collided with a Mercedes SUV. As Perova later said in an interview, on that day she broke up with her loved one, and this provoked a nervous breakdown.

Sergei Suponev was married twice, Kirill Suponev is the son from his first marriage. From the second, the TV presenter has a daughter, Polina, now she is 13 years old. Suponev died on the evening of December 8, 2001 in the village of Edimonovo while driving on the ice of the Volga on a Yamaha snowmobile. The snowmobile skidded, and at full speed it crashed into the wooden walkways of the river pier, half hidden under the ice. 38-year-old Sergei was seriously injured, his injuries were fatal.

Widow Suponeva: “Sergei’s son is looking for himself...”

In 2007, Sergei Suponev’s widow Olga gave an interview to Express Gazeta, in which she told how her life developed after the death of her husband. Olga also touched on the topic of relationships with the relatives of her star husband ():

When Sergei passed away, I was left alone in this creepy big house, which I didn’t want to move to for a long time. Seryozha literally dragged me there in his arms,” says his widow. - After the final division of the inheritance, this mansion went to me, or rather, to our daughter Polina. It was the condition of other relatives that Polya should be considered the mistress of the house.

-Which of Suponev’s relatives are you communicating with now?

With virtually no one. Previously, I had a good relationship with Seryozha’s dad, actor and poet Evgeny Kuzmich Suponev. But he lost a lot after the tragedy. I have already suffered two strokes... Sometimes I communicate with Serezha’s first wife, Lera. She works on television - she writes texts for various programs. But lately we rarely see each other with their son Kirill. He is probably in another stage of adolescence - he is looking for himself. The guy is smart, cheerful, graduated from the Faculty of International Journalism at MGIMO, plays drums in the group “Romeo Must Die”, goes to television auditions. Perhaps he will be one of the hosts of a new morning show on one of the central channels. Our relationship with Seryozha’s sister, my same age as Lena Perova, did not work out right away. She is a very specific girl, and we are simply not on the same wavelength.

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Born in 1963 in the village of Khotkovo, Moscow region.

* Father is an actor of the Satire Theater Evgeny Suponev, mother is a pianist in the orchestra of the Satire Theater Galina Suponeva.

* Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University.

* Worked as a correspondent for the program “Up to 16 and older”, host of television programs “Marathon-15”, “Star Hour”, “Call of the Jungle”, chairman of the board of directors of the television company “Call”, chief producer of children's broadcasting ORT.* In 1999 for the program "Call of the Jungle" received the TEFI award.

* He was married twice: from his marriage with TV journalist Valeria Suponeva (“Themselves with a mustache”, “The Armchair”, “Star Factory-3”) he had a son, Kirill (1984), from his marriage to the actress of the Satire Theater Olga Motina - a daughter, Polina (2000) .

On January 28, 1963, Sergei Suponev was born, who was called the most “childish” TV presenter of the 80s and 90s. He lived only 38 years (Sergei died in 2001 while riding a snowmobile), but left behind a rich legacy - programs that are considered legendary today.

We have collected facts about Suponev's five most popular programs.

"Up to 16 and older"

Sergei got on television in an original way - he got a job as a loader in Ostankino. The stubborn young man was noticed and hired to work - his first TV experience was preparing stories for the program "Under 16 and older."

The program with the famous screensaver - a teenager running along the runway - began airing in October 1983. It discussed the pressing problems of Soviet youth - hazing and drug addiction, and talked about rockers and street children. Students and graduates of the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University worked in "Under 16 and Over". Initially, the program had the format of a television magazine, in which various stories were shown. But then it turned into a talk show, where young people met with popular musicians, writers, actors, and businessmen.

The last episode of the program was released in June 2001, and in the fall she went on an indefinite leave, which continues to this day.

"Marathon15"

The first episode of the program was released in 1988. “Marathon-15” was the children’s analogue of the “adult” program “Vzglyad”, where Listyev, Lyubimov and Zakharov then shone. The program consisted of 15 short stories aimed at teenagers.

Initially there were two presenters - Sergey Suponev and Georgy Galustyan; in 1991, they were joined by Lesya Basheva, who opened the column “Between Us, Girls.” Also, the team of presenters later included Sergei Bodrov Jr.

"Marathon-15" is Sergey Suponev's graduation project. First he came up with the script, and the name appeared later - there is a version that it happened during the TV game "Tag". The theme for the Marathon stories was school life, first love, music, fashion and other topics that concern teenagers. The program made Suponev a real TV star: he received bags of letters from viewers. The last "Marathon-15" was released on September 28, 1998.

"Finest Hour"

In the program, which aired since 1993, Suponev was the presenter (he was invited by Vlad Listyev), and after that he was the author and director. "Finest Hour" is an intellectual game, the essence of which was to demonstrate knowledge in various fields.

The game consisted of three rounds and the final. Each team (there were six in total) included a student from eighth to tenth grade and one of his parents. The participation of his friend or teacher was also allowed. Both adults and children answered all questions, earning additional points for the participant. If the parent answered incorrectly three times, he was eliminated from the game.

The rules of "Finest Hour", as well as the screensaver and studio design, changed many times. In the New Year's edition in 1999, other presenters of CT children's programs took part in the program - Alexey Veselkin, the son of Sergei Suponev Kirill (he tragically died this year). The last "Finest Hour" was recorded in December 2001 and shown in January 2002, after Suponev's death. No replacement was found for him.

"Call of the Jungle"

In the program, which aired since 1993, Sergei was the author and presenter. The entertainment program for elementary school students was an analogue of “Merry Starts.” The program's intro featured a clip from a French commercial for Sironimo syrup, and the song was sung by Suponev himself.

In "Call of the Jungle" there were two teams - "herbivores" and "predators". For each victory, the first ones received a “banana”, and the second ones received a “bone”. The program featured championships that were held according to the Olympic system. In addition, there were “family games” where dad, mom and two children fought, as well as games between “animal” teams.

In 1999, Sergei Suponev received the TEFI Award for Call of the Jungle.

"Dandy - New Reality"

In 1994, a program about game consoles and computer games appeared on television. Sergey Suponev (author and presenter) spoke in accessible language and with humor about popular games for the Dendy, Game Boy, Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo consoles. Many of those who were teenagers at that time still remember the words from the intro: “Dandy, Dandy, we all love Dandy! Dandy - Everyone plays!”

Since 1995, the program was called “New Reality”. It aired until 1996, and after that, due to disagreements between the sponsoring company and ORT, it disappeared from the air.

Yesterday, when I was sitting in a medical clinic under the office door, I watched on the TV that hangs there in the hallway, part of a TV show about the formerly famous TV presenter Sergei Suponev, who at the age of 38 crashed to death on a snowmobile. They talked about what a good and beloved person he was. And I know how Suponev died. He died together with a young girl - a student. It is unlikely that they had a business relationship. Because it all happened in the wilderness of the Tver region. Meanwhile, Suponev was then married for the second time and had a small child.

I know everything first hand. Back then, in 2001, I worked in the information department of Nezavisimaya Gazeta. In those days, people respected journalists from such well-known and serious media and were willing to tell them a lot. When I called the Tver police officers to write a note about Suponev, they told me that Suponev died along with a young girl. Then, however, some media did not write anything about the girl. And even now Wikopedia says nothing about this girl.

This is a very terrible death. Now Suponev is suffering together with this girl in hell, and on our TV they talk about him as a person worthy of emulation, who has won the love of the masses.

It seems to me that such programs, as well as articles with biographies of various celebrities and interviews with celebrities about their life paths, are demonic alterations of such a genre as the lives of saints. We have the lives of saints - the servants of God, and other people have replicated biographies of the servants of Satan - all sorts of Alen Apins, Sergeev Suponevs and so on. It is known that demons cannot invent anything, they only do exactly the opposite of what God gives to people.

The servants of God have always strived for obscurity, and in a television program about Suponev, his first wife says that first he wanted to become famous, and then he wanted to become a national hero.

About how yoga can destroy the body:

And in this interview psychologist Lyudmila Ermakova said: “Meditation and yoga are techniques that reveal a person’s spirituality, reveal his personality, after which serious consequences occur. I myself know people who have been doing yoga for quite a long time. Because of this, some things began to happen to them terrible things. After this, some people came running to the Church, and tragedies happened to others - even suicide. People who practice yoga deeply enough at first become not very adequate, and then some of them even commit suicide."

This article says: "Yoga poses are not neutral. All classical asanas have a spiritual meaning. For example, the Sun Salutation - which is probably the most famous sequence of asanas, or poses, of Hatha Yoga, especially popular and widespread in America - is actually a Hindu ritual. This is a full circle of ritual veneration of the sun, gratitude for the source of energy.” That is, by taking these poses, a person commits an act of idolatry - he worships the sun, and both God and the devil see this.

In this article, the head of the Missionary Department of the Zaporozhye Diocese of the UOC, Priest Maxim Raikov, stated: “Yoga is part of the Hindu religion and cannot in any way be considered simply as a set of physical exercises. This is a spiritual practice that does not lead to enlightenment, but to a departure from virtue. Yoga is absolutely incompatible with the Orthodox faith and, in principle, cannot take place in the life of a Christian. For an Orthodox person, practicing yoga is a sin. And we must not only refuse to practice any type of yoga, but also inform those who do not know that this is a false and dangerous dead-end path. “If an Orthodox Christian wants to exercise physically, then you can swim, run, walk or do gymnastic exercises, you can do aerobics, fitness. These are safe alternatives to yoga.”