Gennadi Bogachyov,Gennadi Petrovich Bogachev was born on March 6, 1945, in Shatsk, Russia. From 1965 to 1969 he studied at the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music, and Cinematography graduating in 1969 as actor. Since 1969 Bogachev has been a permanent member of the Bolshoi Drama Theatre in St. Peterburg (Leningrad).