Vladimir Molchanov

Vladimir Molchanov
Владимир Молчанов
Molchanov in 1991
Born(1950-10-07)7 October 1950
Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died11 May 2026(2026-05-11) (aged 75)
Moscow, Russia
Alma materMoscow State University
OccupationsTelevision and radio host, speaker, journalist

Vladimir Kirillovich Molchanov (Russian: Владимир Кириллович Молчанов; 7 October 1950 – 11 May 2026) was a Soviet and Russian television and radio host, speaker and journalist. He was a writer and host of the television program Before and After Midnight in the late 1980s to early 1990s on Soviet television. Molchanov was a member of the Russian Television Academy from 1994, and head of the studio of the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting Ostankino.

Background

Molchanov's parents were composer Kirill Molchanov, and actress Marina Dmitrieva-Pastukhova. His godmother was Olga Knipper, and his half-sister, Anna Dmitrieva, is a sports commentator. He was married to Cuban Consuelo Segura, a director.[1][2] Molchanov also had a daughter, Anna,[3] and grandson, Dmitry.[4]

Molchanov died on 11 May 2026, at the age of 75.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Умерла жена Владимира Молчанова. Сам ведущий «До и после» лежит в больнице". Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Умерла жена известного телеведущего Владимира Молчанова". smotrim.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "«До и после полуночи» Владимира Молчанова: похоронил жену, дочь, сестру и сам умер тихо". 78.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Неожиданно: Наталья Штурм раскрыла личную связь с семьёй покойного Молчанова". womanhit.ru (in Russian). 13 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Телеведущий, автор программы «До и после полуночи» Владимир Молчанов умер в возрасте 75 лет (in Russian)