Steve Shelokhonov
- Actor
Steve Shelokhonov is a retired physician and writer of biographies for IMDb. Steve was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), USSR and studied English at prestigious school with advanced courses in English literature. During the years 1968 to 1973, he was trained to be an English-Russian interpreter and practiced his skills translating foreign press that was delivered to the USSR. At the same time, Steve was studying microbiology using his grandfather's microscope and eventually decided to become a doctor. His father, Peter Shelokhonov was a reputable stage and film actor of Polish-Ukrainian ancestry. His mother was a social works manager for the City of Leningrad/Saint Petersburg. Steve graduated as MD from Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University in 1980. He was titled the 'Best Doctor' in 1984. He practiced as family physician and ER doctor until the collapse of the USSR in 1991.
Steve Shelokhonov is also an accomplished musician who was classically trained on the piano. As a teenager and young adult, Steve played in Leningrad underground venues and rock clubs on piano and keyboards with such bands, as Orion, Guslyary, and Barokko. Steve was scouted by David Goloshchyokin and Vladimir Feyertag who recommended him to perform with various shows in the USSR and in Europe. At that time, Steve worked with Viktor Reznikov, Aleksandr Bronevitskiy and Ensemble Druzhba. Steve Shelokhonov collaborated with the famous composer Andrey Petrov on international projects and also played piano gigs for parties at various diplomatic missions upon invitations from foreign ambassadors stationed in the USSR.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Steve Shelokhonov took vacations from his busy medical practice and toured in republics of the USSR and in Europe. In West Germany, he met the reputable WDR producer Hilmar Bahor who promoted Steve to participate in various concerts at the Berlin Wall before and after the wall went down. Steve's experiences at the Berlin Wall during 1989 and 1990 was an eye opening process and the turbulent situation in Europe and the USSR caused his emigration to the USA. In the 1990s, Steve Shelokhonov found a gig playing piano at Nordstrom stores in California. Among his career highlights at Nordstrom was getting to perform "Love Me Tender" for Lisa Marie Presley who then wrote a letter to the company praising Steve's musicianship.
In 2002, Steve Shelokhonov became a naturalized citizen of the United States. He continued playing piano at Nordstrom and other venues in California and other states of the USA. Adding jazz and movie themes to his repertoire, Steve performed at many clubs and venues across the USA, including the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, New York, the Hilton in Washington, DC, the Peninsula and the Beverly Hills Hotel in California, and numerous private events. In 2009, Steve Shelokhonov had a three-month gig in Las Vegas, Nevada, and there he played a medley of Liberace's favorite songs as a tribute to Liberace on the "Swarovsky" concert grand piano at Liberace museum in Las Vegas. In the years 2022 - 2024, Steve Shelokhonov composed and recorded his music masterpiece titled "Requiem for Ukraine" that was published in the USA in 2025.
Being himself an amputee with mobility impairment, Steve Shelokhonov casually plays piano for disabled veterans and also volunteers providing aid to disabled people. Steve Shelokhonov is married to Tati Sol, a Registered Nurse, and the couple lives in California.
Steve Shelokhonov is also an accomplished musician who was classically trained on the piano. As a teenager and young adult, Steve played in Leningrad underground venues and rock clubs on piano and keyboards with such bands, as Orion, Guslyary, and Barokko. Steve was scouted by David Goloshchyokin and Vladimir Feyertag who recommended him to perform with various shows in the USSR and in Europe. At that time, Steve worked with Viktor Reznikov, Aleksandr Bronevitskiy and Ensemble Druzhba. Steve Shelokhonov collaborated with the famous composer Andrey Petrov on international projects and also played piano gigs for parties at various diplomatic missions upon invitations from foreign ambassadors stationed in the USSR.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Steve Shelokhonov took vacations from his busy medical practice and toured in republics of the USSR and in Europe. In West Germany, he met the reputable WDR producer Hilmar Bahor who promoted Steve to participate in various concerts at the Berlin Wall before and after the wall went down. Steve's experiences at the Berlin Wall during 1989 and 1990 was an eye opening process and the turbulent situation in Europe and the USSR caused his emigration to the USA. In the 1990s, Steve Shelokhonov found a gig playing piano at Nordstrom stores in California. Among his career highlights at Nordstrom was getting to perform "Love Me Tender" for Lisa Marie Presley who then wrote a letter to the company praising Steve's musicianship.
In 2002, Steve Shelokhonov became a naturalized citizen of the United States. He continued playing piano at Nordstrom and other venues in California and other states of the USA. Adding jazz and movie themes to his repertoire, Steve performed at many clubs and venues across the USA, including the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, New York, the Hilton in Washington, DC, the Peninsula and the Beverly Hills Hotel in California, and numerous private events. In 2009, Steve Shelokhonov had a three-month gig in Las Vegas, Nevada, and there he played a medley of Liberace's favorite songs as a tribute to Liberace on the "Swarovsky" concert grand piano at Liberace museum in Las Vegas. In the years 2022 - 2024, Steve Shelokhonov composed and recorded his music masterpiece titled "Requiem for Ukraine" that was published in the USA in 2025.
Being himself an amputee with mobility impairment, Steve Shelokhonov casually plays piano for disabled veterans and also volunteers providing aid to disabled people. Steve Shelokhonov is married to Tati Sol, a Registered Nurse, and the couple lives in California.
