[3] He is an actor, known for Kadetstvo (TV series 2006 - 2007), Playing the Victim (film) (2006) and The end of the Belle Époque (2015).

Dobronravov was born in the city of Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.

[4] Since his childhood, Dobronravov's dream was to become a circus clown, and as a school student he worked at the open-air summer theater in Gorky Park (Taganrog).

After military service Dobronravov had to return to Taganrog and worked as metalworker, furniture mounter, electrician, etc.

[6] In November 2017 Dobronravov was banned from entering Ukraine for three years for publicly supporting the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.