Igor Bogdanoff (or Bogdanov) died at the age of 72 from Covid-19. The information was communicated by his agent. “In peace and love, surrounded by his children and his family, Igor Bogdanoff went to the light on Monday January 3, 2022“, he said early in the evening.
The brothers had chosen not to be vaccinated
His death comes just days after that of his twin brother, Grichka, who also died from Covid-19. He too was not vaccinated. Luc Ferry, philosopher, former Minister of Youth, National Education and Research and long-time friend of the Bogdanoff brothers, had nevertheless advised them to do so: “I told them fifty times to get vaccinated against Covid-19. We talked about it again on the phone less than three weeks ago when everything was going well for them“, recently confided the latter to Parisian. And to specify: “Grichka, like Igor, was not an antivax. He was antivax for himself. I told him it was grotesque. How crazy they were!“If they made this choice, it is because they thought that their hygiene of life protected them, according to the former minister, who thus reveals why the twins made the choice not to be vaccinated. said : “Being very athletic, without a gram of fat, they believed that the vaccine was more dangerous. They never got sick. (…) Except at 72 years old, the immune system is not as efficient as before. What stupidity, but what stupidity! Grichka was an out of the world, singular character, but anything but a villain.“
Igor Bogdaov leaves a large family behind him, in fact, unlike his brother, he had many children, six in total. From his last relationship with Amélie de Bourbon-Parme, Igor Bogdanov had Alexandre (10 years) and Constantin (7 years). From her love affair with Ludmillat d’Outremont were born Sasha (32 years old), Anna (30 years old) and Wenceslas (27 years old). He also has an eldest son, Dimitri (born in 1976), from his union with the actress Geneviève Grad.
TV success and high studies
Grichka Bogdanoff and Igor were passionate about science fiction. They would have had their baccalaureate at the age of 14 and say they obtained the following diplomas: advanced studies (DEA) in semiology and doctorate in theoretical physics for Igor; graduated from the Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po) and a doctorate in mathematics for Grichka.
The success came in 1976 with the release of their first book: Keys to science fiction. Their career in the audiovisual industry began after their meeting with Yves Mourousi at the JT who offered them to host a sequence devoted to robots and extraterrestrials in his show. Enjoy your meal. They then hold a section on science fiction on the Antenne 2 program, One out of five, moderated by Patrice Laffont. In 1979, they are at the head of their own show, Time X, on TF1 until 1987.
The successes continue but Igor Bogdanoff and his brother decide to take a break in order to embark on a doctorate in primordial cosmology. Grichka Bogdanoff wrote Quantum fluctuations of the signature of the metric at the Planck scale. Igor Bogdanoff: Topological state of space-time at zero scale.
The Bogdanoffs (or Bogdavovs) then return to television: Project X 13 on 13th street, X-rays, on France 2 then a few years later, on the same channel, Science X. They joined later, in 2015, the team of Big heads by Laurent Ruquier on RTL and in 2017, they did some sequences in Do not touch station with Cyril Hanouna. Program in which they present a scientific chronicle. With the star of C8, they also sign a hit Bogda Bogdanov, a piece in which it is particularly about their physical appearance. Igor and Grichka Bogdanov had a plan to return to television. Their cult show Time X had to come back thanks to the Canal group.
Accusations and controversies
The scientific works of the Bogdanoff brothers had aroused controversy and they had drawn the wrath of part of the scientific community, which criticized the “low value“Of their work. It must be said that their physical appearance did not help much. They were the object of mockery for their deeply transformed faces, which they themselves had qualified.”aliens“.
They had been sent back in January to correctional for “swindle”. The trial was due to take place on January 20, 21 and 27, 2022. The twins were accused of defrauding a millionaire with bipolar disorder to settle their financial woes.