Sergei Bodrov Jr. (Сергей Сергеевич Бодров) (1971-2002), the son of the Russian playwright, actor, director and producer Sergei Bodrov, was a Russian actor, famous for his lead role in the cult neo-Russian movie The Brother ("Brat"). He hosted the Russian version of "Survivor" before commencing work on his next film, The Messenger, in the mountains near Karmadon, Russia. He was killed in the Kolka-Karmadon rock ice slide after finishing the second day of shooting. Rising Star Lost in Russia's Latest Disaster, The New York Times, September 24, 2002

Sergei Bodrov Jr. was born on December 27th, 1971 to producer and director Sergei Bodrov. He made his film debut in his father's _Kavkazskij plennik (1996)_ (Prisoner of the mountains) for which he won a Nika. From then on Sergei's career began. In 1997 he played a lead role in Brat (1997) which turned him into a star and made him one of the most known and beloved Russian actors. He followed up the role with Brat 2 (2000) in 2000. He made his directorial debut in 2001 with Syostry (2001). The movie was a hit with audiences and critics alike. In 2002 he was supposed to direct a movie, "Messenger", for which he traveled to the caucaus mountains. On September 20th 2002, an avalanche due to a glacier slide came down from the mountains. Bodrov and his production group are still reported missing, believed killed. He is survived by his wife and two children, a four year old daughter and a two-month old son.