Marc Taimanov was born on February 7, 1926 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR as Mark Yevgenyevich Taimanov. He is an actor, known for Kontsert Bethovena (1937) and Grossmeyster (1973). He has been married to Nadya since 1997. They have two children. He was previously married to Lyubov Bruk.