He was born in 1954 in the Urals.
In 1974 he has graduated from the Sverdlovsk art school, picturesque-teaching faculty.
In 1984 he has graduated from the Leningrad institute of theatre, music and cinematography on a speciality "artist-director".
He worked at the theatres of St.-Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Cheliabinsk, Cheboksari, Zlatoust, Kurgan, Ufa and other provincial theatres of Russia. He has realized setting more than fifty performances. He worked with the directors: M. Poliakov, V. Grishanin, L. Gushansky, V. Тrostenetsky, M. Rabinovich, S. Yarmolinets, Y. Virigin, K. Marson, S. Еfremov and others.
Alexander Starovoytov is a member of the Artists Union of Russia and a member of the Theatre workers Union of Russia.
Now he lives and works in Odessa.
Museums and exhibitions
Bakhrushin Museum, Moscow – a sketch of the scenery "Three musketeers" A. Duma, director K. Marcon.
Museum in Cheboksari, Chuvashia - the sketches of the scenery "Five evenings", Volodin, "Chonkin", V. Voynovich, director V. Grishanin.
Museum in Zlatoust – a scale model "Drama with an orchestra", V. Verzakov, director M. Polyakov.
Painting: diptych "Theatre of the one dacha", canvas, oil, 80х80;
"Before a landing", canvas, oil, 80х100.
Museum in Kurgan - a sketch of the scenery to the performance of G. Mamlin "Without fear and reproach", director S. Yefremov.
Sverdlovsk picture-gallery - a sketch of the scenery "Shadow", M. Saltykov-Shchedrin, director M. Polyakov.
Exhibitions:
Zonal:
Zone of the Urals - 1985, 1989.
Leningrad zonal - 1985.
All-Russia - 1985, 1989.
All-Union - 1986, 1990.
"Poster", Poland - 1988.
"Poster", Czech - 1992.
Russia Theatrical - 1992, 1994.
Personal:
Personal, St. Petersburg - 1992.
Personal, Zlatoust - 1992.