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Anastasia Stotskaya – singer, actress

Anastasia Stotskaya

Anastasia Stotskaya – singer, actress


Anastasia Stotskaya is a bright singer and actress, star of musicals. You know, she played in the most popular productions – Notre Dame de Paris, Chicago, Cabaret. For a long time, her producer was pop king Philip Kirkorov.
Pretty girl was born on October 7, 1982 in Kiev, where she lived until 1992. The future singer was born into a family of a physician and a textile artist. Actor Pavel Maikov, who played in the TV series Brigada, is Anastasia’s brother. At the age of four the girl entered the music school and joined the vocal-dance ensemble Kyianochka. In Kiev Stotskaya lived for 10 years and then the whole family moved to Moscow.
In Russia, Anastasia entered the theater school. Her first work was in the children’s play Fanta – Infanta, where she played five roles – fairy, gypsy, Hussars, ballerina and black star.
Stotskaya graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. At the age of 18 Anastasia played her first role on the professional stage. It was the role of Fleur-de-lis in the musical Notre Dame De Paris.
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Sergey Svetlakov – popular Russian actor

Sergey Svetlakov

Sergey Svetlakov – popular Russian actor


Sergey Svetlakov is a popular Russian actor, writer, comedian, former member of the KVN team.
The boy was born on December 12, 1977 in Sverdlovsk into a family of railway workers. He has elder brother Dmitri Svetlakov (born in 1970). You know, Sergey played football and basketball, and he even became a candidate for the master of sports in handball. Every summer, the whole family went to the village, where Sergey loved fishing.
In 2000, he graduated from the Urals State University of Railway Transport. By the way, Svetlakov was awarded the title of Knight of the University. He was the captain of the university KVN team. They became the coolest persons in Yekaterinburg after their participation in the KVN festival in Sochi.
Together with Garik Martirosyan, Semyon Slepakov, Arthur Tumasyan and Sergey Ershov, Svetlakov wrote scripts for the KVN teams. This creative people started the Comedy Club in Russia.
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Nikita Mikhalkov – greatest Russian filmmaker

Nikita Mikhalkov

Nikita Mikhalkov – greatest Russian filmmaker


Nikita Mikhalkov is the greatest living Russian filmmaker, well known actor, and head of the Russian cinematographic union.
The boy was born on October 21, 1945, Moscow. His father, prominent Soviet writer Sergei Mikhalkov, is the author of the famous children’s story Uncle Stepa and hymns of the USSR and Russia. Nikita’s mother, poetess Natalia Konchalovskaya, was the daughter of the avant-garde artist Pyotr Konchalovsky and granddaughter of another outstanding painter, Vasily Surikov.
Nikita’s elder brother is one of the most famous Soviet – Russian filmmakers Andrei Konchalovsky, who is known for his collaboration with Andrei Tarkovsky and his own Hollywood action films, such as Runaway Train and Tango & Cash.
In 1956, Nikita entered music school, where he studied for four years. The boy dreamed of acting career. So 14-year-old Nikita made his debut in the film The Sun Shines For Everyone by Konstantin Voinov. Later he starred in anti-religious drama Clouds Over Borsk by Vasily Ordynsky. But his first big role, Nikita played in 1961, in the school film The Adventures of Krosh by Henrik Hovhannisyan.
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Mikhail Porechenkov – Russian actor

Mikhail Porechenkov

Mikhail Porechenkov – Russian actor

Mikhail Porechenkov is a Russian actor, producer and film director. You know, he is Honored Artist of Russia (2006), Candidate for Master of Sport in boxing. He is one of the most colorful characters in the world of Russian cinema. Once he was called Russian Schwarzenegger.
In 2008, Porechenkov produced, directed and starred in D-Day, a Russian remake of the 1985 American action film Commando.
Mikhail was born on March 2, 1969 in Leningrad, Soviet Union, into the family of sailor Yevgeny Porechenkov. According to the actor, his parents often were not at home. That’s why his childhood Misha spent with his grandmother. At first he lived in the Pskov region, but soon together with his parents the boy moved to Warsaw, Poland. There Mikhail studied at a boarding school from the late 1970s to 1986.
After school, the future actor went to Estonia, where he entered the Tallinn Military-Political Academy. However, Mikhail did not finish it, because he was expelled for multiple discipline violations.
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Pavel Priluchniy, Russian actor

Pavel Priluchniy

Pavel Priluchniy, Russian actor


Pavel Priluchniy is a Russian film and theater actor.
He was born on November 5, 1987 in Shymkent, Kazakh SSR, USSR. The actor spent his childhood in Berdsk. Pavel’s father was a boxer and his mother worked as a choreographer. He has a brother and a sister.
The future actor was engaged in boxing, dancing and singing. He attended music school. However, Pavel didn’t like neither dance nor sing.
14-year-old boy was a Candidate for Master of Sport in Boxing, but then he quitted this sport.
In 2005, Pavel graduated from the Novosibirsk State Theater School and worked at the local theater troupe called Globe. Then he moved to Moscow. In 2010, Priluchniy graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS). You know, he became famous after the role of gamer Doc in the film On the Game directed by Pavel Sanaev. They say that special for this role the word DOC was tattooed on his neck.
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Mikhail Galustyan – Russian comedian

Mikhail Galustyan

Mikhail Galustyan – Russian comedian


Mikhail Galustyan is one of the most famous Russian comedians and TV presenters, writer, producer and actor. You know, his real name is Nshan Galustyan.
The boy was born on October 25, 1979 in Sochi, USSR into the family of a cook and a nurse. He has brother David, who is seven years younger.
Mikhail has always been a creative person. In the kindergarten the future humorist participated in all matinees, he sang, danced and recited poems. The boy learned to play the piano at a music school, was engaged in a puppet theater studio and judo. His first role was at school, the boy played Winnie-the-Pooh.
In 1996, Galustyan left the school and entered the medical school. After graduation, he continued his studies at the Sochi State University for Tourism and Recreation.
The boy with good sense of humor took part in KVN. In 1998 his KVN team participated in the Voronezh League Start and after the victory Burnt by the Sun was invited to Moscow. During that time, Mikhail was expelled from the institute.
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Oskar Kuchera – actor, TV presenter

Oskar Kuchera

Oskar Kuchera – actor, TV presenter


Oskar Kuchera is a Russian actor, musician, TV and radio host. His real name is Evgeny Bogolyubov.
The boy was born on August 11, 1974 in Moscow. His father, Alexander Bogolyubov, was animated and feature film director, and his mother Tatiana Bogolyubova (maiden name Kuchera, half Italian) worked as an editor in chief of the Cinema Propaganda Bureau. Oskar has elder sister Yulia.
In 1996 Kuchera graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS). Since 1995, he worked at the Silver Rain radio station, was an author and the host of many different programs, including the Soundtrack and Radioruletka.
In 1999 he began working at Autoradio, where he was the host of the program Curly Evening. Later, in 2001, Kuchera became VJ on Muz-TV. There he was a presenter of the program Siesta.
In 2002 Oskar won the Ovation award.
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