Ivan Andreevich Urgant (Russian: Ð˜Ð²Ð°Ì Ð½ Ð Ð½Ð´Ñ€ÐµÌ ÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡
Ð£Ì Ñ€Ð³Ð°Ð½Ñ‚; (born 16 April 1978) is a Russian television host,
presenter, actor, musician and producer. His best known roles in film
are Boris in the Yolki series and as Danila in Lucky Trouble. Since
2012 he has hosted Evening Urgant, a late-night talk show. According
to the 2008 and 2011 surveys, Urgant is Russia's most popular TV
presenter.Ivan Urgant was born in Leningrad into a family of actors,
the son of Andrei Urgant and Valeriya Kiseleva. His paternal
grandparents were actors Nina Urgant and Lev Milinder. His Estonian
surname Urgant comes from Nina's father, Nikolai Andreyevich Urgant, a
NKVD Major from Luga and a son of Räpina-born Hindrik Urgand. About a
year after Ivan's birth the family separated. After his parents broke
up, he lived with his mother and stepfather - Leningrad actor Dmitri
Ladygin.Ivan studied at the Leningrad Children's Music School No. 18,
at the Gymnasium at the State Russian Museum. He graduated from Saint
Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy. After receiving his acting
education, Ivan did not engage in theater as the main profession. He
worked as a waiter, bartender, and then as a host in nightly shows in
clubs. In 2018, it was reported he had taken Israeli citizenship.In
1999, Urgant managed to get a job at the St. Petersburg radio
stations. In addition, he appeared on television, was the host of the
program Petersburg Courier on Channel 5. Later, he was moved to Moscow
and continued his career on the radio - first on Russian Radio, and
then on "Hit-FM."
Ð£Ì Ñ€Ð³Ð°Ð½Ñ‚; (born 16 April 1978) is a Russian television host,
presenter, actor, musician and producer. His best known roles in film
are Boris in the Yolki series and as Danila in Lucky Trouble. Since
2012 he has hosted Evening Urgant, a late-night talk show. According
to the 2008 and 2011 surveys, Urgant is Russia's most popular TV
presenter.Ivan Urgant was born in Leningrad into a family of actors,
the son of Andrei Urgant and Valeriya Kiseleva. His paternal
grandparents were actors Nina Urgant and Lev Milinder. His Estonian
surname Urgant comes from Nina's father, Nikolai Andreyevich Urgant, a
NKVD Major from Luga and a son of Räpina-born Hindrik Urgand. About a
year after Ivan's birth the family separated. After his parents broke
up, he lived with his mother and stepfather - Leningrad actor Dmitri
Ladygin.Ivan studied at the Leningrad Children's Music School No. 18,
at the Gymnasium at the State Russian Museum. He graduated from Saint
Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy. After receiving his acting
education, Ivan did not engage in theater as the main profession. He
worked as a waiter, bartender, and then as a host in nightly shows in
clubs. In 2018, it was reported he had taken Israeli citizenship.In
1999, Urgant managed to get a job at the St. Petersburg radio
stations. In addition, he appeared on television, was the host of the
program Petersburg Courier on Channel 5. Later, he was moved to Moscow
and continued his career on the radio - first on Russian Radio, and
then on "Hit-FM."
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