Igor Vladimirovich Mamenko is a wonderful Russian pop artist, loved by the audience for his humorous monologues with deep meaning and on topical topics. And also one of the most virtuoso storytellers of anecdotes.
Igor was born in 1960 in Moscow, in a family of people of art: his mother's parents were opera artists, his father worked in a circus - he was an acrobat and stuntman. In the circus, he happened to work with the famous Yuri Nikulin.
Since childhood, Igor dreamed of becoming a professional hockey player. The whole courtyard was amazed at his dexterous pirouettes with a club, and at the same time he could make anyone laugh and cheer everyone up.
He even had a cherished notebook with anecdotes with which he entertained his friends.
By the age of fifteen, the dream of hockey changed to another: he decided to follow in the footsteps of his father, whom he was very proud of and from whom he wanted to take an example in everything. Therefore, he entered the circus school to learn juggling, balancing act and clownery.
Stage career
After college, Mamenko became a circus artist, but soon he was taken into the army. There was a circus group, and the young artist often took part in concerts, getting applause at each performance.
After the army - acrobatic stunts in the circus, clowning, standing ovation and success. However, by the age of 35, Igor began to think about the fact that age no longer allows him to be as mobile as his profession requires. And he began to think of the stage as a possible continuation of the artist's career.
Once he and Nikolai Lukinsky prepared a joint number, then another, and this was the beginning of the biography of Igor Mamenko in the humorous field.
The actor's innate charisma was noticed by both the audience and the artists, and in 2003 he already appeared in the famous "Full House" program. He so easily, funny and with such subtle humor read his monologues about various fictitious life situations that the audience began to call him "a man-anecdote."
It took him several months to become a favorite of the public, and then professional recognition came: in 2005, Igor Vladimirovich received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, and in 2008 - the Golden Ostap Award.
The creative piggy bank of this sociable person includes numbers with various comedians and pop groups, with famous comedians and actors. For performances, he mainly uses the monologues of Semyon Altov, and also writes himself.
Personal life
Igor's first wife was a circus performer, acrobat, and they had a mutual feeling under the dome of the circus when they performed a joint act. Maria was charming, funny and very talented. They lived together for 34 years, and in 2014 Maria died of a heart attack.
Mamenko has two sons: Dmitry and Alexander. The eldest son is an entrepreneur, he already has his own family, and Sasha is still studying and playing football. He lives with Igor Vladimirovich.
Now Mamenko performs with a new program and in a new image of a fortune teller - this number has already fallen in love with viewers and viewers.
