Khazanov Gennady is a pop artist, an unsurpassed parodist. He is considered the star of the pop reprise. The monologue of a culinary college student and the monologue "Parrot" became very popular.
early years
Gennady Viktorovich was born on December 1, 1945. His hometown is Moscow. His father was a radio communications engineer, he left his family before the birth of his son. Mother was also an engineer, in her free time she participated in the performances of the folk theater.
Gena often visited the theater where his mother performed, as a child he participated in amateur performances. The mother enrolled her son in a music school. Khazanov mastered playing the piano, but dreamed of being an actor. The boy was very fond of the performances of Raikin Arkady, he memorized his monologues. Once he got to a satirist's concert and managed to get to know him.
After the 8th grade, Gena worked as a locksmith, studied at an evening school. Then he entered a theater university, but did not get into any. Then Gennady decided to study as an engineer, getting into the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys.
As a student, Khazanov began to participate in amateur performances. He was a member of the KVN team, at that time a monologue of a student of a culinary college appeared. In 1965, Gennady entered the circus school.
Creative activity
In 1967, Khazanov worked in the team of Leonid Utyosov, where he was an entertainer, and in 1971 he began working at the Mosconcert. The genres of his performances were parody, clownery, then he became an artist of a reprise.
In 1974, Gennady won the competition with Altov Semyon's monologue. The performance was shown on television screens, Khazanov became famous. The play "Little things in life" enjoyed popularity, which gathered full halls.
During speeches Khazanov often improvised, allowed "sharp" moments. They didn't show it on TV, they passed it through the censorship. In the end, Gennady was banned from performing, this happened in 1984. However, he received invitations to participate in closed concerts.
In 1978, Gennady Viktorovich created the MONO theater, where he was the only actor. The first performance was "Masenkiye tragedy" (director Viktyuk Roman).
In 1992, Khazanov was invited to work at the Moscow Art Theater. In 1997, Gennady Viktorovich was appointed artistic director of the Variety Theater. Khazanov teaches at the Academy of Theater Arts. On television, he appears as the host of various television shows.
Gennady Viktorovich also acted in films. The first was the role in the movie "The Magic Lantern" (1976). He played some roles in the issues of the Yeralash magazine, participated in the dubbing of cartoons.
Personal life
Zlata Elbaum became the wife of Gennady Viktorovich. She was an assistant director, then became the manager of Khazanov. They met in 1969 and got married in 1970.
In 1974, the couple had a daughter, Alice. She was a ballerina, choreographer, then became a film director. She has 2 daughters - Mina and Eva.
