Boris Burda is known to TV viewers as a player of the intellectual casino “What? Where? When? . But he showed himself well as a TV presenter. Burda also writes books, sings and plays the guitar. Many fans of bardic songs like compositions performed by an intellectual from Odessa.
From the biography of Boris Oskarovich Burda
The future famous member of the “What? Where? When? , A bard and popular TV presenter was born in Odessa on March 25, 1950. Boris's mother was a pediatrician, his father served in the army as an officer. At an early age, Burda traveled around the country with his family. For some time the family lived in Baku, then Boris again found himself in his hometown.
The future intellectual successfully graduated from one of the secondary schools in Odessa. He always studied excellently, subjects were given to him without difficulty. Burda learned to read at the age of four.
When the time came to decide on a future profession, Boris chose the Odessa "Polytechnic". He studied at the heat and power faculty. Burda graduated from the university with honors.
Already in his student years, Boris began to appear on television: he played for the KVN team of Odessa. For several years, the team where Burda played twice became the winner.
Boris Burda's career
After graduating from university, Burda worked for some time as an engineer in the field of thermal power engineering. He retired from public activities at that time. The situation changed in 1990, when Boris successfully passed the selection to participate in the games of the intellectual casino “What? Where? When?". Most of the viewers know Boris precisely as a “connoisseur”. Indeed, over two decades of activity in the club, Burda has achieved impressive success. He became the owner of the "Crystal Owl" three times. In 2007, he also won the casino's main prize, the Diamond Owl.
Boris's career in the project "Own Game" (he performed here since 1995) was no less successful. The intellectual's successes attracted the attention of Ukrainian producers. In 1997 Burda became the author and host of the culinary show Tasty with Boris Burda. Boris Oskarovich himself admitted that he learned to cook well in marriage with his first wife: she could not stand the very sight of the kitchen and everything related to cooking.
The success of the culinary program prompted her host to create a series of books dedicated to this topic. To date, nine books on culinary art have been published from Boris.
One of Boris Oskarovich's hobbies is music. He plays excellent guitar and sings well. Burda has taken part in bard gatherings and festivals more than once.
Personal life of Boris Burda
Boris Oskarovich was married twice. His first wife was the poet Bella Vernikova. He currently teaches philosophy at the University of Jerusalem. In this marriage, the spouses had a son, Vladislav. Now he is the head of a large holding in Ukraine.
In his second marriage, Burda became the father of another son - George, who is currently working in the United States as a programmer.
