Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a young Ukrainian actor and TV presenter who quickly became famous on Russian television. A former KVN member and screenwriter showed the whole world how, without financial resources, to become a popular and successful person
Biography of Vladimir Zelensky
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelensky was born on January 25, 1978 in Ukraine in the city of Krivoy Rog. Vladimir's father, Alexander Zelensky, was a candidate of technical sciences and a professor of computer science at one of the universities. Because of his father's work, the whole family had to move to Mongolia for several years. So Volodya went to school. The difference in the education systems of the two countries played a cruel joke on him. In Mongolia, children go to school from the age of eight, and Vladimir's father also had to agree to these conditions. Upon his return to Ukraine, Volodya was one to two years older than his classmates.
During his life in Mongolia, Vladimir quickly learned an unfamiliar language, but when he returned to his homeland, he forgot it. Even in his school years, Vladimir Zelensky took part in the work of a theater studio, went in for sports and was an active child. Since childhood, Volodya dreamed of becoming a border guard, then he wanted to make a career as a translator and diplomat. But fate decreed otherwise.
KVN participant career
After graduating from school, Vladimir enters the Krivoy Rog branch of the Kiev Economic University. Vladimir received a law degree. However, his legal education was not useful to him. The active student was quickly noticed and invited to participate in a humorous show. After some time, the future actor was admitted to the team "Zaporozhye - Kryvyi Rih - Transit". In the KVN team, Volodya was the director of dance numbers.
After a while, Vladimir Zelensky, Alexander Pikalov, Denis Manzhosov and Yuri Karpov founded the Homeless Theater, then the 95th Quarter studio. In this team, Vladimir becomes the author of many productions and the captain. Studio "95th Quarter" began working in 1997. The results of the artist's work allowed the team to enter the top of KVN and enter the Higher League. Vladimir Zelensky and his team traveled across Russia with concerts and comedy shows. Writing scripts for corporate parties and holidays brought additional income to the artist.
Television work
In 2005, the entire team of the 95th Kvartal studio was invited to television to participate in show programs. At the same time, a new program "Evening Quarter" was released, which made Zelensky very popular on Ukrainian television. In 2006 he took part in the filming of the show "Dancing with the Stars - 1". He danced together with Alena Shtoptenko.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the author of many scripts for musicals and television shows, worked as part of a group on the Inter channel. A few years later, he becomes the head of this TV channel. In 2010, Vladimir became the host of the "Make a Comedian Laugh" show, then the "Hot Chair" program.
Film career
Working on television gave Vladimir the opportunity to take part in the filming of several films and musicals. The famous showman got his first role in the film "Love in the Big City". The audience fell in love with the comedy so much that after a few years the second and third parts of the picture were released. This film received recognition both in Ukraine and in Russia.
Roles in the cinema created the role of a comedian for Vladimir Zelensky. He took part in the filming of the films "Office Romance. Our Time", "Rzhevsky against Napoleon", "8 First Dates".
Personal life and family of Vladimir Zelensky
Vladimir met his wife Elena at school. Young people studied in parallel classes. The couple worked together on writing scripts for the 95th Quarter collective. At the same time, Elena also has a law degree. The couple got married seven years after they met. Vladimir and Elena have two children - a son, Cyril, and a daughter, Alexander. In his interviews, Vladimir often says that the family gives him a boost of vigor, although he sees them quite rarely.
Currently, the showman's popularity continues to grow, but many scandals are associated with his name.
