The popular domestic showman, TV presenter and actor - Ivan Andreevich Urgant - is best known today as the main host of the sensational night show "Evening Urgant" and the leading role in the New Year comedy cycle "Fir Trees". In addition, he is the founder of a huge number of parody and music projects that are based on famous songs and Internet trends.
The Russian-Jewish-Estonian nationality of a native of an artistic family known throughout the Soviet Union and a native of Leningrad - Ivan Urgant - is fully reflected in his appearance, character and talent. Today he is a real embodiment of domestic humor and good mood, breaking all conceivable and inconceivable records of thematic ratings.
Biography and career of Ivan Andreevich Urgant
On April 16, 1978, another talented person from the world of culture and art was born in the city on the Neva. The dynastic commitment of little Vanya (grandfathers, grandmothers and parents represented a galaxy of Russian theater and film stars) was imprinted in his blood and, of course, from the cradle was spelled out in a predetermined fate.
Despite the early divorce of his parents, when Urgant Jr. was only one year old, the child did not lack love and care, which his grandmother Nina, who in fact became his second mother, gave him to a greater extent. It was she who took upon herself the responsibility of making Ivan a real man and a continuer of the dynastic profession.
After graduating from high school, Ivan Urgant easily entered the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts, where he was immediately taken to the second year. Here he also made his debut as an aspiring artist from the play "Macbeth", entering the stage with Alice Freundlich herself.
After graduating from a theatrical university in the dashing "nineties" Ivan was in search of himself. At this time, he recorded a joint album "Star" with Maxim Leonidov, realizing himself as a musician. As a showman, the Northern Capital recognized him for many performances in various clubs and bars. On television, he hosted the information program "Petersburg Courier", and on the radio noted his work in the studios "Super-Radio", "Russian Radio" and "Hit-FM".
After Ivan Urgant was noticed on the capital's MTV channel, he moved to Moscow, where he became the host of the Cheerful Morning TV show. And in 2003 he became the co-host of Fyokla Tolstoy in the program "People's Artist" (channel "Russia"). Soon after that, Ivan also conquered the top of the "Discovery of the Year" nomination. It was from this time that we can say that he became one of the leading jokers of the country, to whom millions of audience sympathies were given.
Since 2005, Ivan Urgant's television career has begun to grow rapidly, gaining in its asset programs: "Big Premiere", "Spring with Ivan Urgant" and "Circus with Stars" on Channel One. Having become the real face of the "First", he represents the country of the broadcast: "One-story America", "Big Difference" and "Wall to wall".
And then the programs "Smak", "Projectorperishilton" and "Evening Urgant" followed. It is the last project that has more than thirty headings during its existence, of which twenty-two are still active. Ivan conducts many short headings on his own, talking on a variety of topical topics with people invited to the studio.
The country is also known for his successful work as a presenter at various concerts and festivals. So, in 2010, together with Ksenia Sobchak, Ivan Urgant hosted the awards ceremony on Muz-TV, and with Vladimir Pozner presented projects: Tour de France, Their Italy, England in general and in particular, Jewish happiness.
In cinema, Ivan Urgant made his debut with Alexander Strizhenov's painting "From 180 and above", in which he played a tall friend (Ivan's height is 195 cm) of the main character. Success in this field forced him to replenish his filmography with the following film works: "Tin", "He, She and Me", "Three and a Snowflake", "Christmas Trees", "Freaks", "Vysotsky. Thank you for being alive "," Fir-trees 2 "," Fir-trees 3 "," Fir-trees 1914 "," Fir-trees 5 ".
Ivan Urgant's latest project is his Versus Battle with Sergei Shnurov, where the participants improvised and read out rap blanks, trying to hurt each other and even using foul language. The show has over two million views on YouTube.
Personal life of a star
At the age of eighteen, Ivan Urgant first married Karina Avdeeva, whose marriage was short-lived due to different interests and the disorder of life.
He had a second family union in the status of "civil" with journalist and TV presenter Tatyana Gevorkyan. But even this long-term relationship ended in nothing.
Following this separation, there was a fleeting romance between the artist and the actress Emilia Spivak, whom he met during the filming of the film Three and a Snowflake.
And only marriage with classmate Natalya Kiknadze has become happy and strong so far. For the wife, this is the second marriage, and from the first she has a daughter, Erica, and a son, Niko. The couple had two children together - daughters Nina (2008) and Valeria (2015).
