Edgard Zapashny - circus performer, predator trainer, film actor. He is an Honored and People's Artist of the Russian Federation. Edgard is a third generation representative of the Zapashny circus dynasty.
Biography
Edgard Zapashny was born in Yalta on July 11, 1976. His father Walter Mikhailovich is a trainer of predatory animals, a people's artist. Grandfather Mikhail Zapashny was also a circus artist - a wrestler, an acrobat. The grandmother is the daughter of the clown K. Thompson, known as Milton.
Edgard has a brother Askold, a sister Maritsa. The father paid a lot of attention to the children, controlled their behavior and study. Walter Zapashny left the arena at age 70, but continued to work as the head of the Zapashny Brothers troupe. Edgard studied at the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Law (Moscow), knows English, Chinese.
Career
Children from an early age were prepared for performances, in the mid-90s they were acrobats, tightrope walkers, jugglers on horses, trainers. When Edgard finished school, the family moved to China. It happened in the 90s. The Chinese offered Walter Zapashny a lucrative contract. This helped the circus animals survive, since a lot of money was spent on maintenance.
For the Zapashny, a summer circus was built in Safari Park near Shenzhen. During this period, the brothers dyed their hair, becoming blond. When the contract expired, the Zapashny returned to Russia, toured the country, and traveled abroad.
In 1998. the father handed over to his sons the management of the attraction "Among the Predators", who successfully continued to develop the family business. The Zapashny Brothers Circus was created, new show programs appeared. Edgard has a complex circus act, entered in the Guinness Book of Records. During the trick, Zapashny stands on the croup of two moving horses, 2 girls are balancing on his back.
In 2012. Edgard was appointed director of the Great Moscow Circus. Zapashny is often invited to TV as a participant in the show. In 2007. he took part in the project "King of the Ring", appeared in the programs "The Invisible Man", "Comedy Club", "Cube", "Big Races", "Alone with All". He starred in several films ("Real Boys", "Panin's Daughters", "Interns"). Edgard is the host of the author's program "Circus Legends" (TV "Star").
Personal life
For a long time, only close friends knew about Zapashny's personal life. In 2008. he gave an interview to the magazine "7 days", talking about his first chosen one. At that time she was 36 years old, and he was 16. The novel lasted a month.
Edgar had a civil marriage, for 13 years he lived with the circus artist E. Petrikova. Then he met Olga Denisova in Voronezh, she worked as a fitness instructor.
The relationship continued when the girl moved to the capital. In 2011. daughter Stephanie appeared, and 2 years later the second daughter, Gloria, was born. But, despite the birth of children, the couple entered into an official marriage. Zapashny is actively involved in the education of girls, they bear the father's surname.
In 2013. Edgard again had a beloved girlfriend, this is Yaroslavna Demeshko, who began to work as an administrator at the Zapashny Circus. In 2017. the couple had a boy Daniel.
