Gennady Khazanov Геннадий Хазанов | |
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| Born | Gennady Viktorovich Khazanov (1945-12-01)1 December 1945 (age 79) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, humorist, parodist |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Title | People’s Artist of the RSFSR(1991) |
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Gennady Viktorovich Khazanov (Russian:Геннадий Викторович Хазанов; born 1 December 1945) is a Russian Jewishstand-up comedian, actor and theatre manager. His work includes parodies of Russian and Soviet politicians, and mockery of various sub-cultural groups in modern Russia.[1] After graduating from the Moscow Circus School in 1969, Khazanov worked as a master of ceremonies inLeonid Utyosov Orchestra. He began his solo career in 1973 at Moscontsert, a Moscow state concert organization. He gained early success with monologues of a culinary school student written by Lion Izmailov and Iurii Volovich, and of a brave parrot who cannot stop telling the truth written byArkady Khait. In 1997, he became artistic director of the Moscow Variety Theatre.[2] In 1999, he was president of the Security Foundation of the Russian Jewish Community, which was set up to coordinate action against antisemitism in Moscow.[3]
He is an acquaintance of Russian PresidentVladimir Putin.[4] In March 2014, he signed a letter in support of Putin's position onRussia's military intervention in Ukraine.[5]
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