Ilya Oleinikov is a Russian actor and comedian. For a long time, together with long-time friend and partner Yuri Stoyanov, he was a permanent host and participant in the comedy show "Gorodok"
Biography
Ilya Oleinikov (real name - Klyaver) is of Jewish origin. He was born in Chisinau in 1947 and raised in a poor family. Parents barely had enough money to feed Ilya and his older sister. In addition, the grandfather and grandmother of the future actor, as well as uncle and family lived in a small house. Nevertheless, the parents helped the boy as best they could and sent him to a music school, where he learned to play the accordion.
In addition to musical abilities, Ilya Oleinikov showed acting talent. He skillfully mimicked famous personalities and simply loved to fool around with the public. After school, Oleinikov went to Moscow to enter the circus school. He succeeded. Subsequently, the novice artist earned extra money in the Moskontsert, speaking with humorous monologues and sketches. The young man was inspired by the work of Mikhail Mishin, Semyon Altov and other famous comedians.
After graduating from the circus school, Oleinikov served in the army and in 1974 went to Leningrad. He quickly gained popularity with his comedy stage performances. In those years, he had his first sketching partner, Roman Kazakov. Gradually, the duo began to be invited to television. In addition to filming in television programs, Oleinikov made his film debut, starring in the comedies Kolkhoz Entertainment and Thai Voyage Stepanych, as well as the series Master and Margarita and other projects.
In 1986, Roman Kazakov died, and Oleinikov began to look for a new stage partner. During the next filming, he met Yuri Stoyanov and no longer parted with him. In 1993, they launched the comedy television project Gorodok, which lasted for almost 20 years. In each issue, the artists came up with a variety of humorous images from everyday life and skillfully acted out them.
