The popular domestic showman, TV presenter and actor - Ivan Andreevich Urgant - is today best known as the main presenter of the acclaimed night show "Evening Urgant" and the lead actor in the New Year's comedy series "Christmas Tree". In addition, he is the founder of a huge number of parody and music projects, which are based on famous songs and Internet trends.
Russian-Jewish-Estonian nationality comes from 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 unimaginable 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 Vania (grandfathers, grandmothers and parents represented a galaxy of domestic stars of theater and cinema) was imprinted in his blood and, of course, from the diapers is written in a predetermined fate.
Despite the early divorce of his parents, when Urgant Jr. was only one year old, the child did not lack the love and care that his grandmother Nina rendered him to a greater extent, who in fact became his second mother. It was she who took upon herself the responsibility of making Ivan a real man and a successor to 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 made his debut as a budding artist from the play "Macbeth", going to the theatrical stage with Alice Freindlich herself.
At the end of the theater university in the dashing "nineties" Ivan was in search of himself. At this time, he writes a joint album with Maxim Leonidov, "Star", realizing himself as a musician. As a showman, the Northern capital recognized him from many performances in various clubs and bars. On television, he conducted the St. Petersburg Courier news program, and on radio, he noted his work in the super-radio, Russian Radio and Hit-FM studios.
After Ivan Urgant was spotted on the MTV metropolitan channel, he moved to Moscow, where he became the host of the “Cheerful Morning” TV show. And in 2003, he became co-host of Thekla Tolstoy in the program "People's Artist" (channel "Russia"). Soon after, Ivan is also submissive to the pinnacle of the Discovery of the Year nomination. Since that time, we can say that he is becoming one of the leading jokers of the country, to whom millions of spectator sympathies have been given.
Since 2005, the television career of Ivan Urgant begins to grow rapidly, gaining in its active program: "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 transmission: "One-story America", "Big Difference" and "Wall to Wall".
And then the programs "Smak", "Searchlight Perishilton" and "Evening Urgant" followed. It is the last project that, during its existence, has more than thirty headings, of which twenty-two still operate. Ivan leads many short sections on his own, talking on a wide variety of topical topics with people invited to the studio.
The country is also known for its successful work as a host at various concerts and festivals. So, in 2010, together with Ksenia Sobchak, Ivan Urgant led the award ceremony on Muz-TV, and with Vladimir Pozner presented the projects: Tour de France, Their Italy, England in general and in particular, Jewish Happiness"
In cinema, Ivan Urgant made his debut from the picture of Alexander Strizhenov "From 180 and above, " in which he played a tall friend (Ivan’s height is 195 cm) of the protagonist. Success in this field made him replenish his filmography with the following films: Tin, He, She and Me, Three and Snowflake, Fir-trees, Fruits, Vysotsky. Thank you for being alive, Fir-trees 2 ", " Christmas trees 3 ", " Christmas trees 1914 ", " Christmas trees 5 ".
One of Ivan Urgant’s latest projects is his Versus Battle with Sergey Shnurov, where participants improvised and read rap-pieces, trying to hurt each other and even using foul language. On YouTube, this show has collected more than two million views.
