In April, the comedy series “The Last Moskal” was released on Ukrainian television. One of the main roles is played by Yuri Gorbunov, a friend in our country. Yuri has an interesting life: acquaintances call him an erudite person, in whose company he will never be bored. What is famous actor Gorbunov? Biography of Yuri Nikolaevich - in our article.
With music for life
A native of a small Ukrainian town in the Lviv region, Yuri was born in 1970 in a family unrelated to cinema. On the contrary, parents were the most ordinary people: dad was a worker in a construction factory, and mom was a child caregiver who loved to play the bandura in her free time. Perhaps this was the reason why the future actor Gorbunov became interested in music. In high school in Ivano-Frankivsk, he picked up the button accordion, and after the guitar.
Self-taught amateur
In general, since childhood, Yuri was largely self-taught. Parents spent most of their time at work, and the teenager had no choice but to learn everything with his mind. Even before he reached adulthood, he took an old Moskvich from his father and learned to ride it. And then he often joked: if he could cope with such a “technique”, it would not be difficult to pass on rights.
The ability to make decisions independently prompted Yuri to choose a further profession. In the eleventh grade, the future actor Gorbunov knew that he would go to the theater institute. He was not at all embarrassed by the move to Kiev. Parents favorably reacted to the desire of the son to become a star of the screen. He had a strong-willed character, so it was useless to argue - if Yuri decided, then it will be so.
Long road to success
The educational institution Karpenka-Kary Korbunov brilliantly graduated in 1992. But he was in no hurry to conquer the big screen. From the capital, he returned to Ivano-Frankivsk, where he worked for three years at the local drama theater. During this time he took place as an actor. Yuri Gorbunov took on a wide variety of roles, and the audience was always delighted with his game. Definitely, this young man had a talent that needed to be realized on television.
Search for yourself
But again, stagnation occurs in Yuri’s career. At the institute, he met the dancer Lyudmila, who later became his wife. The woman has a daughter Ksenia from her first marriage. Inspired by the new family status, the actor Yuri Gorbunov works in his city, but the creative call prevails over him: in 1997, he moved to Kiev, where he works as an auxiliary worker on television. Over the next year, Yuri becomes the director of the Hollywood club, and then the host of the Three Points show on the UT-1 channel. He enjoys a new recognition - he is invited to lead the Happy Call and a number of other programs.
According to the actor, here he gained enormous experience not only professionally. The “Happy Call” show was an interactive show where I had to talk a lot with the audience. People called, participated in lotteries, answered questions, won prizes. There was no such thing on Ukrainian television, but it was at that time that Gorbunov gained his first popularity.
Soon, he moved to the New Channel, where he conducts similar programs. In 2003, he took place as a television actor - Gorbunov receives a small but first role as a rural policeman in the film “Tomorrow Will Be Tomorrow”.
Lark by profession
This was followed by an episode in the TV series “Return of Mukhtar”, “She-wolf”, “Sky with Polka Dots”. Yuri actively combines filming with live broadcasts. He is not going to refuse the last. For several years, the actor Gorbunov (photo attached) leads a series of different shows: “One for All”, “Rise”, “Ready for Everything” and others. In 2006, he switched to the 1 + 1 channel, where, together with Marichka Padalko, he awakened the audience in the morning program “Breakfast”.
Talented in everything
Journalists often ask questions regarding acting, to which Yuri replies that he is balancing between two favorite activities that he cannot refuse. And yet, for the most part, he considers himself a TV presenter, and after that - an actor. When the Ukrainian version of “Dancing with the Stars” appeared, Gorbunov became its permanent host. For this, together with Tina Karol, he takes the prestigious Teletriumph awards. And afterwards she agrees to conduct programs dedicated to show business, including “Superstar”.
Fans are less and less watching their idol in the series. It seems that he does not aspire there at all. In 2009, actor Yuri Gorbunov receives an episodic image in “The Milkmaid from Khatsapetovka”. Secondary roles follow one after another, in each of them Yuri differs from the previous one: yesterday he was an obstetrician and police major, today - the director of an atelier or lawyer.
It is quite correct to note that, in comparison with his colleagues, Yuri occupies a leading position in the number of television shows in which he took part. Mostly he chooses an entertaining genre, but is ready to try himself in something serious. During his career on television, he led humorous, game, culinary shows, as well as programs dedicated to female beauty and the secrets of attractiveness. According to him, an evening talk show with the obligatory discussion of political topics, humor and live music could be the best format.
Actor Gorbunov: filmography
During his career, Yuri has played in more than ten film works. His most notable projects are Her Heart, Kiev Cake, Husband for an Hour. In 2014, the comedy series Last Moskal was released, where Gorbunov plays the main role.