Today we will tell you who Ekaterina Ufimtseva is. Her personal life and biography will be described later. This is a Russian TV presenter. She gained popularity thanks to the author’s program called “Theater + TV”. The program aired on Channel One in 1991-1997. Now she is working on the program “Shelter of Comedians”, which is being led jointly with Mikhail Shvydkim on the TV Center channel.
Childhood
Ekaterina Ufimtseva is a native Muscovite. She was born in 1956, January 25th. Comes from a creative metropolitan family. Her mother, Tade, Eleanor Sergeevna worked as a theater expert. Papa Ufimtsev Ivan Vasilievich was a multiplier, well known in the territory of the Soviet Union. It was he who created the famous cycle "38 parrots." By the way, the image of the incredibly funny Monkey for the cartoon Ufimtsev Sr. wrote with his daughter. From childhood, Catherine got used to communicating with many famous people. Quite noisy companies often gathered in the parental apartment, writers, directors and actors regularly came to visit. It should be mentioned that
Rolan Bykov was a family friend
. All the famous guests talked with Katya on equal terms, never asked her to go to the nursery. Probably, this attitude determined the future career of the future TV presenter. After all, her programs are built on friendly gatherings and tea parties. All this was in her childhood.
Soyuzmultfilm Studio, whose employee was her dad, was located near her school. Often the student spent time there together with classmates. Children watched how cartoons were shot and dolls made. However, when choosing an institute, Ekaterina Ufimtseva followed in the footsteps of her mother. She became a student of GITIS. Studied at the theater department. She received a red diploma after graduation. I went to graduate school. However, she later admitted that she never wanted to work in her main specialty. She decided to become a journalist.
Job
So spent her student years Ekaterina Ufimtseva. Her biography as a television worker began in 1986. She was hired in Ostankino to work in the editorial board of literary and dramatic programs. However, the girl did not stay in office for a long time. A year later, the author’s program of the TV presenter called “Games in Lefortovo” is released. This was her first such project. A year later, Ekaterina Ufimtseva began working on the program "Spotlight Perestroika." Sergey Varnovsky, her husband and director, actively helped his wife. That was the first collaboration experience. However, he determined the future success of the family-creative tandem.
The next 3 years, our heroine worked on the television magazine Slovo. The crown of this creative process can be considered a trip to Israel, where she visited the World Art Festival. We will tell you about the journey in more detail. At that time, there were no diplomatic relations between Israel and the USSR. Therefore, a visa for a business trip had to be done through third countries. However, during the festival, the presenter managed to interview the president of Israel.
Personal life
Now let's look at what Ekaterina Ufimtseva is in everyday life. She has no children. Her husband, as already mentioned, is Sergey Varnovsky. They have been together for over 30 years. Their family tandem became both creative. The husband participates in the filming of programs with his wife as a host. This also applies to the Comedians Shelter program. While the spouse is talking with famous guests, the husband directs the technical process - produces, directs, introduces new technologies into the transfer. Family couple loves spending joint rest on various trips. They try not to repeat themselves. Each time they give preference to the place (or country) in which they have never been before. Hobbies for spouses are very different. Sergei Warnowski loves doing repairs in his spare time. The wife periodically helps him, but at any opportunity escapes to work. For her, the best vacation is her favorite program and television in general.
Interesting Facts
Ekaterina Ufimtseva claims that work is a lifestyle for her. Her TV presenter calls the greatest pleasure and the best form of relaxation. The presenter is proud that her program is unique, and the guests are real.