It is unlikely that there will be at least one person in Russia who does not know who Ivan Urgant is. A young TV presenter, actor, as well as a musician and producer - today in our country there are practically no talented showmen of the same level as Urgant. He is loved for sparkling humor, self-irony, versatile talent and interesting projects. That is why many are so interested in the biography of Ivan Urgant.
A family
Ivan was born in 1978 in Leningrad in the family of one of the most outstanding creative dynasties of modern Russia. His grandmother is the famous theater and film actress Nina Urgant, and his grandfather is the actor of the Leningrad Comedy Theater Lev Milinder. Parents of Ivan Urgant are also very famous people - dad Andrey Urgant, TV presenter and actor, and mother - actress Valeria Kiseleva.
Ivan's parents divorced a year after the birth of his son, and for a long time Vanya lived with his mother and stepfather - actor Dmitry Ladygin. However, he maintained a warm and close relationship with his father, and especially with his grandmother. Ivanâs mother served in the Komissarzhevskaya theater, and from an early age he spent time behind the scenes. Ivan often recalls how I. Krasko looked after him while his mother was on stage, and sometimes Ivan himself appeared in the play, in the hands of adult actors.
Study
Since Ivan Andreevich Urgant did not study at an ordinary school, but at the gymnasium at the Russian Museum, after her graduation she was immediately enrolled in the 2nd year of the Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts, where all members of his illustrious family studied. Naturally, childhood in the theater and theatrical dynasty did not leave the boy any other choice of profession than calling an actor.
Ivan very early began to live independently - at the age of 17, he settled in a room in a communal apartment, which belonged to his family. He recalls that this experience allowed him to quickly become an adult and independent person. In addition, the parents did not support the guy financially, so he had to earn extra money - as a waiter, a bartender. In the end, in the clubs where he worked, they noticed his talent as a showman. So Ivan became the leading entertainment program.
Work on the radio
The first serious work in the biography of Ivan Urgant appeared on the radio at the St. Petersburg station. Soon he moved to Moscow, where he continued to realize himself as a DJ. He worked on the popular radio station "Russian Radio", and then on "Hit-FM". But soon his talent became closely within the radio, and the young man moved on.
Theatrical career
Ivan received the first role in the theater as a student, except for appearances on the stage in early childhood. However, as a student, he played in the play Macbeth with Alice Freindlich, however, the role he got was very modest - just a guard.
However, more serious roles were in his career, for example, he played in the play "Mad Money" based on a play by Ostrovsky in the Pushkin Theater. At that time, in many theaters in Moscow and St. Petersburg, a large number of low-quality entreprise were staged, the main thing was to lure people with a big name on the poster and sell as many tickets as possible. Ivan, if he wanted to get into the theater, then in a serious production. That is why he accepted the invitation of the director Roman Kozak and played on stage with Vera Alentova, Viktor Verzhbitsky and Nikolai Fomenko.
Film works
In the movie, he is not a frequent visitor, but any film work in the biography of Ivan Urgant is perceived by the audience with a bang. Once he began his film career with episodes in the series "Streets of Broken Lights". Today, his role is mainly humorous roles in comedies, among which are âFreaksâ, âFir-treesâ, and âTumblerâ.
Also from the last high-profile premieres of Russian cinema, in which Ivan Urgant was shot - the film "Vysotsky. Thanks for being alive". In it, the actor played a small but vivid role of Seva Kulagin.
In 2017, the premiere of the film with Ivan Urgant âMythsâ, about the domestic show business and what is actually hidden behind it, took place. In it, Urgant plays almost himself - the TV presenter Ivan, who can not stop joking.
Television in the career of Urgant
Ivan appeared on the television screen in 2000, namely on the MTV channel, which then opened broadcasting in Russia and presented our country with dozens of young talented presenters. On the MTV at that time, the show âGood Morningâ with Anton Kamolov and Olga Shelest was very successful. The guys led the project for 2 years, but were very tired of the morning broadcasts, which had to be shot daily. The channelâs management instructed them to look for a change for themselves. So they learned about a talented guy from St. Petersburg, Van Urgant. At the request of Olga, the young man was taken into the project, and Ivan became the new host of âGood Morningâ. Also on the channel, Ivan led the âTotal Showâ, âBig Cinemaâ and other programs, designed for a wide range of viewers.
In 2003, Ivan âmovedâ to the second button, where, together with Thekla Tolstoy, he began to conduct the musical show âPeople's Artistâ. This work brought him the âDiscovery of the Yearâ award and an invitation to other television projects.
Since 2008, Ivan has been a permanent host of major music awards - the Muz-TV Award, the Golden Gramophone and others. In 2009, he led Eurovision in Russia.
Particularly popular projects in the biography of Ivan Urgant are on Channel One. This, of course, is âProjectorParisHiltonâ, which he led with colleagues and friends - Alexander Tsekalo, Sergey Svetlakov, Garik Martirosyan. Ivan also replaced Andrei Makarevich as the host of the Smak program. This show Ivan Urgant still leads.
In addition to Smak Ivan can be seen in the daily entertainment project Evening Urgant. It was created like Americaâs traditional evening shows. Celebrities discuss new premieres, important events in the world of cinema, music, television and sports, and Ivan Urgant interviews them.
Personal life
Why else the audience loves Ivan, so because, despite his popularity and outstanding external qualities, high growth, incredible charm, this young man has never been seen in any scandals. His adult life began at age 18, when he tied the knot with a girl named Karina Avdeeva. She was 4 years older than Ivan, and Ivan Urgant's parents, of course, were against marriage. However, Vanya always made his own decisions. Naturally, the union broke up after a few months, but the couple broke up easily and without scandals.
Soon, Ivan met Tatyana Gevorgyan, who worked with him on MTV. At first they were just friends, but, as often happens, friendship soon turned into a romance. Their relationship lasted several years, and fans were waiting for the imminent wedding of charming television presenters. But the couple broke up. Tatyana said in an interview that she did not seek to tie her life in marriage and marry Ivan Urgant, who proposed it many times.
The showmanâs personal life changed dramatically 8 years ago, when Ivan in his hometown accidentally met Natalya Kiknadze, with whom he studied at school. Even then, he was in love with a girl, but his feelings soon passed. And meeting years later, I realized that she was the perfect match for him. Little is known about Natalia herself and her life before her marriage to Ivan. They said that she was married to a Georgian businessman, and then divorced him. Some sources claimed that Natalya was a widow. About the affair with Ivan she did not extend for a long time. Even Urgant's grandmother, whom he calls one of his closest people, found out about the wedding of his grandson from newspapers. In 2015, the couple registered a marriage, and today they are considered one of the strongest families in Russian show business.
Children of Ivan Urgant
Before his marriage with Natalia Kiknadze, Ivan had no children, the first daughter was born only in 2008. She was named Nina, in honor of Ivan's grandmother. The second daughter was born to the couple shortly after the first, and she was named Valeria - in honor of Ivan's mother. Also, the couple raise their eldest daughter Erica from her first marriage. The children of Ivan Urgant, like his wife, rarely appear in public.
Hobbies of Ivan Urgant
In addition to work and family, Ivan has many hobbies that fill his life. So, he is a multi-instrumentalist musician and has the ability to play the guitar, piano, recorder, accordion and percussion. Collects guitars and wine. In addition, Ivan can be called a foodie - he is seriously interested in cooking and even owns his own restaurant âThe Gardenâ on Yakimanskaya Embankment, which he opened with his friend Alexander Tsekalo.
Ivan is also interested in photography, travels a lot. He even transferred his last hobby to the category of workers and, together with Vladimir Pozner, shot cycles of travel programs - âOne-Storied Americaâ, âJewish Happinessâ, and âTour de Franceâ.