Ivan Urgant | |
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Иван Ургант | |
.jpg) Hosting the Scarlet Sails in St Petersburg, 2019 | |
| Born | 16 April 1978 |
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| Citizenship | Russia, Israel |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy |
| Occupation(s) | Television host, actor |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Television | Evening Urgant |
| Spouses | Karina Avdeeva (divorced)Natalia Kiknadze (m. 2007) |
Ivan Andreyevich Urgant (born 16 April 1978) is a Russian television host, presenter and actor.[1] His best known roles in film are Boris in the Yolki series and as Danila in Lucky Trouble. Between 2012 and 2022 he hosted Evening Urgant, a late-night talk show, which was suspended in February 2022. According to the 2008 and 2011 surveys, Urgant is Russia's most popular TV presenter.[2] He is the chairman of the board of trustees of the Friends Charitable Foundation.[3][4]
- ^ "Иван Ургант". Russia-1. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Биография Ивана Урганта". RIA Novosti. 16 April 2013.
- ^ Friends Foundation
- ^ Ivan Urgant, Alena Doletskaya, Ksenia Rappoport and others at a charity event