Leonid Yakubovich
- Television host
- actor
- film producer
- screenwriter
- prose writer
Leonid Arkadyevich Yakubovich PAR[2] (Russian: Леонид Аркадьевич Якубович, born 31 July 1945) is a Russian actor and television host, best known for hosting the game show Pole Chudes (the Russian version of the Wheel of Fortune – literally, The Field of Wonders – and the celebrity episode of Slaboye Zveno).[3] Yakubovich is one of the best-known television and internet personalities in Russia. In January 2023, Ukraine imposed economic sanctions on Leonid Yakubovich for his support of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]
Biography
Yakubovich was born in Moscow into a Soviet Jewish family. His father was born in Belarus.[5] In his youth, Yakubovich sought a practical profession, and studied metal craftsmanship. After finishing his education, he went to work at ZIL as a heat-gas technician. In college, Yakubovich started performing in the Russian KVN show.
In the 1980s he became a freelance satire writer and actor, and even played in the Russian children's "film-magazine" Yeralash. Even so, Yakubovich was not considered experienced enough for regular work in television until in 1991 he accepted Vladislav Listyev's proposal to host Pole Chudes. Listyev was previously a mentor to Yakubovich, and helped sharpen his acting skills, among others.
References
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- ^ [1] Награждён указом Президента России Владимира Путина 17 октября 2005 года
- ^ Почётное звание присвоено указом президента № 678 от 01 июля 2002 года Archived 2013-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Wheel of Fortune host is 'absolutely normal'". The Russia Journal. 2002-02-15. Archived from the original on 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ "Zelensky imposes sanctions against 119 Russian cultural and sports figures". Meduza. 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ «Леонид Аркадьевич - молодец»: вспоминаем, как ведущий «Поле чудес» Леонид Якубович летал в Беларуси на самолетах, искал родных и привез прицеп дров пенсионерке ["Leonid Arkadyevich is a great guy": remembering how Leonid Yakubovich, the host of Pole Chudes, flew a plane in Belarus, searched for his relatives and brought a truck of wood to an elderly lady] - Komsomolskaya Pravda, 1 December 2021
External links
- Leonid Yakubovich at IMDb
- Сайт «Поля чудес»
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