Aleksandr Oleynikov

Aleksandr Anatolyevich Oleinikov (; 21 October 1965 – 24 January 2026) was a Russian director, screenwriter, film producer and television presenter.

Early life and career

Oleinikov studied at School No. 1531, Moscow. In his childhood he played chess (receiving the highest youth grade) and ice hockey, and was interested in history and literature. in the Forces of Special Designation (radio-scouts). He subsequently continued his education at the part-time section of the institute of culture, however he did not complete his degree. and a director at the Moscow branch of USSR State Committee for Television and Radio for Moscow Television Channel. He also worked for some time in German television, where he was a concert director for Dieter Bohlen, and also for VIDgital, where Andrey Rasbash and Vladislav Listyev invited him. My Star (alternating with Viktor Merezhko), My History, and Your Music.

In 1994 in Tunisia he recorded a film about Yasir Arafat for subsequent showing on TV-6;

In 1997 he became First Deputy General Director for the Direction of TV-6 Moscow at Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation. and leader of press conferences at it.

From 1998 until 1999 he was the director for direction of programme planning and launching at Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation, further, from 1999 until 2001, he was the deputy general director. Oleinikov's last project on that channel was the entertainment programme Oh these kids already!, which released in April 2001», which transferred with him to NTV from September 2001. The last motion signed by him as deputy general director of TV-6 was an order to play the informative programme Results with Yevgeny Kiselyov live on air. until October 2001 he worked as a general producer for NTV (Russia), and participated in the launch of an array of television broadcasts from 2001 until 2002. From May 2001 until March 2002 he was also the programme director for NTV. He was invited to NTV by Alfred Koch. He left the channel in March 2002; Oleinikov's sacking from occupied posts was linked with the low ratings and multiple failed live launches which had occurred under his leadership. He later worked as a freelance producer, launching artistic films and TV series for various channels.

From March 2006

From 2 September until 15 November 2013, he was a co-producer of the third season of the show Evening Urgant on Channel One Russia.

Personal life and death Oleinikov's first wife was Irina Borisovna Medvedeva, a Muscovite, born in 1969.

Son – Maksim, from his first marriage, born on 8 May 1988. Daughter – Darya, out of wedlock, born on 5 February 1992.

His cohabitant (from 1993 until 2010) was Darya Drozdovskaya, an actress, television presenter, and editor. Son – Aleksandr, now an actor, born on 26 May 1993. Younger Daughter – Darya, born on 17 February 1998.

Oleinikov died on 24 January 2026, at the age of 60.