Aleksandr Revva

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Revva (; ; born 10 September 1974), better known by his stage name Arthur Pirozhkov , is a Russian stand-up comedian, TV host and voice actor of Ukrainian origin. A former KVN player, in 2006 Revva became a "resident" of the Russian Comedy Club show.

Early life Aleksandr Revva was born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR. According to his own statement, announced in the program "Пока Все Дома" (While Everyone's Home), "Revva" is not his original surname. His family, who lived in Estonia and used the name Erwa, immigrated to Ukraine, where he changed his name to Revva. He graduated from the College of Industrial Automation, then the Faculty of Management of the Donetsk State University of Management. He worked as an electrical mechanic at a mine.

Since 1995, he has been a member of the KVN team "Don State Agrarian University" from Donetsk and, since 2000, a member of the KVN team "Burnt by the Sun". As a KVN player, Revva performed alongside his teammate, Mikhail Galustyan.

Television career

From 2006 to 2013, he was president of the Moscow «Comedy Club». In 2013 he was a host of the show «Repeat!». In 2015, he returned to the television show. In «Comedy Club», he performs acts with Timur Batrutdinov, Garik Martirosyan, Andrei Rozhkov, and Garik Kharlamov.

With Andrey Rozhkov, he led the program NTV "You're Funny!" Under the pseudonym Arthur Pirozhkov. December 25, 2010, the opening of the joint project of the restaurateur Dmitry Orlinsky and Aleksandr Revva - «Spaghetteria», has settled into a two-story house near Tver ulitsy. November 3, 2013, to January 26, 2014, led by the Channel One show "Repeat!". From March 3 to May 26, 2014, Revva was one of the judges of the First TV channel, "One to one!". He is currently the producer of the animated series "Kolobanga," which was withdrawn in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast. The series is scheduled for release by the end of 2014 on the channel STS.

Music career

In 2009, Revva started releasing music under his Arthur Pirozhkov pseudonym. His songs, combining comedic elements with catchy tunes, became very popular, and as of 2022 he is considered one of the most popular Russian pop stars.

Civic position

Later, he changed his mind about condemning the war in eastern Ukraine, returned to Russia and started working there again (he appeared for New Year's shows).

Personal life Revva is husband to Angelika; their daughters are Alisa and Ameli.

While Alexandr Revva was critical of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, his father (who still lived in Donetsk) supported Putin and the invasion, which led to a conflict between the two.

Filmography Actor 2005 Comedy Club (TV Series) 2008 Yeralash (TV show) as Robot teacher 2008 The Tale of Soldier Fedot, The Daring Fellow as Baba Yaga (voice) 2008 Adventures of Alenushka and Erema as Voevoda Gordey (voice) 2009 The New Adventures of Alenushka and Erema as Voevoda Gordei / Hedgehog / Horse (voice) 2011 Yeralash (TV show) as psychologist 2011–2014 Zaytsev+1 (TV Series) as Sergei Mavrodi 2012 Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon as groom 2013 Understudy as Igor Uspensky / Mikhail Vladlenovich Stasov / Sebastian Ullenovich Vasilkov 2013 Odnoklassniki: CLICK for Luck as Bum 2014 Russian: Лёгок на помине as boatman Lenya 2014 Mixed feelings as Phil 2014 Parrot Club (TV) as Chaykin (voice) 2015 Bet on love – poker player 2016 Magic Cup Rorrima Bo 3D as Brazembeld 2016 Day all lovers 2016 Bet on Love as Dyadya Leon 2016 Son wolverines 2017 Naughty Grandma as Sanya Rubenstein 2017 Kolobanga as a grandmother (voice) 2017 Yana+Yanko as Zhenya 2021 Till Lindemann – Ich hasse Kinder (The Short Movie) as a policeman Mikhail Korepin

Producer 2010 The Devil's Flower

Discography

Singles

2009 – «Пэрэдайс» Paradise 2010 – «Революция» "Revolution" (with Quest Pistols) 2011 – «Плачь, детка» Cry baby 2012 – «Я не умею танцевать» I can't dance 2012 – «Лучший спорт» The best sport 2012 – «Красивая песня» Beautiful song 2013 – «Я-Звезда» I am a Star 2014 – «Luna» Luna (featuring Vera Brezhneva) 2014 – «Не плачь, девчонка» Don't cry babe 2015 – «На лету лето» Summer on the fly 2016 – «Я буду помнить» I will remember 2016 – «#КакЧелентано» #Like Celentano 2017 – «Либо Любовь» Either love 2018 – «Я не Андрей» I'm not Andrey 2018 – «Чика» Chika 2018 – «Запутался» Confused 2019 – «Моя Богиня» My goddess (featuring Doni) 2019 – «Зацепила»" She hooked me 2019 – «Алкоголичка» Alcoholic lady 2019 – «Она решила сдаться» She decided to surrender 2020 – «Летим со мной» Let's fly with me 2020 – «Перетанцуй меня» "Outdance me" 2020 – «Перетанцуй меня Remix (with DJ Nejtrino)» 2020 – «#туДЫМ-сюДЫМ» #Hither-and-thither 2021 — «#туДЫМ-сюДым Remix (with DJ Nejtrino)» 2021 – "Dancing All Through the Night" 2021 – «Деньги» Money 2021 – «Деньги» Remix (with DJ Leo Burn) 2021 – «Летом на фиесте» Summer at the fiesta 2021 – «Задыхаюсь» Suffocating (cover of a song by Dima Bilan) 2021 – «Хочешь» Do you want (featuring Klava Koka) 2022 — «Красивое тело» Beautiful body