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Yuri Stoyanov

b. 1957

Soviet and Russian actor

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Born 1957. Yuri Stoyanov is a Russian actor, film actor, presenter, singer, guitarist and poet.

Yuri Nikolayevich Stoyanov (; born 10 July 1957) is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, and musician. People's Artist of Russia.

Biography He was born in Odesa. As a child he moved with his family to the village of Borodino. His mother, Russian, Yevgenia Leonidovna Stoyanova (born June 21, 1935), worked as deputy director for educational work, director of a pedagogical college and taught Ukrainian language and literature. Honored worker of education of Ukraine, she lives in Odesa. Father — Bulgarian, Nikolai Georgievich Stoyanov worked as a gynecologist, died in 1993.

In 1974, he entered the GITIS. After graduation in 1978, he played at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater, where he worked as an actor until 1995.

Received nationwide fame after the release of the sketch show Gorodok, which he created and led together with Ilya Oleynikov from 1993 to 2012.

October 30, 2018, he joined the Council on Public Television by decree of the President of the Russian Federation.

Personal life Stoyanov married thrice. He has three daughters and two stepdaughters. He has two sons from his first marriage.

Partial filmography

Girl and Grand (1982) as Journalist (uncredited) Silver Lily of the Valley (1990) as Pridorozhny Alchemists (2000) as Satl Rabbit Over the Void (2006) as Semion Grossu 12 (2007) as 6th Juror (2007) as Ignat Savich Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (2007, TV Movie) as producer from USA Yeralash (2007, TV Series) as robber (voice) Hitler Goes Kaput! (2008) as Martin Bormann Cinderella (2012) as Viktor Pavlovich Chugainov, oil magnate The White Guard (2012, TV Series) as General-mayor Blokhin The Snow Queen (2012) as King (voice) Moscow Never Sleeps (2017) as Valeriy Ten (2017) as Panov The Crimean Bridge. Made with Love! (2018) as boss Doctor Richter (2019) as Nekrasov (season 3) Mistresses (2019) as Mikhail Love (2021) as Dima The Vampires of Midland (2021) as Svyatoslav Vernidubovich Krivich The Faberge Egg (2022) as Aristarkh Gannibalovich Yozhikov Games (2024, miniseries) as Leonid Brezhnev

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Russian Institute of Theatre Arts
Awards
Order of Honour; People's Artist of the Russian Federation; TEFI; Golden Eagle Award for Best Leading Actor; Master of Sport of the USSR; Golden Eagle Awards; Order of Alexander Nevsky; Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour; Golden Eagle Award (Russia)
Also known as
Yury Nikolayevich Stoyanov, Yury Stoyanov, Yuri Nikolaevich Stoyanov

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Yuri Stoyanov?

Soviet and Russian actor

When was Yuri Stoyanov born?

Yuri Stoyanov was born on 10 July 1957 in Odesa.

What is Yuri Stoyanov's occupation?

Yuri Stoyanov is an actor, film actor, presenter, singer, guitarist and poet.

What nationality is Yuri Stoyanov?

Yuri Stoyanov is Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yuri Stoyanov

· Wikidata: Q26688

· DBpedia: Yuri Stoyanov

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