Ivan Urgant is a popular Russian showman, actor, TV presenter, musician, singer. He is known to fans as the host of the Evening Urgant show.
Childhood and youth of Ivan Urgant
The artist's date of birth is April 16, 1978. He was born in the cultural capital of Russia - St. Petersburg. Ivan was lucky to be brought up in a primordially intelligent family.
From childhood, Urgant was surrounded by talented people who were directly related to creativity. Ivan's mother, father, grandfather and grandmother realized themselves in creative professions.
Ivan's parents separated when he was only a year old. It is also known that Urgant's parents were not officially registered. The couple lived in a civil marriage, so they did not have any extra "red tape" with documents at the stage of breaking off relations.
Some time later, Ivan's mother remarried. The heart of a woman was conquered by actor Dmitry Ladygin. Father Ivan - also did not go for long in the status of a bachelor. He followed the example of his son's mother. He has step sisters.
Grandmother Nina had a great influence on Ivan. The already matured artist often remembered the woman and even named his daughter in honor of a precious relative. She adored her grandson. Nina loved to please Ivan with unexpected gifts.
The young man did pretty well in school. Teachers noted that Vanya "has an excellent tongue." After receiving a matriculation certificate, Ivan entered the Academy of Theater Arts. Thanks to the abilities of Urgant, he was enrolled in an educational institution immediately for the 2nd year.
The creative path of Ivan Urgant
In the 90s, he practically graduated with honors from a higher educational institution. After that, the young man went in search of his "I". He absorbed many different talents. Ivan sang cool, danced, and also owned several musical instruments.
He started by realizing himself as a showman. He was greeted with open arms by the capital and St. Petersburg clubs. Ivan coolly ignited the audience and turned even the smallest holiday into a memorable extravaganza. During this period of time, he also tries his hand as a TV presenter. So, Ivan led the Petersburg Courier project for some time.
He was never afraid of difficulties and tried to test himself to the maximum, so he had experience in radio. Vanya worked on the wave of Super Radio, then switched to Russian Radio, and then worked on Hit-FM.
Ivan Urgant: work as a TV presenter
Peter stopped "warming up" the artist, and he decided to move to the capital of the Russian Federation. He was invited to become the host of the Cheerful Morning show. Since this period of time, the reputation of Urgant has been growing stronger. He wins the hearts of not only the audience, but also directors who seek to collaborate with him.
With the advent of the new century, Ivan became the co-host of the People's Artist rating show. Participation in the project gave Urgant the first serious prize. He was awarded the "Discovery of the Year" award.
A few years later, he became the host of the Big Premiere project. After the launch of the programs "Spring with Ivan Urgant" and "Circus with Stars" - the artist becomes the key face of Channel One (Russia). He has a number of projects that the audience is definitely a success.
Since 2006, Urgant has been running the Smak program. Initially, many skeptics reacted to the appearance of Ivan in the culinary program, but the artist managed to “spice up” the show not only with delicious dishes, but also with stunning jokes.
Ivan often leads music events and festivals. He significantly increased his popularity when he became the co-host of the show ProjectorParisHilton. Together with Sergey Svetlakov, Garik Martirosyan and Alexander Tsekalo - Urgant "carried" the press. Many viewers called the show the first adult "brainstorm" project.
For several years, Russian and Hollywood stars came to visit the comedians. The presenters gave the artists funny and sometimes ridiculous tasks. In 2012, it became known about the closure of the project. Only after 5 years the guys again gathered at the same table. Then the fans started talking about "reanimating" the show, but the artists said that they were not thinking about reviving the project yet.
After the show closed, the artist took up another project, which was called "Evening Urgant". It was in this show that Ivan managed to really open up.
Films with the participation of Ivan Urgant
He did not appear in films very often. For the first time, the artist appeared on the set during the filming of the films "Cruel Time" and the series "Streets of Broken Lights", "FM and the Guys", "33 Square Meters".
Then he appeared in the film "From 180 cm and above", as well as "Three and Snowflake". In the last film, Urgant got the main role. A real breakthrough in the career of an actor happened after the release of the film "Yolki" on the big screens. In this tape, the artist played in all subsequent parts.
Alter ego of the artist - Grisha Urgant
Against the backdrop of a brilliant career as a presenter, showman and actor, he realized himself in another area. At the end of the 90s, together with Maxim Leonidov, he recorded a longplay. We are talking about the album "Star". The presentation of the collection took place under the pseudonym Grisha Urgant. Ivan noted that this is his alter ego.
Reference: Alter ego is a real or invented alternative personality of a person whose character and actions reflect the personality of the writer.
On May 20, 2012, Grisha Urgant's second studio album was released. The collection was called Estrada. The album was released by Gala Records. The artist played almost all the instruments independently. Longplay topped 10 unrealistically cool tracks. It was the musician's first appearance in front of a large audience, which immediately proved to be successful.
After the presentation of the album, the artist presented several clips and singles. In general, the musical creativity of Grisha Urgant is supported by fans. The artist approaches everything unrealistically creative.
Ivan Urgant: details of the artist's personal life
The first time the artist got married when he was barely 18. His love was won by a girl named Karina Avdeeva. Ivan quickly realized that this marriage was a mistake. The couple filed for divorce. The ex-wife soon remarried.
Then he was in a relationship with Tatyana Gevorkyan. This relationship inspired both partners. The woman even motivated Ivan to move to the capital of Russia. Journalists talked about an imminent wedding, but the couple was taken aback by the news of the expense.
For this period of time (2021), the artist is officially married to Natalia Kiknadze. By the way, this is a former classmate of Urgant. She already had the experience of family life behind her. She is raising two children from her first marriage.
In 2008, a woman gave him a daughter, after 7 years the family became richer by one more person - Natasha gave birth to a second daughter from Ivan. The family named the first daughter in honor of her grandmother - Nina, and the second in honor of Urgant's mother - Valeria.
Interesting facts about Ivan Urgant
- As a child, he was left-handed, but he was retrained, and now he is right-handed.
- He was born in a St. Petersburg acting family: the head of the family is actor Andrei Urgant, and his mother is actress Valeria Kiseleva. Ivan's grandparents were also actors.
- On one of the “Smak” broadcasts, the presenter said a phrase that later made him blush. "I chopped the greenery like a red commissar of the inhabitants of the Ukrainian village." The Ukrainians were offended by this, but the artist apologized to the audience.
- His height is 195 cm.
- The artist also maintains an Instagram page. Today he has several million subscribers.
Ivan Urgant: our days
The artist continues to develop the show "Evening Urgant" and pump his singing career. In March 2021, he worked remotely because he contracted a coronavirus infection.
For the period of the disease, he moved to luxurious country apartments. He justified a small studio, where he actually recorded new episodes of the show. After a full recovery and recovery, the showman returned to the capital's studio again. In the same year, he appeared before the fans in the image of the character Nikita Mikhalkov in the film "Cruel Romance".
In the fall of 2021, the showman was awarded the Order of the Star of Italy for the shows that appeared on TV screens before the New Year. It was a musical parody of the Italian stage.
In addition, in the same year, Grisha Urgant presented a new single. We are talking about the musical work "Night Caprice". The presentation of the single was also accompanied by a video. The music video was published on the YouTube channel of the Evening Urgant show.
In the video, the main character arrives at the motel to see his beloved. This can be done only if you put a coin into a special machine. But Grisha Urgant cannot touch the girl on the other side of the glass in the video.
Interestingly, a member of the group "The Moral Code» Sergey Mazaev. His saxophone playing is on TV at the motel. Urgant's new track is a reworking of the musical work of the same name "Moral Code".
