Aleksandr Vladimirovich Revva (; ; born 10 September 1974), better known by his stage name Arthur Pirozhkov (), is a Russian

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and

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of Ukrainian origin. A former

KVN ''KVN'' (, an abbreviation of , ''Klub vesyolykh i nakhodchivykh'' or ''Ka-Ve-En'', "Club of the Funny and Inventive eople) is a Russian and formerly Soviet comedy television show and international competition in which teams compete by givin ...

player, in 2006 Revva became a "resident" of the Russian

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show.

Early life

Aleksandr Revva was born in

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capita ...

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. 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

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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 Donetsk Academy of Management and Public Administration (; ) is an academy located in Donetsk. It was founded in 1992 as the Donetsk State Academy of Management (with 31 graduates) and was awarded the status of university in 2004 but this was rev ...

. 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

player, Revva performed alongside his teammate,

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Television career

From 2006 to 2013, he was president of the Moscow «

». 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

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, Andrei Rozhkov, and Garik Kharlamov. With Andrey Rozhkov, he led the program

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"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

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. The series is scheduled for release by the end of 2014 on the channel

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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

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, his father (who still lived in

) supported Putin and the invasion, which led to a conflict between the two.https://starsaboutwar.in.ua/ru/aleksandr-revva

Filmography

Actor

* 2005 ''

'' (TV Series) * 2008 ''

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'' (TV show) as Robot teacher * 2008 ''

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'' 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 ''

'' (TV show) as psychologist * 2011–2014 '' Zaytsev+1'' (TV Series) as Sergei Mavrodi * 2012 '' Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon'' as groom * 2013 ''

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'' 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) * 2021 ''

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– 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» ''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 Girl'' * 2015 – «На лету лето» ''On the fly summer'' * 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'(Feat. Doni)'' * 2019 – «Зацепила»" ''(She) Hooked (Me)'' * 2019 – «Алкоголичка» ''Alcoholic Lady'' * 2019 – «Она решила сдаться» ''She Decided to Put Out'' * 2020 – «Летим со мной» ''Fly With Me'' * 2020 – «Перетанцуй меня» "Out-Dance Me" * 2020 – «Перетанцуй меня" Remix ''Dance Me Remix (with DJ Nejtrino)'' * 2020 – «#туДЫМ-сюДЫМ» ''#there-here'' * 2021 — «#туДЫМ-сюДым Remix ''#there-here'' (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» ''Suffocatin'' (cover of a song by

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) * 2021 – «Хочешь» ''Do you want'' (featuring

Klava Koka Klavdiya Vadimovna Vysokova (; born 23 July 1996), known professionally as Klava Koka (), is a Russian singer, songwriter, and YouTuber. Vysokova began her professional career in 2015, being signed to Russian record label Black Star after winnin ...

) * 2022 — «Красивое тело» ''Beautiful Body'' * (привет)

References

External links

Revva's official website
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