Dmitry Yurievich Nazarov (; born 4 July 1957) is а Soviet and Russian actor, television presenter and poet. He was named

People's Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an honorary and the highest title awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation ...

in 2000.President's Decree № 542 from March 23, 2000
at Kremlin.ru He is an actor, known for ''

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'' (2009), '' Largo Winch II'' (2011), '' Yeltsin: Three Days in August'' (2011) and ''

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'' (2012-2016).

Early life

Dmitry Nazarov was born in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

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. In his youth, he worked as a

pastry chef A pastry chef or pâtissier (; feminine pâtissière, ) is a station chef in a professional kitchen, skilled in the making of pastries, desserts, breads and other baked goods. They are employed in large hotels, bistros, restaurants, bakeries, b ...

at the bakery. In 1980, he graduated from the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School (course Viktor Korshunov). From 1980 to 1995, he worked at the Maly Theater, then in the theater "Sphere" and the Theatre of the Russian Army. From 2002 to 2022, he was employed by the

Moscow Art Theatre The Moscow Art Theatre (or MAT; , ''Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr'' (МHАТ) was a theatre company in Moscow. It was founded in by the seminal Russian theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski, together with the playwright ...

Career

Between 2002 and 2008, Nazarov hosted the cooking show ''Culinary Duel'' on

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. He also served as the host of the TVC inventor competition program ''Think Tank'' from the year 2009. In the mystical series ''

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,'' he played chief investigator Khromov, who specializes in mysterious crimes. Since 2012, Nazarov has played the lead role of

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Viktor Barinov on the Russian comedy TV series ''

''. In 2013, he became the host of the

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show ''The Hunger Games''. In 2014, he became a presenter of show ''Recipe for a Million'' on the

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channel. On September 5, 2015, he once again became the host of program ''Culinary Duel'' on the

channel. Since the start of

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

, Nazarov has criticized the war online. In January 2023, it was reported that Nazarov and his wife were fired by the

for their anti-war views.

Awards and honours

In May 1993, he was awarded the honorary title of

Merited Artist of the Russian Federation Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also known as Honored Artist of Russia, is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is awarded to actors, directors, filmmakers, writers, d ...

. Winner of the Crystal Turandot Award for Best Actor in the 1997/1998 season, for Satin in the play TSATRA "The Lower Depths", Winner of the "Seagull" for the best actor of the season, "Mask of Zorro" (2005 play "The Forest"), the Icarus animation award in 2017. In March 2000, he was awarded the honorary title of

. He received the

Order of Friendship The Order of Friendship (, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds and efforts have been aimed at ...

in 2008.

Personal life

He has one daughter with his first wife Natalia, one son and one daughter with his second wife, Russian actress Olga Vasilyeva. As of 2024, he and his wife reside in

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Selected filmography

Dubbing

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'' (1967) –

Baloo Baloo (from ''bhālū'' "bear") is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's '' The Jungle Book'' from 1894 and '' The Second Jungle Book'' from 1895. Baloo, a sloth bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the Seeonee wolf pa ...

* ''

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary noble outlaw, heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions o ...

'' (1973) –

Little John Little John is a companion of Robin Hood who serves as his chief lieutenant and second-in-command of the Merry Men. He is one of only a handful of consistently named characters who relate to Robin Hood and one of the two oldest Merry Men, alo ...

* '' Dr. Dolittle 2'' (2001) – Sonny * '' Daredevil'' (2003) – Wilson Fisk / Kingpin * ''

Ratatouille Ratatouille ( , ; ) is a French Provençal dish of stewed vegetables that originated in Nice and is sometimes referred to as ''ratatouille niçoise'' (). Recipes and cooking times differ widely, but common ingredients include tomato, garlic ...

'' (2007) – Auguste Gusteau * ''

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'' (2013) – Grug Crood * ''

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'' (2014) – Raccoon

References

External links

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Dmitry Nazarov bio
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