Leonid Arkadyevich Yakubovich PARПочётное звание присвоено указом президента № 678 от 01 июля 2002 года
(, born 31 July 1945) is a

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actor and

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, best known for hosting the game show '' Pole Chudes'' (the Russian version of the '' Wheel of Fortune'' – literally, ''The Field of Wonders'' – and the celebrity episode of '' Slaboye Zveno''). Yakubovich is one of the best-known television and internet personalities in Russia. In January 2023, Ukraine imposed economic sanctions on Leonid Yakubovich for his support of

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Biography

Yakubovich was born in Moscow to a Jewish family, His father was born in Belarus to

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Leonid Arkadyevich is a great guy": remembering how Leonid Yakubovich, the host of Pole Chudes, flew a plane in Belarus, searched for his relatives and brought a truck of wood to an elderly lady-

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, 1 December 2021 In his youth, Yakubovich sought a practical profession, and studied metal craftsmanship. After finishing his education, he went to work at

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as a heat-gas technician. In college, Yakubovich started performing in the Russian

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show. In the 1980s he became a freelance satire writer and actor, and even played in the Russian children's "film-magazine" ''

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''. Even so, Yakubovich was not considered experienced enough for regular work in television until in 1991 he accepted

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's proposal to host ''Pole Chudes''. Listyev was previously a mentor to Yakubovich, and helped sharpen his acting skills, among others.

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Сайт «Поля чудес»
' 1945 births Living people Male actors from Moscow Soviet male actors Russian game show hosts Jewish Russian comedians Soviet television presenters Russian television presenters Russian television show creators People's Artists of Russia Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Russian male television actors Russian people of Belarusian-Jewish descent Russian people of Jewish descent Jewish Russian actors Russian male comedians Comedians from Moscow Russian satirists Moscow State University of Civil Engineering alumni {{Russia-actor-stub