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Oleksandr Viktorovych Pikalov (, born 30 January 1976) is a Ukrainian actor, comedian, and member of
Oleksandr Viktorovych Pikalov (, born 30 January 1976) is a Ukrainian actor, comedian, and member of Kvartal 95 Studio
Kvartal 95 Studio (; ) is a Ukrainian production company founded in 2003 by Volodymyr Zelenskyy (who later became President of Ukraine) alongside Serhiy and Boris Shefir. The company produces films and television shows in Russian and Ukrainian ...
.
Biography
Pikalov was born inKryvyi Rih
Kryvyi Rih ( ; , ), also known as Krivoy Rog ( ), is a city in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kryvyi Rih Raion and its subordinate Kryvyi Rih urban hromada in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The city is part of the Kryvyi Rih Metropo ...
, Ukraine on 30 January 1976, and studied engineering at Kryvyi Rih National University
The Kryvyi Rih National University (), colloquially known as KNU (), is located in Kryvyi Rih, one of the main industrial cities of Ukraine. Currently, its structure consists of seven faculties (academic departments) and five institutes. It was f ...
, but did not work as an engineer.
Pikalov is one of the founding members of Kvartal 95. He has participated in most Kvartal 95 projects, such as ''Servant of the People
Servant of the People (; ''SN'') is a Liberalism, liberal, Centrism, centrist, Pro-Europeanism, pro-European List of political parties in Ukraine, political party in Ukraine. Since both the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election and the 2019 Ukra ...
'', ''Evening Kyiv'', ''Evening Kvartal'' and others. He is also the art director of ''Women's Kvartal'', a women's comedy show launched in 2018.
After the full-scale 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 ...
in 2022, Pikalov joined the National Guard of Ukraine
The National Guard of Ukraine (NGU; , ; /NHU ) is the Ukrainian national gendarmerie and internal military force. It is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, responsible for public security. Originally created as an agency under the dire ...
. He also founded the "Charitable Fund of Oleksandr Pikalov" in August 2022 to assist children forced to evacuate from Mariupol
Mariupol is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius, Kalmius River. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was the tenth-largest city in the coun ...
due to the Russian invasion, and to provide social and educational support for other children in Ukraine. Together with the rest of Kvartal 95, he has continued to perform for soldiers during the full-scale invasion; the group has performed hundreds of times for the military.
Personal life
Pikalov is divorced and has a son.Awards
In August 2022, Pikalov received theOrder of Merit
The Order of Merit () is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by Edward VII, admission into the order r ...
(3rd class), together with fellow Kvartal 95 member Yevhen Koshovyi and others.
See also
*Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth and current president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after the start of the Russo-Ukraini ...
References
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