Yury Nikolayevich Chernov (; born 24 April 1949) is a

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and

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n actor of theatre and cinema.

Honored Artist of Russia 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 ...

(1994) and

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 ...

(2008).

Biography

Yuri was born on 24 April 1949 in the city of Kuibyshev. Graduated from the Moscow Circus School and

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. Appeared in films since 1968 — in the film '' We'll Live Till Monday'' played high school students Syromyatnikov. In 1969 he was already approved by the director

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on the role Petrukha who later became a very popular Soviet action movie ''

White Sun of the Desert ''White Sun of the Desert'' () is a 1970 Soviet Ostern film. Its blend of action comedy, music and drama made it highly successful at the Soviet box-office and resulted in a number of memorable quotes. It retains high domestic approval. Its main ...

'' , but Yuri chose the circus. Played in the Moscow Theater of Miniatures, and since 1994 at the Theater of the Moon. Since 2004 - an actor of theater School of Modern Drama. From 1995 to 2000 he was a co-host of a game show Wheel of History. In 1999, together with other well-known artists participated in the project

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and composer Yevgeny Bednenko ''Sing the stars of theater and cinema'' , where successfully performed as a singer of songs. The project resulted in concerts and music CD, released in the United States and dubbed Radio MPS. In addition to film, he acted in the comic newsreels ''

Fitil ''Fitil'' ( rus, Фитиль, p=fʲɪˈtʲilʲ, ''Fuse'') is a popular Soviet short film and television anthology series which ran for 608 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called , ''Little Fuse''. Each issue contain ...

'' and ''

Yeralash ''Yeralash'' ( rus, Ералаш, p=jɪrɐˈlaʂ) is a Soviet and Russian children's comedy television show and magazine. Yeralash also runs an actor studio and the "Yeralash Island" camp. The word ''yeralash'' means "mixed, mishmash" or "jumble ...

'' and was one of the hosts of the popular children's television program ''

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''. He works actively for the Society of the Disabled and is engaged in publishing. Teaches at the Institute of Folk Art (guitar, harmonica, vocals). Since 2013, he is an actor at the Theater of Satire.

Personal life

Chernov is married and has two children.

Selected filmography

* '' We'll Live Till Monday'' (1968) * '' Village Detective'' (1969) * ''

In the Zone of Special Attention ''In the Zone of Special Attention'' () is a 1978 Soviet action movie, directorial debut of Andrei Malyukov. It achieved cult film status among several generations of the Soviet Airborne Forces and veterans, and, along with ''Hit Back'', it beca ...

'' (1978) * '' The Adventures of the Elektronic'' (1979) * '' Along Unknown Paths'' (1982) * '' After the Rain, on Thursday'' (1985) * '' What a Mess!'' (1995)

Awards

* 29 August 1994 —

Honored 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 ...

for services in the field of cinema. * 10 January 2008 —

People's Artist of the Russian Federation People's Artist of the Russian Federation ()is an honorary title given no earlier than five years after the honorary title "Honored Artist of Russia" or " Honored Art Worker of Russia" to an important artist who has created extraordinary works of ...

for great services in the field of cinema.Почётное звание присвоено указом президента России от 10 января 2008 года № 27
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References

External links

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Interview Teatron Magazine
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Filmography of Yuri Chernov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chernov, Yuri 1949 births Living people Actors from Samara, Russia Male actors from Moscow Soviet male film actors Soviet male television actors Soviet male stage actors Russian male film actors Russian male television actors Russian male stage actors Honored Artists of the Russian Federation People's Artists of Russia Russian Academy of Theatre Arts alumni