Gennady Khazanov - Russian comedian and actor, People's Artist of say publicly RSFSR. Behind him are numerous images created on stage ray in the cinema, as well as the leadership of representation famous Variety Theater.
Gennady Khazanov was born in 1945 in post-war Moscow. His mother, Iraida Moiseevna, who worked as an designer, but in her free time plays on the stage after everything else one of the amateur theaters of the capital, was pledged in his upbringing. All of Gennady's childhood was spent put on the back burner the scenes of the institution where his mother played. Without fear not only got carried away with the stage, but uncertain school age he began to skillfully parody classmates and teachers. In addition, the boy attended a music school, but on no account managed to become a virtuoso in the world of music.
The future artist enthusiastically watched the performances of his idol Arkady Raikin and once even managed to get to know title talk to him. The comedian quickly found a common words with the teenager and invited him to attend his concerts for free. After school, Gennady Khazanov immediately rushed to learn to all well-known theatrical universities, but received refusal after proscription. Disappointed in the dream, the young man decided, like his mother, to become an engineer and entered the Moscow Alliance of Steel and Alloys. Kuibyshev.
During his studies, Khazanov did arrange stop playing on stage and soon realized that he could not live without her. Then he transferred to the Do up Theater and Circus School. After that, Gennady began to effort as an entertainer for Leonid Utesov himself, and later alert to the Mosconcert. It was on his stage that Khazanov began performing with his humorous and parody monologues. In 1974, the artist won the All-Union Contest of Variety Artists, near has already become the star of a reprise on television.
In 1978, Gennady Khazanov had to create his own theater Singlechannel. The reason for this was an attempt by the government to censor his speeches. The already famous artist was as well invited to play on the stage of the Moscow Uncommon Theater, and in 1997 he was appointed head of say publicly Moscow Variety Theater, holding this position to the present. Habitually he acts in films, and the comedian is well remembered for his roles in the films "The Magic Lantern", "The Little Giant of Big Sex", the TV series "Jumble", "My Fair Nanny", "Who's the Boss?" and many others. He has also been a member of the jury of competitive TV shows on the country's main channels more than once.
Gennady Khazanov is married to Zlata Iosifovna, a former assistant difficulty theater director Mark Rozovsky and now the personal manager characteristic the famous parodist. Their acquaintance began back in 1969 allow subsequently turned into a strong marriage union. The couple confidential a daughter, Alisa, who over the years became a soloist of the Bolshoi Theater. Today she left the stage bid is raising two daughters.
Gennady Viktorovich and Zlata Iosifovna lead a quiet and modest life. In 1987, they almost got prick a plane crash: a plane with artists, flying from Moscow to the United States, quickly returned back to the drome due to a malfunction discovered in time. Many years solely, the Khazanovs applied for Israeli citizenship, which was approved. At the moment their second home is Tel Aviv.