This tall brunette with intelligent radiant eyes, a charming smile and a subtle sense of humor is well known in our country. Host of entertainment programs on the country's central television channels, showman, radio host, film and theater actor, traveler and musician Ivan Urgant is a multiple winner of the TEFI award.
There is no presenter on Russian television who could compete with him in popularity. It is not surprising that Ivan's fans are interested in his life, they want to know who Ivan Urgant's wife is, whether he became a father. The famous presenter does everything in his power to protect his loved ones from the annoying and sometimes incorrect interference of journalists and fans in his personal life.
Childhood
In April 1978, Vanya Urgant was born into a creative Leningrad family. His father is an actor and presenter Andrey Urgant, his mother is Valeria Kiseleva, an actress. Parents were not officially married.
Ivan became the representative of the third generation in the acting family. Histhe famous grandmother is the Soviet and Russian actress Nina Urgant, who is known to viewers from the legendary film "Belarusian Station" and many other paintings. Lev Milinder - Ivan's grandfather served in the Comedy Theater of St. Petersburg. He was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
The father of the star still works a lot today - he acts in films and participates in television projects. When Vanya was one year old, her parents broke up. Soon Valeria Kiseleva married actor Dmitry Ladygin. In this marriage, two girls were born - the sisters of Ivan Urgant. Vanya has another sister, who was born in her father's second marriage. Now she lives in Holland with her mother.
However, the closest and dearest person for the child was his grandmother Nina, whom he often called mother, although much more often by name. Nina Nikolaevna adored her grandson and well understood the boy's sadness about the separation of his parents - her husband also left her when Vanya's father was one year old.
School and student years
In the first grade, Vanya went to the gymnasium at the Russian Museum. Almost immediately, he became a leader in the children's team. Classmates appreciated him for his kind and cheerful character and ability to reincarnate. Ivan Urgant, whose photo does not leave the pages of glossy magazines, does not hide the fact that he was not the most disciplined student in the gymnasium. For pranks, he was often scolded, and sometimes kicked out of class. The main hobbies of the young man at that time were music and sports.
After successfully graduating from high school, the young man entered the Academy of Theater Arts in St. Petersburg. Even during his studies, the novice actor was lucky to play on the same stage in the play "Macbeth" with the inimitable Alice Freindlich. The student played the role of guard number 12.
In 1993, Ivan went to the USA for a month and a half on a student exchange program, where the future actor and aspiring showman polished his English to perfection. This practice helped him more than once in his later career.
The path to success
After graduating from the academy, Ivan began to look for his creative path. The novice artist had many talents - he played several musical instruments well (flute, guitar, drums and piano). Later, in collaboration with Maxim Leonidov, Ivan Urgant released a disc called "Star". True, this musical experiment was the only one.
The young man tried his hand as a host in various clubs and bars in St. Petersburg. Many visitors remember him for his improvisations, witty and always appropriate jokes, and his ability to turn any evening into a holiday.
At the beginning of his career, Ivan received about $ 500 for his work, which was enough to pay for rented housing and food. But the young man did not lose heart - he was pleased that his career did not stand still. Very soon, a bright showman was noticed and invited to work on television.
Television
Ivan Urgant's career on television began on one of the channels in Leningrad, where he hosted the Petersburg Courier program. Ivan appeared on the federal channel in 2003 in the program "People's Artist",which was broadcast by the TV channel "Russia", as a co-host of Fekla Tolstaya. It was during this period that Ivan knew the audience's love and popularity. Participation in this program brought the young showman his first victory in the Discovery of the Year 2003 nomination, and all the doors leading to fame and fame were opened for the St. Petersburg actor. Ivan became a welcome guest in popular nightclubs in Moscow.
In 2005, Ivan was invited to Channel One and offered to host the Big Premiere program. After the release of the programs “Circus with Stars”, “Spring with Ivan Urgant”, he becomes the face of Channel One. And soon new projects followed: "Wall to Wall", "One-Story America", "Big Difference". And everywhere in the spotlight - Ivan Urgant.
Smak
This popular cooking show, which has been on the air since 1993, changed hosts in 2006. At first, the fans of the program were amazed and surprised by the appearance of Urgant in this show. Most viewers knew Ivan as a comedian. For them, the image of Urgant did not fit in with cooking and other household chores.
However, the talented showman very quickly won the love and trust of viewers. "Smak" has entered a new stage of its development, and this program, which Ivan still hosts today, has become a landmark in the career of a TV presenter.
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he was always charming and witty. Urgant co-hosts Garik Martirosyan, Alexander Tsekalo, Sergey Svetlakov discussed interesting events within the framework of the project, joked on the topic of the day, invited guests who were asked frank questions, expecting frank answers to them. Often famous people took part in the program, including Hollywood stars.
Another tradition of this show was the songs performed by the co-hosts. In 2012, the transmission was closed.
Evening Urgant
No less popular is this well-known show, which started after the closure of the ProjectorParisHilton. Over time, co-hosts joined the program: Alexander Oleinikov, Alexander Gudkov, Viktor Vasiliev, Dmitry Khrustalev. Ivan Urgant was visited by many Russian and foreign stars, whom the presenter skillfully involves in conversations on various topics and competitions, which the ProjectorParisHilton was famous for.
In the new show, the guests are met in the Late Night Show format, popular in the West. In addition, about thirty regular headings appeared in the new program. Today, 22 of them remain. New rubrics appear periodically.
Concerts and festivals
Undoubtedly, Ivan is popular not only as a TV presenter. Many remember his brilliant participation in various festivals and concerts as a host. Often he works in collaboration with other stars. In 2010, Urgant hosted the Muz-TV award ceremony with Ksenia Sobchak. And together with Vladimir Pozner, he led projectsTour de France, Their Italy, Jewish happiness, England in general and in particular.
Radio work
In Ivan's biography there is also little experience of working on the radio. At first, he worked in the studio of the not very popular Super FM radio. Later he switched to Russian Radio, and then to Hit FM.
I. Urgant in cinema
The filmography of this talented person is not as great as his fans would like. Meanwhile, it includes such films that, without exaggeration, almost every TV viewer in our country has watched. Ivan Urgant made his debut in the film by Alexander Strizhenov "180 cm and above", where he played the role of a tall friend of the protagonist. By the way, the actor's height is 195 cm.
Then there was a tape shot by Konstantin Khudyakov "He, she and me". This was followed by the main role in the romantic film "Three and a Snowflake".
Christmas Trees
The artist received a lot of audience sympathy after participating in the New Year's film "Christmas Trees", which was released in 2010. The plot of the film is based on the theory of six handshakes. It consists of eight short stories directed by six directors. This approach allowed us to successfully reveal the storylines and made this film truly popular.
In 2011, the picture was continued. The characters of the first part participate in Yolki-2, whose lives have changed a little over the year. The plot is based on the story of a military man who has been waiting for his beloved woman on Red Square for forty years. And in that year, when the woman finally received the lost letter, he despaired and flew off on a flight. Across the country, the heroes of the tape are trying to find andreturn the pilot. At the same time, they solve their own problems. For example, a girl left businessman Boris, whose role was played by Urgant, unable to withstand his constant employment.
Yolki-3 was released in 2013. This film tells about the theory of the boomerang of goodness and is still based on separate short stories. In the new film, businessman Boris becomes a dad.
Yolki-1914 was released in 2014. The action of the picture takes place in the XX century. The main roles are played by all the same actors. In 2016, Ivan again played the role of Boris in Yolki-5, which returned to its original format.
Personal life of Ivan Urgant
The first time Ivan married when he was only 18 years old. Despite the protests of his relatives, the girl he met at a friendly party became the chosen one of the young man. Her name was Karina Avdeeva. A year and a half later, young people realized that they had made a mistake. The young spouses had nothing to live on, an unsettled life, the lack of a permanent job and, accordingly, income - all this ultimately became the reasons for the separation. After the divorce, Karina left Urgant's surname, although she quickly remarried.
The second (civil) marriage of Ivan Urgant was with TV presenter and journalist Tatyana Gevorkyan. Because of her, Ivan moved to the capital. Fans were looking forward to news of the wedding, but the lovers broke up.
Today, Ivan Urgant's wife (you can see a photo of the second half of the showmanabove) - Natalya Kiknadze, with whom Ivan was familiar from school. This is the second marriage for Natasha. From the first, she has two children - son Niko and daughter Erika, who have a great relationship with Ivan.
Children
Despite the fact that today Ivan has his own children, he never focuses on this. In this family, there is enough love and care for all the children of Ivan Urgant. Photos of this close-knit family do not appear too often in the gossip column.
The first daughter in the family of Ivan and Natalia was born in 2008. She was named after Nina Urgant, her father's grandmother. And in 2015, Natalia gave birth to a second daughter. They named her Valeria. That was the name of Ivan's mother, who did not live until the birth of the baby for a little more than six months.
