Igor Kharlamov is a famous showman, TV presenter and actor who became famous thanks to the Comedy Club TV project. Only my mother calls Igor, one of the brightest participants in the popular show, everyone else prefers to call him Garik or Bulldog. What is known about this talented young man, the owner of a great sense of humor?
Igor Kharlamov: childhood
The future Comedy Club artist was born in Moscow, a joyful event took place in February 1980. Few people know that Igor Kharlamov was originally named Andrei, bore this name for the first three months after birth. The child was renamed after his grandfather died, the parents decided to name their son in his honor. Interestingly, the deceased grandfather during his lifetime was famous for his amazing sense of humor. It is not surprising that the grandson almost from the cradle began to make people laugh, pretty much succeeding in this matter.
While still a preschooler, Igor Kharlamov entertained his family members with humorous performances, the scripts of which he came up withon one's own. He did not give up this habit and became a schoolboy. Garik repeatedly had serious conflicts with teachers, since not all of them found his jokes harmless. Bulldog's favorite lessons were literature and history, hated - all the rest. Once it got to the point that the future famous showman was expelled from school, to which the boy's mother reacted philosophically, promising to find another.
Life in the USA
Comedy Club star's father divorced his mother when the child was only a few years old, then moved to the States. It was there that the teenager Igor Kharlamov went when he was nevertheless expelled from school for bad behavior. The first months of life in Chicago became a real test for the young man, since he had not studied English before. However, the Bulldog quickly mastered a foreign language, learning to joke in it as well.
At the age of 16, Garik became a student of the famous Harendt theater school, being the only Russian. As a student, he constantly acted in amateur productions, most of which were musicals. A busy study schedule did not prevent Kharlamov from earning money at McDonald's, he also happened to be a mobile phone seller. After graduating from Harendt, Igor returned to Russia, as he did not see prospects for himself in the States.
Comedy Club
Returning from the USA, Igor Kharlamov dreamed of entering the theater institute. Bulldog's biography says that he was dissuaded from this intention by his mother, who convinced her son to become a student at the University of Management. Garik was not carried away by studies,but quickly became a member of the local team. For 7 years that Kharlamov devoted to KVN, he managed to change several teams: “Jokes aside”, “Team of Moscow”, “Not Golden Youth”.
Gradually, Igor wanted to achieve something more, so he joined the number of participants in the new Comedy Club show, the idea of which belonged to Gasparyan and Sargsyan, without any hesitation. Suddenly, the project gained a lot of fans, everyone who performed in it became stars, including Kharlamov, one of the brightest residents.
Filming in movies and TV shows
Of course, Igor Kharlamov could not resist trying his hand at other areas. Garik was not embarrassed by the lack of specialized education when he was first offered to act in films. Bulldog received a small role in the film "The Executioner". Also, fans have the opportunity to see the star in episodes of such famous TV shows as "My Fair Nanny", "Sasha + Masha", "Touched". In addition, Igor was offered to play Nikita Voronin in the popular show "Who's the Boss", but being busy in other projects forced him to refuse.
Perhaps the most famous film project of Kharlamov as an actor is “The Best Film”. The parody received very mixed reviews from critics, but the box office testified to the success of the picture with the audience. It is not surprising that a sequel was released, in which Garik also starred.
Besides this, fans have the opportunity to admire their idol in such tapes as "Moms-3", "Happy New Year, Moms".
Life forframe
Few people know that actress Svetlana Svetikova is the failed wife of Igor Kharlamov. Garik met with the star of Notre Dame de Paris for a long time. However, the relationship of young people was upset by the girl's parents, who were convinced that their daughter could find a more worthy life partner.
The first wife of the Bulldog was Yulia Leshchenko, before marriage, Kharlamov lived with his chosen one for several years. However, the relationship of the spouses deteriorated already two years after the wedding, a year later there was an official divorce, the reasons for which were never made public.
Igor Kharlamov and Kristina Asmus met after Garik divorced his wife. Feelings flared up between them almost during the first meeting, soon the young people began to live together. In 2014, Garik Kharlamov became the father of a charming daughter, Anastasia, who was given to him by Christina.
