Years active 1967-present Spouse Zlata Elbaum Awards Children Alisa Khazanova | Name Gennady Khazanov Role Comedian | |
Full Name Gennady Viktorovich Khazanov Parents Iraida Khazanova, Viktor Lukacher Movies Kavkazskaya Plennitsa!, Still Waters Similar People Alisa Khazanova, Leonid Yarmolnik, Lyubov Kazarnovskaya, Eldar Ryazanov, Arkady Raikin |
Soviet (Russian) Comedy. Gennady Khazanov, "Watermelon". ENG SUBTITLES
Gennady Viktorovich Khazanov (Russian: Генна́дий Ви́кторович Хаза́нов; born on 1 December 1945) is an acclaimed Russian stand-up comedian and part-time actor, best known for his consistent parodies of Russian and Soviet politicians, and his mockery of various sub-cultural groups in modern Russia. In 1999, he was president of the Security Foundation of the Russian Jewish Community, which was set up to coordinate action against antisemitism in Moscow.
He is known as an acquaintance of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In March 2014 he signed a letter in support of the position of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Russia's military intervention in Ukraine.

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