Semyon Altov

Semyon Altov (Russian: Семён Альтов) (born January 17, 1945) is a Jewish Russian and Soviet comedy writer. Original name: Semyon Teodorovich Altshuller (Russian: Семён Теодо́рович Альтшуллер).

Semyon Altov was born in Sverdlovsk. The same year the family moved to Leningrad, where Semyon Altov spent his whole life.