Garik Kharlamov

Garik Kharlamov
Born
Andrey Yuryevich Kharlamov

(1981-02-28) February 28, 1981
Moscow, Soviet Union
CitizenshipRussia
OccupationsActor, television presenter, comedian, singer, film producer, television producer, showman, youtuber
Years active2004–present
Spouse(s)
Yulia Leshchenko
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(m. 2010; div. 2013)​

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(m. 2013; div. 2020)​

Yekaterina Kovalchuk
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(m. 2024)​
AwardsMTV Russia Movie Awards (2008)

Igor Yuryevich Kharlamov (Russian: Игорь Юрьевич Харламов[1], born February 28, 1981), known professionally as Garik Kharlamov (Russian: Гарик Харламов) is a Russian film, television, and voice actor, comedian, television presenter, singer, and producer. He is best known as the long-time resident, co-host, and creative producer of the Comedy Club show on TNT channel.

Biography

Kharlamov (second from the left) meeting with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev among other residents of the Comedy Club, 2011
Kharlamov in 2013

Born Andrey, he had his name changed to Igor at three months as a tribute to his late grandfather.[2] In the 1990s, when Kharlamov was still a teenager, his parents divorced. He emigrated to the United States with his father. At the age of 14 in Chicago, Kharlamov studied acting under Billy Zane.[3] He also worked part-time selling cell phones and as a cashier at McDonald's. Kharlamov returned to Russia in 1999.

He graduated from the State University of Management with a degree in human resource management. During his university years, he gained his first fame by participating in KVN.[4]

He has worked for several Russian television channels, including Muz-TV, TNT, STS, and NTV. A permanent resident of the Comedy Club, Kharlamov replaced Garik Martirosyan as the show's co-host in 2015, and became its creative producer in 2024.

Despite having been a trusted person of Vladimir Putin during his 2012 and 2018 presidential campaigns, Kharlamov condemned the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5][6] However, he still got on the Ukraine's sanctions list for "calling publicly for a war of aggression, excusing and legitimizing Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and temporary occupation of Ukrainian territories.[7][8]

Personal life

From 2013 to 2020, Kharlamov was married to actress Kristina Asmus. They have a daughter together.

Kharlamov supports PFC CSKA Moscow.

Selected filmography

Voice roles

Russian dubbing

References

  1. ↑ "Россияне удивились настоящему имени Гарика Харламова". Rambler. September 3, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Гарик Харламов: биография, фильмы, личная жизнь..." 5-tv.ru. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Garik Kharlamov". 7 Days (in Russian). Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  4. ↑ КВН Гарик Харламов — Директор Пушкина on YouTube
  5. ↑ Постановление ЦИК РФ от 6 февраля 2012 года № 96/767-6
  6. ↑ «Не последний срок»: как Путин встретился с доверенными лицами
  7. ↑ War and Sanctions. "Харламов Игорь Юрьевич. Биография, досье, активы". sanctions.nazk.gov.ua (in Russian). Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Миллиардеры из российского Forbes, дети Путина, пропагандисты РФ, силовики Беларуси и западные корпорации. Что нужно знать об украинских санкциях". Forbes (in Russian). Forbes.ua. October 21, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2023.