Ivan Urgant
Ivan Urgant | |
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Иван Ургант | |
Urgant in 2025 | |
| Born | 16 April 1978 |
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| Citizenship | Russia, Israel |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy |
| Occupation(s) | Television host, actor |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Television | Evening Urgant |
| Spouses | Karina Avdeeva (divorced)Natalia Kiknadze (m. 2007) |
Ivan Andreyevich Urgant (Russian: Иван Ургант; born 16 April 1978) is a Russian television host, presenter and actor. His best known roles in film are Boris in the Yolki series and as Danila in Lucky Trouble. Between 2012 and 2022 he hosted Evening Urgant, a late-night talk show, which was suspended in February 2022. According to the 2008 and 2011 surveys, Urgant is Russia's most popular TV presenter. He is the chairman of the board of trustees of the Friends Charitable Foundation.