About Stepan Kazanin
Sergiy Yuriyovych Kazanin (creative nickname Stepan Kazanin; born 19 December 1974, Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russian RFSR) is an actor of "Studiya Kvartal-95", a television host of the programs "Bytva ukrainskykh mist" and "BUM. Bytva slovyan", took part in the KVN team "Tambovski vovky", then was captain of the KVN team "Tapkini diti". He was born on 19 December 1974 in the city of Nadym in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug; his father was a driver and his mother an engineer. While at school, he created a KVK team. After school he studied at the Tambov Institute of Chemical Engineering to become an electromechanical engineer, and played KVK.
He explained how he got his stage name: in his first year at the institute he introduced himself as Sergiy about seven hundred times and no one remembered, so after three days he blurted out that he was Stepan, and everyone immediately started calling him Stepan; since then only relatives call him Sergiy. In his second year he went into the army for two years. After his service he entered the Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, becoming an economist. From 1993 he played in the team "Tambovski vovky" together with Valeriy Zhidkov, and then in the team "Tapkini diti", where he became captain, taking part in the Kazan, Khanty-Mansiysk, Voronezh and Kyiv leagues. In 2002 he played in the MDU combined team "Nezolota molod".
He worked on Tambov television as an operator and journalist; the creative team in which Kazanin worked was awarded a Tefi for the project about the history of their native region "Region 68" in the category "Best regional program". Through his participation in the Kyiv KVN league he met the team "95 kvartal" and began working in it. In 2010 he enrolled in the correspondence department of the Luhansk Institute of Culture and Arts, in the directing faculty, together with "Studiya Kvartal 95" actors Yevhen Koshovyi and Mykhailo Fatalov, and graduated. Married since 1993 to Nataliya Kazanina, he has sons Stepan Kazanin (1998) and Petro Kazanin (15 February 2010).
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Frequently asked questions
When and where was Stepan Kazanin born and what is his real name?
His real name is Sergiy Yuriyovych Kazanin; he was born on 19 December 1974 in Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
How did Stepan Kazanin get his stage name?
In his first year at the institute he introduced himself as Sergiy many times and no one remembered; after three days he blurted out that he was Stepan, and everyone immediately started calling him Stepan, with only relatives still calling him Sergiy.
Which KVN teams did Stepan Kazanin play in?
From 1993 he played in the team "Tambovski vovky" together with Valeriy Zhidkov, then in the team "Tapkini diti", where he became captain, and in 2002 he played in the MDU combined team "Nezolota molod".
How did Stepan Kazanin join Studiya Kvartal-95?
Through his participation in the Kyiv KVN league he met the team "95 kvartal" and began working in it.
What award did the creative team Stepan Kazanin worked with on Tambov television receive?
The creative team in which he worked was awarded a Tefi for the project about the history of their native region "Region 68" in the category "Best regional program".
