Yan Arlazorov
Stand-up comedian from Russia ๐ท๐บ
About Yan Arlazorov
Yan Mayorovich Arlazorov (August 26, 1947 - March 7, 2009) was a Soviet and Russian theater actor, comedian and entertainer, Honored Artist of Russia in 1997 and winner of the All-Russian Competition of Variety Artists. Born into a Jewish family, he dreamed of becoming an actor from his junior school years and graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. He worked at the Central Children's Theater and, from the late 1970s, served in the Mossovet Theatre before switching to the stage in the early 1990s. In the late 1990s he conducted the broadcast People's Ambulance on the AvtoRadio radio station, and he worked on the humorous TV program Anshlag, presented by Regina Dubovitskaya. In 1995 he won the Arkady Raikin Cup at the Comedy International Festival in Riga, and as a rule he wrote his own monologues, though he also worked with professional variety playwrights such as Anatoly Trushkin and Semyon Altov. Arlazorov died on March 7, 2009, at the age of 62, after a severe and prolonged illness, and was buried at Vostryakovskoye Cemetery in Moscow.
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Frequently asked questions
Where did Yan Arlazorov train?
Yan Arlazorov graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute and worked at the Central Children's Theater, later joining the Mossovet Theatre from the late 1970s.
What awards did Yan Arlazorov receive?
Arlazorov was named Honored Artist of Russia in 1997, won the All-Russian Competition of Variety Artists and took the Arkady Raikin Cup at the Comedy International Festival in Riga in 1995.
Did Yan Arlazorov write his own material?
As a rule he wrote his own monologues, though he also worked with professional variety playwrights such as Anatoly Trushkin and Semyon Altov.
Was Yan Arlazorov on Anshlag?
He worked on Anshlag, the humorous TV program presented by Regina Dubovitskaya, and in the late 1990s he hosted People's Ambulance on AvtoRadio.
When did Yan Arlazorov leave the theatre for the stage?
After his years in theatre companies, Arlazorov switched to the stage as an entertainer in the early 1990s.
When was Yan Arlazorov born?
Yan Mayorovich Arlazorov was born on August 26, 1947, and died on March 7, 2009.
