About Yuriy Tkach
Yuriy Kostyantynovych Tkach (born October 9, 1983) is a Ukrainian comedian and actor. He is known for his acting roles in the Ukrainian sitcoms Country U and Once Upon a Time Near Poltava, and has been a participant on the reality shows Tantsi z zirkamy and Laughter League. He was born in 1983 in the city of Dnipro (then known as Dnepropetrovsk) in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
He studied at the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, where he organized the Dnepropetrovsk National Team to compete on KVN, a nationally televised comedy competition show. The group eventually rose to national and international prominence, placing third in the Ukrainian National Higher League of KVN in 2009 and becoming a silver medalist of the International Higher League of KVN in 2013. In 2013, he was cast by Kvartal 95 Studio as the husband of a main character in the sitcom Country U. In 2014, he accepted a lead position on the Country U spinoff Once Upon a Time Near Poltava, along with his costar Irina Soponaru, and was also cast in a lead role on the Kvartal 95 sitcom Stories U.
In 2017, he was a celebrity contestant on the Ukrainian version of Dancing with the Stars, Tantsi z zirkamy. In 2018, Tkach became a judge and coach on Laughter League. In 2019, he replaced Ihor Lastochkin as a judge on the Make the Comedian Laugh game show on 1+1, and he became a contestant on the Ukrainian adaptation of Lip Sync Battle in 2021.
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Frequently asked questions
When and where was Yuriy Tkach born?
Yuriy Kostyantynovych Tkach was born on October 9, 1983, in the city of Dnipro (then known as Dnepropetrovsk) in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
How did Tkach start in KVN?
He studied at the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, where he organized the Dnepropetrovsk National Team to compete on KVN. The group placed third in the Ukrainian National Higher League of KVN in 2009 and became a silver medalist of the International Higher League of KVN in 2013.
What sitcoms is Tkach known for?
He is known for his roles in the Ukrainian sitcoms Country U and Once Upon a Time Near Poltava. He was cast in Country U in 2013 and took a lead role in Once Upon a Time Near Poltava in 2014, along with his costar Irina Soponaru.
What reality shows has Tkach participated in?
He was a celebrity contestant on the Ukrainian version of Dancing with the Stars, Tantsi z zirkamy, in 2017, and a contestant on the Ukrainian adaptation of Lip Sync Battle in 2021. He has also been a participant on Laughter League.
What judging roles has Tkach held?
In 2018, he became a judge and coach on Laughter League. In 2019, he replaced Ihor Lastochkin as a judge on the Make the Comedian Laugh game show on 1+1.
