Andrey Vladimirovich Burkovsky (Russian: Андрей Владимирович Бурковский; born November 14, 1983) is a Russian actor and a former KVN player (champion of the Major League as a member of the Maximum team in 2008). However, after becoming famous as a comedian he soon started taking on more serious roles in theater, on TV and in cinema.[1] Since 2014, he has been an actor of the Moscow Art Theatre[2][3] He is known for starring in Start original series The Mediator,[4] More.tv original series An Hour Before the Dawn[5] and in feature films Milk, Doctor Lisa and Tchaikovsky's Wife.
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| Born | November 14, 1983 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 2000–2023 |
Life and career
editBurkovsky was born in Tomsk. In 2000, after graduating from school, he entered the Law Institute of Tomsk State University, graduating in 2005.[6]
In 2010, Burkovsky entered the Moscow Art Theatre School for the course of Igor Zolotovitsky and Sergei Zemtsov. He graduated in 2014.[7]
In 2016, Andrey Burkovsky enjoys playing ice hockey in his spare time.[8]
In 2022, Burkovsky and his family moved to Los Angeles. In January 2023, he performed a role in Aleksandr Molochnikov's theatrical production of Chekhov in the Chelsea in the United States.
However, the artist continued to be a member of the Moscow Art Theater troupe until August 2023.
Television
editAt the beginning of 2009, together with his KVN teammate Mikhail Bashkatov, he was invited to the cast of the sketch-comedy series Give Youth! (Russian: ДаЁшь молодЁжь) which aired originally on STS channel, where he played the metrosexual Danila Fox, the gopnik Rzhavy, the policeman Vyushkin and the young spouse Valera, as well as a number of other characters. The show lasted for 9 seasons.[9][10]
In 2012, Burkovsky got the role of Ilya in the sitcom Kitchen on the STS channel, where he appeared for the first two seasons.
Since March 2016, he has been the host of the Not Fact program on the Zvezda TV channel.[11]
On October 1, 2016, Ice Age ice skating competition show returned to Channel One, and among the participants was Andrey. His partner in the project was the famous figure skater Tatiana Navka.
In 2021 Burkovsky starred in the lead role of The Mediator, a Start original crime drama series about a manipulative negotiator Andrei Pavlov who saves hostages and people who attempt suicide. Two seasons have been released.[12][13]
In 2022 Burkovsky starred in Amore More - a dramedy series about poly-amorous relationships.[14]
Family
edit- Father - Tomsk businessman Vladimir Grigorievich Burkovsky.
- Mother - Burkovskaya Lyudmila Ivanovna, owner of the restaurants "Eternal Call" and "Hmel" in the city of Tomsk.
- Brother - Alexander. On January 8, 2009, at the age of 23, he crashed at a ski resort in Sheregesh in the Kemerovo region (while skiing, he crashed into a tree at full speed, as a result of which he received multiple injuries which led to his death).[15]
Controversy
editIn 2016, Andrey Burkovsky together with dancing partner Tatiana Navka drew ire from the public as they appeared in Ice Age - the Russian version of Dancing on Ice dressed as Holocaust concentration camp prisoners. Burkovsky and Navka said that the dance was inspired by the 1997 film Life Is Beautiful and was not meant to cause offense.[18][19][20]
Filmography
edit- Kitchen (TV series 2012–2016) - Ilya
- Furious (2017) - Rostislav
- Yolki 6 (2017) - Igor
- Sober Driver (2019) - Stanislav
- Milk (2019) - Seryozha
- Deadly Illusions (2020) - Denis Romanov
- Doctor Lisa (2020) - Sergei Kolesov
- Tchaikovsky's Wife (2022) - Vladimir Meshchersky
- Limonov: The Ballad (2024) - Yevgeny Yevtushenko
References
edit- ^ "Звезды КВН, которые зарабатывают на серьезном кино" [KVN stars who work in serious film]. Hollywood Reporter Russia.
- ^ "Moscow Art Theatre - Andrey Burkovsky". mxat.ru. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Андрей Бурковский объявил об уходе из МХТ имени Чехова". RIA Novosti (in Russian). 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Андрей Бурковский – о манипуляциях, космосе и Западе" [Andrey Burkovsky - about manipulations, outer space and the West]. GQ. 30 July 2021.
- ^ Sergei Efimov. "Легавые против честных воров: Константин Хабенский и Андрей Бурковский в детективе "За час до рассвета"". Komsomolskaya Pravda.
- ^ "Андрей Бурковский - актер театра и кино". 7Days.
- ^ "ВЫПУСКНИКИ: Актерский факультет - 2010-е" [Graduates: Acting course - 2010s]. Moscow Art Theatre School.
- ^ "Артисты, играющие в хоккей" [Actors who play hockey]. Tele.ru. 23 November 2018.
- ^ Anna Lukyanova. ""Даешь молодежь!" 11 лет спустя: где сейчас актеры популярного скетчкома" ["Give Youth!" 11 years after: where are the stars of the popular sketch series now]. Komsomolskaya Pravda.
- ^ ""ДАЕШЬ МОЛОДЕЖЬ!": ГДЕ СЕЙЧАС ЛЮБИМЫЕ ЗВЕЗДЫ СЕРИАЛА" ["Give Youth!": Where are the favorite stars of the show]. Grazia Magazine Russia.
- ^ "Андрей Бурковский". Zvezda.
- ^ ""Медиатор": Почему новый сериал с Бурковским – настоящая бомба" ["The Mediator": Why the new series with Burkovsky - is a hit]. Hollywood Reporter Russia.
- ^ "Андрей Бурковский, Юлия Пересильд, Дарья Мороз, Ирина Старшенбаум о проекте "Медиатор"" [Andrey Burkovsky, Yulia Peresild, Daria Moroz, Irina Starshenbaum discuss "The Mediator]. OK! Magazine Russia.
- ^ "Андрей Бурковский, Юрий Чурсин, Яна Гладких и другие артисты в сериале AMORE MORE" [Andrey Burkovsky, Yuri Chursin, Yana Gladkih and other actors in the series AMORE MORE]. OK! Magazine.
- ^ Anton Borisov. ""На похоронах был весь город": звезда "Кухни" о гибели брата" [The funeral was attended by the whole town: star of "Kitchen" about the demise of his brother]. Gazeta.ru.
- ^ "АНДРЕЙ БУРКОВСКИЙ: "ЖЕНА И ДЕТИ — ЭТО МОЙ ТЫЛ"". 7Days.
- ^ Kseniya Kuznetsova (29 August 2021). "Андрей Бурковский с женой отмечают важную дату" [Andrey Burkovsky together with his wife celebrate their anniversary]. New Magazine.
- ^ "Holocaust TV skating routine draws anger". BBC. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Vladimir Putin spokesman's wife sparks outrage with 'Holocaust-on-ice' dance routine". Telegraph.co.uk. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Allen, Gavin (27 November 2016). "Russian Strictly Come Dancing's super-intense SS guard routine". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.