Leonid Yakubovich — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Leonid Arkadyevich Yakubovich was a Soviet and Russian television presenter, actor, screenwriter, writer, and producer. People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2002). Member of the public council of the Russian Jewish Congress. Best known as the host of the TV game show "Pole Chudes."

Filmography

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Interesting facts

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From 1971 to 1977, he worked at the Likhachev Plant.
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He enrolled at the Moscow Institute of Electronic Machine Building, where he played in the Student Miniatures Theatre. He then transferred to the V.V. Kuibyshev Moscow Civil Engineering Institute. During his studies, he played on the institute's KVN team.
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He worked at an aviation plant as a turner and an electromechanic. He received his secondary education at an evening school.
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Leonid Yakubovich is a Honored Artist of Russia (1998) and a People's Artist of Russia (2002).
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While a schoolboy, he left to work on an expedition in Siberia, for which he was expelled from school.