Gosha Kutsenko

Gosha Kutsenko (real name Yuri Georgievich Kutsenko; genus. 1967) - Russian theater, cinema, television and dubbing actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, singer and public figure.

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

There are many interesting facts in the biography of Gosha Kutsenko, which we will tell about in this article.

So, before you is a short biography of Kutsenko.

Biography of Gosha Kutsenko

Gosha Kutsenko was born on May 20, 1967 in Zaporozhye. He grew up and was brought up in an intelligent family.

His father, Georgy Pavlovich, was the head of the Ministry of Radio Industry of Ukraine. Mother, Svetlana Vasilievna, worked as a radiologist.

Childhood and youth

When a son was born in the Kutsenko family, they decided to name him in honor of the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. An interesting fact is that in childhood, the child burst.

The mother called her son Gosha, and he was glad of this, since the unpronounceable "r" was absent in this name.

Over time, the family moved to live in Lviv. Here the boy graduated from school and entered the Polytechnic Institute.

However, Gaucher Kutsenko did not succeed in graduating from the university, since he was drafted into the army. The young man served in the signal troops. Almost immediately after demobilization, he and his parents settled in Moscow.

Here Gosha entered the Moscow State Technical University of Radio Engineering and Electronics, but after a couple of years he dropped out.

He realized that he wanted to connect his life with the theatrical art, so he decided to become a student at the famous Moscow Art Theater School.

Interestingly, when entering this educational institution, the guy, because of the burr, introduced himself as Gosha, and not Yuri. Soon he managed to get rid of the burr, but he still did not change his acting pseudonym.

Films

Gosha appeared on the big screen as a student. In 1991 he got a minor role in the film "The Man from the Alpha Team". At the same year he played one of the main characters in the film "The Mummy from the Suitcase".

In the 90s, Kutsenko took part in the filming of 15 films, the most popular of which were "Children of the Iron Gods", "Hammer and Sickle" and "Mama, Do Not Cry". It was the last work that brought him all-Russian popularity.

At the beginning of the new millennium, Gosha often performed on the stages of various theaters. He played many key roles, including Khlestakov in the play "The Inspector General". However, he will still receive the greatest recognition as a film actor.

In 2001, Kutsenko starred in the crime drama "April", which was a kind of continuation of the film "Mom, Do Not Cry". The following year, he starred in the iconic film Antikiller, after which real fame came to him.

Gaucher was able to masterfully convey the image of Major Philippe Kornev, nicknamed "Fox". It is worth noting that such stars as Mikhail Ulyanov, Mikhail Efremov, Viktor Sukhorukov and other famous artists took part in this film.

After that, the most famous directors strove to work with Gosha Kutsenko. Several films with the participation of the actor were released annually.

In 2003, the premiere of the action movie "Antikiller 2: Antiterror", which was a continuation of the sensational film "Antikiller", took place.

The following year, the man appeared in the equally popular film "Night Watch", playing Ignat. The next notable works were "Yesenin", "Turkish Gambit", "Mama Do not Cry 2" and "Savages".

It is worth noting that in the last film, Kutsenko acted as an actor and film producer. In 2007 the comedy "Love-Carrot" was released, where his partner was Christina Orbakaite. The high box office receipts of the tape prompted the directors to shoot 2 more parts of the film.

After that, Gaucher was entrusted with key roles in the action movie "Paragraph 78" and the melodrama "Kings Can Do Anything." In 2013, he was seen in the comedy Game of Truth, and a year later in a film called Gene Beton.

In 2015, the television series "The Sniper: The Last Shot" was filmed, which was devoted to the military theme. About a year later, Gosha Kutsenko starred in the TV series "The Last Cop 2", playing the main character. An interesting fact is that his daughter Polina Kutsenko also starred in this tape.

In 2018, the actor got a key role in the sitcom Olga. Then the painting "The Last Throw" was presented. In 2019, Kutsenko starred in 8 films, including The Balkan Frontier, The Goalkeeper of the Galaxy and The Lovers.

Music and TV Shows

Gosha Kutsenko is not only a talented actor, but also a musician. The rock band, of which he was once a soloist, was called "Sheep-97". Later, the guy met in the founder of the group "Tokyo" Yaroslav Maly and starred in 2 video clips - "Moscow" and "I am a star".

In 2004 the tandem "Gosha Kutsenko & Anatomy of Soul" was created, which existed for about 4 years. The musicians toured extensively across Russia and participated in various rock festivals, including Nashestvie.

After that, Gosha assembled a new team of musicians. Later, the artist's debut album "My World" (2010) was released. Then he starred in the video "Magician" of the Russian punk band "The King and the Fool".

In 2012, a single by Kutsenko and the Chi-Li group “I want to break the dishes” was recorded. A couple of years later, the man presented his next disc "Music". Then he participated in the musical television project "Two Stars", where he sang the song "Gop-stop" in a duet with Denis Maidanov.

In 2017, Gosha came to the “Secret for a Million” program, where he had to answer a number of uncomfortable questions. In addition, he shared many interesting facts from his personal biography - the loss of parents, alcohol addiction and an illegitimate child.

In the spring of 2018, Kutsenko recorded the disc "DUETO!", Which featured 12 duets with Russian pop singers, including Polina Gagarina, Elka, Valeria, Angelica Varum and others. A few months later, the musician presented the 4th album "Lay".

Over the years of his creative biography, Gosha was a TV presenter of several projects: "Party Zone", "Stuntmen", "Faculty of Humor" and "The Right to Happiness".

Personal life

The first wife of Kutsenko was the actress Maria Poroshina, with whom he lived in an unofficial marriage. In this union, the couple had a girl, Polina, who followed in the footsteps of her parents.

After 5 years of marriage, the couple decided to leave, while remaining friends. In 2012, Gosha married model Irina Skrinichenko. An interesting fact is that the only witness to the marriage of the young was the mother-in-law. Later, the couple had 2 girls - Evgenia and Svetlana.

Gosha Kutsenko today

In 2018, Kutsenko was the confidant of Sergei Sobyanin, candidate for mayor of the capital. In the same year, the Stone Guardian spoke in his voice in the animated cartoon Smallfoot.

In 2020, Gosha starred in four films: "Syrian Sonata", "Ambulance", "Happy End" and "SidYadoma". The artist has a page on Instagram, to which over 800,000 people are subscribed.