Alexander Garrievich Gordon (genus. Former head of the Journalism Workshop of the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting "Ostankino" (MITRO), teacher of the MacGuffin Film School.
Founder and presenter of Gordon, Private Screening, Gordon Quixote and Citizen Gordon.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Alexander Gordon, which we will talk about in this article.
So, here is a short biography of Gordon.
Biography of Alexander Gordon
Alexander Gordon was born on February 20, 1964 in Obninsk (Kaluga region). His father, Harry Borisovich, was a poet and artist, and his mother, Antonina Dmitrievna, worked as a physician.
Childhood and youth
Soon after the birth of Alexander, the Gordon family moved to the village of Belousovo, Kaluga Region, where they lived for about 3 years. Then the family moved to Moscow.
Father decided to leave the family when Alexander was still very young. As a result, his mother remarried a man named Nikolai Chinin. A warm relationship developed between the boy and his stepfather. According to Gordon, Chinin took an active part in his upbringing and had a great influence on the formation of his personality.
Even in the preschool period of his biography, Alexander possessed outstanding artistic abilities. An interesting fact is that when he was only 5 years old, the child already had his own puppet theater.
Gordon recalls that many children and adults watched his puppet shows with pleasure. At that time, he dreamed of becoming either a theater director or an investigator.
It is worth noting that as a child, Alexander Gordon had an excellent sense of humor. One day, he jokingly posted several ads for the sale of a helicopter. When the policemen read them, they did not appreciate the boy's humor, as a result of which they had an educational conversation with him.
Having received a certificate, Gordon entered the famous Shchukin School, which he graduated in 1987. After that, he briefly worked at the Theater-Studio. R. Simonov, and also taught the acting skills of children.
Later, Alexander worked in the theater on Malaya Bronnaya, as a stage editor. Soon the guy was called up for service.
Gordon did not want to join the army, so he began to think about how to avoid serving in the army. As a result, he pretended to be a mentally abnormal person. It is curious that he even had to lie down in a mental hospital for about two weeks.
An interesting fact is that the famous rock musician Viktor Tsoi, in the same way, was able to avoid being drafted into the ranks of the Soviet army.
TV
In 1989, Alexander Gordon emigrated to America with his family. Initially, he had to take on any job. He managed to work as an electrician, an air conditioner, and even mastered making pizza.
However, the following year, the man managed to get a job as a director and announcer on the Russian-language channel "RTN". Having proved himself to be a professional specialist, Alexander began to cooperate with the WMNB TV channel, where he worked as a senior correspondent.
In 1993, a significant event took place in Gordon's biography. He founded his own television company, Wostok Entertainment. In parallel with this, he begins to lead the author's project "New York, New York", which appears on Russian TV, in which he tells various stories about life in the United States.
In 1997, Alexander decides to return to Russia, retaining his American citizenship. Here he created several programs, the most famous of which turned out to be "A collection of delusions." It announced various historical investigations.
During the period of his biography 1999-2001, Gordon, together with Vladimir Solovyov, hosted the popular political show "The Trial", which was watched with pleasure by the Russian audience. Then the premiere of the program "Gordon", performed in the scientific and entertainment genre, took place.
By that time, Alexander Garrievich had already managed to nominate himself for the presidential elections in 2000. For this, he even founded his own political force - the Party of Public Cynicism. However, without achieving any success, he later sold the batch for a symbolic $ 3.
Having become one of the most respected journalists and TV presenters, he began to lead a number of rating projects. Such programs as "Stress", "Gordon Quixote", "Citizen Gordon", "Politics" and "Private Screening" were especially popular. It is curious that the last project brought him 3 TEFI awards.
From 2009 to 2010, Alexander Gordon hosted the Science of the Soul program, which discussed various topics related to the human psyche. Qualified psychologists came to the program, who answered various questions and gave appropriate recommendations.
Soon, the journalist began teaching at the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting, sharing his own experience with students.
In 2013, the Russian TV program "They and We", which covered the relationship between a man and a woman. The following year, Alexander, together with Yulia Baranovskaya, appeared in the show "Male / Female", which gained great popularity.
In 2016, Gordon took part in the famous musical project "The Voice", where he sang a song. However, none of the mentors turned to him.
By the time of the biography, the man managed to prove himself as an actor and film director. For today, he has more than a dozen acting jobs behind him. He participated in the filming of such films as "Generation P", "Fate to Choose", "After School" and "Fizruk".
As a director, Gordon presented 5 works shot in the period 2002-2018. His most popular films were The Shepherd of His Cows and The Lights of the Brothel. Interestingly, the scripts for both films were based on the works of Alexander's father, Harry Gordon.
Personal life
Over the years of his biography, Alexander Gordon was married four times. His first wife was Maria Berdnikova, with whom he lived for about 8 years. In this union, the couple had a girl named Anna.
After that, Gordon for 7 years was in a civil marriage with a Georgian actress and model Nana Kiknadze.
The second official wife of the man was a lawyer and TV presenter Ekaterina Prokofieva. This marriage lasted from 2000 to 2006, after which the couple decided to leave.
In 2011, Alexander began to look after 18-year-old Nina Shchipilova, who was 30 years older than her chosen one! As a result, the couple got married, but their union lasted only 2 years. The couple allegedly broke up due to her husband's infidelity and a large age difference.
In the spring of 2012, information appeared in the media about Gordon's illegitimate daughter. The girl's mother was journalist Elena Pashkova, with whom Alexander had a fleeting affair.
In 2014, Alexander Garrievich got married for the fourth time. VGIK student Nozanin Abdulvasieva became his beloved. Later, the couple had two boys - Fedor and Alexander.
Alexander Gordon today
The man continues to work in television and star in films. In 2018, he acted as the main character and director of the comedy Uncle Sasha. It told about the director who decided to leave the cinema.
In 2020, Russian TV hosted the premiere of the Dok-Tok rating show, hosted by Gordon and Ksenia Sobchak. The project leaders wanted to create a specific program, in which serious discussions of sore topics were initiated.
Photo by Alexander Gordon
