Igor Yurievich Kharlamov (alias - Garik Bulldog Kharlamov; genus. 1981) - Russian film and television actor, humorist, TV presenter, showman and singer. Resident and host of the entertainment show "Comedy Club", ex-member of the KVN teams "Moscow National Team" MAMI "and" Golden Youth ".
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Garik Kharlamov, which we will discuss in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Garik Kharlamov.
Biography of Garik Kharlamov
Garik Kharlamov was born on February 28, 1981 in Moscow. He grew up and was brought up in the family of Yuri Kharlamov and his wife Natalya Igorevna.
Childhood and youth
At birth, the parents named the future artist Andrey, but after 3 months his name was changed to Igor - in memory of his deceased grandfather.
An interesting fact is that they began to call Garik Kharlamov as early as childhood. When he was still a teenager, his parents decided to divorce. Immediately after parting, my father flew to Chicago.
After graduating from school, Garik went to his father in the United States, where he entered the famous acting school "Harend", where Billy Zane taught. At the time, he worked part-time at McDonald's and also sold mobile phones.
After 5 years, Kharlamov returned home, since his mother had twins - Alina and Ekaterina. During this period, he earned money by singing in subway cars and telling anecdotes.
Soon Garik entered the State University of Management. It was during his student years that he began to play in KVN, which would become for him a pass to the world of show business.
Comedy projects
At the university Kharlamov played in the student KVN team "Jokes aside", consisting of only 4 players. Later, the guys were able to take first place in the Moscow League.
After this, the charismatic guy was invited to participate in the "Golden Youth", and then in the "MAMI team".
The idea of creating "Comedy Club" belonged to Garik Kharlamov, Artur Janibekyan, Tashm Sargsyan and Garik Martirosyan. This happened after a tour of America, during which the guys explored the stand-up comedy market.
The first release of the program took place in 2003. The show gained immense popularity overnight, after which new comedians began to appear in it with original jokes, unlike the jokes of famous Russian comedians.
Kharlamov performed on stage with Garik Martirosyan, Demis Karibidis, Vadim Galygin, Marina Kravets and other residents. However, Timur Batrutdinov was his main partner.
Over time, Garik came up with a new image for himself - Eduard the Severe. His character is a lonely bard performing with author songs. The audience enthusiastically received the Severe, listening with pleasure to his funny sketches.
It is worth noting that a lot of criticism is constantly directed towards the artist. This is due to his indecent jokes and behavior on stage. Also, the guardians of morality are unhappy with the fact that in some numbers he uses profanity.
Over the years of his creative biography, Garik Kharlamov participated in a number of television projects: "Guess the melody", "Two stars", "Where is the logic", "Improvisation", "Evening Urgant" and other programs. Together with Batrutdinov, he launched the HB project, and with Artak Gasparyan, he launched the Bulldog Show.
Films
Kharlamov first appeared on the big screen in 2003 in the comedy series Sasha + Masha. The following year, he starred in the musical film Give Me Happiness.
In 2007, Garik was entrusted with one of the main roles in the comedy Shakespeare Never Dreamed of. In the same year he took part in the filming of "The Adventures of a Soldier Ivan Chonkin" and "The Club".
In 2008, Kharlamov was seen in "The Best Film". Mikhail Galustyan, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Pavel Volya and Elena Velikanova also starred in this tape. Later, 2 more parts of this comedy will be filmed.
After that, Garik appeared in projects such as "Univer: New Hostel", "Friends of Friends" and "Mama-3".
In 2014, the premiere of the comedy "Remains Light" took place, where the key roles went to Kharlamov and his wife Christina Asmus. The film critics named a high-quality and sensible script for Russian entertainment cinema as the main advantage of the film.
In 2018, the film "Zomboyaschik" was filmed. It starred Garik Kharlamov, along with many Russian comedians and residents of the Comedy Club.
At the same time, the man voiced dozens of cartoons and feature films. An interesting fact is that Yandex.Navigator also spoke in his voice.
Kharlamov often starred in commercials, and also leads corporate parties and other entertainment events. It is worth noting that for his work in this role, the comedian demands about 20,000-40,000 dollars.
Personal life
Kharlamov's first lover was the actress Svetlana Svetikova. However, the couple had to part, because the girl's parents did not want their daughter to meet with Garik.
In 2010, the guy married Yulia Leshchenko, who worked as a nightclub administrator. After 3 years, this marriage broke up. The reason for the separation was Garik's romance with the young actress Christina Asmus.
From the first time, Garik did not manage to divorce Leshchenko, due to paperwork. The news that Kharlamov had already managed to legalize relations with Asmus added fuel to the fire. As a result, the court ruled that he was a bigamist, as a result of which the marriage with Christina was annulled.
In 2013, Garik and Christina nevertheless got married, and a year later they had a girl, Anastasia.
Garik Kharlamov today
The showman is still performing on the Comedy Club stage, acting in films and appearing in various television projects. In 2019 he starred in the comedy Eduard the Harsh. Brighton's Tears ".
It is curious that such stars as Mikhail Boyarsky, Lev Leshchenko, Alexander Shirvindt, Maxim Galkin, Philip Kirkorov, Grigory Leps and many other artists took part in this picture.
During the 2018 presidential elections, Garik was one of Vladimir Putin's confidants. he starred in Glucose's video for the song "Dancevach".
Photo by Garik Kharlamov
