Andrey Burkovsky

Andrey Burkovsky
Headshot of Andrey Burkovskiy
Born (1983-11-14) November 14, 1983
OccupationsActor, comedian
Years active2000 – present

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 Mediator,[4] More.tv original series An Hour Before the Dawn[5] and in feature films Milk, Doctor Lisa and Tchaikovsky's Wife.

Life and career

Burkovsky 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

At 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 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

  • 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]
    • Wife - Olga Burkovskaya (the wedding took place on August 29, 2008).[16][17]
    • Children: March 14, 2011 son Maxim was born. On June 5, 2013, daughter Alisa was born.

Controversy

In 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 and theater

Filmography

Year Title (original) Role Notes
2009–2013 Give Youth! (ДаЁшь молодЁжь!) Various (trainer; dentist; gopnik Rzhavy; metrosexual Danila Fox; father Valera; policeman Vyushkin; vampire Denis; chairman of “Young Russia”) Television sketch-comedy
2010 One for All (Одна за всех) Assistant to the president Television
2013–2014 Kitchen (Кухня) Ilya Vladimirovich, waiter Television; seasons 2–3
2013–2015 The Last of the Magikyans (Последний из Магикян) Yegor Nikolayevich Shcherbakov Television; seasons 1–5
2015 Boarding House "Skazka", or Miracles Included (Пансионат «Сказка», или Чудеса включены) Andrey Television
2015 Bet on Love (Ставка на любовь) Kostya Feature film
2015 Society of Anonymous Optimists (Общество анонимных оптимистов) Boris Short film
2016 Pushkin (Пушкин) Grigory Baranov, film producer Television/mini-series
2017 Adaptation (Адаптация) Roman Television; season 1
2017 Furious (Легенда о Коловрате) Rostislav Feature film
2017 Yolki 6 (Ёлки новые) Igor Feature film
2018 Call DiCaprio! (Звоните ДиКаприо!) Lev Ivanovsky Television
2018 Tobol (Тобол) Johan Gustav Renat Feature film
2018 KVNshchiki (КВНщики) cameo Television
2019 Sober Driver (Трезвый водитель) Stanislav Feature film
2020 Deadly Illusions (Смертельные иллюзии) Denis Romanov Feature film
2020 An Hour Before the Dawn (За час до рассвета) Capt. Denis “Ptakha” Zhuravlyov Television
2020 The Babe! (Красотка в ударе) Ilya, plastic surgeon Feature film
2020 For the First Guy You Meet (За первого встречного) Anton Ignatyev Feature film
2020 Doctor Liza (Доктор Лиза) Maj. Sergei Kolesov (FSKN) Feature film
2020 A Good Man (Хороший человек) Boris Lebedev Television
2020 Passengers (Пассажиры) Nikita Television; episode 5
2021 Mediator (Медиатор) Andrei Pavlov Television
2021 Milk (Молоко) Seryozha Feature film
2021 Bender: The Final Hustle (Бендер: Последняя афера) Crowley, illusionist Feature film
2021 The Official (Чиновник) Maxim Eduardovich Feature film
2021 The Sun Line (Солнечная линия) Husband TV film / feature (as released)
2022 Amore More Georgy Television
2022 Tchaikovsky’s Wife (Жена Чайковского) Vladimir Meshchersky Feature film
2022 Nina (Нина) Kostya Television/feature (as released)
2022 I’m on Rewind! (Я на перемотке!) Maxim Feature film
2023 Frozen Land (Мёрзлая земля) Vladislav Aydarov Feature film
2023 Lord of the Wind (Повелитель ветра) Rakitin Feature film
2024 The Flying Ship (Летучий корабль) Paul Feature film
2025 Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears: A New Beginning (Москва слезам не верит. Всё только начинается) TBA Announced
2025 Clown Story COCO Short film; Motherfather Production. New York

Theatre

Year (premiere) Play (original) Role Venue/Notes
2011 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Белоснежка и семь гномов) Royal wishes executor Moscow Art Theatre
2011 The Master and Margarita (Мастер и Маргарита) Georges Bengalsky Moscow Art Theatre
2013 The Pickwick Club (Пиквикский клуб) President of the Court Moscow Art Theatre
2013 An Ideal Husband. A Comedy (Идеальный муж. Комедия) Moloch/TV diva Moscow Art Theatre
2014 No. 13D (№ 13D) by Ray Cooney Waiter Moscow Art Theatre.
2014 Leading Ladies (Примадонны) by Ken Ludwig Leo Clark Moscow Art Theatre
2015 The Musketeers. Saga. Part One (Мушкетёры. Сага. Часть первая) Porthos Moscow Art Theatre
2016 Central Park West (350 Сентрал-парк Вест, New York, NY 10025) by Woody Allen Howard Moscow Art Theatre
2017 Sun Line (Солнечная линия) Verder Meyerhold Theatre Center (Театр имени Мейерхольда, Moscow)
2018 The Sun Rises. An Evening dedicated to Gorky (Солнце всходит. Вечер Горького) actor Moscow Art Theatre
2018 The Man from the Fish (Человек из рыбы) Benoît Moscow Art Theatre
2019 Run (Бег) by Mikhail Bulgakov Sergey Pavlovich Golubkov Moscow Art Theatre
2024 Our Class Menakhem Production MART Foundation and Arlekin Players Theatre; BAM/Classic Stage Company (New York)
2024 The Dybbuk (Диббук) The Dybbuk/Khonen Arlekin Players Theatre; Vilna Shul, Boston
2025 Seagull: True Story MC/Barry La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, New York

References

  1. ^ "Звезды КВН, которые зарабатывают на серьезном кино" [KVN stars who work in serious film]. Hollywood Reporter Russia. 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Moscow Art Theatre - Andrey Burkovsky". mxat.ru. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  3. ^ "Андрей Бурковский объявил об уходе из МХТ имени Чехова". RIA Novosti (in Russian). 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Андрей Бурковский – о манипуляциях, космосе и Западе" [Andrey Burkovsky - about manipulations, outer space and the West]. GQ. 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ Sergei Efimov. "Легавые против честных воров: Константин Хабенский и Андрей Бурковский в детективе "За час до рассвета"". Komsomolskaya Pravda.
  6. ^ "Андрей Бурковский - актер театра и кино". 7Days.
  7. ^ "ВЫПУСКНИКИ: Актерский факультет - 2010-е" [Graduates: Acting course - 2010s]. Moscow Art Theatre School.
  8. ^ "Артисты, играющие в хоккей" [Actors who play hockey]. Tele.ru. 23 November 2018.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ ""ДАЕШЬ МОЛОДЕЖЬ!": ГДЕ СЕЙЧАС ЛЮБИМЫЕ ЗВЕЗДЫ СЕРИАЛА" ["Give Youth!": Where are the favorite stars of the show]. Grazia Magazine Russia.
  11. ^ "Андрей Бурковский". Zvezda.
  12. ^ ""Медиатор": Почему новый сериал с Бурковским – настоящая бомба" ["The Mediator": Why the new series with Burkovsky - is a hit]. Hollywood Reporter Russia. 16 April 2021.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "АНДРЕЙ БУРКОВСКИЙ: "ЖЕНА И ДЕТИ — ЭТО МОЙ ТЫЛ"". 7Days.
  17. ^ Kseniya Kuznetsova (29 August 2021). "Андрей Бурковский с женой отмечают важную дату" [Andrey Burkovsky together with his wife celebrate their anniversary]. New Magazine.
  18. ^ "Holocaust TV skating routine draws anger". BBC. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Vladimir Putin spokesman's wife sparks outrage with 'Holocaust-on-ice' dance routine". Telegraph.co.uk. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  20. ^ Allen, Gavin (27 November 2016). "Russian Strictly Come Dancing's super-intense SS guard routine". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

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