Andrey Nikolayevich Malakhov (russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Мала́хов; born 11 January 1972) is a Russian television personality and presenter on the main Russian television channel,

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Biography

Born on 11 January 1972 in

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, (

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), Malakhov studied

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at music school. In 1995 he graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the Moscow State University, before studying for one and a half years at

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. During these studies Malakhov worked on the newspaper ''

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'' and broadcast the show ''Стиль'' (Style) on

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. He publishes a magazine and website of the same name, '' StarHit''. In 1998 Malakhov entered the faculty of law of the

Russian State University for the Humanities The Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH, RGGU; russian: Росси́йский госуда́рственный гуманита́рный университе́т, РГГУ, translit=Rossijskij gosudarstvennyj gumanitarnyj universit ...

and since graduating has worked there, teaching the basics of journalism.

Career

Malakhov has hosted the talk show '' Let Them Talk'' since July 2001. In May 2009, Malakhov presented the semifinals of the

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with the Russian model

Natalia Vodianova Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova ( rus, Наталья Михайловна Водянова, , nɐˈtalʲjə mʲɪˈxajləvnə vədʲɪˈnovə; born 28 February 1982), nicknamed Supernova, is a Russian model, actress and United Nations Goodwill ...

Television

*1992: worked at ''The Sunday'' with Sergey Alekseev *1995: editor of the international informational program ''Morning'' and the presenter of the show ''Style'' *1996–2001: the show ''Good Morning'' on Channel One *2001–2004: talk show '' The Big Washing'' *2004–2007: the music show ''

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'' *2004–2005: talk show ''

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'' *2005–2017: talk show '' Lets Them Talk'' *April–May, 2006: the show about folk medicine ''Malakhov+Malakhov'' (together with his namesake Gennady Malakhov) *2005–2007: broadcast ''

'' on

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*2008: TV show ''TV star - Superstar'' on Ukrainian TV *2008: the show ''Two Stars'', together with

Masha Rasputina Masha Rasputina (Russian: Маша Распутина, born Alla Nikolayevna Ageeva, Russian: Алла Николаевна Агеева) is a Russian pop singer, who went through her peak of popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2003, she scored ...

(as a participant) *2010–2011: the show ''Lie Detector'' *2012–2017: the Saturday talk show ''Tonight'' * since 2017 TV show “Live with Andrey Malakhov” * since 2017 the Saturday talk show “Hello, Andrey!”

Filmography

Malakhov made

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as himself in the following films: *2007: ''

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'' *2007: ''Indigo'' *2007: '' Happy Together'' *2009: ''

Daddy's Daughters ''Daddy's Daughters'' (russian: Папины дочки, Papiny Dochki) is a Russian TV series produced from 2007 to 2013. Made by "Kinokonstanta" (episodes 1 to 60) and "Kostafilm" (since episode 61) film companies, it is characterized by various ...

'' *2011: ''Exchange Wedding'' *2015: ''

The Very Best Day The Very Best Day (russian: Самый лучший день, Samyy luchshiy den) is a Russian comedy film directed by Zhora Kryzhovnikov. It is the highest-grossing Russian film of 2015, which raised more than $10.5 million at the box office. Plot ...

'' *2019: '' Serf''

Awards

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Медаль ордена «За заслуги перед Отечеством») was established on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree No.442. Its award criteria were modified on 6 ...

2nd class (2006)

Personal life

In June 2011, Malakhov married Natalia Shkuleva (born 31 May 1980), a publisher of magazine ''

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'' by Hearst Shkulev Digital (Russian edition). They married in the

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. In August 2017, the couple announced that they are expecting their first child.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malakhov, Andrey 1972 births Living people People from Apatity Russian television presenters Moscow State University alumni Michigan State University alumni Russian journalists Russian State University for the Humanities alumni Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class Russian magazine editors