Pavel Alekseevich Volya ( rus, Павел Алексеевич Воля, , ˈpavʲɪl ˈvolʲə; born 14 March 1979) is a Russian TV host, actor and singer. A former ''

KVN ''KVN'' (russian: КВН, an abbreviation of , ''Klub Vesyólykh i Nakhódchivykh'' or ''Ka-Ve-En'', "Club of the Funny and Inventive") is a Russian (and formerly Soviet) humour TV show and an international competition where teams (usually comp ...

'' player, he first came to prominence as the "resident" of the Russian ''

Comedy Club A comedy club is a venue—typically a nightclub, bar, hotel, casino, or restaurant—where people watch or listen to performances, including stand-up comedians, improvisational comedians, impersonators, impressionists, magicians, ventriloquists, ...

'' show, co-produced by

Garik Martirosyan Garik Yurievich Martirosyan (russian: Гарик Юрьевич Мартиросян, hy, Գարիկ Մարտիրոսյան; born February 13, 1974) is a Russian Federation, Russian entertainer, comedian, TV host, actor and singer of Armenians, ...

and aired on

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channel. In 2007, Volya released his first studio album. As of 2008, he hosts a TV Show on TNT.

Biography

Born on March 14, 1979 in

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. Graduated from school №. 11. In 2001 graduated from the Penza Pedagogical Institute (now - a faculty of

Penza State University Penza State University (russian: Пензенский государственный университет) is a state university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic deg ...

) with a degree in Russian language and literature. Immediately after graduating from university, he left for Moscow. Since 2005 - resident of the Comedy Club.

Personal life

Volya is married to sportswoman and TV presenter

Lyasan Utiasheva Lyasan Albertovna Utiasheva (russian: link=no, Ляйсан Альбертовна Утяшева, ba, Ләйсән Альберт ҡыҙы Үтәшева, born 28 June 1985) is a Russian TV show host, socialite, and former individual rhythmic ...

and they have a son Robert, born 14 May 2013, and a daughter Sofia, born 6 May 2015.

Acting career

* 2006 – Club ("Клуб", Russian TV Series) * 2007 – Surf's Up – ''Chicken Joe'' (Dubbing in the Russian version) * 2008 –

The Best Movie ''The Best Movie'' (russian: Самый лучший фильм, ''Samy luchshiy film'') is a 2008 Russian comedy film from TNT and Comedy Club Russia, spoofing such famous Russian films as '' Night Watch'' and '' Day Watch'', ''The 9th Company'' ...

("Самый лучший фильм") – ''Tima Milan'' * 2008 –

Plato Plato ( ; grc-gre, Πλάτων ; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. He founded the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution ...

("Платон") – ''Plato'' * 2009 – Bride at any Cost ("Невеста любой ценой") – ''Stas'' * 2010 – Love in the Big City 2 ("Любовь в большом городе 2") – ''Hamlet The Taxi Driver'' * 2011 – Kiss through a Wall ("Поцелуй сквозь стену") – ''Kondratyev'' * 2011 – Office Romance. Our Time ("Служебный роман. Наше время") – ''Vadim The Secretary'' * 2011 –

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– ''Paul'' (Dubbing in the Russian version) * 2012 – Happy New Year, My Mother! ("С новым годом, мамы!") – ''Son'' (In the storyline "To see Paris and...")

References

External links

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Pavel Volya at the Forbes
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