Sergei Vitalievich Glushko (russian: Сергей Витальевич Глушко; born 8 March 1970) is a Russian

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and fitness model, known in the countries of the former USSR as a striptease dancer under the pseudonym of Tarzan and as the husband of Natasha Korolyova. Founder and creator of the first-ever male revue “Tarzan Dance Show” in Russia, who performs in Moscow, and tours all around the world. The show is 60 minutes, interactive performance with choreographed dances, amazing music, and costumes and lights. Their main competitor is Chippendales.

Biography

Sergei Glushko was born and raised in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast,

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

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into a mixed Ukrainian-Belarusian family. After completing the A.F. Mozhaysky's Military-Space Academy, Sergei worked as an engineer at the

Plesetsk Cosmodrome Plesetsk Cosmodrome ( rus, Космодром «Плесецк», r=Kosmodrom "Plesetsk", p=kəsmɐˈdrom plʲɪˈsʲet͡sk) is a Russian spaceport located in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 ...

for a year. Between 1992 and 1995 he was married to servicewoman Elena Perevedentseva. In the mid-1990s, he moved to

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

and began his modeling career and appeared in several music videos, including ''Because one can not be so beautiful'' by the band Bely Oryol. Sergei acted in the

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play "Flooring" and later got an offer to become a stripper. After five years of work, famous artists began to invite him to perform with them. His first appearance in film was an uncredited role in '' 8 ½ $''. Afterwards, he studied theater at the

Russian Academy of Theatre Arts The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) (russian: Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС) is the largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia. Located in Moscow, ...

. Sergei Glushko became romantically involved with the well-known Russian singer Natasha Korolyova in 2001. Their relationship received widespread coverage in Russian media. He married Natasha in 2003 and their son Arkhip was born in 2002. In 2009, Sergei released the book ''Cult of Body'' in which he shares his advice on fitness and nutrition. Glushko was listed on

Myrotvorets Myrotvorets or Mirotvorets ( uk, Миротворець, lit=Peacemaker ), is a Ukrainian Kyiv-based website that publishes a running list, and sometimes personal information, of people who are considered by authors of the website to be "enemies ...

in 2017 for "deliberate violation of the state border of Ukraine" – he was a member of the jury of the beauty contest "Pearl of the Black Sea-2017", which was held in

Sevastopol Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...

in July.

Selected filmography

*'' 8 ½ $'' (uncredited) *'' My Fair Nanny'' (cameo) *'' Happy Together'' as Ruslan *''

Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors ''Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors'' (russian: Королевство кривых зеркал, translit. ''Korolevstvo krivykh zerkal'') is a 1963 Soviet fairy tale film directed by Aleksandr Rou based on the novel, '' Kingdom of Crooked Mirro ...

'' (cameo) *''

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'' (cameo) *'' Night Shift'' as Zhenya "King Kong" *''Moscow Gigolo'' as Sergey Vitalievich

References

External links

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Glushko, Sergei 1970 births Living people People from Arkhangelsk Oblast 20th-century Russian male singers Russian male bodybuilders Male erotic dancers Fitness models Russian male film actors Russian male models Russian people of Ukrainian descent Russian people of Belarusian descent