Sergei Yevgenyevich Suponev (russian: Серге́й Евге́ньевич Супо́нев; 28 January 1963 – 8 December 2001) was a
TEFI
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-award winning
Soviet
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and Russian
television director
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, children's
television presenter and a manager of children's programming on
Channel One.
Biography
Sergei Suponev was born in
Khotkovo,
Moscow Oblast in 1963. He entered
Lomonosov Moscow State University
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(
Faculty of Journalism), but dropped out after a year and joined
the army. In 1980 he was hired by
Central Television, at first as a
stevedore
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After the shipping container revolution of the 1960s, the number ...
,
but by 1983 had worked his way up to be the administrator of the musical editorial staff team. In 1984-1986 Suponev worked as a manager in the
propaganda department, and since 1986 served as a script writer for television show ''
Till 16 and older...''.
Returning to his studies he graduated from Moscow State University in 1988. In
1989
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he hosted his first television show ''
Marafon 15''. In 1997 he debuted as a
screen
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actor in ''
Dandelion Wine
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''. The same year
Vladislav Listyev
Vladislav (Vlad) Nikolayevich Listyev (russian: Владисла́в Никола́евич Листьев, links=no; May 10, 1956 – March 1, 1995) was a Russian journalist and head of the ORT TV Channel (now government-owned Channel One).
Ca ...
invited him to work on children's show ''
Zvezdny Chas''. Since then Suponev created and hosted several successful shows, including ''
Zov Djungley
''Call of the Jungles'' (russian: Зов джунглей, Zov Djungley) was a TEFI-awarded Russian children's game show created and hosted by Sergei Suponev. Was aired on Wednesdays on Channel One. Later it was hosted by Pyotr Fyodorov Sr. for ...
'', for which he won the TEFI in
1999
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. Subsequently, he worked on almost every children's program on Channel One.
Death
In 2001, at the age of 38 he died in a
snowmobile
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accident in
Tver Oblast
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.
Programs
* 1986: ''
Till 16 and older...'' (script writer)
* 1989–1998: ''Marafon 15'' (author, presenter)
* 1992–2001: ''Time of Stars'' (presenter, later director)
* 1993–1997: ''
Call of the Jungles'' (author, presenter)
* 1994–1996: ''
Dendy — The New Reality'' (author, presenter)
* 1997–1999: ''These Amusing Animals'' (author)
* 1998–2001: ''Seven Troubles, One Response'' (producer)
* 1999–2001: ''
King of the Mountain'' (producer)
* 2000: ''The Seventh Sense'' (author, producer)
* 2001: ''
Last Hero
''Last Hero'' (russian: Последний герой ''Poslednij geroj'') is the Russian version of the American reality show '' Survivor''.
The title of the Russian version of the show was suggested by Sergei Suponev. It premiered on 17 Nov ...
'' (author, producer)
References
External links
Sergei Suponevat the
Channel One (in Russian).
1963 births
2001 deaths
People from Sergiyevo-Posadsky District
Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
Russian game show hosts
Russian male actors
Moscow State University alumni
Russian producers
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