Valdis Eyzhenovich (Yevgenyevich) Pelsh, lv, Valdis Pelšs (
rus
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. Валдис Евгеньевич Пельш, born 5 June 1967 in
Riga
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) is a Latvian-born
Soviet and Russian
television presenter
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,
television director,
television producer and musician, winner of two
TEFI
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awards (in 1997 and 2005). Valdis Pelšs currently works as a
screen actor and manages child programs subdivision on
Channel One. He hosted several popular
game shows, such as ''
Ugadai Melodiu'', ''
Russian Roulette'' and ''
Rozygrysh''.
Pelšs is a former
vocalist and
percussion instrument player for ''
Neschastny Sluchai
''Neschastny Sluchai'' (russian: Несчастный случай, literally "Unfortunate Event") is a Russian rock band that was formed by Valdis Pelsh and Alexey Kortnev in 1983, while both men were students at Moscow State University.
Desp ...
'', a band founded by him and Alexei Kortnev in 1983.
Career
Valdis Pelšs graduated from the
Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU),
Faculty of Philosophy
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. He first appeared on television as a contestant on the
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 ...
show as part of the MSU team with his friend
Alexei Kortnev
Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (russian: Алексе́й ; bg, Алексей ) is a Russian and Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Ale ...
(1987). Together they also participated in ''
Oba-na
''Oba-na!'' (russian: О́ба-На) was a Soviet and Russian comedy television program that aired on Channel One and ATV from November 1990 until June 1995.
The first episode of ''Oba-na!'' was aired on November 19, 1990.
''Oba-na!'' was one ...
''. A few years earlier, in 1983, they had formed an
alternative rock band called ''Neschastny Sluchai'' (the band's name meaning "unfortunate event" in Russian), which Pelšs would leave in 1997.
In 1995
Vladislav Listyev invited him to work on the musical
game show ''Ugadai Melodiu'', a Russian version of ''
Name That Tune'' aired on Channel One. The show quickly gained popularity: it achieved a viewer share of 96%, for which Valdis Pelšs was inducted in ''
The Guinness Book of Records'' as the most popular Russian television personality.
After the death of
Sergei Suponev
Sergei Yevgenyevich Suponev (russian: Серге́й Евге́ньевич Супо́нев; 28 January 1963 – 8 December 2001) was a TEFI-award winning Soviet and Russian television director, children's television presenter and a manager of ...
in 2001 Pelšs manages child programs subdivision on Channel One. For his work as a TV host he received TEFI awards in 1997 and 2005.
Shows hosted
* ''
Ugadai Melodiu''
* ''
Ugadai i kompania'' (''Ugadaika'')
* ''
Russian Roulette''
* ''
Vlastelin Vkusa''
* ''
Eti Zabavnye Zhyvotnye''
* ''
Rozygrysh''
* ''
Odni doma''
* ''
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* ''The Wheel of Fortune'' (Burne-Jo ...
'' (''Pole Chudes'') (Appears twice of each episode on 27th of December, 2002 and 30th of December, 2002)
Filmography
* 1998: ''
Na boykom meste''
* 2000: ''
Brother 2'' (as himself)
* 2005: ''
The Turkish Gambit''
* 2007: ''
Zolushka.ru'' (as himself)
* 2007: ''
Lubov morkov''
* 2008: ''Snezhniy chelovek''
* 2018: ''Arctic Brotherhood. Documentary about Soviet and British air forces cooperation (This is a documentary about Soviet and British air forces cooperation in Murmansk mid-air during September–November of 1941) ''
References
External links
*
*
''Neschastny Sluchai'' official website*
Valdis Pelshat the
Channel One.
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1967 births
Television people from Riga
Russian game show hosts
Russian male actors
Moscow State University alumni
Living people
KVN
Russian people of Latvian descent