Overview
- He died on December 9 at 9:40 a.m., his wife Natalya told RIA Novosti.
- He was a writer and scenarist for major TV programs including Anshlag, Goluboy Ogonyok, Spokoynoy nochi, malyshi, and Smekhpanorama.
- He served as chairman of the All-Russian Association of Variety Playwrights from its founding in 1981.
- His material was performed by Leonid Yakubovich, Evgeny Petrosyan, Olga Aroseva, and Boris Brunov.
- He held five government awards, won four literary competitions, and built his career after studies at Moscow State University’s journalism faculty and the State Circus School.