Nikolai Bandurin is a holiday man. Sparkling eyes, an open smile, a constant mustache and always fresh jokes - this is how viewers see Nikolai on television. Coupletists Bandurin and Vashukov are widely known in Russia, thanks to their participation in the programs “Curved Mirror”, “Laughing Panorama”, “Full House, Full House”. And also - filming in films, participating in television shows, releasing music albums, working as a TV presenter.
However, this is not enough for the average TV viewer. Connoisseurs of Nikolai Bandurin's talent are interested in literally everything: the personal life of Nikolai Bandurin; how I met my wife; who became the children of Nikolai Bandurin; rumors, gossip.
Fateful acquaintance
Two creative personalities - Nikolai and Marina found each other thanks to their desire, no matter what, to become famous artists. They were both born in Leningrad and after graduating from school they entered the now St. Petersburg Music School named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov.
In the photo: Nikolai Bandurin with his wife and daughter
But the fateful acquaintance did not take place right away. After all, Nikolai entered the school two years earlier than Marina. In those distant Soviet times, students were drafted into the army as soon as they turned 18 years old. So Bandurin, after studying at school for some time, was drafted into the ranks of the Armed Forces.
And only, having repaid his military duty to his homeland, Nikolai Bandurin returned to his native school and saw Marina for the first time.
A blonde with expressive brown eyes, a chiseled figure and always a good mood immediately captured the heart of yesterday's soldier. However, Marina was in no hurry to reciprocate Nikolai’s feelings. What did he do to attract the beauty’s attention?
It took three long years for Marina’s heart to melt, and she reciprocated the feelings of the persistent guy. Fortunately, it all ended with a wedding. This is how the personal life of Nikolai Bandurin began.
VASHUKOV Mikhail Yurievich
The public knows and loves Mikhail Vashukov as a comedian, as well as a participant in the television projects “Curved Mirror” , “Funny Panorama” and “Petrosyan Show”. The artist’s greatest fame came from his participation in a duet of coupletists with Nikolai Bandurin.
Mikhail Vashukov
Mikhail Yuryevich Vashukov was born in 1958 on May 28. The comedian’s hometown is Vsevolzhsk in the Leningrad region. The boy grew up inquisitive and active. Since childhood, Misha has been interested in playing volleyball (he even took part in school, district and city competitions) and theater arts. Young Vashukov was a participant in the drama theater organized at the school. An interesting fact is that Alexander Polovtsev, who was a classmate of Mikhail Vashukov, also visited this local theater. In the future, Alexander will also become a famous Russian artist. Today everyone knows the man for the role of Major Solovets from the TV series “Streets of Broken Lanterns.”
After graduating from school, Mikhail entered college and soon learned to be a radio equipment installer.
The young man’s first place of work was the scientific and production association named after. Comintern. It was at the factory that the guy first appeared on stage with a solo number and performed etudes with a guitar.
After serving in the army, Vashukov returns to the plant, but not for long. In 1982, the young man entered the Music School, which was located at the Leningrad State Conservatory named after Rimsky-Korsakov . Mikhail became a student in the spoken variety department, where he was soon appointed head of the course. It was at the school that Vashukov met Nikolai Bandurin , his future partner in a duet of coupletists. In 1986, Mikhail received the coveted diploma , and worked for some time at the Novgorod Philharmonic along with Nikolai Bandurin.
Vashukov and Bandurin
In 1988, the young artist became a laureate of the All-Union Competition “Political Satire and Journalism ,” which was held in Moscow.
The year 1989 brought Mikhail Vashukov participation in the All-Union Competition of Speech and Pop Artists in Kislovodsk. In the same 1989, the comedian received an invitation from Yevgeny Petrosyan about cooperation. So, the young artist begins to tour with the Yevgeny Vaganovich Theater. Ten years later, in 1999 , Vashukov and his family finally moved to the capital and got a job at Mosconcert .
Since then, Mikhail Yuryevich Vashukov has been a regular participant in the humorous projects “Crooked Mirror” and “Funny Panorama” . The audience really fell in love with the duet of coupletists Bandurin-Vashukov: the funny musical numbers always went off with a bang.
Mikhail Yuryevich Vashukov also acted in films. So, in 1992 the artist got the role of Colonel Korablev in the film “The Weather is Good on Deribasovskaya” .
Since 2001, Mikhail Vashukov has been an Honored Artist of Russia.
Mikhail Yuryevich does not like to dedicate strangers to the details of his personal life. Therefore, there are very few facts about his family. It is only known that Vashukov has a wife, Valentina, and a child.
Vashukov with his wife
Since Mikhail Yuryevich is well acquainted with Yevgeny Petrosyan, the coupletist, of course, could not help but be asked about the scandalous divorce of Petrosyan and Elena Stepanenko, which became known in the summer of 2018. According to Vashukov, Evgeny Vaganovich’s new chosen one his assistant Tatyana Brukhunova, is a very energetic and punchy girl. Mikhail also noted Tatyana’s good business qualities and her serious attitude to work.
An unpleasant event in the artist’s life was the breakup of his creative duet with Nikol Bandurin in 2005. According to the singer, it was very painful for him to learn that Bandurin decided to perform with another partner, without informing Vashukov himself. Mikhail Yuryevich believes that the idea to replace him came to the mind of Nikolai Bandurin’s wife, who was involved in all the affairs of the coupletists.
Vashukov now
Mikhail Vashukov continued to work independently: he performs a lot, gives solo performances in concerts, and is also an entertainer. The man notes that it is very important to him that he is doing what he loves, which brings pleasure to both him and other people. The artist frankly admitted that he was happy with everything and was not in a hurry to retire.
Youth
Since then, the lovers have not parted. We studied together, spent leisure time together, performed together in the same programs. Student parties and skit parties brought the young family together even more.
However, there were also difficult times. There was a moment when Nikolai Bandurin’s personal life began to crack. Frequent quarrels and misunderstandings arose in the Bandurin family during a period when Nikolai and his wife rarely saw each other due to the large number of tours.
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Thank God, the difficult period of the so-called “grinding in” is far behind us. Popular wisdom says: a family is happy not when the spouses look at each other, but when they look in the same direction. Today the Bandurins are happy together.
Nikolai Bandurin's wife: relationship with Marina
Marina later became Nikolai's director and producer. Nikolai considers his wife an adviser, assistant and reliable support. He trusts her taste and producer's instincts. That’s why he always tests his new ditties on Marina. She is the first listener and honest critic.
It’s better to hear criticism from a loved one. There is time to correct the shortcomings and present the audience with a quality product. So the artist’s success is half the merit of Nikolai Bandurin’s wife.
In the photo: Nikolai Bandurin with his wife
Marina Bandurina does not forget about her professional career. In addition to producing her husband, she acted in films and was the host of some variety programs. Marina is also a director and laureate of the All-Russian Variety Artists Competition.
With mixed feelings of pride and guilt, Nikolai Bandurin admits that his wife sacrificed her acting career for him:
“She stepped on her acting ambitions for me. She sacrificed her profession. Although now from time to time she acts in films and television projects, these are small roles and episodes,” admits Bandurin.
Actor career
Since 1987, Bandurin has acted in films, but mainly in episodes. His debut work was the film “Cold March”, where he played a vocational school student named Kurkul. In the image of a KGB agent, Nikolai appeared before the audience in the comedy film by Leonid Gaidai “The weather is good on Deribasovskaya, or it’s raining again on Brighton Beach.”
2010 turned out to be the richest year for roles. Nikolai starred in a series of films. Among them: “Traffic Cops”, “Glukhar-3”, “Two in Someone Else’s House”, “Manipulator”, “Morozko”. In the same year, Bandurin received the main role in the detective story “Fire,” playing detective Kislov. The artist’s partners in the project were: Sergei Pioro, Anna Kazyuchits, Anzhelika Volskaya, Irina Tsyvina, Nikolai Ryabkov.
Then Bandurin played the headmaster of a school in the film The Fifth Watch , played a zoologist in Little Red Riding Hood, a fat man in Three Bogatyrs, and a patient in the TV series Zemstvo Doctor. Love in spite of."
Nikolai and his wife Marina lived in a country house, which the family bought in 2000. Its construction continued for about two years, finishing and landscaping work was carried out.
The coupletist likes to spend his free time with a fishing rod at the headquarters, enjoying the silence and nature.
Unfortunately, at the beginning of 2020 it became known that before the New Year, Nikolai Bandurin’s house burned down, after which the comedian’s family was left without a roof over their head. An artist, in order to improve his business, he went on television, but as a participant in a talk show. The artist began to be criticized for not being shy about ruining his reputation in this way. As a result, Nikolai Yuryevich had to admit that all these programs with his participation were only staged.
Fiery biography page
Until recently, the Bandurin family lived in a private house in the village of Kostino, which is located in the Pushkinsky district of the Moscow region.
Nikolai and Marina invested their souls and hopes for a calm old age surrounded by loved ones into this cozy nest.
But a year and a half ago a great misfortune happened. Due to problems with electrical wiring and a short circuit, the house burned down. The fire occurred during the day, when Nikolai Bandurin’s wife, Nikolai himself, their daughter, grandson and mother were in the house.
Thanks to Marina's timely reaction, everyone survived. She herself suffered the most, especially her head and left arm. The woman was taken to the hospital with second-degree burns and carbon monoxide poisoning. Nikolai also received burns on 8% of his body, especially his back.
The Bandurins' pets, Jack the dog and two cats, died in the fire. Documents and valuables were burned. Family friends provided all possible assistance to the victims.
There weren't even any clothes left. Physical wounds have healed, but mental wounds still hurt. Today Nikolai Bandurin’s family lives in a rented apartment and dreams of a new home.
Children of Nikolai Bandurin
Nikolai and Marina Bandurin have one daughter. The biography of Ekaterina Bandurina began on September 4, 1987. The girl moved in acting circles from early childhood and began acting in films early.
In the photo: Nikolai Bandurin with his wife and daughter
After graduating from school, Katya entered the screenwriting department of VGIK. She created scripts for famous projects: • “You Won’t Believe It”; • “Silent Witness”; • "Jumble"; • “Proceed with liquidation.”
Nikolai Bandurin was very pleased to star in the film “Fire,” the screenwriter of which was his own daughter. Parents are proud of Katya’s professional achievements and the well-deserved recognition of her talent.
They say that a talented person is talented in everything. Ekaterina Bandurina also has writing talent. Entourage magazine regularly publishes her stories, poems, novellas and plays. Apparently, the fact that the girl studied at a linguistic gymnasium had a positive effect.
Perfect command of English and French will also find worthy use in Katya’s life in due time.
Ekaterina Bandurina is a caring mother. Her son is growing up. Grandfather and grandmother love their grandson very much.
Nikolai Bandurin film career
In 1988, the artists took part in the prestigious All-Union competition “Political satires and journalism” in Moscow, in which they became laureates. For the second time, they again became laureates at the 2nd All-Union Variety Artists Competition.
Coupletist Nikolai Bandurin
In 1991, the duo tried themselves as actors in Leonid Gaidai’s film “The weather is good on Deribasovskaya, or It’s raining again on Brighton Beach.” Bandurin got the role of a KGB agent, namely Colonel Dynin. At that time, the artists decided to change their place of residence and moved to Moscow.
In the early 1990s, they became frequent guests on Russian television. They took part in the comedy television projects “Full House, Full House!”, “Laughing Panorama”, as well as “Wider Circle”. They also became active in the “Vote or Lose” election campaign, for which the artists received a letter of gratitude from the first guarantor of the Russian Federation, Boris Yeltsin.
Bandurin and Petrosyan
With Yuri Luzhkov at that time, he was the mayor of Moscow and the legendary singer Joseph Kobzon, they went to hot spots, where they supported Russian officers in every possible way and raised the morale of military personnel. The artists visited Grozny, Kaspiysk, Sevastopol and the duo were awarded gold watches for their assistance in supporting the army.
While working at the Mosconcert, many humorous numbers, productions, and ditties appeared in the artists’ repertoire. The duo starred in the popular comedy programs “50x50”, “Smak”, “Lucky Chance”, “Russian Lotto”, “Wheel of History”, “Bluff Club”, “Cat House”, “Enjoy Your Bath!”, “Corrupt Mirror” "
The first studio album was “Vitamin HA!”, which saw the world in 1995, and a year later the same album appeared on music shelves only on CD.
Bandurin's performance in "Distorted Mirror"
Channel 31 of Moscow television aired the duo’s own humorous program, “Toys-Ditties.” In the summer of 1998, they became headliners of the prestigious international festival “Slavic Bazaar”. They also became permanent co-hosts of the show on the RTR channel “Lilac Fog” . They were invited to take part in creating a New Year's light on RTR. The year 2001 became very significant in their careers, since each of them received the title “Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.” In the winter of 2005, they became the hosts of a new program on the RTR channel called “You Are Allowed to Laugh.”
