Biography of Alexander Gudkov
Alexander Gudkov is one of the most striking and controversial characters in Russian show business, who invariably attracts attention with his shocking images and eccentric antics. For ten years now he has been a regular participant in the Comedy Woman show on the TNT channel, as well as its creative author and ideological inspirer.
In the photo: Alexander Gudkov
Having started his creative journey by playing KVN, a simple guy from Stupino became a powerful generator of bright, fresh ideas, which are eagerly used by such masters of the entertainment industry as Ivan Urgant, Philip Kirkorov, Nikolai Baskov and many others. His scripts form the basis of comedy films and popular television and YouTube projects; Gudkov also comes up with spectacular music and commercials, in which he most often stars.
Personal data
There are rumors that Gudkov’s supposedly unconventional orientation takes its origins from childhood. In fact, the comedian prefers girls. And the myth about homosexuality is connected with the fact that the actor was raised by his mother and sister, since his father died. It was in women's society that Sasha acquired such feminine habits.
Alexander was born on February 24, 1983 in the Moscow region, in the town of Stupino. The parents met at a local factory, where they worked as metallurgists. The comedian has a sister who was born in 1977. She is still the closest person to her younger brother.
Childhood and adolescence
Alexander was born and raised in the town of Stupino near Moscow in a simple working-class family. His parents, Vladimir and Raisa Gudkov, worked at a local metallurgical plant, the main city-forming enterprise, producing rolled aluminum for the aviation industry since 1940. Alexander has an older sister, Natalya (born 1977), with whom he has been very friendly since childhood. Alexander studied well, was practically an excellent student, but most of all he liked to take part in amateur performances. From nine to twelve years old he sang in the school choir and attended a music studio for accordion class.
Alexander Gudkov in childhood
At school they loved him, they called him Gudok and never bullied him, despite his ridiculous appearance and sometimes strange behavior. In conflict situations, the boy’s sense of humor always came to the rescue - he could always defuse the situation with a witty joke or some unconventional prank.
Alexander Gudkov at school
After ninth grade, Sasha moved to the Physics and Mathematics Lyceum, the successful completion of which provided a guaranteed opportunity to enter MATI. There he first started playing in KVN and soon became one of the most prominent members of the team. Once, at one of the school performances there were guys from the student team “Stupinsky Peppers”, in which sister Natasha played. They appreciated the creative humor and artistic abilities of the talented boy and took him with them to the festival in Sochi. From that moment on, KVN firmly entered his life and became an integral part of it.
Alexander Gudkov with his sister Natalya
In 2000, Gudkov graduated from the lyceum, and two days after graduation, his father suddenly died of a heart attack. Sasha was the only man left in the family and, to help his family, got a job as a night security guard at a grocery store. He also entered the institute - his mother did not share his creative hobbies and believed that a man should have a stable “earthly” profession. It is important to note that Raisa Alexandrovna always enjoyed enormous authority in the family, she could even use strong words, so they listened to her opinion and tried not to contradict her.
Alexander Gudkov's mother Raisa Alexandrovna
Family and children of Alexander Gudkov
Many fans are interested in topics such as the family and children of Alexander Gudkov. As mentioned above, Sasha grew up in a working-class family.
The showman's family has rather conservative views. Parents tried in every possible way to persuade their son to work at a state enterprise for the sake of a stable future. Although Sasha completed higher education, this was done for the peace of mind of his parents, and he never worked in his specialty. But sister Alexandra Gudkova supported her brother. Together with Natalya, a large number of jokes were written for the team.
Natasha plays in the main roster of the KVN team in the Premier and Major Leagues.
It’s worth talking about Alexander’s opinion about children. At the moment, the artist does not have children of his own. What can we say about children if the media is not even aware of the plans for the marriage of the well-known showman.
The popular TV presenter keeps such plans a big secret. In contrast to his leisure time and work process, there is not even a hint of anything like that on Alexander’s social networks. Although a lot of photographic materials from his life appear on his Instagram page, he does not advertise his personal life.
KVN
At the institute, Alexander continued to play in KVN - first in the “Natural Disaster” team, and then for the student team “Stupino” in the Voronezh League “Start”. In 2003, together with their sister, they organized their own team, “Family-2,” which was eventually joined by Natalya Medvedeva, Marina Bochkareva and other guys.
Alexander Gudkov and Natalya Medvedeva
This is how the team “Fedor Dvinyatin” was formed, the original name of which was born completely spontaneously during a performance in St. Petersburg. Alexander Druz sat on the jury, and the players immediately decided to attract additional attention to themselves in this way. The calculation turned out to be correct, and the stormy reaction of the audience to Druz’s words in the captain’s competition “And now Fyodor Dvinyatin is answering” became a clear confirmation of this. KVN team “Fedor Dvinyatin” (2007) The name accurately conveyed the inner spirit of the team and its original style, which was built on absurd puns, shocking numbers and extravagant jokes, sometimes not understandable to everyone. They were even called a “circus of freaks,” and their performances were often criticized by the eminent mastadons of the KVN movement. But, nevertheless, the team remained true to itself and defended the right to its own vision of humor.
Alexander Gudkov in KVN
The guys even managed to break into the Major League, although there were some incidents there too. In the quarter-finals of 2008, Alexander Gudkov appeared on stage in the image of Valery Leontiev and performed his song “Don’t Forget Me.” During the performance, he went down into the hall, approached the jury members and decoy spectators-actors, which caused the delight of the public and the dissatisfaction of the panel of judges. Alexander Gudkov in the image of Valery Leontyev Gusman stated that this number has nothing to do with KVN and looks like an ordinary pop parody, he was supported by Konstantin Ernst and Alexander Maslyakov, who expressed doubts about the creative prospects of the team. Their words were met with violent indignation from the audience, which considered such claims to be completely unfounded. Despite the criticism, the team managed to reach the finals, where they shared first place with the KVN players from Astana. During the award ceremony, Guzman demonstrated his disagreement in every possible way, twirling his fingers at his temple and putting his palms to his ears.
KVN team "Fedor Dvinyatin"
This story was continued at the Summer Games Series in Jurmala, where Alexander Gudkov performed a song addressed to Yuri Solomonovich. This time, Guzman behaved much more restrained and reacted only with a sarcastic smile. Opinion of Gusman and Ernst about the KVN team “Fedor Dvinyatin” It took the team two whole years to defend their right to self-expression. Ernst was the first to give up, and with his strong-willed decision he let the Dvinyatynts through to the 2009 final. As a result, the guys took third place, and at the awards ceremony, Yuliy Gusman presented Gudkov with a string bag of food, thus noting the efforts of “this exhausted, tired boy or girl,” who had played so brightly in the last two seasons.
Having received a well-deserved bronze, the team refused to participate in the next season and soon disbanded. Most of the players went to work in television projects - Alexander was no exception.
"Fedor Dvinyatin"
Before joining the ranks of Fyodor Dvinyatin, our hero first played for the teams Natural Disaster and Family 2. By the way, Alexander Gudkov’s older sister Natalya was also part of these teams. In 2006, a fateful event occurs in the comedian’s life: he and Natasha are invited to a new humorous team - the Fedor Dvinyatin team. It was the performances in its composition that brought Sasha fame and success.
In 2007, “Fedor Dvinyatin” appeared for the first time on the First Federal Channel as part of the Sochi KVN Festival. Then the team created a real sensation. Thanks to their atypical humor, the guys from “Fedor Dvinyatin” were able to qualify for the Premier League. And in 2009 they were already bronze medalists of the KVN Major League. Then, by the way, Alexander Gudkov was awarded a prize and recognized as the best player of the year, and received a separate gift from Yuli Gusman - a bag of sprats and sausage. In his congratulatory speech, Yuliy Solomonovich explained this gesture by saying that Sasha looked very tired and exhausted, so he needed to eat more.
In general, if we talk about the performances of “Fedor Dvinyatin”, the guys have always been very much criticized for their humor. Mostly the negativity came from the jury members. So, for example, in one of their games the team demonstrated a number where Sasha Gudkov, dressed as Valery Leontyev, went down from the stage into the auditorium and began to communicate with the judges. Yuliy Gusman and Konstantin Ernst reacted caustically to such an outburst and, as a result, gave the guys low marks, and Alexander Vasilyevich Maslyakov, the host of the KVN TV show, even said that the guys didn’t show anything like that so that they could be applauded like that. However, all this did not prevent the Fedor Dvinyatin team from earning all-Russian love and fame.
Television career
Gudkov began his activities on television by writing scripts for the show Made in Woman, later renamed Comedy Woman. Since 2006, his colleague from “Fedor Dvinyatin” Natalya Medvedeva has already participated in it, who got the role of the most unpredictable and inadequate girl in the project. Gradually, Alexander himself began to appear on stage in bright, shocking images, which by this time had become his calling card and creative feature. Most often, he appeared in tandem with Medvedeva, with whom he shared a craving for bold creative experiments and extravagant antics.
Alexander Gudkov in Comedy Woman
He was the author of most of their joint numbers, including the ill-fated joke about General Karbyshev, for which Natalya was subjected to harsh public discussion. The scandal was fueled by Nikita Mikhalkov, who called Medvedev a “sheep” throughout the country for disrespecting the general who was tortured by the Nazis. This story did not have the best impact on the actress’s reputation - she had to apologize and make excuses for this unfortunate mistake. Gudkov did not say a word to support his friend, and only a year later, in an interview with Ksenia Sobchak, he touched on this topic. Alexander stated that the name of the hero of the Great Patriotic War came to his mind completely by accident, simply as an association with a cold ghost. And Medvedeva didn’t even know who Karbyshev was, so it came as a complete surprise to her that this joke would cause such a public outcry. Interview with Alexander Gudkov (2013) In parallel with his work at Comedy Woman, Gudkov also participated in other television projects. From 2010 to 2013, he led a column about fashion in the entertainment show “Yesterday Live” on Channel One, was the host of the humorous program “Laughter in the City” on the STS channel, and together with Alexander Nezlobin launched a comedy show for “MTV Russia”.
Alexander Gudkov with Alexander Nezlobin in a show on MTV Russia
In 2013, he became co-host of Ivan Urgant in his evening program, then gave up his place behind the bedside table to Dmitry Khrustalev, but did not leave the project, but remained a permanent screenwriter and voiceover.
Dmitry Khrustalev, Alexander Gudkov and Ivan Urgant
Characters from the animated and television films “Wreck-It Ralph”, “Angela’s School Chronicles”, “The Snow Queen-2”, “Prostokvashino”, “Magic Park June”, “Four in a Cube” speak in Alexander’s voice. As an actor, Gudkov appeared in the comedy film “Pokhabovsk. The Other Side of Siberia" (2013) and the historical drama "Demon of the Revolution" (2017-19).
On the set of the film “Pokhabovsk. The other side of Siberia"
About personal
The personal life of Alexander Gudkov is shrouded in darkness and mystery. Many novels were attributed to him, which were eventually refuted by the artist himself. Take Natalya Medvedeva, Alexander’s colleague in the duet in Comedy Woman - this couple has been married so many times that it’s simply impossible to count. It’s probably hard to avoid such rumors when you work in a women’s team.
But still, does Alexander Gudkov have a wife? The answer to this question can be answered with complete confidence “no”. Now the artist leads a bachelor lifestyle.
As Sasha himself says, he is not against starting a family in which he will have a loving wife and beautiful children, but so far he has not yet managed to meet the one and only. The artist also admitted that he has a dream - to host a program about animals, hosted by him and his wife. Well, let’s see, perhaps very soon we will see a wonderful program about our little brothers, and at the same time we will get to know Alexander’s wife.
Activities on YouTube
Recently, Gudkov has been devoting a lot of time to YouTube, whose audience is growing at a rapid pace and is represented by a wide variety of social and age groups.
Alla Mikheeva, Alla Pugacheva and Alexander Gudkov on the set
He is the author and participant of many projects, including “League of Bad Jokes” and “Comment Out”, which appear on the Chicken Curry channel, created by the creative team of the “Evening Urgant” program. The same creative team produces music videos and advertising, as well as creating entertainment content for other channels. Only personal: Alexander Gudkov Gudkov is also known for his scripts for sensational music videos, including “The Color of Mood is Blue” and “Ibiza” by Philip Kirkorov, “Drunk Wedding” and “About White Roses” by Dima Bilan. He starred in many of them himself, as well as in commercials, which were just as creative and spectacular.
Alexander Gudkov and Philip Kirkorov
He shot a number of videos for the group Cream Soda, and appeared in the video for the joint song of the groups Hands up! and Little Big.
Orientation of Alexander Gudkov. He is a gay?
The effeminate image created by Gudkov back in 2006 as part of his participation in the KVN team “Fyodor Dvinyatin” accompanies him to this day. He remained faithful to the role of the sweet macho man, which brought him fame and brings good dividends to this day. It was this fact that became the reason that back in 2009, articles with the title: Alexander Gudkov’s orientation appeared in a number of publications that can be classified as “yellow press”. He is a gay?. This question was picked up by everyone, from Gudkov’s fans to people who promote traditional family values and are in the fight against homosexuality. Alexander’s participation in “Comedy Woman” added fuel to the fire, where his image became even more shocking. Moreover, working side by side with a dozen beautiful young girls, Alexander was never caught having an affair with any of them. The press increasingly began to declare that Alexander Gudkov was gay. However, this did not upset Alexander himself at all. On the contrary, in 2013, he gave a new reason for gossip by opening a men's hairdressing salon, in which men are provided with the services of hairdressers, stylists, makeup artists, and they can also just get together for communication. Why Gudkov chose this particular format of the establishment remains a mystery. It is only known that this business brings him a good income and fame as a gay man. Gudkov himself does not comment on his personal life or rumors that he is gay. The press can only guess. It is obvious that Gudkov, among other things, is a master of PR. As they say, bad PR is also PR. While his name is being discussed, even in such a not very pleasant context, he remains interesting to the viewer. His name is well-known today, largely thanks to the open question about his sexual orientation, and Gudkov skillfully uses this, maintaining the image created more than 10 years ago.
Personal life of Alexander Gudkov
The personal life of our hero is no less interesting than his creative biography. Alexander’s freakish stage images involuntarily suggest thoughts about his sexuality, and Gudkov himself, as a true showman, is in no hurry to clarify the situation, which intrigues the audience even more. Fans piece by piece collect information about the personal life of their idol and closely monitor his Instagram. Most often, joint photos appear in it with stylist Maria Chekalkina, with whom, according to rumors, he has been in a relationship for quite some time. In an interview with Ksenia Sobchak (April 2020), Alexander shared information about the upcoming wedding, but attentive subscribers already noticed a wedding ring on the artist’s ring finger a year ago and drew the appropriate conclusions. All that remains is to wait for Gudkov himself to reveal the secret of his personal life and indicate his status.
Alexander Gudkov with Maria Chekalkina
The showman himself has repeatedly admitted that he has long been ready for family life and the role of a father. He simply adores children - the artist has ten godchildren, whose drawings are hung on all the walls of his rented Moscow apartment. Raisa Aleksandrovna Gudkova has long dreamed of becoming a grandmother, but she will never get grandchildren from either Sasha or Natasha. The comedian's mother still lives in Stupino, where her eldest daughter now runs the local House of Culture.
Alexander Gudkov at a children's health camp
The Gudkovs like to spend their free time in the Baltic states, most often on the Riga seaside, where Sasha has his own apartment. And every year in July, our hero travels to Estonia, where he voluntarily works as a counselor at the Kamchatka children's health camp. These trips serve as a kind of reboot for him - in the process of communicating with children, he himself becomes a child, freeing himself from accumulated negativity and recharging with new, fresh energy. Alexander Gudkov: 5 rules for a perfect party
Instagram and Wikipedia Alexander Gudkov
Instagram and Wikipedia of Alexander Gudkov are very popular among fans and simply people who are not indifferent to his work. All kinds of content, photos of the artist’s leisure time and work process often appear on the official page on the photo and video sharing service Instagram. An interesting fact: even on the Internet, Alexander manages to express himself in such an extraordinary way. His profile contains publications that will make you feel joy and admiration, as well as think about something, and for everyone in different ways.
Alexander has his own page in the Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia, which contains information about himself, his work, as well as his filmography.
Gudkov is a very “media” personality; he personally maintains an account on Twitter. He has his own fan group on the social network “VKontakte” or as they like to call it now “VK”. Information related to Alexander’s life and creative process is also published there.
Alexander Gudkov now
The global crisis and the global pandemic have not affected our hero’s ability to work and creativity; on the contrary, he is bursting with new ideas and is eager to bring them to life as quickly as possible.
Alexander Gudkov in 2020
On April 9, 2020, the “Friday” channel launched a new entertainment show, “Fight with Girls,” in which Miguel, Anton Shastun, Lena Temnikova, Masha Minogarova and other representatives of domestic show business volunteered to participate. Alexander’s co-host was Katya Varnava, who had already led a similar project “Who is the beast?” on Ukrainian television. She also played the main female role in Gudkov’s video “Tektonik,” which he himself calls a “musical-dramatic novella.” The video really looks like a mini-movie, the heroes of which accidentally end up at a closed vampire party.
Alexander Gudkov and Ekaterina Varnava
Another sensational video by Alexander is “Crying on Techno” (a joint track by the groups “Cream Soda” and “Bread”), in which the public’s favorite, “chubby” Dima Krasilov, starred. The video was posted on the Chicken Curry channel and received five million views in the first week.
Gudkov also has a strong creative friendship with the indie group SBPC (“The Largest Prime Number”). Evidence of this can be seen in the video for the song “Hours,” in which Alexander not only appeared in the unusual image of a Catholic pastor, but also dyed his hair white.
Alexander Gudkov as a Catholic pastor
Of course, the creative Gudkov could not ignore the topic of quarantine, and with the help of the creative team Chicken Curry, he came up with and edited the video “Self-isolation”. It was based on videos from the Instagram profiles of stars in which they show how they spend their time locked up. Alexander Gudkov - “Self-Isolation” He also prepared a surprise for fans of comedy films - at the end of January 2020, the touching melodrama “Marathon of Desires” premiered with Aglaya Tarasova in the title role, in which Gudkov became the author of the script and one of the on-screen characters.
Alexander Gudkov in the film “Marathon of Desires”
Alexander’s business projects are also doing well – his barbershops on Maroseyka and “Red October”, organized with the participation of Nazim Zeynalov and Andrey Shubin, bring in a stable income. The showman works closely with the Russian representative office of the fashion brand Gucci and other brands that willingly use his name for their advertising.
Height, weight, age. How old is Alexander Gudkov
Height, weight, age. How old is Alexander Gudkov - the most common questions, after the question about Gudkov’s sexual orientation, that interest his fans and journalists. We will talk about Gudkov’s sexual preferences below, but for now we answer the questions posed at the beginning. Gudkov was born in 1983, today he is 35. The weight of our today’s hero is 91 kg. The artist’s height reaches 186 cm. If we compare the height and weight of Alexander Gudkov, it will become clear where this effect of thinness comes from. On stage, Gudkov looks very thin.
