Fans of the humorous show of the team from Yekaterinburg are interested in why Sergei Netievsky left Ural Dumplings. This man invested a lot of his energy in the development of the show, bringing the KVN team to the federal level, became a producer and director, it was thanks to him that “Ural Dumplings” entered into a long-term contract with the STS TV channel and became popular. Today we will talk about the reason for leaving, the result of such a separation, and where Sergei Netievsky from Ural Dumplings is now and what he is doing. From the same article, fans of “dumplings” will be able to learn everything about Netievsky’s personal life, the beginning of his creative path and career. We suggest starting from the very beginning.
Sergei Netievsky from “Ural Dumplings”: biography
Sergei Alexandrovich is a very talented person, he is an actor, screenwriter, TV presenter, former manager and member of the Ural Dumplings team, general producer of Idea Fix Media. In addition to his career achievements, he has success in his personal life: he has a beloved and loving wife and charming children. What else do you need for life? Sincere and faithful friends, which “colleagues in the shop” could not become, because this is precisely the answer to the question of why Sergei Netievsky left Ural Dumplings. But more on that later, now we invite you to get acquainted with the childhood of the ex-team director.
Sergei Alexandrovich was born in 1971, on March 27. The actor was born and raised in the Sverdlovsk region, his native land is the village of Basyanovsky, in the Verkhnesaldinsky district. Here Netievsky spent his golden childhood and youth years, receiving secondary education at a regular school number 12.
After receiving the certificate, Sergei Alexandrovich went to Yekaterinburg and became a student at the Ural Polytechnic Institute. The training was easy, and there were never any problems; the teachers appreciated such a disciplined and purposeful student. In 1993, Netievsky proudly began to call himself a specialist in mechanical engineering development.
Dismissal
The scandal surrounding Netievsky's dismissal began in 2020. After his dismissal, he decided to prohibit his former colleagues from using the Ural Dumplings trademark and filed a lawsuit against them. But the rights to the trademark remained with other participants in the show.
At the end of October, “Ural Dumplings” held a meeting at which the show participants decided to resign Sergei Netievsky. The decision can be called collegial - according to the constituent documents, all team members who, to one degree or another, own a share in the company have the right to vote.
The team explained the sudden resignation of its director by the fact that Sergei Netievsky is busy with his own projects in Moscow (he is the producer of Idea Fix Media and the founder of First Hand Media), rarely appears in Yekaterinburg and, therefore, can no longer effectively fulfill his duties. The team's official statement states that all changes have already been legally enshrined.
Is there life after college?
The worst thing for every student is to leave the walls of their home university and go wherever their eyes take them. Where are they waiting for him? Will a diploma help in such a dangerous and adventurous adult, independent life? As such, he was not very suitable for Netievsky; the guy went to work in a hardware store called “Khozyain” in Yekaterinburg. Of course, higher education contributed to the fact that a graduate of the institute was immediately hired as a director, but still this work differed in many ways from mechanical engineering. In addition, in 1994, the Ural Dumplings and Sergei Netievsky met.
The popularity of the Kaveen team was growing, tours and concerts became more frequent, the director of the “Boss” had to make a choice: a store or a Club for the cheerful and resourceful. Sergei Alexandrovich was distinguished by his artistic nature, and she told him that he would have a great future, success and fame in the show, so Netievsky made a choice in favor of the team.
The director of Ural Dumplings was found dead in his hotel room
"WE'RE STARTING KVN"
“After all, friendship is strong! And friendship, supported by documents, is not unbreakable at all!!!”, the prophetic joke of “Pelmeni”. This is how everything turned out for the famous team. At first there was friendship. And then there’s business.
KVN members flatly refuse to comment on the current war. And in general, lately the words have to be pulled out of them practically with pincers (unless, of course, it concerns a scene where they continue to laugh in the usual manner of 10 jokes per minute).
— I myself invited Sergei Netievsky to the team. This was in 1994,” recalls the founder of Ural Dumplings, Dmitry Sokolov. — The team itself was born a year earlier, when we were still students. I invited only the best to join my team. Those who won competitions for propaganda teams. And - off we go. Rozhkov, Isaev, Ershov and Brekotkin were the first to join me...
Until recently, “Ural dumplings” were one friendly family. Photo: Personal page of the hero of the publication on the social network
Pelmeni's signature armor-piercing humor quickly paved the way for them to success. The Urals became champions of Yekaterinburg in the local KVN league. And then it was just a stone's throw away from the major leagues and the recognition of the great Maslyakov.
“AGAIN THERE IS NO EMPTY SEAT IN OUR HALL”
“It’s better to have a bird in your hands than a buttock in someone else’s hands.” This is what Pelmeni joked about those who are trying to make a quick career. But the comedians themselves did not stop at the success achieved in KVN. After saying goodbye to the major league, the Urals began touring. Tickets for the Ural concerts were selling like hot cakes (or dumplings, if you prefer). The only prodigal son turned out to be Sergei Svetlakov, who in 2002 “deserted” from his native team to Moscow. However, the “dumplings” easily survived without him. Sergei Netievsky then said:
— “Ural dumplings” has no competitors. We are a unique team of actors and authors. God grant that everyone has such a job.
By the way, it was Netievsky who brought the team to the federal level by concluding a contract with the STS TV channel. It was then that he took on the role of director. And not just some idiot boss on stage, but a very viable leader and businessman.
It was Sergei Netievsky who brought “dumplings” to the federal level. Photo: Personal page of the hero of the publication on the social network
— I brought tapes of our performances, and the management of STS responded: “Why you? Why should Ural Dumplings be on our air? Where is Nanny? Where's Good Jokes? – Netievsky recalled. — And after this conversation we held a concert in Moscow. A lot of people came. Representatives of STS sat there like this: “Well, yes, people are laughing. Come to us." And now they consider us a top project.
“THE FIGHTED BECAUSE GLADIOLUS”
“Because gladiolus!” - this comic universal answer from “Ural dumplings” to the question “why?” has long become an aphorism throughout Russia. It fits perfectly into the current scandal. Just a couple of years ago, the rest of the team members were ready to almost carry Netievsky in their arms.
“We don’t pay more for filming, but quite the opposite,” Dmitry Sokolov happily spoke about concluding a contract with STS, calling Netievsky in a friendly manner “Basya” (after the name of the area where Sergei was born - the village of Basyanovka).
If any complaints arose against the director, it was only in a humorous form.
“Our director keeps us close to him with charm, charisma, threats and does not give up our passports,” Dmitry Brekotkin sneered in an interview with KP.
Our director keeps us close to him with charm, charisma, threats and does not give up our passports,” Dmitry Brekotkin sneered in an interview with KP. Photo: Personal page of the hero of the publication on the social network
“Basya” Netievsky in response revealed the blissful secrets of friendship in the team:
- No need to swear. We are like a family. We allow each other to say some caustic things. Like your number...
And in October 2020, the rest of the team (9 people) gathered at the table in the evening and unanimously decided that “g...” is no longer a specific number for Netievsky, but he himself, as a director, is the fourth letter of the alphabet. In fact, there was no time for jokes at that impromptu meeting. “Pelmeni” unanimously decided that Sergei Netievsky is no longer their director. And they kicked me out of my “plate”.
Of course, the demoted boss did not agree with this decision and filed a lawsuit against his former comrades. And so began the new show “Ural Dumplings”. But not on TV, but in the courtroom.
Sergei Netievsky now threatens not with his fist, but with court. Photo: Personal page of the hero of the publication on the social network
“Sergei Netievsky did not fulfill the duties assigned to him for a long time: he missed all the deadlines for filing tax returns, did not sign balance sheets, did not conduct transactions,” Olga Yuryeva, a lawyer for the KVN workers, said in court. “All this indicates that the activities of the Ural Dumplings were not interesting to Mr. Netievsky. Therefore, on October 14 last year, nine participants of the show, and part-time founders of the creative association “Ural Dumplings” (each with a 10% share), unanimously voted “against” the current leader at the general meeting.
At the meeting, Netievsky’s lawyer tried to convince the judge that this vote was illegal, because her client did not participate in it.
— The decision on early termination of the director’s powers is made by all participants of the company unanimously. But my client was not at the meeting,” Netievsky’s lawyer Vera Katina tried to explain to Themis representatives. “Therefore, the decision to dismiss Sergei Alexandrovich is illegal. My client only learned that he was not the director of Ural Dumplings on April 26, 2020.
True, these words immediately turned against Netievsky.
— The date “April 26, 2020” just indicates that Mr. Netievsky is not engaged in “Ural dumplings”! - Yuryeva retorted. – On the official website of “Ural Dumplings” back in November, an interview with Sergei Isaev about the dismissal of Mr. Netievsky was posted. It turns out that Mr. Netievsky did not even know what information was posted on his portal!
Sergei Netievsky, following Sergei Svetlakov, moved to Moscow. Photo: Personal page of the hero of the publication on the social network
“SO THAT NO ONE IS LEFT OUT”
“In biathlon, like in sex: if you don’t hit, then speed won’t help...” This is one of the few jokes of “Ural Dumplings” below the belt. Sverdlovsk residents have always been proud that there are no obscene gags in their repertoire. This is how the KVN members distinguished themselves from the Comedy Club. However, with the departure of Sergei Netievsky, “dumplings” still took on a participant from Garik Martirosyan’s project, Alexey Lyutikov. Previously, he was the head of the regional development department of Comediclab. And now he has become the general director of Ural Dumplings Production LLC. By the way, close friends of Sergei Netievsky claim that Lyutikov was largely the reason for the change of power in Ural Dumplings.
KVN
Sergei Netievsky, whose work is appreciated by almost every Russian, with his team literally went through fire, water, and copper pipes before receiving the coveted popularity. The start for the “Ural Dumplings” was the festival in Sochi in 1995, when the team got into the gala concert and became one of the KVN Major League based on the results of the festival. What stages did the Ekaterinburg guys have to go through?
- Dropped from 1/8 in 1995.
- Lost in 1/4 in 1996.
- Finish the season again in the 1/8 finals in 1997.
- In 1998 they reached the semi-finals, but “Children of Lieutenant Schmidt” turned out to be more fun and resourceful. It was this year that Sergei Netievsky closed the doors of the “Boss” forever behind him and became the team leader.
- In 2000, “Pelmeni” decided to overcome all difficulties and defeat the enemy, and they succeeded. Netievsky led his guys to the long-awaited victory, and they received the unofficial, but still title of “the last champion of the millennium and twentieth century.”
- In 2001, 2002, 2003 the team competes for the KVN Summer Cup and takes it in 2002.
Netievsky’s personal achievement in this period was his film debut as an actor. He is starring in the comedy “Outside the Native Square Meters.”
STS and “Ural dumplings”
In 2009, the first show on STS called “Blaze It All... With a Horse!” was released. To date, more than fifty such programs have been filmed.
In 2011, the sketch show “Unreal Stories” was released, produced by Netievsky, who also played the role of a lazy tramp.
In 2012, MyasorUPka appeared (a competitive project). Sergei Alexandrovich was a producer, jury member and team mentor.
In 2013, the Kremlin Palace received a huge number of Ural Dumplings fans at the anniversary concert “20 years in the dough!”
In 2014, the “Show from the Air” starts, which is produced and hosted by Netievsky.
In 2020, Sergei disappeared from the screens, and his team continues on its way as if nothing had happened; Sergei Isaev became the new leader. Why did Sergei Netievsky leave Ural Dumplings? Where is he now? You will learn about this from the further contents of this publication.
Career
After graduating from college in 1993, the young man managed to get a job as a director in a hardware store, but soon made the final choice in favor of KVN and devoted himself entirely to his favorite business.
Sergey Netievsky in KVN
The team's popularity grew rapidly, and soon the guys found themselves in the Major League. In 2000, “Pelmeni” became champions, and two years later – winners of the Major League Summer Cup. By this time, Sergei led the team and coped with his responsibilities perfectly. Under his leadership, “Pelmeni” became winners of the “Voting KiViN” festival three times and played a draw in the international tournament between Asia and Europe.
In 2007, Netievsky moved to Moscow, where completely different prospects opened up for him. The TNT channel was launching a new entertainment project, “Show News,” and invited Sergei to head it. Plunging headlong into a new activity, Sergei realized that “Pelmeni” also needed to switch to television.
Sergei Netievsky in the Ural Dumplings team
The success of Sergei Svetlakov, who, having left the team, quickly “promoted” on TNT, only confirmed that he was right. In 2009, the first episode of the new show on the STS channel “Ural Dumplings” was aired, which immediately aroused great interest among the audience. Already in 2013, residents of the Urals became winners of the TEFI award and were noted on the pages of Forbes in the list of the most successful Russian celebrities.
At the same time, Netievsky was involved in several other projects: he produced the show “Unreal Stories” and played a leading role in it, was a member of the jury and the ideological inspirer of the talent show “MyasorUPka” and took part in writing the script for the acclaimed comedy “Freaks”.
Sergei Netievsky brought his team to television
He even completed directing courses in order to make a full-length film about the team for the twentieth anniversary of “Dumplings”. But these plans were not destined to come true.
Version one
Sergei Netievsky left Ural Dumplings because he decided that his well-being was more important to him than the rest of the team. He left the guys to their own devices, saying, do whatever you want, and I’ll do without you. He decided to start producing television series and other projects on his own so as not to waste time on shows that were no longer interesting to him. This was the first version voiced by some participants in the UP, but Sergei Aleksandrovich completely disagrees with this, he told a different story, and it is more plausible, as it is confirmed by a two-year trial.
Personal life
The biography of Sergei Netievsky from “Ural Dumplings” contains very little publicly available information about his personal life. For a long time there were rumors about his affair with his colleague on the comedy show Yulia Mikhalkova, but they did not come true.
Netievsky and Mikhalkova
In fact, successful showman Sergei Netievsky tries to hide his personal life, unlike most other stars of modern show business. It is worth noting that he is excellent at keeping his family a secret, because the existence of a family as such became known only from the lips of the artist himself.
It turns out that the man has a beloved wife, Natalya, who bore him three wonderful children. The eldest sons Timofey and Ivan were born in 2002 and 2005, respectively, and daughter Maria, the youngest representative of the family, was born in 2007. On the pages of some magazines it has been suggested that the artist’s wife sits at home and only takes care of the children. In fact, this is only speculation by representatives of the press, and the general public does not know exactly how Natalya Netievskaya and the children of the couple live.
At one time, photographs of Sergei Netievsky and his wife were leaked onto the Internet, and they can still be found on the World Wide Web. From that moment on, the head of the family began to hide his personal life even more carefully, trying not to make it public, so today we can only expect that Sergei himself or his relatives will lift the veil of this secret.
Real version
Sergei Netievsky left Ural Dumplings without knowing it. It happens. It turns out that the participants have long looked askance at their director, believing that he does not pay them enough for their work, and that he also spends too much time on other projects, forgetting about the management program. Because of this, the team got together and filed a class action lawsuit to remove the director from office; of course, Netievsky himself was simply not warned about this. Sergei Alexandrovich filed an appeal, which was accepted in 2020, but the team filed a new one in court. Netievsky was not at a loss and filed a counterclaim.
After all the trials, Sergei was reinstated because the team’s collective lawsuit was considered illegal. Why did Sergei Netievsky leave Ural Dumplings after this court decision? He transferred the rights to leadership to Isaev, since he understood that there could no longer be a “strong Ural friendship”, and decided to resign of his own free will.
In February of this year, team members lost a lawsuit for four hundred million rubles, according to which Netievsky was accused of using their trademark. Now the team must pay Sergei a fine of three hundred thousand rubles.
Friendship with the “dumplings” was spoiled by the money issue
The reason for Netievsky’s separation from his colleagues and friends - Andrei Rozhkov , Dmitry Sokolov , Dmitry Brekotkin , Vyacheslav Myasnikov and other “Kaveen members” - was the most banal thing. This is money.
It was stated that Netievsky stole from the team and for three years embezzled money from the television activities of the “dumplings”. Evgeny Orlov , hired in 2012, together with the executive producer of the “Ural Dumplings Show” Lyutikov , through front companies, withdrew money from the accounts of Idea Fix Media LLC, and even involved other members of the team in this matter.
In addition, Netievsky was removed from his post. The producer went to court and appealed his dismissal, claiming that he was fired without a quorum of votes and was not given 30 days' notice of the meeting date.
The court decided to reinstate the producer and even recovered 300 thousand rubles from the “dumplings” in his favor. The former colleagues complied with the court's decision, however, now they fired him again, observing all the rules, and, in turn, sued him for 5 million...
Netievsky has not appeared on stage with the Ural Dumplings for a long time.
