Height, weight, age. How old is Yuri Nikolaev
The star of many television show programs has always been the center of attention of numerous television viewers. If they wish, they can definitely find out exactly what the TV presenter’s height, weight, and age are. How old is Yuri Nikolaev is not a difficult question. The man is not young. He has crossed the 70-year-old mark. Usually the celebrations are quiet, modest, in the presence of only a few people.
Yuri Nikolaev, whose photos in his youth and now amaze with his attractive smile, weighs 66 kg with a height of 175 cm.
Since his youth, the television presenter begins every morning by doing exercises and then rubbing himself with a terry towel. A man has breakfast with two scrambled eggs with a small piece of black bread, washed down with black tea without sugar. Our hero has dinner no later than 6 pm. This is what contributes to maintaining good physical shape.
Biography and personal life of Yuri Nikolaev
The biography and personal life of Yuri Nikolaev is inextricably linked with art and television.
Our hero was born on New Year's Eve 1948 in the center of Chisinau. Father - Alexander Silvestrovich Nikolaev served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Mother - Nikolaeva Valentina Ignatovna - in the KGB. The TV presenter has a sister named Tatyana.
From a young age, Yura was incredibly artistic. He acted in a large number of theatrical productions. From the age of 5 he was involved in various television projects in his native Chisinau. At the same time, the guy took part in various school events.
Having received a school certificate, the future star of all-Union television becomes a student at Moscow GITIS. At the same time, the guy works in various television programs.
After graduating from university, Nikolaev began performing at the Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin Theater. At the same time, the young man hosts the program “Forward, boys!” on Union television. The artist also constantly hosted the music program “Morning Mail”. Viewers also fell in love with the star’s other television projects. He worked in “Blue Light”, “Song of the Year”, “Good Night, Kids!” and others. Nikolaev became the first TV presenter of the Jurmala song festivals, which were broadcast every year.
The man also tried himself in cinema. He could be seen in “The Big Break”, “Walking Through Torment” and in several other films. But he did not achieve fame in this field.
In the 90s, a program was released every week on Russian television, which became a launching pad for future stars not only in Russia, but also in other countries. The “Morning Star” was continuously edited by Yuri Nikolaev.
The man became the author of many musical projects. He came up with “Guess the Melody,” which has been broadcast on the Russian main TV channel for more than 20 years. In 2009, he began hosting the show program “Property of the Republic”. Since 2012, Yuri Nikolaev has hosted the program together with Dmitry Shepelev.
In 2020, he became the host of the new television project “Honest Word”. This program airs in the mornings.
During his life, our hero received several prestigious awards. He is considered one of the masters of domestic television.
Nikolaev established his personal life in his youth, despite his unsuccessful first marriage. Yuri was lucky enough to meet a true friend in the person of his second wife, Eleanor. The spouses support each other in everything.
Yuri Nikolaev about his illness: “I’m scared”
Yuri Nikolaev // Photo: Komsomolskaya Pravda / PhotoXPress.ru
Popular TV presenter Yuri Nikolaev, together with his charming wife Eleanor, became guests of the next episode of the “Tonight” program with Andrei Malakhov. The reason for the conversation with the master of television was the anniversary of the program that Yuri Nikolaev hosted in the nineties - “Morning Star”. The most popular project, the participants of which were young vocalists, opened the way for many of them to the big stage. Vlad Topalov, Ani Lorak, Yulia Nachalova, Vlad Sokolovsky, Elena Katina, Prokhor Shalyapin, Yulia Malinovskaya came to the studio of the “Tonight” program to thank Yuri Nikolaev for giving them the opportunity to demonstrate their talents on television.
Yuri Nikolaev visiting Andrei Malakhov’s program // Photo: Still from the program
However, the conversation in the studio was not only about the creative life, but also about the personal life of Yuri Nikolaev, which the host of the “PROPERTY OF THE REPUBLIC” program never flaunts. However, the most devoted fans of his talent know that over the past few years the celebrity has been fighting a stubborn battle with cancer. For the first time on the air of “Tonight”, Yuri Nikolaev told when he was first given a terrible diagnosis.
“This happened eleven or twelve years ago. Five years later there was a relapse, then another,” the master admitted. – I don’t know what is the cause of my illness. My mother died of cancer, perhaps it was a hereditary predisposition. I need to be constantly checked, and at the slightest suspicion, start treatment again. This is exactly what happens. Yes, I'm scared, but I have to live. I want to live".
The 67-year-old presenter has been helped all these years to fight the deadly disease by the care of his wife Eleanor and the support of friends. And in his house, Yuri Nikolaev keeps an icon brought from Greece, from Holy Mount Athos. Yuri Alexandrovich prays to her and believes that she gives him the strength to cope with the disease.
Yuri Nikolaev believes that the icon brought from Athos gives him strength to fight the disease // Photo: Still from the program
“I can’t give any recipes. I know what will prolong my life, this is definitely work. And I am grateful to Channel One and Konstantin Lvovich Ernst, first of all, for this opportunity to communicate with television viewers,” concluded Yuri Nikolaev.
Let us recall that the general public learned that the TV presenter, beloved by millions, was seriously ill in 2014. Yuri Nikolaev bravely fights cancer
The news that Yuri Nikolaev was diagnosed with intestinal cancer shocked his fans. In his interviews, Yuri Alexandrovich admitted that it was not easy to accept the news of the disease. But this made him reconsider his views on life. The TV presenter is sure that if something like this happens in life, you shouldn’t give up.
Theater
“Big Mama” was staged at the Pushkin Theater. The director of the play was the winner of many theater awards, the legendary Boris Ravenskikh. The main role in the production was supposed to be played by some young actor, but just before the premiere, due to intrigues in the theater, he refused to go on stage, so they urgently looked for a replacement, which GITIS student Yuri Nikolaev was told about by his friend.
The fourth-year student decided to take a risk, not really hoping for anything, but he was unexpectedly accepted. So Yuri Nikolaev first appeared on the stage of the Pushkin Theater immediately in the leading role, where Vera Alentova, then unknown to anyone, worked in tandem with him.
Yuri Nikolaev devoted five years to the Pushkin Theater, but gradually the theatrical stage was replaced by television from the actor’s life. Since 1973, the future famous presenter worked as a freelancer on television. And when a couple of years later Nikolaev was offered a full-time position, it became impossible to combine the work of an announcer and an actor.
Theater and cinema
Rice. 2. “Walking through torment”
The debut in the theater can be described as stunning. In 1970, one of the actors, for personal reasons, refused to perform in the play “Big Mama.” An artist was urgently needed for the main role intended for him; time was running out. Yuri Nikolaev found out about the situation and, deciding to try his hand, came to the audition. Thus, being a 4th year student, I got my first role, which was the main one.
From that moment he began working in the theater, which lasted until 1975, when he received an offer to work as an announcer at the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. I was forced to abandon the scene due to the lack of possibility of combination.
Simultaneously with his service in the theater, Yuri Nikolaev began acting in feature films. It was this work that brought him to television. The actor played his first characters in the following films:
- "Big hauls."
- "The Girl from Cell No. 25."
- "The Road to Calvary".
Movies
Soon after Yuri Nikolaev's debut at the Pushkin Theater, film directors also paid attention to the talented young actor. The GITIS graduate managed to star in a dozen films before becoming a famous TV presenter. Yuri Nikolaev’s first film work was the main role in Anatoly Dudorov’s film “Big Stages” (“Machinist”), where one of his partners was the future Honored Artist of the RSFSR Nikolai Merzlikin.
In total, Yuri Nikolaev’s filmography includes a dozen roles, all of them very diverse. Thus, the artist starred in the war film “The Girl from Cell No. 25,” tried his hand at the children’s comedy “It All Began with a Cat,” and in Alexander Kosarev’s drama “Before. than to part with,” as well as in the musical film “How to Become a Star.” In addition, Nikolaev also worked on the set of the series: the artist played the sailor Konstantin Sharygin in “Walking Through Torment,” a serial adaptation of the work of the same name by Alexei Tolstoy.
Acting work
The biography of Yuri Nikolaev is rich and diverse. According to his own statement, he is first and foremost an actor. The director A. Dudorov’s first big work was in the drama “Big Stages”. Yuri Alexandrovich received and brilliantly played the main role of the charming and witty Igor Shilov. Without entering a university, his hero found his calling as an electric locomotive driver.
The biography of Yuri Nikolaev is closely related to working with children and for children. This is probably why he became one of the most sought-after actors on children's film sets. Nikolaev happily starred in a cameo role in the film “Tamers” and played brilliantly in the comedy “The Secret Known to Everyone” by Nikolai Zaseev. But, perhaps, the most important, iconic role was his work in the brilliant film novel by Vasily Ordynsky based on the novel by Alexei Tolstoy “Walking through Torment”.
To be fair, it should be noted that the directors did not particularly indulge Yuri Nikolaev with their attention. After a short lull, Vladimir Vorobyov invited Yuri Alexandrovich to his adventure series “Treasure Island,” and this was followed by another role in the film “Before We Part.”
A television
In 1975, Yuri Nikolaev was officially accepted into the staff of the announcers department of the central television of the USSR State Television and Radio. By that time, the whole country already knew the TV presenter by sight. On September 7, 1974, at 10 am, the first episode of the music program “Morning Mail” was aired, which over time was destined to become a legend of Soviet television. It was she who brought all-Union fame to Yuri Nikolaev. Before her, the presenter managed to work a little freelance in the news, but it’s unlikely that any of the viewers remembered him there.
“Morning Mail” became for Yuri Nikolaev a pass to the highest television circles. The presenter, beloved by the audience, began to be invited as an entertainer in “Blue Light” and “Song of the Year”. At that time, this was the pinnacle of a television career. That very moment when a successful, ambitious person realizes that as an employee he has already achieved everything, it’s time to start working for himself.
Yuri Nikolaev created his own television production company, as they would say now, a “production” called “UNICS”, which stood for “Yuri Nikolaev Studio”. The first project of the Nikolaev production studio was the famous “Morning Star”. It was an incredibly popular program, where viewers for the first time saw such future Russian pop stars as Valeria, Yulia Nachalova, Pelageya, Zara, the groups “Lyceum”, “Tatu” and many others.
Later, it was Yuri Nikolaev who became one of the creators and producers of the popular Russian television show “Guess the Melody.”
In the 2000s, Yuri Alexandrovich hosted the main music shows on Russian television: “Junior Eurovision 2005”, “Dancing with the Stars”, “Property of the Republic” and, together with Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, “Dancing on Ice”.
Biography of Yuri Nikolaev - TV presenter
During perestroika, the presenter of popular programs managed to create a television production company, which began to produce a weekly music program for young talents, “Morning Star”. This project was donated
a start in life for today's well-known performers - Yulia Nachalova, the group "Smash", Valeria and many others. Around the same time, TV presenter Yuri Nikolaev, whose biography at that time was already inextricably linked with television, became one of the producers of the “Guess the Melody” show.
Family and children of Yuri Nikolaev
The family and children of Yuri Nikolaev is a rather interesting question. The man has always been attractive to numerous women throughout the entire post-Soviet space.
The TV presenter entered into his first marriage in his youth. But a little later he realized that he mistook falling in love for a strong feeling. This led to separation from his first wife.
Nikolaev is grateful to fate that he was lucky enough to meet his second wife on his way. She became his real companion, with whom he always feels great. The only thing the spouses regret is that the family was never replenished with a son or daughter.
Our hero's parents served in law enforcement agencies. Dad was an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and mother was an employee of the state security office of the Chisinau branch of the Soviet Union. They were always proud of their son and supported him in everything.
Yuri Nikolaev has a younger sister, whose name is Tatyana. She is married and has a son and daughter, who, thanks to their uncle, have settled well in the Russian capital.
Early years, childhood and family of Yuri Nikolaev
Yuri Aleksandrovich Nikolaev was born in Moldova - in the city of Chisinau.
His parents were far from the world of art and both belonged to the law enforcement system of the Soviet Union. In particular, the father of our today's hero served with the rank of colonel in the ranks of the Moldovan Ministry of Internal Affairs and was even awarded a huge number of different awards. No less interesting person was the mother of the future TV presenter, Valentina Ignatovna. The woman worked almost all her life in the KGB system.
This circumstance becomes especially interesting when taking into account the fact that Yuri Nikolaev’s grandfather once suffered greatly from the activities of the State Security Committee, was repressed and even moved to Canada. However, today we will leave this question out of the question.
Yuri Nikolaev was a good actor in his youth
As for Yura himself, his creative path began quite early. Even in his childhood, he became part of the school theater group, which in turn became his ticket to the world of television. Our today's hero played children's roles on Chisinau television, and therefore at an early age he became a real star in his school.
The first successes led Yuri Nikolaev to think about a professional career in television. At that time, the future famous TV presenter dreamed of becoming an actor, and therefore, after graduating from school, he decided to move to Moscow.
In 1965, our today's hero moved to Russia, where he soon submitted documents to GITIS. The young Moldovan guy passed the entrance exams successfully, and therefore soon became a student at the acting department of the State Institute of Theater Arts.
The ex-wife of Yuri Nikolaev - Galina
The future spouses met during their student years. At first sight, the young man incredibly liked the girl, but he was afraid to approach her. Only in the third year did the guy talk about his feelings. Unexpectedly for him, Gala herself liked him right away, but the girl was brought up in strictness, so she did not try to admit her feelings. Soon the lovers quietly and modestly celebrated the wedding. Only a few friends were present.
The couple lived together for a short time. What caused the divorce remained a mystery. Until now, Yuri Nikolaev is trying to ignore questions about his ex-wife.
The ex-wife of Yuri Nikolaev, Galina, tried not to communicate with him after breaking up with our hero. There was only one call from her. According to rumors, the woman lives in the outback. She married a second time and raised two sons.
Yuri Nikolaev's wife - Eleonora Gravis
The girl and the guy met in their youth. He, of course, knew his friend's little sister, Ronald Gravis. For the time being, they were connected only by friendly relations. During this time, our hero managed to get married and divorced.
Yuri Nikolaev’s wife, Eleanor Gravis, received an economic education at one of the capital’s universities. Now she helps her husband with financial issues in his.
A few years after the divorce, the TV presenter proposes marriage to the girl. But the wedding took place only several years later. They still live happily, despite the absence of children.
I DIDN’T QUIT BECAUSE I LOVED IT
— And then there was a period when Yuri Aleksandrovich became interested in alcohol... — I remember another doctor said: “At least you can stand your ground, but until he himself decides to stop drinking, nothing will happen.” And it turned out to be true. I never intended to leave him: I understood that he could die. I tried to entice him with something, to push him into food, which he refused. But when Yura himself decided to stop, my understanding, patience and help were needed. I tried to surround him with people who didn’t drink, invited them to visit, baked shortcakes. My husband started skiing and I wandered around the Moscow region with him. Yura rides, and I walk downstairs with a thermos of hot tea. I don't claim that I saved him. But women should think a hundred times before leaving their drinking husband: without the support of a loved one, he could disappear. It helped me that I loved Yura very much.
- And he you? - I hope so. (Laughs.) In any case, for me, he tries to do everything possible and impossible, to pamper me with something - he is very generous. We have been together for 38 years, everything has happened in our lives. I am sure: if spouses live smoothly, without quarrels, then they are indifferent to each other. Now we have reached a new stage: I don’t worry about where and with whom he went and when he will come. I'm much more concerned about his health. We still write tender notes. We can paint a can of coffee with multi-colored hearts. When we get tired of each other, we run away. I’m going to a bachelorette party with my girlfriends, he’s going to play billiards with friends. But we always come back, because we have long become one.
Latest news about Yuri Nikolaev: cancer discovered
The popular TV presenter felt unwell in the early 2000s. He was incredibly busy at work, but was in no hurry to see doctors. But my health began to deteriorate. Only then did the national television star turn to one of the leading clinics in the capital. There, based on the results of the examination, cancer was diagnosed at an early stage. The doctors calmed our hero down. They said that if you carefully monitor your health, the disease will not take deep roots.
The media reports the latest news about Yuri Nikolaev. Cancer discovered - an article with such a request came as a bolt from the blue at the beginning of 2020.
The man himself spoke about his health after the article. He said that he had been doing this for several years. His health has improved in recent years. He hopes that he can celebrate 2020 with his beloved wife.
Instagram and Wikipedia Yuri Nikolaev
Instagram and Wikipedia of Yuri Nikolaev talk about the man’s life path, his hobbies and lifestyle. They allow you to get a complete picture about him.
Wikipedia contains information about childhood and adolescence. Here you can read how Yuri became a famous television presenter. The page reports about his projects and awards. On Wikipedia you can find out how Nikolaev lives now and how he feels.
Our hero does not have accounts on social networks. He simply doesn't have time for this. But there is a page for his name on Instagram. On it you can read some information about his fate, view photographs of the man from different years.
In 1991, Nikolaev was one of the first at CT to leave government service and open his own company called Unix. To do this, he had to go to the bank to take out a loan of 1 million 600 thousand rubles. At that time, this was a lot of money, and if Nikolaev’s new project had suddenly not taken off, he would have had a hard time. But his brainchild, the “Morning Star” music competition for gifted children, soon became very popular. And for more than six years now it has been broadcast every Sunday.
From a recent interview with Yu. Nikolaev: “I don’t do anything around the house - I can only look in the refrigerator. I don’t know where the savings bank and the store are. But I clean my desk myself. And during the renovation, he was responsible for the purchase of furniture and plumbing. Interior design is my passion...
If I’m in a bad mood, I sometimes get into the car and drive randomly - play in the casino, sit with friends...
I don't believe in marriages without scandals. If people say that they have never had a fight in their entire life, they are lying. We had quarrels. And there was jealousy - I am an amorous person by nature. But now everything is becoming calmer...
I take care of my health. Every day I douse myself with ice water. Two buckets in the morning, two in the evening. I'm running. I play tennis. I love billiards. I love airplanes - I’ve already flown the Yak-18T for fifteen hours, when I fly the same amount more, I’ll be able to fly without an instructor...”
Career
The first role in the theater was a big surprise for Yuri Nikolaev. The premiere of a new play was supposed to take place in "Cannon", but the actor playing the main role refused to participate just a few hours before going on stage. He urgently needed to find a replacement, and Yuri proposed his candidacy, not particularly hoping for success. But he was taken and from that moment the stellar career of Yuri Nikolaev began.
For the next five years, Nikolaev worked at the theater. Pushkin, but in his dreams he saw himself as a TV presenter. In 1973, already an experienced actor, Yuri got a job on television. At first he worked as a freelancer, but gradually his career as an actor faded away - the ambitious young man devoted all his time and energy to the “blue screen”.
Film "Walking in Torment"
The easy transition to the work of a TV presenter was due to the fact that after his debut at the Pushkin Theater, and even in the leading role, Yuri Nikolaev could not go unnoticed. Film directors became interested in the young man and were not afraid to try him in different roles. Before devoting himself entirely to the work of a TV presenter, Nikolaev played in several films.
Yuri Nikolaev in the film “Before We Part”
It’s interesting that all the films in which the young actor participated were very different from each other: among them there was a war film, a children’s comedy, a drama, and even a musical film “How to Become a Star.” The serial “niche” did not bypass Yuri either - the multi-part film based on the famous novel by A. Tolstoy “Walking Through Torment” also brought Nikolaev a share of fame.
Episode from the film "Before We Part"
Starting in 1975, Yuri Nikolaev was accepted as an official announcer on USSR television - and from that moment on he became known throughout the country. “Morning Mail” with the participation of Nikolaev became legendary, perhaps precisely thanks to him. After this beloved program, Yuri received a pass to other famous television programs. He began to act more than once as a presenter on “Song of the Year” and “Blue Light,” which meant that his fame had reached its peak.
Yuri Nikolaev TV presenter of “Morning Mail”
Feeling this, Yuri Nikolaev decided to open his own television company and create television programs on his own. The production studio "UNIX", whose name was the original abbreviation "Yuri Nikolaev Studio", began its journey with the project "Morning Star". And it was right on target.
Host of the program "Morning Star"
The popularity of “Morning Star” could be the envy of many well-promoted television programs. It was with her that the star journey of many now famous artists began:
- Pelagia;
- Valeria;
- Zara;
- "Tattoo";
- “Lyceum” and many others began their journey from the stage, where “Uncle Yura” introduced them to the audience.
Pelageya on the stage of “Morning Star”
The 21st century came, and Yuri Nikolaev remained a favorite presenter on Russian television. He was constantly invited to host the most famous TV shows: “Dancing with the Stars”, “Dancing on Ice”, “Property of the Republic”.
TV presenter of the program "Dancing with the Stars"
