Childhood and youth
Tatyana was born on July 21, 1966 in a family of teachers. The TV presenter's zodiac sign is Cancer. Her childhood was spent in Academgorodok of Novosibirsk. Tatiana's parents were in love with the profession. The elder Lazarevs met while studying at a pedagogical institute. Tatyana’s father lost his sight at the age of 16, but the disability did not interfere with the young man’s work and personal life. The artist says that her father has always been active and independent.
Actress and TV presenter Tatyana Lazareva
Tanya and her sister grew up in a family with traditions. On weekends, the girls and their parents went to the forest to pick mushrooms, and on holidays, guests gathered in the house, talked, and sang songs. Her parents wanted Tatyana to continue the business, but the girl did not like to study - she was a strong C student, but she happily sang and played the piano and guitar.
In 8th grade, Lazareva became a member of the AMIGO group - the only minor in the group. The ensemble performed political songs. At first Tanya played the violin, and then became a soloist and author of some compositions. The group often toured the country.
Tatyana Lazareva in her youth and now
After school, Tatyana Lazareva worked as a typist for a university newspaper for a year, and then decided to enroll in the vocal department in Moscow. The girl was not accepted into the capital's universities, and Lazareva returned to Novosibirsk. Here Tatyana failed twice - in the vocal exam, she, the only one of the applicants, was given two points. Then, to please her parents, Tatyana entered the Faculty of Foreign Languages at the Novosibirsk Pedagogical Institute.
Patience lasted for two years - Lazareva took the documents when the dean’s office refused to request a reference for touring with AMIGO.
Tatyana Lazareva in her youth
Lazareva got a job as a laboratory assistant at Novosibirsk State University and enjoyed participating in skits. At one of them, the girl skillfully showed a parody of Laima Vaikule, after which she received an invitation to the KVN team of Novosibirsk University.
Daughter of Mikhail Shats - Antonina Shats
The baby was born in one of the capital's maternity hospitals in 1998. She was named Sophia. The girl often spent time in the television studio while her parents were filming the program “Good Jokes.”
The daughter of Mikhail Shats, Sophia Shats, studied well at school. She is currently studying at one of the capital's universities. The girl connected her life with directing. She already works on one of the TV channels where she produces programs.
The daughter of Mikhail Shats, Antonina Shats, appeared in the family in 2006. The girl spent a lot of time with her parents. She sometimes appeared with them on television.
During the holidays, Tonya lives with her mother in Spain, where she swims in the ocean. The girl studies well at school. She knows English perfectly.
In her spare time from studying, Tonya enjoys dancing and acting. In the future, the girl dreams of becoming a TV presenter.
Career
A new stage has begun in the biography of Tatyana Lazareva. Soon the country started talking about the sparkling tall Siberian (height - 180 cm, weight - 75 kg). The girl continued to study in absentia, but now at the Institute of Culture in Kemerovo. The girl went for a honors diploma, but dropped out of college in the 5th year. Lazareva says that the Club of the Cheerful and Resourceful has become a school-university. Tatyana played for the NSU teams, “Only Girls in Jazz”, and the CIS national team. With members of the KVN team of Novosibirsk University, the girl twice became the champion of the Major League - in 1991 and 1993.
Tatyana Lazareva in the KVN NSU team
Tatyana appears in films and TV series. The artist’s debut in big cinema took place in 1992, when Lazareva was offered a cameo role in the Ukrainian social drama “Dandelion Blossoming”. The film was about a young man, Yuras, who was unable to realize himself in society. Tatyana Lazareva appeared as a postman. The police officer was played by Alexey Gorbunov.
In 1997-2005, Lazareva played the main role of Tatyana Yuryevna Zvezdunova in the series “33 square meters”. The humorous sitcom was broadcast for 8 years and enjoyed deserved popularity among television viewers. The participants of the O.S.P. Studio, a project by Mikhail Shats - Sergey Belogolovtsev, Andrey Bocharov, Pavel Kabanov - became famous media personalities after filming the series. In 2005, the actress appeared in the New Year's edition of STS "Night in Disco Style", created in the style of a musical.
Tatyana Lazareva in the series “33 square meters”
Lazareva dreamed of working as a presenter on television, and for this she moved to the capital. In 1995, the dream came true - Tatyana was invited to the “Once a Week” program, then there were the projects “You’ll Lick Your Fingers,” “Good Jokes,” and “O.S.P. Studio.” In 2007, Lazareva became the host of her own program on the Domashny channel - “Children's Day with Tatyana Lazareva.” The artist received material and moral satisfaction from this project.
Later, the popular TV presenter appeared in an episode of the top-rated sitcom “My Fair Nanny.” In the film, Tatyana Lazareva transformed into a school mathematics teacher. In the adventurous detective story "Adjutants of Love" she played a cheerful girl in a tavern. The popular series “Don’t Be Born Beautiful”, where the actress performed a cameo, could not do without the TV presenter.
Tatyana Lazareva in the film “Europe-Asia”
In 2009, the actress had her finest hour in her film career. Tatyana Lazareva played the main role in the film “Europe-Asia,” a black comedy by Ivan Dykhovichny about the journey of a group of swindlers along the highways of Siberia. In the 2011 fantasy film Star Wars, Lazareva appeared as the head teacher of a school of the future. In 2012 she appeared in the TV series “Voronins”.
In May 2010, Lazareva became the host of the TV game “Is This My Child?!” In an exciting show, four families competed for the main prize. Parents and children were divided into two teams, while the older generation had to show intuition and guess whether their child would cope with the competition task.
Tatyana Lazareva on the set of the show “Is This My Child?!”
Viewers often see Tatyana as a co-host of popular shows, including the projects “Dancing with the Stars,” “Song of the Day,” and “Two Stars.” Charm, sparkling humor and instant reaction to jokes, the ability to improvise and easily communicate with participants and spectators - all this makes Lazareva’s projects highly rated.
In 2011, TV presenter Tatyana Lazareva was fired from the STS channel without explanation. The reason for the termination of the contract was Lazareva’s active political position. The TV presenter took part in a speech on Bolotnaya Square, and then became a member of the Opposition Coordination Council. The dismissal did not upset the artist. Soon Tatyana was already recording a music disc called “Good Songs.” The TV presenter was accompanied by instrumentalists from the Khoronko Orchestra group. A year later, Lazareva restored the title of “Face of the STS Channel,” but again not for long.
Ksenia Sobchak, Tatyana Lazareva, Tina Kandelaki - hosts of the show “Two Stars”
At the same time, the TV presenter released the book “The World at First Sight. Tatyana Lazareva presents,” where she collected stories about the childhood of popular media personalities Nonna Grishaeva, Evgeny Grishkovets, Tutta Larsen, Yulia Menshova, Leonid Parfenov and many others. The author’s first attempt was successful, the collection was popular among readers, so in 2016 Lazareva was inspired to create a second book, which was called “I Am a Little Panda.”
Unable to work on television, in 2013 Tatyana Lazareva and Mikhail Shats launched their own low-budget project “Television on the Knee”, the broadcast platform of which was a YouTube channel.
Tatyana Lazareva is the host of the show “Is This My Child?!”
In 2014, the TV presenter continued to participate in the Disney Channel project “Is This My Baby?!” In the new season, new members appeared in the adult team. In addition to moms and dads, grandparents also became players. The space for holding competitions has also expanded. A gift room has been added to the already familiar treasure cave and play area.
A year later, Tatyana Lazareva’s filmography was replenished with the comedy series “Kings Can Do Anything,” where the actress appeared in the role of a maid. Maxim Galkin appeared on the screen in the image of the two main characters - Prince Michael and manager Misha. The life vicissitudes of the formidable duke, who finds himself in the realities of a Moscow office, and an employee of a capital company, who has to lead the English army in campaigns to conquer new lands, appealed to the taste of the television public. The film was shown on Channel One.
Tatiana Lazareva
And in 2020, the artist became one of the participants in the drama “Collector,” where the main character was played by Konstantin Khabensky. The remaining actors - Evgeny Stychkin, Polina Agureeva, Kirill Pletnev, Igor Zolotovitsky - participated only in the dubbing of the film.
For many years, Lazareva has been involved in charity work. Tatyana conducts events of the Creation Charitable Foundation, financially supports those in need, organizes and participates in public events. In 2011-2012, Tatyana Lazareva and like-minded people prevented the demolition of a historical building in Moscow.
Mikhail Shats and Tatyana Lazareva at the Peace March
The artist participated in the elections to the Coordination Council of Oppositionists and passed, taking 11th place. In the spring of 2013, Lazareva supported sexual minorities, openly opposing the law prohibiting the promotion of same-sex relationships. In 2014, Tatyana Lazareva openly opposed the Kremlin’s policies.
In addition to social activities, Tatyana devotes a lot of time to self-development: she attends personal growth trainings and classes with a personal coach. At the beginning of 2020, the TV presenter visited her small homeland, where she conducted her own training “Weekend with Meaning” for compatriots who had reached the age limit of 50 years.
Tatyana Lazareva at the rally
In the fall, Tatyana spoke at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny, which was held in Novosibirsk and brought together 3.5 thousand supporters.
In November, Mikhail Shats and Tatyana Lazareva attended the Family of the Year award ceremony. In addition to popular TV presenters, Alexander and Ekaterina Strizhenov, Anton and Victoria Makarsky, Viola and Valery Syutkin, Alina and Konstantin Kryukov, Alexey Chumakov and Yulia Kovalchuk were also invited to the event.
Personal life
Lazareva's first stormy romance happened when the girl was 20 years old. Tatyana met her peer Dima at an international camp, fell in love, and plunged headlong into the pool. When the passions subsided, Tatyana found out that Dmitry was dating several girls at the same time.
Tatyana Lazareva and Mikhail Shats
By the age of 25, Tatyana Lazareva, who had changed several universities and professions, realized that it was time to get married. The girl’s husband was Alexander Drugov, who was 8 years older than Tatyana, actively earned money and was friends with the artist’s parents. In those days, Drugov was an enviable groom - with a cooperative apartment, “packed” with imported equipment, his own car and great opportunities.
Tatyana Lazareva and Alexander Drugov
The young man brought Tatiana’s wedding dress from Moscow. But Tatyana’s personal life in marriage did not work out. The young people separated six months after the celebration, and officially divorced during Tatyana’s first pregnancy.
In June 1995, Tatiana Lazareva’s son Stepan was born. They say that the actress gave birth to a boy from director Roman Fokin, with whom she had a short affair. Lazareva herself then said that she didn’t care who gave birth to her – she wanted to become a mother.
Tatyana Lazareva with her son
St. Petersburg KVN player Mikhail Shats was secretly in love with the artist, but for a long time he was afraid to tell the girl about his feelings. Tatyana realized this herself when the artists toured Samara. In 1998, the lovers had a daughter, Sonya. In June 2006, there was an addition to the family - a daughter, Antonina, was born. Mikhail Shats’s relatives initially reacted coldly to their daughter-in-law; they were looking for a girl from a Jewish family for the young man, and a Siberian woman with a child in her arms was not part of the plans of Mikhail’s relatives. But over time, relations improved.
Tatyana Lazareva with her husband and children
The union of Lazareva and Shats underwent many trials, but the spouses were wise enough not to divorce. The husband and wife practically never separated for a long time, even at work. In addition to the main joint projects, they became participants in the television games “Fort Boyard”, “The Weakest Link”, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”
In 2012, the TV Center channel even released a documentary film “Wife. Love Story" with the participation of Tatyana Lazareva, where the popular artist gave a detailed interview about her family life.
Tatyana Lazareva - “Wife. Love story"
Both artists have repeatedly admitted that they cannot imagine life without children and without each other. The photo on Lazareva’s Instagram confirms this. The whole family once took part in an advertisement for yogurt for children “Zdrayvers”. Tatyana Lazareva took the filming responsibly, as she did not want her name to be associated with dubious products. Before signing a joint contract, the actress studied the composition of yoghurts and visited a dairy factory.
Mikhail Shats and Tatyana Lazareva
The TV presenter often posts joint photos with her family, including relatives from Siberia, on her personal Instagram account. Through the social network, the artist informs fans about important events taking place in her life.
Height, weight, age. How old is Mikhail Shats
The popular TV presenter became famous in the late 90s of the last century. He became the host of the OSP-studio. It was from this time that television viewers began to be interested in what height, weight, age, and how old Mikhail Shats was.
The comedian has an average height of 172 cm. But with his wife’s height of 178 cm, he seemed somewhat shorter. The man weighs about 76 kg. He often plays sports.
Mikhail Shats, whose photo in his youth and now remains unchanged, celebrated his 53rd birthday with his family.
Tatyana Lazareva now
Now Tatyana Lazareva continues to oversee the Creation Foundation, whose leaders are also Chulpan Khamatova and Ksenia Rappoport.
Ivan Urgant, Chulpan Khamatova and Tatyana Lazareva
In 2020, rumors appeared in the media that Tatyana Lazareva and Mikhail Shats had separated. The couple is currently going through a difficult period in their relationship. The first rumors appeared after Tatyana Lazareva announced that since 2020 she has not been officially married to Mikhail Shats. The artist and her youngest daughter settled in Spain, in a resort town, and Mikhail chose to stay in Moscow.
In June 2020, Lazareva and Schatz, despite rumors of divorce, celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary by going on a joint trip to Budapest.
Tatiana Lazareva – Pro Cover
In the spring, the Pro Cover music YouTube project was launched, hosted by Tatyana Lazareva. The program broadcasts battles between cover bands and celebrity guests. Singer Yolka and showman Timur Rodriguez have already visited the Internet show studio.
In the summer, Tatyana Lazareva made an official admission that she was suffering from a chronic disease. In 2014, the artist was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. The actress began treatment, but refused to become disabled.
Tatyana Lazareva received a disappointing diagnosis
Symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease reduce quality of life, affecting overall health and all areas of human activity. It is impossible to achieve a complete cure; doctors do not fully understand the causes of the disease. Tatyana Lazareva made a confession in the hope of supporting patients who do not dare to disclose the diagnosis to loved ones and do not seek help from doctors.
Twenty years later
The couple lived as a large and friendly family for about twenty years. Of course, from time to time information about their divorce appeared in the press, but the couple did not give any comments. They continued to live together and raise children. But recently, information has increasingly begun to appear that Tatyana and Mikhail do not live together.
This time the information turned out to be true. It turned out that the couple had not lived together for several months. Tatyana and her children moved to live in Spain, and Mikhail continues to live and work in Moscow. Tatyana decided to explain the current situation.
Mikhail and Tatyana have not yet divorced, and Lazareva does not interfere with her husband’s communication with the children. She says that throughout their twenty years of marriage they were faithful to each other. Now the artist wants to start a new chapter in her life. But at the same time she wants to remain honest with her husband.
Now Tatyana Lazareva does not completely rule out the possibility of a reunion with Mikhail. And fans do not lose hope that this will happen soon.
Projects
- 1991-1994 - performed in KVN
- 1995-2004 - in the programs “Once a week”, “O.S.P.-studio”
- 1997-2001 - host of the program “You'll Lick Your Fingers”
- 1997-2000, 2003-2005 - “33 square meters”
- 2004-2012 - one of the hosts of the “Good Jokes” program
- 2007 - program “Children’s Day with Tatyana Lazareva”
- 2008 - participant in the project “Dancing with the Stars. Season 2008"
- 2010-2016 - host of the TV game “Is this my child?!”
- 2011-2012 - one of the hosts of the TV game “My Family Against Everyone”
- 2011-2012 - host of the program "Subbotnik"
- 2012 - member of the permanent team in the TV game “Tilki Alone”
