Biography
Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Myasnikov is a showman, the most singing member of the KVN team “Ural Dumplings”, and a comedian. Over the years, the artist’s creative career has multiplied with popular television projects, comedy films and series.
Comedian Vyacheslav Myasnikov
Today Myasnikov is known as the author of humorous songs, a program producer and a popular blogger.
Career in the show
- 1996, Slava captain of the team of his home university “Guys from the logging”;
- 1998 Vyacheslav made his debut in the team of players “Ural Dumplings”, became famous for his musical comic numbers;
- 2000, a representative of the participants in the KVN finals, the team “Ural Dumplings” wins the major league of KVN games.
Myasnikov is not a fan of vulgar jokes; it’s much easier to come up with Comedy Club routines than good humor in life.
Childhood and youth
Vyacheslav was born on December 2, 1979 in the village of Lugovoy, Tyumen Region. The village was located in a hard-to-reach place in a harsh region. In summer it was reached only by boat along the river, in winter - by AN-2 planes or helicopters. Therefore, one of the professions that the boy dreamed of as a child was to become a pilot.
Slava’s professional destiny was determined by him from early childhood. As a child, the boy loved to record television performances of two pillars of humor - Evgeny Petrosyan and Vladimir Vinokur, in order to memorize them and perform these numbers at school matinees. Today, Vyacheslav Myasnikov is perhaps the only comedian of the new generation who respects and appreciates the work of the pioneers of Russian stand-up humor.
Vyacheslav Myasnikov in childhood
After his parents gave the teenager a Minsk motorcycle, Slava became interested in transport technology. The young man studied all the capabilities of the motorcycle and rode it all year round.
Since there was no music school in the village, the school chemistry teacher Sergei Anatolyevich Ponomarev taught music to the children. The teacher gave Vyacheslav a series of guitar lessons, explaining the essence of the creative process. The boy began to select the melodies he liked and then compose his own songs. In high school, Vyacheslav improved his skills during summer shifts in pioneer camps, when the young man, then a counselor, had to compose songs for children. Then Myasnikov mastered the adult repertoire.
Vyacheslav Myasnikov - “Papa”
Slava Myasnikov graduated from an ordinary high school with a certificate containing only A’s. After this, the young man entered the Forestry Engineering University to major in mechanical engineering, but Vyacheslav did not work in his main profession. While studying at the university, the young man improved his composition skills and even became famous among students, becoming the author of the “University Waltz”, which is now performed at USFTU ceremonial events. The knowledge acquired at the university is still useful to the comedian: Myasnikov loves cars and understands them.
"NATASHA SAW, I WALKED"
Myasnikov admits that at that moment he looked like a zombie - lack of sleep and work overload deprived him of the ability to sensibly assess the situation. At first he didn’t see anything wrong with Natalya’s addiction to alcohol:
“On the contrary, I thought: “Well, the person was drinking there, I’m at work, she’ll have more fun.” And then she began to make secrets, mixing alcohol with juice: she walked around with a glass - who knows what there was, three fingers’ worth of vodka? I realized late that she had gone too far. And when a person drinks, it is useless to search for and select alcohol. My wife could have buried the bottle on our property so that I wouldn’t find out. She hid alcohol in some incredible places.
He did not fight his wife’s alcoholism. Although, as a doctor, he understood: this is a disease, Natalia needs to be treated. If left unchecked, she will simply die, drink herself to the point of cirrhosis of the liver. Or he won’t live to see it, having simply gotten hit by a car drunk...
“But I just put up with my wife’s binges,” admits the famous doctor. Natalya drank for 10 years, gradually erasing everything that her husband once loved about her. The child also suffered, seeing his mother in such a state. But if his son had nowhere to go, then Alexander sought consolation on the side. He had an outlet - a mistress who gave birth to a daughter, Polina.
“Natasha drank, I walked, but we understood that divorce would not solve the problem. It would only make things worse for both of us. And how could I leave a sick person?..
KVN and television
The first humorous family for Vyacheslav was the KVN team “Guys from the Logging,” which played for the Ural State Forestry University. The Kaveen player made his debut in 1996, and after 4 years he became a member of the team, which later brought Vyacheslav all-Russian popularity. This team is called “Ural dumplings”.
Member of the Ural Dumplings team Vyacheslav Myasnikov
During the 1999 tournament for the Yekaterinburg Cup, teams from the UPI, railway and forestry academies met on the same stage. The enterprising captain of the Ural Dumplings Andrei Rozhkov invited railway worker Sergei Svetlakov and Vyacheslav Myasnikov from UGFLTU to join the UPI team and take part in the games of the KVN Major League. In the same year, the Urals became laureates of the second prize in the “Voting KiViN” competition, which was held in Jurmala. A year later, “Ural Dumplings” won the KVN Major League championship.
Over the next 6 years, the team received various awards in competitions among KVN participants and earned the love of the audience. At this stage of his creative biography, Vyacheslav wrote about 100 humorous songs for the Ural team. The tracks “New Year” (“Tangerine in my mouth”), “Song about a tattoo”, “Song about 10 days off”, “Evening zhor” were very popular.
“Ural dumplings” - “Because gladiolus”
Making KVN your main profession, rather than leaving the game after graduating from your alma mater, is a risky decision. But Vyacheslav took a risk and today, together with Fron, he appears on STS in his own television program “The Ural Dumplings Show.” Among his colleagues are Andrei Rozhkov, Dmitry Sokolov, Sergei Netievsky, Dmitry Brekotkin and other popular Russian comedians. Together they make interesting, atypical humor, and Myasnikov is famous for his musical numbers. In addition to television broadcasts, “Ural Dumplings” constantly delights fans with fresh concert programs.
In the first half of 2013, “Ural Dumplings” took part in the television projects “Women’s – Right Now, Me!” and "Muzhhitery". The programs were devoted to the behavior of men and women and were very popular among television viewers. In the same 2013, Vyacheslav Myasnikov in the Pelmeni team became the winner of the KVN Major League.
Dmitry Brekotkin, Vyacheslav Myasnikov and Andrei Rozhkov at the premiere of the comedy “Lucky Chance”
Vyacheslav notes that television work is very complex and multi-layered. Each concert that goes on air goes through “three degrees of purification” in Yekaterinburg and Moscow. Thus, the viewer sees only the best and funniest.
The creative biography of Slava Myasnikov is not only KVN and the “Ural Dumplings Show”. The artist participated in a number of programs - “Show News”, “Big Difference” and “20 Years in the Test”. The comedian also starred in the TV series “Unreal Story,” which began airing in 2011, and “Valera – TV,” which was released in 2012. In the film “Unreal Story” the actor plays a solid role of Peter the Great. The film crew of the program “While Everyone is Home” came to visit Myasnikov 3 times. Fans of the comedian saw the first two issues in 2014 and 2020, the third in March 2017.
Vyacheslav Myasnikov - “On my way to my grandfather”
Over the years of participation in humorous projects, Vyacheslav accumulated musical material that did not fit the format for comedy shows. Therefore, the author began his own solo career.
Among Myasnikov’s popular songs, the musical compositions “Moms”, “Grandma”, “Once Upon a Time”, and “Instagram” especially stand out. On the artist’s official website you can find songs from the studio albums “Happiness” and “On My Way to Grandfather.”
Vyacheslav Myasnikov - “Granny”
Soon Myasnikov presented 2 more tracks - “Song about Dad” and “Lego at Oleg’s”. In 2020, the premiere of the comedy “Lucky Chance” took place, in which the artist played one of the main roles. His hero's friend, a salesman from Yekaterinburg Valera (Andrey Rozhkov), becomes the owner of a winning lottery ticket.
To spend the money, he and his comrades go to Moscow. Dmitry Brekotkin, Mikhail Trukhin, Olesya Zheleznyak and Olga Medynich also appeared in the film. The work of “Ural Dumplings” received mixed reviews in the press, but the comedians managed to collect $2 million at the box office.
Vyacheslav Myasnikov and Andrey Rozhkov - the best numbers of “Vesely Evening”
If we talk about Myasnikov’s attitude towards other workers in the humorous field, then Slava slightly dislikes the Comedy Club because of its vulgar and obscene humor. The artist believes that creating a number for “Comedy” is much easier than coming up with pure life humor.
With the departure of Sergei Netievsky from the post of director of the team (which he has repeatedly disputed in court), the comic group is not becoming calmer. In 2020, another transformation is overdue at Ural Dumplings. According to Yulia Mikhalkova, the main team continued to perform only in Yekaterinburg and on the STS channel. As for outdoor concerts, “Pelmeni” was divided into a youth composition and a team of Rozhkov and Myasnikov. Many fans of the group were upset by this situation, but the comedians remained adamant in their choice.
Vyacheslav Myasnikov and Yulia Mikhalkova - “Crumpled January”
At the same time, Myasnikov launched his own project on the Russia-1 channel. He became the producer and TV presenter of the entertainment show “Fun Evening”. The artist prepared for the launch of the program for six months, wrote 112 sketches, and selected a young cast of comedians.
Career development in the medical field
Since childhood, Sasha dreamed of being a driver and then a traveler, but life decreed that he had to become a successor to the family dynasty of medical workers. The father, who left the family when the boy was only 6 years old, did not stop taking part in the fate of his son. It was he who insisted that Sasha become a doctor. And I was not mistaken. Unfortunately, he passed away at the age of 45. He died of kidney cancer.
Experienced cardiologist A. L. Myasnikov, at 66 years old, continues to work actively
For 37 years since defending his Ph.D. dissertation, A. L. Myasnikov has been a sought-after specialist in the medical field. He had to engage in medical practice, and administrative activities, and educational, and social, and most often successfully combining both.
The table below allows you to trace the chronology of his career growth.
| date | Kind of activity | Place of study or work |
| 1971–1976 | Getting higher education | Second Moscow Medical Institute named after. N.I. Pirogov |
| 1976–1982 | Residency and postgraduate training | Institute of Clinical Cardiology named after. A.L.Myasnikova |
| 1982 | Defense of the candidate's dissertation | Institute of Clinical Cardiology named after. A.L.Myasnikova |
| Since 1982 | Working as a General Practitioner | African countries |
| 1984–1989 | Working as a medical consultant | Government Hospital "Prenda" in Angola |
| 1989–1993 | Working as a cardiologist Serving as an employee of the medical department | All-Union Cardiology Research Center in Moscow International Organization for Migration |
| 1993–1996 | Working as a general practitioner Cooperation with leading medical centers | Embassy of the Russian Federation in France, Paris |
| Since 1996 | Residency studies at the Medical Center with a degree in general practitioner | USA, New York State University |
| 2000 | Membership in the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians. Awarding the title of doctor of the highest category | American Board of Medicine |
| 2001 | Working as the chief physician of the American Medical Center | Moscow |
| 2009—2010 | Working as a chief physician | Kremlin Hospital of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation |
| From 2010 to present | Working as a chief physician | State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of Moscow “City Clinical Hospital named after M.E. Zhadkevich" |
Personal life
As for his personal life, there are few facts about it. Like other fronts, Myasnikov is reluctant to share private details.
Vyacheslav Myasnikov with his wife
It is known that the team unanimously does not want to move to Moscow, so Vyacheslav’s family lives in Yekaterinburg. The team believes that the Moscow rhythm of life takes up too much energy, which can be spent very productively by directing it in a creative direction.
As for the family, Myasnikov’s wife’s name is Nadezhda and she is an extremely pretty blonde. In her youth, the girl managed to receive 2 higher educations - technical and economic. The young people met in 1999. The wedding took place 3 years later, at a time when the Ural Dumplings team was at the height of its glory.
Vyacheslav Myasnikov with his family
The couple has three children. Twin boys Konstantin and Maxim were born in 2010. The couple waited 8 long years for their birth. The babies were born premature, it took time for them to gain strength, so Vyacheslav monitors their health with special responsibility, showing the best fatherly feelings. Later, the guys were assigned to the karate section, now they are already going to training camps.
On August 22, 2020, Vyacheslav Myasnikov once again became a father. A third son was born into the comedian’s family, whose weight was 4 kg and height 56 cm. At the family council, the name Nikita was chosen for the boy.
Vyacheslav Myasnikov with his wife and son Nikita
The artist’s older children were delighted with the appearance of their brother. On the day of discharge, Vyacheslav posted a joint photo with his wife and newborn on Instagram with the phrase:
“Well, guys. Congratulate me, Nadya and Nikita!!! I love you all!!!"
“I OFFERED TO GET RID OF THE CHILD”
Alexander remembers with laughter the story of his acquaintance with Natalya, who became his second wife after his first short marriage. They saw each other at a social reception, where Myasnikov fought word for word with a fellow dentist: the doctors did not agree on some burning topic and started a fight. Natalya was the wife of the same dentist whose face Alexander stuffed. It was through a fight that they met. The woman divorced quite soon and soon took on a new surname - Myasnikova.
The first years of marriage were incredibly happy - Alexander and his wife traveled around the world, worked in different countries. The doctor’s career was taking off, everything was easy and simple. Myasnikov does not hide the fact that they did not think about children - why, if it was already great together?
Natalia's pregnancy was a complete surprise. Both were well over 40, and the mere thought that their whole lives were about to change made Myasnikov tremble.
– Moreover, at that time my wife had health problems - fibroids, large and bleeding. They wanted to have an operation, so I suggested that by removing the fibroid, we would also get rid of the child,” Alexander recalls. – My wife is generally a very calm woman. But then I thought that she would kill me...
Natalya showed character. Against her husband's wishes, she left the child. She carried and gave birth to a son.
She had a hard time with little Lenya. After his birth they moved to America. There are no friends, relatives are far away, my husband is completely immersed in his career. Natalya found herself practically isolated. “I almost didn’t show up at home because I worked 90 hours a week,” says Alexander. “I left for work at five in the morning and returned late at night. At some point the connection between us was broken. Natasha couldn’t stand it and started drinking...
Vyacheslav Myasnikov now
In 2020, Vyacheslav Myasnikov and Andrey Rozhkov presented to their fans a new program “Your dumplings”, which formed the basis for the famous duo’s original concerts. The same year, the comedian’s third album, “Papa, Stay with Me,” was released.
Vyacheslav Myasnikov - “Dad, stay with me”
Now the artist continues to publish new musical compositions on his personal YouTube channel, which he composes on current topics. At the end of the year, he presented the song “About an Important Aunt” against the backdrop of a scandal associated with the performance of city official Olga Gladskikh.
Vyacheslav Myasnikov - “About the Kuril Islands” (premiere 2020)
In January 2020, he presented the song “About the Kuril Islands” to listeners. But Vyacheslav never ceases to delight the audience with tracks on lyrical themes. He posted the song “Call Mom” in a new arrangement, a humorous composition “About the Islands.”
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The 54-year-old artist achieved personal happiness on the second try: in 2011, the “Ural dumpling” got married to a young KVN performer Ksyusha Li. The more children, the happier the family, the couple decided, and over the past seven years they gave birth to three charming children: Maria, Ivan and Sofia. Ksenia’s husband’s creative work does not frighten her, which cannot be said about Sokolov’s previous wife. Dmitry divorced Natalya, the mother of his older heirs, because of his obsession with the stage: then KVN took more time and brought in much less money, which the woman did not want to put up with.
Television career and books
He began his career on TV as the host of the program “Have you called the doctor?” On Vesti FM radio he expanded his audience. His voice can be heard in V. Solovyov’s program.
The charming doctor became the host of the program “About the Most Important Thing” on the Rossiya 1 TV channel. This is an analogue of the program with E. Malysheva on Channel One.
He is Honored Doctor of the City of Moscow, Deputy. Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Millions of Russians trust, respect and love him. Alexander Leonidovich shares his knowledge - writes useful books about health.
He sees the value of his works in making the conceptual meanings presented accessible to people who are not related to medicine. Books can be freely purchased or read online on the Internet. His popular books:
- “How to live over 50: an honest conversation with a doctor”;
- "One's own - another's";
- “Pulse of Russia: turning points”;
- “Guide to the use of medicine”;
- "Eesophagus";
- "Ghosts";
- “Did you call the doctor?” - a medical reference book with answers to the most important questions about health, beauty and longevity;
- “How to remain a woman until 100 years old”, etc.
