Andrey Burkovsky
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| File:Andrey Burkovskiy headshot.jpg Headshot of Andrey Burkovskiy | |
| Born | November 14, 1983 |
| Occupations | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 2000 – present |
Andrey Vladimirovich Burkovsky (Russian: Андрей Владимирович Бурковский; born November 14, 1983) is a Russian actor and a former KVN player (champion of the Major League as a member of the Maximum team in 2008). However, after becoming famous as a comedian he soon started taking on more serious roles in theater, on TV and in cinema.[1] Since 2014, he has been an actor of the Moscow Art Theatre[2][3] He is known for starring in Start original series Mediator,[4] More.tv original series An Hour Before the Dawn[5] and in feature films Milk, Doctor Lisa and Tchaikovsky's Wife.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Burkovsky was born in Tomsk. In 2000, after graduating from school, he entered the Law Institute of Tomsk State University, graduating in 2005.[6]
In 2010, Burkovsky entered the Moscow Art Theatre School for the course of Igor Zolotovitsky and Sergei Zemtsov. He graduated in 2014.[7]
In 2016, Andrey Burkovsky enjoys playing ice hockey in his spare time.[8]
In 2022, Burkovsky and his family moved to Los Angeles. In January 2023, he performed a role in Aleksandr Molochnikov's theatrical production of Chekhov in the Chelsea in the United States.
However, the artist continued to be a member of the Moscow Art Theater troupe until August 2023.
Television
[edit | edit source]At the beginning of 2009, together with his KVN teammate Mikhail Bashkatov, he was invited to the cast of the sketch-comedy series Give Youth! (Russian: ДаЁшь молодЁжь) which aired originally on STS channel, where he played the metrosexual Danila Fox, the gopnik Rzhavy, the policeman Vyushkin and the young spouse Valera, as well as a number of other characters. The show lasted for 9 seasons.[9][10]
In 2012, Burkovsky got the role of Ilya in the sitcom Kitchen on the STS channel, where he appeared for the first two seasons.
Since March 2016, he has been the host of the Not Fact program on the Zvezda TV channel.[11]
On October 1, 2016, Ice Age ice skating competition show returned to Channel One, and among the participants was Andrey. His partner in the project was the famous figure skater Tatiana Navka.
In 2021 Burkovsky starred in the lead role of Mediator, a Start original crime drama series about a manipulative negotiator Andrei Pavlov who saves hostages and people who attempt suicide. Two seasons have been released.[12][13]
In 2022 Burkovsky starred in Amore More - a dramedy series about poly-amorous relationships.[14]
Family
[edit | edit source]- Father - Tomsk businessman Vladimir Grigorievich Burkovsky.
- Mother - Burkovskaya Lyudmila Ivanovna, owner of the restaurants "Eternal Call" and "Hmel" in the city of Tomsk.
- Brother - Alexander. On January 8, 2009, at the age of 23, he crashed at a ski resort in Sheregesh in the Kemerovo region (while skiing, he crashed into a tree at full speed, as a result of which he received multiple injuries which led to his death).[15]
Controversy
[edit | edit source]In 2016, Andrey Burkovsky together with dancing partner Tatiana Navka drew ire from the public as they appeared in Ice Age - the Russian version of Dancing on Ice dressed as Holocaust concentration camp prisoners. Burkovsky and Navka said that the dance was inspired by the 1997 film Life Is Beautiful and was not meant to cause offense.[18][19][20]
Filmography and theater
[edit | edit source]Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title (original) | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2013 | Give Youth! (ДаЁшь молодЁжь!) | Various (trainer; dentist; gopnik Rzhavy; metrosexual Danila Fox; father Valera; policeman Vyushkin; vampire Denis; chairman of “Young Russia”) | Television sketch-comedy |
| 2010 | One for All (Одна за всех) | Assistant to the president | Television |
| 2013–2014 | Kitchen (Кухня) | Ilya Vladimirovich, waiter | Television; seasons 2–3 |
| 2013–2015 | The Last of the Magikyans (Последний из Магикян) | Yegor Nikolayevich Shcherbakov | Television; seasons 1–5 |
| 2015 | Boarding House "Skazka", or Miracles Included (Пансионат «Сказка», или Чудеса включены) | Andrey | Television |
| 2015 | Bet on Love (Ставка на любовь) | Kostya | Feature film |
| 2015 | Society of Anonymous Optimists (Общество анонимных оптимистов) | Boris | Short film |
| 2016 | Pushkin (Пушкин) | Grigory Baranov, film producer | Television/mini-series |
| 2017 | Adaptation (Адаптация) | Roman | Television; season 1 |
| 2017 | Furious (Легенда о Коловрате) | Rostislav | Feature film |
| 2017 | Yolki 6 (Ёлки новые) | Igor | Feature film |
| 2018 | Call DiCaprio! (Звоните ДиКаприо!) | Lev Ivanovsky | Television |
| 2018 | Tobol (Тобол) | Johan Gustav Renat | Feature film |
| 2018 | KVNshchiki (КВНщики) | cameo | Television |
| 2019 | Sober Driver (Трезвый водитель) | Stanislav | Feature film |
| 2020 | Deadly Illusions (Смертельные иллюзии) | Denis Romanov | Feature film |
| 2020 | An Hour Before the Dawn (За час до рассвета) | Capt. Denis “Ptakha” Zhuravlyov | Television |
| 2020 | The Babe! (Красотка в ударе) | Ilya, plastic surgeon | Feature film |
| 2020 | For the First Guy You Meet (За первого встречного) | Anton Ignatyev | Feature film |
| 2020 | Doctor Liza (Доктор Лиза) | Maj. Sergei Kolesov (FSKN) | Feature film |
| 2020 | A Good Man (Хороший человек) | Boris Lebedev | Television |
| 2020 | Passengers (Пассажиры) | Nikita | Television; episode 5 |
| 2021 | Mediator (Медиатор) | Andrei Pavlov | Television |
| 2021 | Milk (Молоко) | Seryozha | Feature film |
| 2021 | Bender: The Final Hustle (Бендер: Последняя афера) | Crowley, illusionist | Feature film |
| 2021 | The Official (Чиновник) | Maxim Eduardovich | Feature film |
| 2021 | The Sun Line (Солнечная линия) | Husband | TV film / feature (as released) |
| 2022 | Amore More | Georgy | Television |
| 2022 | Tchaikovsky’s Wife (Жена Чайковского) | Vladimir Meshchersky | Feature film |
| 2022 | Nina (Нина) | Kostya | Television/feature (as released) |
| 2022 | I’m on Rewind! (Я на перемотке!) | Maxim | Feature film |
| 2023 | Frozen Land (Мёрзлая земля) | Vladislav Aydarov | Feature film |
| 2023 | Lord of the Wind (Повелитель ветра) | Rakitin | Feature film |
| 2024 | The Flying Ship (Летучий корабль) | Paul | Feature film |
| 2025 | Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears: A New Beginning (Москва слезам не верит. Всё только начинается) | TBA | Announced |
| 2025 | Clown Story | COCO | Short film; Motherfather Production. New York |
Theatre
[edit | edit source]| Year (premiere) | Play (original) | Role | Venue/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Белоснежка и семь гномов) | Royal wishes executor | Moscow Art Theatre |
| 2011 | The Master and Margarita (Мастер и Маргарита) | Georges Bengalsky | Moscow Art Theatre |
| 2013 | The Pickwick Club (Пиквикский клуб) | President of the Court | Moscow Art Theatre |
| 2013 | An Ideal Husband. A Comedy (Идеальный муж. Комедия) | Moloch/TV diva | Moscow Art Theatre |
| 2014 | No. 13D (№ 13D) by Ray Cooney | Waiter | Moscow Art Theatre. |
| 2014 | Leading Ladies (Примадонны) by Ken Ludwig | Leo Clark | Moscow Art Theatre |
| 2015 | The Musketeers. Saga. Part One (Мушкетёры. Сага. Часть первая) | Porthos | Moscow Art Theatre |
| 2016 | Central Park West (350 Сентрал-парк Вест, New York, NY 10025) by Woody Allen | Howard | Moscow Art Theatre |
| 2017 | Sun Line (Солнечная линия) | Verder | Meyerhold Theatre Center (Театр имени Мейерхольда, Moscow) |
| 2018 | The Sun Rises. An Evening dedicated to Gorky (Солнце всходит. Вечер Горького) | actor | Moscow Art Theatre |
| 2018 | The Man from the Fish (Человек из рыбы) | Benoît | Moscow Art Theatre |
| 2019 | Run (Бег) by Mikhail Bulgakov | Sergey Pavlovich Golubkov | Moscow Art Theatre |
| 2024 | Our Class | Menakhem | Production MART Foundation and Arlekin Players Theatre; BAM/Classic Stage Company (New York) |
| 2024 | The Dybbuk (Диббук) | The Dybbuk/Khonen | Arlekin Players Theatre; Vilna Shul, Boston |
| 2025 | Seagull: True Story | MC/Barry | La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, New York |
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