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Ugolnikov Igor

Graduated from the State Institute of Theater Arts - directing department and acting department in 1984. After college, he worked in Moscow theaters as an actor and director.
From 1984-1988 at the theater. Gogol played in the following plays:
“And this one fell out of the nest” (“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”) by D. Wasserman,
"Decameron" by D. Boccaccio,
"The Shore" by Yu. Bondarev,
“There wasn’t a penny, but suddenly it was altyn” by A.N. Ostrovsky,
"Ugly Elsa" by E. Rislacki,
"Lysistrata" by Aristophanes,
"The Fortieth Day" by S. Yesin,
"Morozko" by I. Tokmakova,
"The Blind Padishah" by N. Hikmet
From 1990-1992 at the Moscow cabaret theater "The Bat" in the play: "Reading of a new play" by Gr. Gurvich
From 1988 to 1990 - in the theater in the "South-West" in the play "The Inspector General" by N. Gogol in the role of Khlestakov
From 1991 to 1992, in the creative association "ATV" he produced the television program "Both-on!", which critics noted as "an event on television."
In 1992 - laureate of the First Golden Ostap Prize, awarded for the highest achievements in the genre of satire and humor.
From 1992 to 1995 - the television program "Show Corner", which consistently had high ratings for three years.
In 1994 he was awarded the Ovation Award for the best television program.
Since 1996, he has filmed the 48-episode project “Doctor Angle”. The series is recognized as one of the best on the NTV channel.
In 1996, the book “Oba-na!” was published, which included stories, scripts and television plays written by Igor Ugolnikov. At the same time, a disc was released with songs performed by him, which sounded in the programs he had previously created.
Since 1996 - Deputy Director of the Television Broadcasting Directorate of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.
1996 - as a producer, he created the talk show "VIP - Especially Important Persons", which has no analogues in the world.
1997-1998 - director and host of the daily entertainment talk show "Good Evening", which had no analogues on domestic television.
1998 - scriptwriter and director of the television musical film "It's Not Serious."
As an actor, he starred in feature films from 1989 to 1995:
"Circle" (dir. A. Malkin) (video)
“Walk, walk like that” (dir. M. Ashumov)
"Chernov-CHERNOV" (dir. S. Yursky)
"MOSCOW MELODIES" (dir. A. Stolyarov and D. Dibrov) (video)
“Meet me in Tahiti” (dir. V. Mishatkin)
"Prorva" (dir. I. Dykhovichny)
"The Path of Your Life" (dir. O. Fomin)
"Shirley-Myrli" (dir. V. Menshov)
Since 1999 - Vice-President of the Russian Cultural Foundation.

Email address: ugol@mnogo.ru