Yakov Smirnoff
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 73 |
Web site | www.yakov.com |
Date of birth | January 24,1951 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Odesa |
Ukraine | |
Spouse | Linda Dreeszen |
Nationality | American |
Ukrainian | |
Children | Natasha Pokhis |
Alexander Pokhis | |
Job | Teacher |
Actor | |
Comedian | |
Writer | |
Painter | |
Movies/Shows | Moscow on the Hudson |
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | |
Brewster's Millions | |
The Money Pit | |
Heartburn | |
Up Your Alley | |
Night Court | |
Double Platinum | |
What a Country! | |
Official site | yakov.com |
Medium | Stand-up; television; art; books |
Parents | Clara Smirnoff |
Naum Pokhis | |
Books | Yakov Smirnoff: What a Country |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 512008 |
Yakov Smirnoff Life story
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis, better known as Yakov Smirnoff, is a Ukrainian-American comedian, actor and writer. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in the Soviet Union, then immigrated to the United States in 1977 in order to pursue an American show business career, not yet knowing any English.