Full name-Maxim Aleksandrovich Galkin
Date of birth June 18, 1976
Place of birth Naro-Fominsk district, Moscow region, RSFSR, USSR
Years of activity 2000-present
Country Russia
Profession: comedian, showman, TV presenter, actor,
Genres: variety, television
Maxim Alexandrovich Galkin(born June 18, 1976, Naro-Fominsk district, Moscow region) - Russian parodist, comedian, TV presenter, film actor and singer.
Parents of Maxim Galkin
Father of Maxim Galkin, Alexander Alexandrovich (1935, Bulanovo - 2002, Moscow) - Colonel General armored forces, from 1987 to 1997 he headed the Main Armored Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the second convocation (1998-1999).
Mother of Maxim Galkin, Natalya Grigorievna (1941, Odessa - 2004, Israel) - candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, senior Researcher, worked at the Institute of Earthquake Forecast Theory of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The early years of Maxim Galkin
Maksim Galkin born June 18, 1976 in the Moscow region.
When he was 3 years old, the family lived in Germany. When Maxim was seven years old, his father received the rank of general, then the family lived in Odessa, where he completed the first three years of school and studied in a children's art studio. Then the family moved to Buryatia and until the fifth grade Maxim studied at school No. 5 in the city of Ulan-Ude. Maxim spent his childhood in the military town of Sosnovy Bor in the Republic of Buryatia, 30 km from the city of Ulan-Ude and 100 km from Lake Baikal, where he often visited. Then the family returned to Moscow.
Maxim showed artistic talent from childhood. Playing in school plays Galkin played in a wide variety of roles: he played the roles of the Dog, the Old Man Alcoholic, Ostap Bender, King Solomon, Count Nulin, Don Carlos. In middle school, Maxim actively began to practice parody. In companies, he portrayed classmates, teachers, and the director. In sixth grade Galkina the first creative evening took place: he staged a puppet show, where in different voices spoke for the dolls.
Education Maxim Galkin
In 1993 he graduated from the Moscow gymnasium in the South-West No. 1543 and in the same year he entered the Russian State University for the Humanities at the Faculty of Linguistics, from which he graduated in 1998. After this, he entered graduate school, where he worked on a candidate’s dissertation on the topic “The relationship between the stylistic systems of original and translated texts,” in which it was supposed to consider translations into Russian of Goethe’s tragedy “Faust” and analyze their stylistic differences. In 2009, he was expelled from graduate school due to serious disagreements with his scientific supervisor S.I. Gindin.
Speaks French, English and German.
Artistic debut Maxim Galkin took place in April 1994: he performed skits on the stage of the Moscow State University Student Theater. The performance was called “Fountains of Love for Your Neighbor.” Later he took part in the play “Cabaret 03”. In June 1994, at the Variety Theater, Maxim participated in the “Debuts, Debuts, Debuts” program, where, among parodies, he performed “speeches” of Zhirinovsky and Yeltsin. Since then, her artistic career has taken off. So, at one of the concerts Boris Brunov noticed him and invited him to his Variety Theater. One time Galkin performed there, then toured for a year and a half with Mikhail Zadornov, who called Maxim his “successor”.
In January 2001, Galkin received a Triumph Prize grant.
In April 2001, Galkin received the Golden Ostap award in St. Petersburg. In July 2001, Galkin’s first solo concert took place at the Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk festival. From this moment on, the artist’s solo performances become regular.
Since October 2001, Maxim tried himself in a new role - he began to sing. His first vocal experience was the song “Be or Don’t Be,” which he performed in a duet with Alla Pugacheva. Subsequently, Galkin performed and starred with her in “New Year on First” and in “Christmas Meetings.” Galkin actively tours Russia. Many show events on federal television channels are not complete without his participation.
TV shows featuring Maxim Galkin
From October 2004 to December 2006 - permanent presenter of the music festival “New Songs about the Main Thing” (“Channel One”). For some time he has been leading this project together with Honored Artist of Russia, singer Valeria.
In February 2001, he became the host of the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” and led this program until 2008. In 2007, he was a co-host in the second season of the Channel One television project “Two Stars” together with Alla Pugacheva. In September 2008, he moved from Channel One to Russia.
In 2008, he was the host of the show “Star Ice”, and since 2009 - the host of the show “Dancing with the Stars” on the Russia-1 channel.
Author and presenter of the New Year's Parade of Stars programs on the Rossiya channel: in 2008 together with Nikolai Baskov, in 2009 with Alla Pugacheva, in 2010 alone, in 2011 with Vladimir Zelensky, in 2012 with Philip Kirkorov.
From January to August 2010 - main participant show “Who wants to become Maxim Galkin?” on the channel "Russia-1". Since September 2010, he has been the host of the “Ten Million” and “Hipsters Show” programs.
In 2011 he hosted the TV show “ Good evening with Maxim."
Since February 13, 2011 - co-host of Alla Pugacheva in the Morning Mail program on the Ukrainian TV channel Inter.
Since May 6, 2012 - member of the jury (with Vladimir Zelensky) of the program “Make the Comedian Laugh” (Russian version).
Family Maxim Galkin
Wife Maxim Galkin- Alla Pugacheva. The marriage was registered on December 23, 2011. They lived together since 2005, Alla Borisovna admitted that they started dating in 2001, and for the tenth anniversary of their relationship, the NTV channel prepared the films “Alla + Maxim. Confession of love" and "Alla and Maxim. Everything continues! On December 24, 2011, Alla and Maxim got married.
Older brother Dmitry Galkin(November 22, 1964), former military man, is engaged in business, producer [of the Centum production center.
Discography Maxim Galkin
“Smile, gentlemen!” Concert (DVD, 2002)
"This is Love!". Joint split album with Alla Pugacheva (CD, 2002)
“And I’m 26,” as a response to Nikolai Baskov’s concert program “I’m 25.” Concert (DVD, 2002)
"NOT the last hero." Concert (DVD, 2003)
"Who want to be a millionaire?". Interactive game for DVD players (2005)
"Maksim Galkin. A classic of humor." Best Variety Performances (CD, 2006)
"Maksim Galkin. The best". Three solo concerts (3DVD, 2007)
Filmography[edit | edit source text]
Year Title Role
2001 f "Yeralash" trainee teacher, issue No. 155 (Student)
2003 f Bless the woman partner Kunina
2003 f Chasing Two Hares Alexey Chizhov (Lyosha Chizh)
2004 f Clara and Dora. Crazy money dubbing
2004 f “Yeralash” Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, issue No. 179 (I am a monument to myself...)
2007 tf First home entertainer
2010 tf Markovna. Reboot Character name not specified
2013 tf Kings can do anything Character name not specified
The most famous humorous numbers Maxim Galkin
Monologue of an Odessa aunt;
Singing duets;
The weak link with the stars - Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Boris Moiseev, Yan Arlazorov, Renata Litvinova, Maria Kiseleva;
Parody of Full House - Efim Shifrin, Klara Novikova, Vladimir Vinokur, Mikhail Zadornov, Regina Dubovitskaya;
What? Where? When? with politicians;
The Last Hero with Politicians;
Yeltsin is retired;
School of Political Excellence;
Dodik;
Cow's udder;
Political poem (prohibited from showing on Russian television);
Renata Litvinova about friends;
Renata Litvinova - a fairy tale about a bun;
Renata Litvinova - a fairy tale about Little Red Riding Hood;
Renata Litvinova - Little Red Riding Hood on a bicycle;
Renata Litvinova - a fairy tale about the Frog Princess;
Fashionable verdict;
Trip to Australia;
Horror film.
Career[edit | edit source text]
Maxim Galkin during a concert in Reutov
1994 - debut on the stage of the Moscow State University Student Theater with parodies in the play “Fountains of Love for Your Neighbor.”
1994 - participation in the play “Cabaret 03”.
1994 - at the Variety Theater he participates in the program “Debuts, Debuts, Debuts” with parodies of famous politicians.
July 2001 - the first solo concert took place at the Slavic Bazaar festival in Vitebsk. From this moment on, the artist’s solo performances become regular.
2002 - solo concert “Smile, gentlemen!” V concert hall"Russia".
2002 - two concerts “And I’m 26!” in the State Kremlin Palace. This concert was released on New Year's Eve on Channel One between “Results of the Year” in the “Time” program and the New Year’s address of the President of the Russian Federation.
2003 - third concert - “Not the Last Hero”.
2004 - fourth solo concert “Christmas with Maxim Galkin”.
2005 - until 2007 - “New Year's benefit performance with Maxim Galkin” (three benefit performances - 2005, 2006 and 2007).
2007 - the fifth solo television concert “We are together again” took place. The premiere of the television version took place: in Ukraine - on the Inter TV channel in 2008, in Russia - on the Rossiya TV channel in 2009 (released under the title "Spring Aggravation"). In Russia it was shown only in a shortened version than on Inter (the number “Political Poem” was cut out in connection with the Russian presidential elections in 2008, amendments were made to the number “Little Red Riding Hood on a Bicycle”).
2008-2012 - (after leaving Channel One in September 2008) hosts the show “Star Ice” (2008), since 2009 - host of the show “Dancing with the Stars” on the Russia-1 channel.
2010 - starts new project Russia TV channel “Who wants to become Maxim Galkin?”, which lasted eight months. In September 2010, the program was replaced by another show - “Ten Million”. In 2011, he hosted the program “Good Evening with Maxim.”
In 2006 he was awarded the Order of Friendship for his great contribution to the development of television and radio broadcasting in Russia.
He starred in a video with Alla Pugacheva for the song “Be or Don’t Be” (2001)
Maxim Galkin could have played one of the main roles in the film “Penal Battalion,” but was forced to refuse this role due to a busy touring schedule and work on television.
Three solo concerts by Galkin (“Smile, gentlemen”, “And I’m 26” and “Not the Last Hero”), the program “New Year’s Eve with Maxim Galkin” and the musical with his participation “Chasing Two Hares” were included in the 11-year TOP of the most popular broadcasts, programs, films and TV series in Russia from January 1, 2000 to September 30, 2011. Moreover, the concert “And I’m 26” is in second place after Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address in 2002.
Childhood of Maxim Galkin
In 1976, a son, Maxim, was born to a colonel general of the armored forces and an employee of a geophysical research institute, who was destined to become one of the most famous Russian pop artists. Because of military career Alexander Galkin’s family was forced to move frequently: from Naro-Fominsk near Moscow to Germany, from Germany to Odessa, from there to Ulan-Ude, and again to Moscow. 
The boy first showed his artistic streak at the age of 4, playing the role of a chicken at a kindergarten matinee. At school, Maxim continued to develop his acting skills, sometimes taking on roles that were not at all childish: a dog, an old drunkard, King Solomon, Count Nulin, Don Carlos, Ostap Bender. The desire for self-expression was fueled by the attention of friends who loved Maxim’s parodies of classmates, teachers and the school principal.
Maxim Galkin's first benefit performance took place in the sixth grade: the boy staged a puppet show, voicing all the characters in the play in different ways.
At the age of 13, the teenager saw on TV a performance by Gennady Khazanov, who parodied Mikhail Gorbachev. It turned out that Maxim’s talent was not inferior to the abilities of the famous comedian; at least, the voice of the first president of the USSR turned out to be no worse.
Maxim Galkin parodies Gorbachev, 2009
It is noteworthy that as a child, Maxim Galkin, despite his outstanding ability to imitate voices, did not aspire to become a comedian. He attended an art studio, was madly in love with geography and was fond of zoology. The showman recalled that he loved to cut out figures of animals and carefully arrange them on the map in accordance with their habitats, but the desire to become a professional zoologist disappeared when the biology teacher showed Maxim digestive system cross-section of a pigeon.
Afterwards came a period of interest in writing. Maxim decided to write a fantasy novel: he drew a map of a fictional kingdom, came up with fairy tale characters and gave them names. The book, entitled “The Power of Darkness,” remained unfinished, but this hobby partly helped Galkin decide on a university. In 1993, just six months before graduating from Moscow school No. 1543, Maxim chose linguistic faculty Russian State University for the Humanities, entered the first year in the same year, and in 1998 his name appeared on the list of university graduates. The young man continued his studies in graduate school, worked on his PhD thesis on translations of Doctor Faustus, but never defended his work, leaving graduate school in 2009.
Maxim Galkin's debut
While studying at the Russian State University for the Humanities, Maxim Galkin not only actively studied foreign languages, but also continued creative experiments. In 1994, he first performed the parody number “Fountains of Love for Neighbors” in front of the general public on the stage of the Moscow State University Student Theater. 
The continuation of his stage career was participation in the Variety Theater program “Debuts, debuts, debuts” with parodies of Putin , Yeltsin And Zhirinovsky. At one of the performances, artistic director Boris Brunov drew attention to the young comedian and invited him to join the cast of the Variety Theater. In 1999, after a successful series of performances, Galkin went on tour for a year and a half with Mikhail Zadornov.
After his return, Galkin’s career rapidly took off: at the beginning of 2001, he was awarded the Triumph and Golden Ostap awards. In the summer of the same year, Maxim’s first solo concert took place at the Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk festival.
Maxim Galkin on television
Galkin’s television career began, as they say, “right off the bat.” In February 2001, the popular quiz show “Oh Lucky” changed both its name and host. The show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" went on air with the charming, broadly smiling Maxim Galkin, who replaced him at the post Dmitry Dibrov. The audience liked the new presenter, and Galkin accompanied the participants in the intellectual race for fortune every week until 2008. 
From the end of 2004 to 2007, Maxim Galkin hosted the music festival “New Songs about the Main Thing” on Channel One. His co-host was the singer Valeria.
Galkin and Valeria in the show “New songs about the main thing”, 2005
In 2008, Galkin became the host of the second season of the “Two Stars” project as a couple Alla Pugacheva. Unexpectedly for viewers, in September of the same year he left Channel One and began collaborating with the Rossiya channel. According to official reason Channel One, the management was unhappy that Maxim began to devote more time personal life, and not professional activity.
Galkin’s first projects in the new place were the shows “Starry Ice” and “Dancing with the Stars.” Under Maxim’s leadership, the “New Year’s Parade of Stars” appeared on the channel - an analogue of the “Blue Light” on First. In 2008, the co-leading artist was replaced by Nikolay Baskov, in 2009 – Alla Pugacheva, and in 2011 – Vladimir Zelensky. This was followed by “Who wants to become Maxim Galkin?”, “Ten Million”, “Hipsters Show”, “Good evening with Maxim”. A little later, the presenter appeared on the Ukrainian channel “Inter” in the program “Morning Mail”.
In September 2015, Galkin returned to Channel One, taking part in the new entertainment project “Exactly the Same”. During the show, Maxim had to transform into Boris Grebenshchikov , Stas Mikhailov, lead singer of Rammstein Till Lindenmann, Annu German and even your own wife.
Film career of Maxim Galkin
Right after the phenomenal start of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” Galkin made his film debut. In 2001, he was invited to the filming of “Jumble” to play the role of a trainee teacher. In 2004 he was again on film set series, this time in the role of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin.Maxim Galkin is an actor, TV presenter, parodist, whom the whole country knows primarily as the fifth husband of Alla Pugacheva. Born on June 18, 1976 in the Moscow region.
Maxim’s father was a professional military man, which could not but affect the child’s lifestyle and upbringing. My mother was a housewife and devoted all her time to her family, which moved around some of the time.
It so happened that military families very rarely stayed in one place for a long time, and the geography of moves covered not only the entire territory former USSR, but also the countries of today's neighboring countries.
In childhood and youth
Born in the Moscow region, from the age of 3 Galkin and his family lived in Germany, where he was in the 80s limited contingent Soviet troops. Four years later, the family moved to the Black Sea pearl - the city of Odessa.
Maxim finished there primary school, made my first friends and received my first drawing lessons in a children's art studio. However, he was not destined to stay there either.
First stage experience
The father received another assignment and fate threw the family from the warm Black Sea climate to the harsh Transbaikalia. Baikal struck Maxim with its extraordinary beauty, and he often asked his father to bring him to the lake.
Life in the military town was quite harsh, there were few ordinary children's entertainment. However, Maxim found an outlet for his energy in school theater productions.
It was children's school performances that became the first creative works Maxima. Handsome, cheerful and original, Maxim already stood out among his peers. He did not strive to play only leading roles. He was interested in trying himself in a variety of roles - from the role of a dog to the image of King Solomon.
In addition, it was in the company of school friends that Maxim discovered his talent as a parodist. When the boys got together in a close circle, Maxim so successfully portrayed teachers, the director, neighbors, and other children that his friends roared with laughter.
This is how the idea of the first solo came creative evening. Maxim staged a one-man show, in which he portrayed scenes using puppets in different voices.
Student years
Maxim finished high school in Moscow. After the move, his parents separated, and he stayed with his mother and older brother. In 1993 Maxim entered the Russian Humanitarian University, who successfully completed and even entered graduate school and was preparing for his defense PhD thesis. However, fate decreed otherwise; creative energy directed him in a completely different direction.
Already from his second year, Maxim became one of the most talented and active participants in the productions of the MSU student theater. Each of his appearances is very warmly received by the audience. And a year later Maxim decides to participate in the “Debuts, Debuts, Debuts” program of the Moscow Variety Theater.
This program was specially created in order to present the work of young artists to the viewer.
Galkin's parodies of Yeltsin and Zhirinovsky were met with thunderous laughter and a storm of applause. And from that moment on, Maxim’s fate was sealed.
Soon he was invited to the variety theater of Boris Brunov, and after some time the king of Russian humor, Mikhail Zadornov, drew attention to Maxim. He invited the young artist to participate in his tour, where Maxim gained vast experience and considerable fame.
Creative inspiration
When his studies at the institute were completed and Maxim had more time for creativity. He begins to perform more and becomes a popular favorite. His parodies are heard in almost every home, he appears on television programs and successfully tours.
The year 2001 was truly triumphant for Galkin, both directly and figuratively. This year brings him the Triumph and Golden Ostap awards, his first solo concert at the Slavic Bazaar, his first debut song “To be or not to be,” recorded in a duet with Alla Pugacheva, and his first work on television as the host of the program “Who Wants to Become” a millionaire?
It was truly a rapid creative rise of the young artist to the very high peak Russian stage. IN next year he was invited by Pugacheva to her famous “Christmas meetings.” Galkina also invites Channel One to record a New Year’s variety program, participation in which meant all-Russian recognition of the young artist.
In 2002, Maxim Galkin gathered the most prestigious Moscow halls for his concerts. His solo programs are successfully performed at the Rossiya State Concert Hall and the Kremlin Palace. But the young artist’s ambitions go much further. Following the example of Pugacheva’s “Christmas Meetings,” Galkin creates his own program “New Year’s benefit performance with Maxim Galkin,” which huge success attracted spectators for three years in a row.
Working on television
Having successfully debuted on Channel One in 2001, Maxim Galkin worked on it until 2008, being the host of the most popular pop and entertainment programs, such as “Russian Roulette”, “New songs about the main thing”, “Two stars”. He is also actively involved in the preparation and recording New Year's programs and concerts, acts in musicals and records new songs.
In 2008, Galkin moved to the Russia-1 channel, in which he increasingly revealed himself not as a presenter, but as the author of new interesting programs. His largest project was the “New Year’s Parade of Stars,” which he hosted for several years in a row with other Russian pop stars.
Maxim Galkin rarely changes his style. When he recently changed his hairstyle to the now fashionable asymmetry, fans noticed that Maxim looked 10 years younger.
In May 2016, the artist became the host of the humorous project “MaximMaxim”. The show is filmed in the castle where the star lives with his family – Alla Borisovna and two children. As part of this project, many celebrities visited Galkin. They discuss in a casual conversation and jokes a specific topic, because each episode of the show is thematic.
The TV show airs on Channel One on weekends.
And in the winter of 2016, Maxim presented the children’s talent show “Coolest of All.” He himself became the leader of this project.
In January 2017, the comedian showed his concert “25 Years on Stage.” This concert featured all the best and most beloved numbers and parodies by the public.
Wife and children of Maxim Galkin
No one can say with certainty when exactly they began romantic relationship between a young artist and the prima donna of the Russian stage. In one of her interviews, she admitted that from the first meeting Maxim captivated her with his sincerity and spontaneity.
In the photo: Maxim Galkin with Alla Pugacheva
The seriousness of this relationship for a long time no one believed - neither the public, nor the entourage, nor even the Prima Donna herself. However, they stood the test of time and after 10 years of living together, the two stars officially registered their relationship on December 24, 2013.
The family is currently raising two wonderful twins born by a surrogate mother. Happy husband and father continues successfully creative career, but tries to spend as much time as possible with his beloved wife and kids.