Jan Arlazorov

Jan Arlazorov studied at Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is stand-up comedy. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are humor. Employment is recorded with Russian Academic Youth Theatre, Mossovet Theatre and AvtoRadio. Distinctions recorded are Merited Artist of Russia and Order of Honour.

• Name — Yan Arlazorov • Born — 26 August 1947 • Birthplace — Moscow, RSFSR, USSR • Died — 7 August 2009 • Place of death — Moscow, Russia • Occupation — actor, humorist, radio host • Years Active — 1972—2009 • Awards — Order of Honour (2008) • Title — Honored Artist of Russia (1997)

Born into a Jewish family, he was not the only child, as he had a younger brother, Leonid (born March 8, 1956) — a mathematician, Candidate of Sciences. Is he went to school, where was the first school theater in Moscow. According to him, he had a wonderful teacher who allowed him to do everything to express himself. From junior classes, he dreamed of becoming an actor. Since he was very fat in childhood, he became involved in sports — wrestling, swimming, and tennis. Jan graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, worked at the Central Children's Theater. From late 1970s he served in the Mossovet Theatre, in the early 1990s he switched to the stage. In the late 1990s, he conducted broadcast People's Ambulance on the AvtoRadio radio station. He starred in several films. He worked in humorous TV program Anshlag (author and presenter Regina Dubovitskaya). In 1995, he won the Arkady Raikin Cup at the Comedy International Festival in Riga. The actor wrote his monologues, as a rule, himself, but he also resorted to the help of professional variety playwrights — Anatoly Trushkin, Semyon Altov, Efim Smolin, Mariana Belenky, Alexander Dudoladov. In 2008, President of Russia Vladimir Putin was awarded the Order of Honour.

Arlazorov died on March 7, 2009, at the age of 62, after a severe and prolonged illness (cancer, according to some sources, a stomach tumor affecting the gallbladder and pancreas). The reason for the tragic outcome was Arlazorov’s unwillingness to operate for a long time, and he tried to heal with starvation and went to healers. Farewell to Yan was held at the State Variety Theater. In March 11, he was buried at Vostryakovskoye Cemetery in Moscow.

He was married to the actress of theater and cinema, Yola Sanko. He had a daughter, Alyona.