Semyon Altov
Semyon Altov (born January 17, 1945) is a Soviet comedy writer. Original name: Semyon Teodorovich Altshuller.
Also recorded as Semyon Teodorovich Altov
Semyon Altov

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- Name
- Semyon Altov
- Born
- 17 January 1945
- Birthplace
- Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR
- Occupation
- satirist, screenwriter, comedian, director, playwright
- Full name
- Семён Теодорович Альтшуллер.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Russia.
- Fields
- literature.
- Honours
- Honored art worker of the Russian Federation and Golden Calf.
- Languages
- Russian.
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Semyon Altov appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a writer (born 1945).
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Semyon Altov was born in 1945.
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• Name — Semyon Altov • Born — 17 January 1945 • Birthplace — Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR • Citizenship — Soviet Union Russia • Occupation — satirist, screenwriter, comedian, director, playwright • Years Active — 1971–present
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Semyon Altov was born in Sverdlovsk. The same year the family moved to Leningrad, where Semyon Altov spent his whole life.
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• 2003: Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
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