The biography of Igor Lastochkin is rich, full of sharp turns, as well as ups and downs. Did you know that Igor was supposed to become an oilman, but realized that his vocation was to be an artist!? This, and much more in the biography of the famous comedian!
Name: Igor Lastochkin
Date of birth: November 21, 1986 (age 32)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Place of birth: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Height: 170
Occupation: actor, comedian, KVN player
Marital status: married
Igor Lastochkin is a Ukrainian showman and TV presenter, a member of the Higher League of KVN, a mentor in the League of Laughter, and an extraordinarily creative person.
Today he is recognized not only in the Ukrainian expenses, but also abroad. Another talented comedian confidently stepped into the television space from the humorous games of KVN.
Igor is a witty showman and charming presenter, who is supported by numerous fans.
Today, Igor Lastochkin successfully realizes himself in several projects as an actor and presenter and is also a loving husband and caring parent.
Childhood
The boy was brought up in an ordinary family, grew up in the capital of Uzbekistan. Igor had a “standard” childhood and had nothing to do with creative professions.
However, already at school, he took part in various events with pleasure. After he graduated from school, the future comedian decided to connect his life with heavy industry and entered the Dnepropetrovsk Metallurgical Academy.
At first, Igor saw himself as an oil industry worker, but he soon realized that this was the wrong decision. Igor did not immediately leave the university, he graduated in 2009 and received a diploma.
“My specialty is the chemical technology of fuels and carbon reducing agents. I went to the metallurgical faculty because I was going to deal with oil. But he missed the mark: it turned out that he would have to deal with some kind of coke ovens. But when I first got into the assembly hall, I realized that I had come to the right place. And he never left there.”
Lastochkin previously noted that nationality in the modern world does not matter, and considers Ukraine to be his homeland.
KVN
Igor began his creative path, like many other successful lumps, with the KVN game. At first, he did not take the game seriously, and then he plunged into it himself.
Igor’s first performance was called “Freshman” where he played only a young man who did not say anything and was frightened. As the actor himself notes, everything was possible thanks to a strong sense of fear and excitement. This image immediately caused a stir among the public and was remembered by many. The actor immediately became popular.
“ When I first got into the assembly hall, I realized that I had come to the right place. And he didn’t go away again.”
In 2008, the comedian gets into the national team, the newcomer was received very warmly.
Games for the Dnepropetrovsk teams “+5” and “Steel Project” were the first for Lastochkin on the KVN stage.
“We have never played captain competitions. But somehow the team told me – if anything, you will be the captain. And I answered – well, I will “
Later, the captain was Igor Lastochkin. Another memorable number in KVN is a cheeky kitten on the market.
However, there were both successful performances and defeats.
Igor Lastochkin believes that the failed game was in the 1/8 finals in 2011. This was due to the fact that at that time the team did not have enough experience, props, and time to properly prepare.
“Our team has one feature – we often forget the props. And when we come to the game, instead of rehearsals, we have to rush around the city in search of the necessary things. Sometimes it even happens to remove some miniatures because of this.
Then everything got better, successful performance and leadership in the team led Lastochkin to the Comedy Club Dnepr Style, and the comedian became a resident of the project.
“Somehow the Triod and Diode team invited me to participate in their number. When I stepped onto the stage, the audience suddenly began to applaud and shouted for so long that I could not say my first words. Then I realized – here it is, glory.
Projects
In 2013, he takes part in the Ukrainian series-sketch com of the 95th quarter “Kraina U” on the TET channel.
In 2014, the actor was accepted into the troupe of the sketch “Once Upon a Time in Russia”.
2015 was a special year for Lastochkin – the shooting of the League of Laughter began, where he showed himself perfectly as a coach. The second season was very successful for Lastochkin because his team won.
In 2016, the comedian became a judge on the Comedian Make Laugh show, and he did an excellent job with this task, as he provided the program with a good rating. With each project, the showman became more and more popular.
In 2017, Igor takes part in 2 Ukrainian projects “Hotel” Galicia “, in which there is satire and mysticism, and” Fun Games “. Now they are broadcast on Ukrainian television 1 + 1, and the production belongs to Kvartal-95.
love affairs
It is known that the heart of Igor Lastochkin was conquered by Anna Portugalova, who is a financier by education. The lovers got married in 2011. The actor’s wife very often performs with him on stage. The family’s creative “tandem” understands each other perfectly.
In 2014, the couple had a son, Vladimir.
“I don’t really like living in Kyiv – a large concentration of people, cars, factories, landfills. Here you can get depressed very quickly. If you have the opportunity to live outside the city, you should do it.”
Now
2018 was marked for Lastochkin, surprisingly, not by a humorous project, but by a dance one. The famous showman took the baton from Anita Lutsenko to participate in the 2nd season of the legendary show “Dances with Stars”. Igor won the project with his parquet partner Ilona Gvozdeva:
“I have no words! Recalling the whole path that we have overcome on this project, I can say that on the first broadcast I was just happy that I was invited to this project. Every Monday I received a huge number of texts with words of support, which were always inspiring. Thanks to everyone, and most of all to Ilona”
In the final of the project, they competed with such bright couples as Lesya Nikityuk and Maxim Yezhov, who took 2nd place in the project, and Irakli Makatsaria and Yana Zayats, who took third place.
Interesting facts about Igor Lastochkin:
– loves to ride a quad bike, bike, loves windsurfing, running, and swimming;
– his dream is to play a real role in a feature film;
– favorite game – paintball;
When I was still a student, I stopped drinking alcohol.