Ilya Oleynikov

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'''Ilya Lvovich Oleynikov''' ({{langx|ru|Илья Львович Олейников}}; born '''Ilya Lvovich Klyaver''' (Клявер); 10 July 1947 – 11 November 2012) was a Russian comic actor and television personality, TEFI winner (1996, 2001), People's Artist of Russia (2001).<ref name="Nar">[http://document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=006812 Награждён указом президента России № 471 от 26 апреля 2001 года] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103205901/http://document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=006812 |date=2012-01-03 }}</ref>

== Biography == Ilya Klyaver was born on 10 July 1947 in Chișinău, in a Jewish family of Lev (Leib) Naftulovich Klyaver and Clara (Chaya) Borisovna Klyaver (Preseli).

In 1965 he began to study and in 1969 graduated from GUTSEI - Moscow State Circus and Variety Arts Institute. From 1969 to 1971 Oleynikov served in the Soviet Army. He worked as an artist in Moskontsert and from 1974 to 1990 as a stand-up comedian in Lenkontsert.

He took the stage name Oleynikov (name of his wife Irina Oleinikova), when he started working in a duet called "Kazakov and Oleynikov" with artist Roman Kazakov, who was not only his stage partner, but also his best friend. The duo also worked with Vladimir Vinokur (in particular, in the pop-parody program "Is there extra ticket").<ref>[http://news.rambler.ru/16314212/ «Городок» будет идти в эфире и после смерти Олейникова]</ref>

In 1977, together with his partner on stage Roman Kazakov becomes the winner of All-Union competition of performers.

From 1968, he starred in several movies.

From 1993 to 2012 he starred in TV sketch comedy series "Gorodok" ("The Little Town") in pair with Yuri Stoyanov.

He died from heart failure and complications of lung cancer on 11 November 2012.<ref>[http://ru-facts.com/news/view/9727.html Vladimir Putin condoles native Ilya Oleynikov] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027192520/http://ru-facts.com/news/view/9727.html |date=2014-10-27 }}</ref>

== Honors == * Order of Honour (2012)<ref>[http://pravo.gov.ru:8080/page.aspx?16784 Награждён Указом Президента Российской Федерации № 952 от 12 июля 2012 года] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043123/http://pravo.gov.ru:8080/page.aspx?16784 |date=2014-08-08 }}</ref> * People's Artist of Russia (2001)<ref name="Nar" /> * TEFI Award for the Best Leading entertainment program (1996, 2001).

== Filmography == * ''Trembita'' (1968) * ''Primorsky Boulevard'' (1988) * ''Gu-ga'' (1989) * ''Anecdotes'' (1990) * ''Mannequin in love'' (1991) * ''The Thirst of Passion'' (1991) * ''Carnival Night 2'' (1996) * ''The Thin Stuff'' (1999) * ''The Myths. The Labors of Hercules'' (1990) * ''Alchemists'' (2000) * ''The Alchemist'' (2001) * ''The Farm Interteynment'' (2003) * ''Upside Down'' (2004) * ''The Game On-line'' (2004) * ''The Twelve Chair''s (2005) * ''Thai Tour of Stepanych'' (2005) * ''The Master and Margarita'' (2005)<ref>[http://www.peoples.ru/tv/oleynikov/interview8.html Илья Олейников. Интервью на peoples.ru]</ref> * ''The Spanish Тrip of Stepanych'' (2006) * ''The Life and Death of Lyonka Panteleyev'' (2006) * ''Three on Top'' (2006) * ''The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors'' (2007) * ''Jumble № 215'' (2007) * ''Hitler goes Kaput!'' (2008) * ''Rzhevsky versus Napoleon'' (2011) * ''Adventurers'' (2012)

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== External links == * {{IMDb name|0646250}} * {{YouTube|kNp3BLCzDAI|Видео в память об артисте}} {{in lang|ru}} * [http://gorodok.tv/cast_ilya Личное дело Олейникова И. Л.] {{in lang|ru}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309103240/http://blog.tournavigator.ru/2010/04/21/ilya-olejnikov-ya-em-nastoyashhuyu-nemeckuyu-sosisku/ Интервью журналу Турнавигатор] {{in lang|ru}} * [http://chanson.ru/about/istorii_shansona/il_ya_oleynikov_zhizn_kak_pesnya.html Илья Олейников: Жизнь как песня ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227055640/http://chanson.ru/about/istorii_shansona/il_ya_oleynikov_zhizn_kak_pesnya.html |date=2013-12-27 }}{{in lang|ru}} {{Authority control}}

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