# Dmitry Nazarov

Dmitry Yurievich Nazarov (Russian: Дми́трий Ю́рьевич Наза́ров; born 4 July 1957) is а Soviet and Russian actor, television presenter and poet. He was named People's Artist of Russia in 2000.
He is an actor, known for Le Concert (2009), Largo Winch II (2011), Yeltsin: Three Days in August (2011) and Kitchen (2012-2016).

## Early life

Dmitry Nazarov was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. In his youth, he worked as a pastry chef at the bakery. In 1980, he graduated from the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School (course Viktor Korshunov). From 1980 to 1995, he worked at the Maly Theater, then in the theater "Sphere" and the Theatre of the Russian Army. From 2002 to 2022, he was employed by the Moscow Art Theatre.

## Career

Between 2002 and 2008, Nazarov hosted the cooking show Culinary Duel on NTV. He also served as the host of the TVC inventor competition program Think Tank from the year 2009.
In the mystical series Call, he played chief investigator Khromov, who specializes in mysterious crimes.
Since 2012, Nazarov has played the lead role of chef Viktor Barinov on the Russian comedy TV series Kitchen.
In 2013, he became the host of the Friday! show The Hunger Games. In 2014, he became a presenter of show Recipe for a Million on the STS channel. On September 5, 2015, he once again became the host of program Culinary Duel on the NTV channel.
Since the start of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Nazarov has criticized the war online. In January 2023, it was reported that Nazarov and his wife were fired by the Moscow Art Theatre for their anti-war views.

## Awards and honours

In May 1993, he was awarded the honorary title of Merited Artist of the Russian Federation.
Winner of the Crystal Turandot Award for Best Actor in the 1997/1998 season, for Satin in the play TSATRA "The Lower Depths", Winner of the "Seagull" for the best actor of the season, "Mask of Zorro" (2005 play "The Forest"), the Icarus animation award in 2017.
In March 2000, he was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of Russia. He received the Order of Friendship in 2008.

## Personal life

He has one daughter with his first wife Natalia, one son and one daughter with his second wife, Russian actress Olga Vasilyeva. As of 2024, he and his wife reside in Cannes.

## Selected filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | Coast | lance | TV |
| 1983 | The Cherry Orchard | passer | TV |
| 1992/95 | Trifles of Life | Alexander Vakarov | TV series |
| 1998 | At Sword's Рoints | Svetozar Vodopyanov | Mini-series |
| 2001 | Head of the Citizen | Arkady Halandovsky, store manager | TV series |
| 2002 | Kamenskaya 3 | Roman Rubtsov, businessman | TV series |
| 2002 | Law | Ivan Sklyar | TV series |
| 2003 | Time is Money | Viktor Dolgopolov | TV series |
| 2003 | The Angel on the Road | Gennady | TV series |
| 2003 | Railway Station | Viktor Larin | TV series |
| 2003 | Turetsky' Marsh | mayor Alexander Yurievich | TV series (season 3) |
| 2004 | The Red Chapel | Leo Grossvogel | TV series |
| 2004 | Shtrafbat | father Michail | TV series |
| 2005 | Full Speed Ahead! | Andrei Lyakhov | TV series |
| 2006 | Money Day | Dostoevsky | |
| 2006 | Lusty, or Magnificent Four | Pavel | TV series |
| 2006 | Golden Calf | Adam Kozlevich | TV series |
| 2006 | Prince Vladimir | Dobrynya (voice) | |
| 2006/09 | Calling | Alexey Khromov | TV series (season 2,3,4) |
| 2009 | The New Adventures of Baba Yaga | (voice) | |
| 2009 | Le Concert | Aleksandr Abramovich Grosman | |
| 2010/14 | Fixico | Dedus (voice) | Animated series |
| 2011 | Largo Winch II | Virgil Nazatchov | |
| 2011 | Yeltsin: Three Days in August | Boris Yeltsin | TV |
| 2011 | Revelation | Andrey Knyazev, colonel | TV series |
| 2012 | Spy | Nadya's father | |
| 2012 | The Color of the Bird Cherry | Saveliy | TV series |
| 2012/16 | Kitchen | Viktor Petrovich Barinov, the head chef | TV series |
| 2013/16 | Alisa Knows What to Do! | Gromozeka (voice) | Animated series |
| 2013 | Möbius | Inzirillo | |
| 2013 | The Country is a Good Kiddies | the guard of the boundary of time | |
| 2013/14 | While the Village is Asleep | Gregory | TV series |
| 2014 | Ladoga | Kulyasov, major, commander | Mini-series |
| 2014 | The Kitchen in Paris | Viktor Petrovich Barinov, the head chef | |
| 2015 | SOS, Ded Moroz, or All Come True! | Ivan | |
| 2017 | Kitchen. The Last Battle | Viktor Petrovich Barinov, the head chef | |
| 2017 | Stalin | Joseph Stalin | |
| 2019 | Wild League | Rodion Balashov | |
| 2019/20 | Kitchen. War For The Hotel | Viktor Petrovich Barinov, the head chef | TV series |
| 2020 | Cosmoball | chief of police | |

### Dubbing

Source:
* The Jungle Book (1967) – Baloo
* Robin Hood (1973) – Little John
* Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) – Sonny
* Daredevil (2003) – Wilson Fisk / Kingpin
* Ratatouille (2007) – Auguste Gusteau
* The Croods (2013) – Grug Crood
* The Nut Job (2014) – Raccoon