Israeli citizenship
What was the nationality of Ivan Urgant from Jun 2018 to Jun 2019?
Ivan Urgant Ivan Andreevich Urgant ( ; ( born 16 April 1978 ) is a Russian television host , presenter , actor , musician and producer . His best known roles in film are Boris in the Yolki series and as Danila in Lucky Trouble . Since 2012 he has hosted Evening Urgant , a late-night talk show . According to the 2008 and 2011 surveys , Urgant is Russias most popular TV presenter . Biography . Early life . Ivan Urgant was born in Leningrad , Russian SFSR , USSR into a family of actors , the son of Andrei Urgant and Valeriya Kiseleva . His paternal grandparents were actors Nina Urgant and Lev Milinder . His Estonian surname Urgant comes from Ninas father , Nikolai Andreyevich Urgant , a NKVD Major from Luga and a son of Räpina-born Hindrik Urgand . About a year after Ivans birth the family separated . After his parents broke up , he lived with his mother and stepfather - Leningrad actor Dmitri Ladygin . Ivan studied at the Leningrad Childrens Music School No . 18 , at the Gymnasium at the State Russian Museum . He graduated from Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy . After receiving his acting education , Ivan did not engage in theater as the main profession . He worked as a waiter , bartender , and then as a host in nightly shows in clubs . In 2018 , it was reported he had taken Israeli citizenship . Career . In 1999 , Urgant managed to get a job at the St . Petersburg radio stations . In addition , he appeared on television , was the host of the program Petersburg Courier on Channel 5 . Later , he was moved to Moscow and continued his career on the radio - first on Russian Radio , and then on Hit-FM . In May 2001 , Ivan first appeared on Moscow television , on the television channel MTV Russia . He received an invitation to a casting at a time when Olga Shelest and Anton Komolov were looking for a couple of hosts to team up with on the show Cheerful Morning . Since 2002 , after the departure of the original team of VJs of MTV Russia , he began to host the programs Total Show and Expresso . From 2003 to 2005 he was involved in a number of TV projects on the Russia-1 : he was the host of TV show Peoples Artist and Pyramid . He has been working on Channel One since 2005 . At the moment , Ivan is a TV presenter in the programs Gusto , Evening Urgant and Prozhektorperiskhilton . Also he often conducts award ceremonies . Starting from 2006 , Urgant has appeared with Vladimir Posner in the travel documentary series titled Travels of Pozner and Urgant . In 2007 , 2009 , 2010 ( 2 ) , 2011 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 , Urgant was awarded TEFI . On 16 May 2009 , he presented the finale of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with former Russian Eurovision participant Alsou . In December 2017 , Urgant was one of the hosts of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Team Draw Show , with Gary Lineker and Maria Komandnaya . Other ventures . From 2011 , Urgant owns a restaurant The Sad ( ; Garden ) together with Alexander Tsekalo in Moscow . He has been a board member and co-owner of the elite real estate agency W1Evans since 2016 . Filmography . Films . - Yolki , 2010 - Lucky Trouble , 2011 - Vysotsky . Thank You For Being Alive , 2011 - Yolki 2 , 2011 - Yolki 3 , 2013 - Yolki 1914 , 2014 - Yolki 5 , 2016 - Yolki 6 , 2017 Television . Urgant has hosted various TV shows , including : - Petersburg Courier ( Petersburg - Channel 5 , 1999 ) - Big Movie ( MTV Russia , 2001 ) - Cheerful Morning ( MTV Russia , 2001–2002 ) - Total Show ( MTV Russia , 2002 ) - Expresso ( MTV Russia , 2002–2004 ) - Peoples Artist ( Russia-1 , 2003–2004 ) - Pyramid ( Russia-1 , 2004 ) - Great Premiere ( Channel One , 2005 ) - Spring with Ivan Urgant ( Channel One , 2006 ) - Gusto ( Channel One ; 2006–2018 ) - Circus With Stars ( Channel One , 2007–2008 ) - Stenka na stenku ( Showdown ) ( Channel One , 2007–2008 ) - The Magic World of Walt Disney ( Channel One , 2007–2011 ) - Big Difference ( Channel One , 2008–2012 ) - One-Storied America ( Channel One , 2008 ) - Prozhektorperiskhilton ( Channel One , 2008–2012 , 2017–present ) - Tour de France ( Channel One , 2011 ) - Evening Urgant ( Channel One ; 2012–present ) - Their Italia ( Channel One ; 2012 ) - The German Puzzle ( Channel One ; 2013 ) - England in general and particular ( Channel One ; 2014 ) - Jewish Happiness ( Channel One ; 2016 ) - Podmoskovnie vechera ( Channel One ; 2016–present ) . Producer . - In search of Don Quixote ( Channel One ; 2017 ) Music . Ivan Urgant plays guitar , piano and drums . In the late 1990s he acted under the pseudonym Vnuk ( - Grandson ) . In 2011 Ivan renewed his own singing career and now is acting under the pseudonym Grisha Urgant . Discography . - 1999 — Star - 2012 — Estrada Theatrical experience . Savva Vasilkov in the play of the Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre Mad Money .