It is unlikely that any of the lovers of humor and satire does not know such a wonderful author and entertainer as Izmailov. True, there is one “but”: Lion Moiseevich works exclusively for an intelligent public. No one ever heard from the lips of the artist and did not see foul language in his works, which has recently become a fashionable trend on TV.
Lyon Izmailov: facts from a biography
Surname Izmailov is the pseudonym of the artist, his real name is Polyak (accent on “o”). The future satirist was born in Moscow on May 5, 1940 in the family of a builder and employee. The sad event in his life was the death of his father, when Lyon was three years old. The upbringing of the boy completely fell on his mother's shoulders. In the seventh grade, he was an excellent pupil, but later on, his interest in studies faded, and Lyon became interested in the natural sciences.
By his education, Lyon Izmailov is a techie: after school, he studied at the aviation technical school and successfully graduated from it in 1960. After that, he worked for 2 years at an aircraft factory, and then entered the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), after which, in 1968, he was awarded a diploma of a design engineer.
Izmailov’s creative path: how the artist and future celebrity took place
In the Moscow Aviation Institute, Lyon began to participate in amateur performances, while Alexander Levenbuk, with whom they wrote several stories together, coined the pseudonym Izmailov, which meant "from the Moscow Aviation Institute", but everyone uttered Izmailov - and this was fixed.
He carried out his first professional performance on stage in 1979. From the same year, Lyon Moiseevich became a member of the Union of Writers of the USSR.
The satirist wrote a number of works together with other authors. He single-handedly wrote things with his real name - Polyak, and joint ones - Lyon Izmailov. Many people consider the jokes invented by him to be folk, without knowing the true author. The comedian released a whole collection called "Selected Jokes from Lyon Izmailov."
Since 1968, when the satirist had just begun to write for pop singers, he worked with V. Narinsky, E. Popov and V. Orlov. He wrote many things for the performances of his theater with V. Chudodeev. He also fruitfully collaborated with A. Levenbuk, Yu. Volovich and others.
Writer Demand
Fans of humor and satire have long been fond of Lyon Izmailov. Monologues written by him are performed by many comedians, such as:
- G. Khazanov.
- E. Petrosyan.
- E. Shifrin.
- V. Vinokur.
- S. Rozhkova and many others.
Since 1969, the writer began to be published in the Literary Newspaper, under the heading Club of 12 Chairs, and since then has been its permanent author. In 1970, Lion Moiseevich took place as a professional writer. The author’s repertoire includes such monologues that the audience loves as:
- "Abroad".
- "Life will show".
- "Beer".
- "Mother-in-law."
- "Funny laws" and many others.
“The Liverpool Frog” is a humorous story for children created by Lyon Izmailov. Lukomorye is a story also aimed at children’s audience.
Activities on TV
Izmailov has been involved in television since 1972, was the author of the programs Our Neighbors, Artloto, wrote miniatures for Zucchini 13 Chairs, acted as a host (in the 1990s he led the Show Dossier and The Jester with us ”, and in 2003 -“ Funny people ”). Repeatedly performed his works on the stage of the programs “Around the laughter” and “Full house”. The writer not only collaborates with the creative team of the latter, but also sometimes goes on vacation, where, of course, he cannot do without practical jokes. So, one summer, on the Sochi coast, Lion Moiseevich played Regina Dubovitskaya, who drank coffee in a beach cafe and calmly joined her tanning colleagues. Without thinking twice, the comedian went into the radio room and persuaded the girl there to say in a strict voice the phrase he had coined: “Regina Dubovitskaya! Please return to the cafe and pay the bill! ” Regina, having heard this, immediately jumped up and shouted that she had paid for everything. The jokers rolled on the ground laughing.
In 1992, the artist's solo performances were recorded on TV: “Creative evening” and “Evening of jokes”. Lyon Izmailov's stories have a subtle humorous meaning and are relevant, and the author himself feels the viewer and skillfully submits his material.
Theatrical creativity of the satirist
In 1989, Lyon Izmailov organized his own comedy theater "Plus" (artistic director). For a short period, a number of performances were played at the theater:
- “Sex in the Soviet way” (1990).
- "Madhouse to them. Karl Marx "(1991).
- "An Evening of Jokes" (1991).
- "Parodists - go ahead!" (1992).
- “I want to be the president” (1995).
- “Dukes” (1997).
The repertoire of performances consists of songs, jokes, monologues, feuilleton. In the theater troupe in different years there were actors: I. Khristenko, N. Lukinsky, B. Lvovich, M. Grushevsky, couplet writer V. Dabuzhsky. Famous pop dramatists V. Koklyushkin and L. Novozhenov take part in the performances.
Personal life of a comedian
Lyon Moiseevich is married to Elena Petrovna Sorokina, whom she met thanks to her wit. Here is how it was. After relaxing in the south, he, fresh and tanned, walked with Boris Brainin along Prospect Mira to the Journalist store. And then he told his friend that he could easily meet any girl for a dispute, and asked his interlocutor to come up with a phrase with which he would begin to get acquainted. Boris immediately suggested: “You haven’t been brought in to Feuerbach?” They entered the store, there was a pretty saleswoman standing behind the counter. Lyon Izmailov approached her and asked in a whisper. The girl was frightened and said that they had not yet delivered, but offered to take her phone number. The artist began to often call Elena, and then married her.
However, at first, not everything went smoothly in the Izmailov family: after three years after marriage, he and his wife divorced, because they could not get along. But after some time, they still realized that they could not live without each other and again signed.