Alexey Lyutikov, whose biography is presented in the article, was one of the most prominent participants in the game in KVN. Having left the “Service Entrance” team in 1997, he disappeared from the screens. His fate was little known to the layman, until in August 2016 the media reported about his death in a hotel in Yekaterinburg.
Way to KVN
A native of the small town of Fatezh (Kursk region), Alexei Lyutikov was born on 02/06/1974. He was born with a cleft lip and was subjected to ridicule and bullying of his peers. Even then, heart problems appeared, for the boy could not help but worry because of child cruelty. Rescue was the school KVN, on the stage of which he caused a deafening laugh in the auditorium. But it was a different laugh - a reaction to witty jokes without joking about his appearance. An exciting game became his fate.
The young man underwent five complex operations on his face, but the consequences of a congenital anomaly remained noticeable until the end of days. Having developed the principle for himself that one can rely in life only on oneself, Alexey Lyutikov, for whom KVN became a vocation, entered the pedagogical institute of the city of Kursk. Having received the profession of a social psychologist, in 1993 the young man became a member of the smokers' Service Entrance "team.
KVN frontman
Young men in plaid jackets did not go long for their success. Already in 1997, they brilliantly reached the semifinals, defeating the popular team “Ural dumplings” in the 1/8 finals in a full-time meeting. Among them stood out the captain - Alexei Lyutikov, uttering jokes with an absolutely serious expression on his face. They followed him with interest, he was quoted:
- "This is the country of the Jews, and of us - the stop."
- “We are working out ass sponsor bread.”
- "KVN treats calluses!".
After the team did not go through the semifinal stage, the frontman left the team due to disagreements with the guys. They were considered the leaders of the 1998 season, but without their captain flew out at an early stage, failing to go on to the professional level in the future.
Follow-up, personal life
Lyutikov managed to catch on in Moscow, but he no longer went on stage. He started a family early, so he needed to get on his feet. Since 2006, Alexey Lyutikov began to collaborate with Comedy Club, leading the direction of regional development. His responsibilities included the creation of branches of the stand-up club in the field. Since 2013, he began cooperation with the New Channel, and in 2014, he became the executive producer of First Hand Media, led by Sergey Netievsky. He headed the humorous show "Ural dumplings" created in 2009.
By this time, Lyutikov already had two children: a son who was born when Alex was only 20, and a daughter who successfully engaged in rhythmic gymnastics. A little later, she will enter the youth team. Never missing her crucial starts, in August 2016, this tradition was somehow violated by Alexei Lyutikov.
"Ural dumplings" - the latest project showman
“Ural dumplings” needed a professional who would know firsthand the Moscow show business. In the summer of 2015, the team had a conflict with the leader Netievsky, whose company owned the trademark of the creative team. Despite the fact that he brought the guys to STS and did a lot for the team, there were disagreements about the further development of the project. Sergey Isaev took over the leadership , and there was no one to do business in Moscow. So in the "Ural dumplings" appeared Alexei Lyutikov.
He is credited with blaming the conflict and litigation, as a result of which Sergey Netievsky regained the position of head of the show. There was a process for returning the trademark to the founders. Being engaged in financial affairs, Lyutikov presented the children with documents, from which it followed that the income of the leader was significantly different from the artists' fees. Be that as it may, he himself went to work with his head, concluding an unprecedented contract for the team - 12 performances in Sochi in the summer of 2016. Upon returning from the tour on 02/08/2016, he was supposed to fly to his family in Moscow, but for some reason he returned to the Angelo hotel from the airport.
Causes of death
His corpse was discovered on August 10 by a hotel maid. All week he spent in the room alone, emptying the minibar, and then ordering cognac from the restaurant. Suffering from heart failure, the body could not cope with an abundance of alcohol. Presumably, the showman died of thromboembolism, falling with a loss of consciousness with his head on the table. As a result, the face turned out to be wounded by glass fragments from a glass, so the version of violent death was originally put forward. The artist’s family refused to institute criminal proceedings, recognizing the fact of death from natural causes.
It remains a mystery why the showman did not fly to Moscow. These days, his daughter participated in demonstrations, and for the first time his father was not in the hall. What did Alexei Lyutikov think about in the last hours? “Ural dumplings” in official address recognized his contribution to the development of the creative team and expressed condolences to the family and loved ones. And in the press, rumors spread about Lyutikov's possible debts and the alleged termination of the contract with him.
True KVN lovers are truly sorry that the once talented captain Kuryan decided to leave the stage.