Semyon Altshuller

Semyon Altov's low voice is known to many. The manner of impartial reading of funny monologues leaves no one indifferent. In his person, Russian science was missing a chemist, but acquired a talented, bright humorist, capable of making even the saddest person laugh.

The biography of Semyon Teodorovich Altov (real name Altshuller) begins on January 17. He was born in 1945 in the city of Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg). The parents of the future satirist were evacuated here during the war. According to the recollections of relatives, an enamel basin served as a bed for a newborn, and instead of a nipple, the baby enthusiastically sucked a herring tail. When the child was 6 months old, the family returned to Leningrad again.

Semyon's father, Theodor Semenovich Altshuller, taught at the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute. Mom Lyubov Naumovna Zalesskaya worked as an architect, but after the birth of children she began to deal only with them. Both parents came from Ukraine.

The family lived in a communal apartment. It was inhabited by 29 people. When the neighbor got the first KVN TV, in the evenings all the tenants gathered in his room and watched programs. Shared kitchen, two toilets, telephone. This is a standard situation in the post-war era. It was strange for the then boy that someone could live differently. In several interviews, Altov recalls how he once came to visit a classmate and was amazed that only one family lived in the apartment.

In his youth, Altov was engaged in boxing, but it was a short-lived hobby. But what played a fatal role in the life of the future artist happened in the 2nd grade. On his 8th birthday, the parents presented the boy with the "Young Chemist" set. The new game captivated the student for a long time and partly determined the future.

After school, Semyon entered the Leningrad Technological Institute named after Lensovet, the Faculty of Chemical Technology. Received a diploma and worked as a chemist for about 3 years. But he did not want to connect life with science, because a new hobby appeared, which grew into a life's work.

Semyon Altov's career began in 1971. He wrote short satirical stories and aphorisms. At the same time in the "Literaturnaya Gazeta", in the section "12 chairs", for the first time published nine of his "phrases", for which Altov received the first fee - 36 rubles. Two years after the publication, Semyon Teodorovich first appeared on the stage of "Lenconcert".

The first performance with my own work was accidental. Young writers came to see how others perform, but it turned out that one of the artists did not come and urgently needed to be replaced. Altov was in old jeans, and an acquaintance lent him larger trousers than necessary. He read stories, and his pants tried to fall, and the artist constantly pulled them up. The commission considered this unfortunate accident a splendid find, and the young man was hired. Since then, for over 40 years, the career of a satirist has continued.

In the 80s, Altov and several other comedians created a pop program "Show - 01" and went with it across the country. The concerts took place in many cities of the Soviet Union. The co-authors and performers in the show were well-known comedians and media personalities: Viktor Billevich, Yan Arlazorov, Valery Nikolenko, Mikhail Gorodinsky, Vyacheslav Polunin, Leonid Yakubovich, Litsedei theater.

The program included practical jokes, the audience was actively involved in the process, the jokes were topical - on the topic of Soviet power, which by that time was noticeably losing ground. The show was a success.

In 1996, Altov was the author of the script for the series "Knockers", which was released on the NTV channel. The film stars: Semyon Furman, Arkady Koval, Sergey Bekhterev, Viktor Sukhorukov, Vladimir Leletko, Natalia Fisson and others.

Altov is the author of several books: "Gaining Height", "Dog Joy", "How We Can Ruin America", "Chance", "224 Selected Pages". Almost all of them went for quotes.

Semyon Altov writes monologues not only for himself, but also for other humorists. His works were and continue to be performed by Gennady Khazanov, Vladimir Vinokur, Klara Novikova, Efim Shifrin and others. He is also the author of the last performance of Arkady Raikin "Peace to thy house". True, at the dress rehearsal, Arkady Isaakovich decided that the performance was a failure, but after the performance he noted that this was one of his best works.

Altov often takes part in humorous programs. In addition, he performs with his own concerts. "100 Reasons to Laugh" is a concert program that attracts not only full halls, but also a large number of views on Youtube. The monologues "Hercules", "Bribe", "Babush and Oil", "Traffic Accidents" are especially loved by the audience.

In the work of Altov, he deliberately avoids the theme of politics. He jokes about human relations, love, friendship, our smaller brothers. The satirist believes that humor helps people survive in a complex world.

Altov met his future wife Larisa three times. She explains this by phenomenal forgetfulness. The first meeting took place in the Palace of Culture of the Leningrad City Council. According to the artist, he saw a girl "with a face of amazing beauty." He had a ticket to the Oral Journal, where he invited the girl. She agreed and then just left. The second time fate brought young people together exactly one year later. Altov went to the Komsomol committee of the Institute of Technology and saw a girl "with a face of amazing beauty" at the piano.

In addition, she also played Grieg. An invitation to a piano music concert followed. She agreed, but he never saw her again. A year later, in an unfamiliar company, the artist saw a girl "with a face of amazing beauty", wondered where to invite, and the beauty said that they were meeting for the third time. After that, they decided to get married.

The wife became a faithful companion of life for many years. Until now, Altov talks about the beauty of Larisa, and she supports him in any business.

Soon after the wedding, their son Pavel was born. In the program “Alone with everyone,” Semyon Teodorovich said that as a child he wanted to add a boy to writing. To do this, he sat him down at a typewriter every day and made him write half a page of text. The topic did not matter. The son was writing a fairy tale. And in order to quickly cope with the duty, he filled it with long numbers. The result was not a fairy tale, but an accounting report.

When Pavel grew up, he became his father's producer. He is also the director of the TV series "Fools". Together with his wife Anna they presented their parents with three grandchildren: Varvara, Ekaterina and Vasily.

In 2018, Semyon Altov turned 73 years old. Despite his age, he is still vigorous and efficient. He writes stories, his photos show off on the posters of concerts in different cities of the country, annually publishes a "boring calendar" for the new year.

To stay in good shape, the satirist does gymnastics every day, and when possible, swims.

Now the comedian is trying to spend more time with his family. She instills in her grandchildren a love of sports. Believes that the children have inherited his sense of humor.

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