Yakov Smirnoff

Person · Open Library

Born

1953

Works

1

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Odesa, Ukraine

Yakov Naumovich Pokhis (Russian: Яков Наумович Похис; born 24 January 1951), better known as Yakov Smirnoff (Russian: Яков Смирнов; /ˈsmɪərnɒf/), is a Ukrainian-American comedian, actor and writer of Jewish origin. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Ukraine, then immigrated to the United States in 1977 in order to pursue an American show business career, not yet knowing any English. He…

Known for

• Toon In with Me — Self2021
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self2014
• Awful Nice — Himself2013
• @midnight with Chris Hardwick — Self2013
• Yakov: Live From Branson! — Himself2012
• Gotham Comedy Live — Self - Host2012
• Yakov Smirnoff: Jokes from the Folks — Self2004
• Yakov Smirnoff: As Long As We Both Shall Laugh — himself2004
• King of the Hill — Yakov Smirnoff (voice)1997
• Yakov Smirnoff: What A Country! — Self1994

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

152

Total plays

936

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Family name

Smirnov

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Odesa

Occupation

actor

Educated at

University of Pennsylvania

Employer

Missouri State University

Languages spoken

English language

Official website

www.yakov.com

Image

Yakof.jpg

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