Leonid Gaidai
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gender
Male
birthday
January 30, 1923
died
November 19, 1993
place of birth
Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
also known as
Leonid Gayday · Леонид Гайдай · L. Gaidai · Leonid Iovich Gaidai
total credits
9 movies
Biography
Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й; 30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993; Svobodny) was a Soviet comedy film director, screenwriter and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".
Known For
Filmography
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