Yuri Chernov was born on April 24, 1949 in Kuibyshev. Since the age of 12, he participated in the programs of the Kuibyshev television studio. After school, Chernov submitted documents to almost all Moscow theater universities and failed exams everywhere, but by chance he got to the Moscow circus school.
In his student years, he starred in episodes and extras. There he was noticed and invited to the role of Syromyatnikov in the film. "Live until Monday" (1968). This role brought him real popularity
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Yuri Chernov was born on April 24, 1949 in Kuibyshev. Since the age of 12, he participated in the programs of the Kuibyshev television studio. After school, Chernov submitted documents to almost all Moscow theater universities and failed exams everywhere, but by chance he got to the Moscow circus school.
In his student years, he starred in episodes and extras. There he was noticed and invited to the role of Syromyatnikov in the film.
"Live until Monday" (1968). This role brought him real popularity and many directorial offers, among which was the role of Petruhi in the film.
"White desert sun" . However, in the circus school, he was given a choice: filming or studying. Yuri Chernov chose to study.
After graduating from school, Yuri worked in the Philharmonic for five years, and appeared in the movies in tiny episodes. Finally, in 1975 in the film
Mayakovsky laughs" He gets the main role - Pierre Prisypkin. Despite the fact that the film did not attract the attention of the audience, and Yuri himself was unnoticed, this pushed the actor to return to the cinema. He leaves the Philharmonic and enters the Moscow Theatre of Miniatures, and also studies at the correspondence department of the Faculty of Pop Direction and Mass-Cultural Performances of GITIS.
In 1994 he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia.
Since 1994 he became an actor in the Theater of the Moon, and since 2004 - in the theater "School of Modern Play".
On television, he was one of the hosts of the television game “The Wheel of History” from 1995 to 2000.
In 1999, he participated as a singer in the project “Singing stars of theater and cinema”, the result of which was released in the United States musical disc.
In 2008, Yuri Chernov was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation.
Currently, he starred in episodes in films, as well as film magazines “Yeralash” and “Fitil”, leads the TV program “Good night, kids!”, works as a teacher at the Institute of Folk Art.