Aleksandr Revva

Ukrainian-Russian comedian (born 1974)

Aleksandr Revva
Александр Ревва

Born	Aleksandr Vladimirovich Revva (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 49) Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Other names	Arthur Pirozhkov
Citizenship	Soviet Union → Ukraine, Russia
Occupation(s)	Actor, TV presenter, singer, lyricist
Years active	1995 (KVN) 2005–present (actor)
Musical career
Genres	Russian pop
Instruments	singing
Labels	Warner Music Russia
Musical artist

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Revva (Russian: Александр Владимирович Ревва; Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Ревва, romanized: Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Revva; born 10 September 1974), better known by his stage name Arthur Pirozhkov (Russian: Артур Владимирович Пирожков), is a Russian stand-up comedian, TV host and voice actor of Ukrainian origin. A former KVN player, in 2006 Revva became a "resident" of the Russian Comedy Club show.

Early life

Aleksandr Revva was born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR. According to his own statement, announced in the program "Пока Все Дома" (While Everyone's Home), "Revva" is not his original surname. His family, who lived in Estonia and used the name Erwa, immigrated to Ukraine, where he changed his name to Revva. He graduated from the College of Industrial Automation, then the Faculty of Management of the Donetsk State University of Management. He worked as an electrical mechanic at a mine.

Since 1995, he has been a member of the KVN team "Don State Agrarian University" from Donetsk and, since 2000, a member of the KVN team "Burnt by the Sun". As a KVN player, Revva performed alongside his teammate, Mikhail Galustyan.

Television career

From 2006 to 2013, he was president of the Moscow «Comedy Club». In 2013 he was a host of the show «Repeat!». In 2015, he returned to the television show. In «Comedy Club», he performs acts with Timur Batrutdinov, Garik Martirosyan, Andrei Rozhkov, and Garik Kharlamov.

With Andrey Rozhkov, he led the program NTV "You're Funny!" Under the pseudonym Arthur Pirozhkov. December 25, 2010, the opening of the joint project of the restaurateur Dmitry Orlinsky and Aleksandr Revva - «Spaghetteria», has settled into a two-story house near Tver ulitsy. November 3, 2013, to January 26, 2014, led by the Channel One show "Repeat!". From March 3 to May 26, 2014, Revva was one of the judges of the First TV channel, "One to one!". He is currently the producer of the animated series "Kolobanga," which was withdrawn in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast. The series is scheduled for release by the end of 2014 on the channel STS.

Music career

In 2009, Revva started releasing music under his Arthur Pirozhkov pseudonym. His songs, combining comedic elements with catchy tunes, became very popular, and as of 2022 he is considered one of the most popular Russian pop stars.^[1]

Civic position

Later, he changed his mind about condemning the war in eastern Ukraine and the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, returned to Russia and started working there again (he appeared for New Year's shows). [1]

Personal life

Revva is husband to Angelika; their daughters are Alisa and Ameli.^[2]

Filmography

Actor

2005 Comedy Club (TV Series)
2008 Yeralash (TV show) as Robot teacher
2008 The Tale of Soldier Fedot, The Daring Fellow as Baba Yaga (voice)
2008 Adventures of Alenushka and Erema as Voevoda Gordey (voice)
2009 The New Adventures of Alenushka and Erema as Voevoda Gordei / Hedgehog / Horse (voice)
2011 Yeralash (TV show) as psychologist
2011–2014 Zaytsev+1 (TV Series) as Sergei Mavrodi
2012 Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon as groom
2013 Understudy as Igor Uspensky / Mikhail Vladlenovich Stasov / Sebastian Ullenovich Vasilkov
2013 Odnoklassniki: CLICK for Luck as Bum
2014 Russian: Лёгок на помине as boatman Lenya
2014 Mixed feelings as Phil
2014 Parrot Club (TV) as Chaykin (voice)
2015 Bet on love – poker player
2016 Magic Cup Rorrima Bo 3D as Brazembeld
2016 Day all lovers
2016 Bet on Love as Dyadya Leon
2016 Son wolverines
2017 Naughty Grandma as Sanya Rubenstein
2017 Kolobanga as a grandmother (voice)
2021 Till Lindemann – Ich hasse Kinder (The Short Movie) as a policeman Mikhail Korepin

Producer

2010 The Devil's Flower

Discography

Singles

2009 – «Пэрэдайс» Paradise
2010 – «Революция» "Revolution" (with Quest Pistols)
2011 – «Плачь, детка» Cry Baby
2012 – «Я не умею танцевать» I can't dance
2012 – «Лучший спорт» Best Sport
2012 – «Красивая песня» Beautiful song
2013 – «Я-Звезда» I am a Star
2014 – «Luna» Luna (featuring Vera Brezhneva)
2014 – «Не плачь, девчонка» Don't Cry Girl
2015 – «На лету лето» On the fly summer
2016 – «Я буду помнить» I will remember
2016 – «#КакЧелентано» #Like Celentano
2017 – «Либо Любовь» Either Love
2018 – «Я не Андрей» I'm not Andrey
2018 – «Чика» Chika
2018 – «Запутался» Confused
2019 – «Моя Богиня» My Goddess'(Feat. Doni)
2019 – «Зацепила»" (She) Hooked (Me)
2019 – «Алкоголичка» Alcoholic Lady
2019 – «Она решила сдаться» She Decided to Put Out
2020 – «Летим со мной» Fly With Me
2020 – «Перетанцуй меня» "Out-Dance Me"
2020 – «Перетанцуй меня" Remix Dance Me Remix (with DJ Nejtrino)
2020 – «#туДЫМ-сюДЫМ» #there-here
2021 — «#туДЫМ-сюДым Remix #there-here (with DJ Nejtrino)»
2021 – "Dancing All Through the Night"
2021 – «Деньги» Money
2021 – «Деньги» Remix (with DJ Leo Burn)
2021 – «Летом на фиесте» Summer at the Fiesta
2021 – «Задыхаюсь» Suffocatin (cover of a song by Dima Bilan)
2021 – «Хочешь» Do you want (featuring Klava Koka)
2022 — «Красивое тело» Beautiful Body

References

^ "7 super popular Russian bands – you've probably never heard of!". 24 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Шоумен Александр Ревва женился в 4-ый раз на своей жене". Новости Мойка78 - Мойка78 - новости (in Russian). 2020-01-10. Archived from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-09-03.