| Semyon Altov | |
| Birth Date: | 1945 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR |
| Citizenship: | Soviet Union Russia |
| Occupation: | satirist, screenwriter, comedian, director, playwright |
| Years Active: | 1971–present |
Semyon Altov (ru|Семён Альтов) (born January 17, 1945) is a Soviet comedy writer. Original name: Semyon Teodorovich Altshuller (ru|Семён Теодо́рович Альтшуллер).[1] [2]
Semyon Altov was born in Sverdlovsk. The same year the family moved to Leningrad, where Semyon Altov spent his whole life.[1]