Yevgeni Menshov | |
Birth Date: | 19 February 1947 |
Birth Place: | Gorky, USSR |
Birth Name: | Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Menshov |
Death Place: | Moscow, Russia |
Spouse: | Olga Groznaya |
Years Active: | 1972–2015 |
Awards: | Order of Honour Merited Artist of the Russian Federation |
Nationality: |
Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Menshov (Russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Меньшо́в; 19 February 1947 — 19 May 2015) was a Soviet and Russian actor and presenter. An actor of the Moscow Gogol Theatre, he was a Meritorious Artist of Russia (1993).[1] For many years he was the host of the leading TV music festival Pesnya goda. People's Artist of Russia (2005).[2]
Menshov died on 19 May 2015 at the age of 68 after a brief illness.[3]