Biography of Alexander Revva
Alexander Revva is an actor, singer, resident of the Comedy Club and participant in television projects on First and other Russian TV channels. He is known for his roles in the films “The Understudy”, “Easy to Know”, as the host of the TV show “You’re Funny!”, for his performances in humorous sketches as a “grandmother”, as well as for songs performed under the pseudonym Arthur Pirozhkov.
Alexander Revva, aka Arthur Pirozhkov - comedian, singer, actor and showman
Alexander Revva at the Comedy Club
In 2006, Alexander Revva was invited to the still little-known humorous project “Comedy Club”, which was created by the KVN team “New Armenians” and its captain Garik Martirosyan. Revva began as a resident of the show and initially performed on stage in a duet with Gavriil Gordeev, Garik Kharlamov, Pavel Volya, Timur Batrutdinov and others, and as his personal popularity grew, he began to implement his own numbers. The most popular number with Alexander’s participation is considered to be the sketch “Grandmother of a Provincial Actor” together with Garik Kharlamov, where he portrays a slightly deaf and slow-witted old woman for five whole minutes. During the same period of time, Revva began to appear on the stage of the Comedy Club in the image of Arthur Pirozhkov, a macho man, whose image was invented by him after several visits to fitness centers in Sochi and was inspired by “jocks” who could only talk about their bodies. Revva’s short stature (176 cm) and not very athletic figure made the character especially comical.
Family and childhood
Alexander Vladimirovich Revva was born in the city of Donetsk (Ukraine) on September 10, 1974. As he himself claims, Revva is not a real surname; it was taken by Alexander’s ancestors after moving to Ukraine from Estonia, where they previously bore the surname Erva.
Childhood photo of Alexander Revva (with his mother and sister Natasha)
Dad, Vladimir Revva, left the family very early (Sasha and his twin sister Natasha were barely 4 months old), so mother and grandmother raised the children. By the way, until the age of 18, he also called the latter his mother and many years later claimed that it was she who taught him love and kindness. Close people call him by the name Shura - just like his beloved grandmother did.
Revva's twin sister works as a translator
Alexandra's mother Lyubov Nikolaevna, artistic director of the miners' choir, was a very creative person. The woman has always had a certain “feeling” for celebrities. She worked part-time as a concert organizer; worked with Valery Meladze when he was still an unknown singer, and predicted his future popularity. A similar incident happened with Anastasia Zavorotnyuk. And in one of the interviews, the woman talked about her unique gift - magnetism, thanks to which she can hold metal objects like spoons and forks on her chest.
Alexander Revva’s mother is a very creative person
Alexander Revva’s maternal grandfather was also a unique person in his own way. During the difficult war years, he became blind, but learned to play the accordion masterfully and subsequently worked as a professor at the Donetsk Conservatory. In addition, he is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for his ability to multiply six-digit numbers phenomenally quickly in his head.
When the children were about six years old, Lyubov Nikolaevna married again. Revva’s stepfather was Oleg Evgenievich Racheev, an employee of a metallurgical plant, whom the woman met while on vacation in Sevastopol. Revva's own father appeared in their lives one more time. Around the age of 14, Alexander seriously fell in love with a girl named Lena and told his mother about his plans for her hand in marriage. One day he came to visit her and saw there... his own father. It turned out that the man had recently married Lena’s mother. Lyubov Nikolaevna was outraged and caused a scandal for her son, forbidding him to communicate with his beloved.
Young Alexander Revva
As the artist’s mother recalled, as a child Alexander had a very vulnerable character - he always had wet eyes, unlike his lively and funny sister. Because of this, and also because of his last name, his classmates teased him “Roaring Cow.”
Family and children of Alexander Revv
The family and children of Alexander Revv are the happiest, most beautiful, friendly and beloved. Sasha was born into a family of Ukrainian Jews, however, the surname Revva is an ancient version of the family Estonian surname Erva.
Alexander’s relatives are all famous and phenomenal people, for example, his grandfather sang in the opera and knew how to multiply six-digit numbers in his head.
Father - Vladimir Revva - mathematician, teacher of exact sciences at two Donetsk universities. He left the family when the kids were barely a year and a half old, paid child support, but was never able to establish a relationship with the children.
Mother - Lyubov Racheeva - is a phenomenal woman-magnet who can easily hold about twenty spoons and even a frying pan on her body. She lives in Sochi and sings in the Kuban Cossack choir, and also works as a toastmaster.
Her twin sister, Natalya Revva, is only fifteen minutes older than her star brother, she studied ballroom dancing and learned English perfectly. Natasha works as an English teacher, she is married and has a daughter, Veronica.
Alexander has two beloved daughters growing up, who are incredibly similar to their daddy in appearance and character. They are smiling, artistic, musical and bright little ones.
Sasha is proud of his princesses, but does not hide that he would gladly become a father again. The showman dreams of adding a tiny son to his duo from his beloved woman.
Career
After school, Alexander Revva entered the Industrial Automation College, and then graduated from the Faculty of Management at the Donetsk State Academy of Management. After university, the future actor worked as an electrician at one of the mines in his hometown, and later found work on a local radio.
Revva became famous thanks to KVN (2000)
Since 1995, Alexander played in the KVN team of his native university, and in 2000 a fateful event occurred - he joined the Krasnodar team “Burnt by the Sun”. It was during this period that it became clear that he was great at telling jokes; At the same time, the vivid stage image of the “intelligent scoundrel” Alexander “Aaa” Revva was born. Alexander Revva's first appearance on TV (in the Donetsk national team) He always gladly told the story of how he accidentally ended up in one of the most popular KVN teams of that time. Alexander was traveling from Donetsk to St. Petersburg to discuss cooperation with one of the local radio stations. On the way, he decided to stop by his parents, who by that time had moved to live in Sochi. He also went to visit the famous KVN players to sell them several of his numbers - he really needed money. And two hours before the train they themselves came to him with the words “Sasha, help me out!” He was never paid any money then, but he was accepted into the team, and not only the permanent KVN presenter Alexander Maslyakov, but also the whole country learned about him.
Revva and Galustyan have been friends since KVN
As part of Burnt by the Sun, Revva became the champion of the KVN major league (2003). The most memorable, in the opinion of many viewers, team number was presented two years later, at the 2005 KVN Summer Cup. The sketch “I’m Lost”, also known as “Gadya Petrovich Khrenova”, performed by Revva and Mikhail Galustyan, has become a true classic of the Club of the Cheerful and Resourceful. The video took on a life of its own, scattered into quotes and acquired dozens of parodies. Revva and Galustyan: “Gadya Petrovich Khrenova” After such success in 2006, Alexander was invited to the little-known, but quite promising project Comedy Club, created by the KVN team “New Armenians” and its captain Garik Martirosyan. As a resident of this TV show, Revva became increasingly popular. At first he played in tandem with Gavriil Gordeev, Garik Kharlamov, Pavel Volya, Timur Batrutdinov and other colleagues, and later performed alone, inventing and performing his own numbers on stage.
Alexander Revva - “old-timer” of Comedy
One of Revva’s most memorable sketches is the number “Grandmother of a Provincial Actor” together with Garik Kharlamov. For five minutes, Revva portrayed a deaf and not very understanding woman who was trying to understand who called her and why her grandson was being offered one million dollars. The catchphrase “Fuck Yu, Spielberg” went, as they say, to the people.
In 2008, Alexander Revva first tried himself as a film actor - he played a teacher in one of the episodes of the children's humor magazine "Yeralash". In 2011, he played the role of the magician Lord Koltsov in the comedy series about psychics “He People”.
Still from the TV series “He People”
In 2009, in parallel with his work at the Comedy Club on TNT, Alexander Revva, together with Andrei Rozhkov from Ural Dumplings, hosted the TV show “You're Funny!” on the NTV channel. As part of the project, everyone was given a chance to demonstrate their ability to make people laugh. Throughout the entire show, Revva did not leave the image of Arthur Pirozhkov. Arthur Pirozhkov - Lyubov By the way, this stage image of Revva is exactly the case when the screen character overshadowed the artist himself. The simple image of the “brutal macho” that Alexander created surpassed its creator in terms of stardom. The special comedy is that the actor is relatively short (176 cm), and on stage he transforms into a self-confident “jock” who can only talk about his beautiful body and sports.
Arthur Pirozhkov - alter ego of Alexander Revva
Artur Pirozhkov’s videos and concerts were a huge success with viewers, the singer gathered an audience of thousands and released several singles with short breaks - “Cry, Baby!”, “Revolution”, “Paradise”, “I Can’t Dance” and others. Alexander Revva (Comedy Club) - How a man sold a car In “The Understudy” (2012), Revva played three characters at once - a TV star, a singer, and also a funny and ridiculous guy from a massage parlor. In this film, the actor happened to encounter such Russian cinema stars as Kristina Asmus and Dmitry Khrustalev on the set. By the way, there is one unpleasant story connected with this film - its creators were sued by Stas Mikhailov for using his image without permission.
Alexander Revva in the film “The Understudy”
In another comedy, “Easy to Know” (2014), Alexander Revva played Lenya, who was allotted only a few minutes on screen. However, the audience remembered him much better (and aroused more positive emotions) than the leading actor, Garik Kharlamov.
Alexander Revva - KVN
Since 1995, Alexander played in the KVN university team, and in 2000 he was lucky enough to become a member of the “Burnt by the Sun” team, one of the most popular lineups of that time. As part of this team in 2003, Revva became the champion of the KVN major league. In 2005, Revva and Mikhail Galustyan presented the number “I’m Lost” on stage, which later became one of the most popular in the history of KVN. The sketch was analyzed by quotes and many parodies were made of it, and Gadya Petrovich Khrenova appeared on stage again in 2021, and the number was a stunning success.
Other achievements
Alexander Revva is a big fan of animated films. He easily masters the intonations of cunning, insidious and evil characters, which he always used as a dubbing actor. Characters from the animated films “Horton”, “Monsters vs. Aliens”, “The Lego Movie”, “Angry Birds in the Movies”, “Gnomeo and Juliet” and others spoke in Alexander’s voice.
Still from the film “The Understudy” (a parody of Stas Mikhailov)
The actor also tried himself as a producer. In this vein, he worked together with Georgy Malkov and Sarik Andreasyan on the film “The Understudy,” and together with Vyacheslav Murugov and Eduard Iloyan on the mini-series “People of He.”
Despite the lack of acting education, Alexander always felt confident on the set and often advised other actors. In this he was helped by numerous master classes from foreign and domestic masters - in particular, Ivana Chubbuck, the author of the famous signature technique in the USA.
In the film "Odnoklassniki" Revva played... a homeless person
In 2015, Alexander Revva recorded the disc “Love”. Many compositions received video clips, always skillfully filmed. Other famous performers often took part in the filming - Timati, Quest Pistols, Vera Brezhneva and even Ornella Muti. On the occasion of the release of the video “#LikeCelentano” (2016), he organized a large party with the participation of Svetlana Loboda. Arthur Pirozhkov - #kakcelentano Not only movies and TV shows attract Alexander Revva - he decided to show his management skills and opened his own business. In 2010, together with restaurateur Dmitry Orlinsky, he headed an establishment called “Spaghetteria”. And in 2017, he announced that he and his wife were developing another project, which was “related to beauty, food, and children.”
Spaghetteria – Alexander Revva's restaurant
In the summer of 2021, the feature film “Granny of Easy Virtue” was released, in which Alexander Revva played the role of an adventurer hiding from bandits in a nursing home under the guise of an elderly woman. On the set, the actor was accompanied by Philip Kirkorov and Glyuk'oZa. Initially, Alexander was against Natalia Ionova’s participation in the project, but soon radically changed his point of view, saying that she really succeeded in “sincerely presenting her heroine.” Revva as a grandmother in “Evening Urgant” In 2021, the comedy “Zomboyashchik” was released with 30 residents of the “Comedy Club” and stars of the TNT channel in leading roles. In addition to Revva and his “Comedy” comrades, Marina Fedunkiv, Ekaterina Varnava, Ekaterina Skulkina and Ivan Okhlobystin will appear in the film.
Still from the film “Granny of Easy Virtue”
Alexander Revva - Movies
Alexander’s first acting experience was an appearance in an episode of the TV series “Jumble” in 2008. In 2011, he appeared as the magician Lord Koltsov in the comedy series about psychics “People of He.” In 2013, Revva played the main role in the comedy “The Understudy,” where he played three characters at once - a TV star, a singer and an awkward guy from a massage parlor. A year later, he appeared in a cameo role in the comedy “Easy to Know,” but his performance overshadowed the leading actor Garik Kharlamov. Alexander can also be seen in the films “Mixed Feelings” (2014), “Bet on Love” (2015), “Yana + Yanko” (2015) and “Zomboyashchik” (2018). A striking role in Alexander’s film career was the main role in the comedy “Granny of Easy Virtue” (2017), where Glukoza, Vladimir Tolokonnikov, Marina Fedunkiv and Evgeny Gerchakov also played. Revva not only played two roles in the film, but also became its co-producer.
Personal life of Alexander Revva
Alexander met his future wife Angelica in 2004 in Sochi. Young people randomly met at a disco and spent the whole evening together. The actor liked the girl so much that he quickly figured out how to prolong this amazing acquaintance. At the exit from the club, he saw a parked limousine, ran up to the driver, gave him all the cash and drove Angelica to her house in style.
Alexander Revva's wife's name is Angelika
The next day she went to Krasnodar to visit her parents, but the young people did not interrupt communication - they regularly called each other. Soon enough, a mutual acquaintance with the parents took place. However, Alexander and Angelica were in no hurry to get married. They signed only when the future wife was three months pregnant.
Alisa is the eldest daughter of Alexander Revva
The daughters of Angelica and Alexander Revva are named Alisa and Amelie (born in 2007 and 2013, respectively). There is an interesting story connected with the name of the eldest daughter. Alexander planned to name her Lucia, so that the result would be a kind of play on words - Revva Lucia. Angelica refused this prospect, and the couple nevertheless decided to name the girl Alice.
In the photo: with her youngest daughter Amelie
Alexander’s youngest daughter, Amelie, managed to become a YouTube star - her video “The Sly Bunny Ate All the Candies” received hundreds of thousands of views. The daughter of Alexander Revva is following in the footsteps of her father. In one of his interviews in 2021, Alexander Revva hinted about new business plans and that he really wants a third daughter to appear in the family, as he believes that “children are an incredible incentive, with their appearance things go well.” uphill".
Alexander Revva's father is ashamed of his son
Most Russians spent the New Year holidays with their families watching their favorite films and programs. But for representatives of show business, the winter holidays are one of the busiest periods: stars take part in concerts and perform at corporate events. Alexander Revva, a resident of the popular Comedy Club program, is no exception. And while the sexy showman with the stage nickname Arthur Pirozhkov earns money, his father lives in long-suffering Donetsk
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Vladimir Revva is a mathematician, professor and lecturer at two prestigious universities. True, the star son does not maintain a relationship with his 67-year-old father. According to the showman's mother, her husband left her with their two children when they were barely four months old. At one time, Alexander tried to establish contact with his parent, but nothing came of it
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“Our relationship with my son is, of course, not as smooth as I would like,” Express Gazeta quotes Vladimir Revva. – We rarely communicate - he’s our star. The last time he called was in September - on my birthday. And thanks for that
. I understand that all these years Sasha and Natasha were under the influence of their mother, who hates me fiercely.”
The father of the Comedy Club resident emphasized that he really left the family, but his version differed from that of his ex-wife. “It so happened that Lyuba became pregnant. And I, as a decent person, decided to get married, although even then I understood that we were not halves of one whole. When I finally realized this, I honestly told my wife about it. He offered to separate like human beings - without swearing or sharing. But Lyuba threw a terrible hysteria and set an ultimatum: “Either you live with me and the children, or alone - I won’t let Sasha and Natasha near you!” In the end, I left anyway, and she cried at every corner that I betrayed them and didn’t give them a penny. Naturally, the children grew up with this idea and even now they periodically reproach me for this,” the professor emphasized.
He added that he always helped children and wanted to be involved in their lives. Vladimir emphasized: he managed to improve relations with his son, but later they deteriorated due to Alexander’s profession. The sexy showman's father is unhappy with his stage image. “In general, Sasha is not a sex symbol, he’s just an ordinary playwright. But people fall for it
“, he is sure.
“I’ll be honest: Sasha doesn’t like to be criticized, but I always say what I think. I remember the first time I saw my son at the Comedy Club - he pulled a woman out of the auditorium and began to undress her. I'm blown away! I think that all this show business is a rare disgusting and vulgar thing. Then he told his son directly: “You, Sasha, talk such nonsense from the stage that sometimes I feel ashamed!
Your daughters are growing up. What example are you setting for them? At first he seemed to listen, then he became indignant, and now he has stopped communicating altogether...” said Vladimir.
The Comedy Club format is not close to him. “No, am I wrong? How can you swear and show your ass from the screens? But as my son explained to me, they just chop cabbage there. So be it. I decided not to interfere anymore. It’s somehow easier for me to communicate with my daughter: before the war, she lived in Donetsk, and then Sasha moved her to Sochi,” Revva shared.
He noted that his son tried to take him away from Donetsk, where fierce fighting had taken place not long ago. “ He called once and asked if I wanted to leave. I refused because Donetsk is my homeland
. My wife and daughter left for Kyiv, but I, a patriot, stayed behind. After that, my son didn’t ask me anything else,” said the artist’s father.
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Alexander Revva now
The film “Granny of Easy Virtue,” released in 2021, simply won the hearts of television viewers.
That is why the decision was made to film its sequel. The second part of the comedy was presented in 2021. In addition to Revva, Dmitry Nagiyev, Mikhail Galustyan and Roman Kurtsyn starred in the sequel. The premiere of the third part of the film, “Great-grandmother of easy virtue,” is planned for 2021.
The Beginning”, in which we will talk about the father of the main character Sanya Rubenstein - Vladimir. “Great-grandmother of easy virtue” - trailer At the same time, Revva worked on the voice acting of the cartoon “The Magic Cup of Rorrim Bo 3D” together with Renata Litvinova and Maria Astakhova. Alexander does not forget about his musical career - in 2021, under the pseudonym Arthur Pirozhkov, he released the hits “Hooked” and “Alcoholic”, in 2021 he presented fans with the compositions “Let’s fly with me” and “TUDYM Syudym” together with Dj Nejtrino. Artur Pirozhkov – Hooked
Alexander Revva – “Arthur Pirozhkov”
In 2009, in parallel with his work at the Comedy Club on TNT, Alexander Revva, together with Andrei Rozhkov from Ural Dumplings, was the host of the TV show “You're Funny!” NTV channel and throughout the entire project did not leave the image of Arthur Pirozhkov. Gradually, the character invented by Revva overshadowed the artist himself, and under the name “Arthur Pirozhkov” he began to release video clips, and later gathered an audience of thousands of fans. Arthur's most famous hits were "Cry Baby!", "Revolution", "Paradise" and "I Can't Dance".
