Dmitry Nagiyev is a Russian actor and presenter. An excellent sense of humor, the ability to easily adapt to changes in what is happening and charisma allow him to become the highlight of any program.
He holds important concerts, live broadcasts and hosts many popular programs.
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All the best TV series and films by Dmitry Nagiyev.
He is called the most sought-after presenter in modern show business, but how did the career of an inconspicuous guy begin?
Interesting facts about Dmitry Nagiyev from his biography, career and personal life.
Biography of Dmitry Nagiyev
Birth
Dmitry Nagiyev was born on April 4, 1967 in St. Petersburg.
Origin
Dmitry's ancestors on his father's side decided to move from Iran to Turkmenistan after the end of the First World War due to famine. On the way, almost all members of the family died; only grandfather Nikolai (Gulam) Nagiyev made it back alive, while still just a child. He later began living with a girl named Gertrude Zopke, who had Latvian and German roots, and eventually became Dmitry's grandmother.
Father - Vladimir Nikolaevich Nagiyev, lived in Ashgabat until the age of 17 and even played in the Red Army Theater, but was unable to enter a theater university. Subsequently he worked at the Leningrad Optical-Mechanical Plant.
Grandfather Zakhar, on his mother’s side, was the first secretary of the Petrograd district committee of the CPSU. During the Great Patriotic War, he took part in the battle on the Nevsky Piglet, was wounded, and after being hospitalized he returned to the front. Dmitry himself often mentions his grandfather in interviews.
My maternal grandmother, Lyudmila Ivanovna, sang at the Kirov Theater.
Mother - Lyudmila Zakharovna Nagieva (1938 - October 30, 2015), philologist, teacher, associate professor at the Department of Foreign Languages at the Military Academy of Communications (St. Petersburg).
The actor himself considers himself Russian, although his ancestry includes Iranian, German and Latvian roots.
Younger brother
Evgeny Vladimirovich Nagiyev (born July 1, 1971) is Dmitry’s younger brother.
He is engaged in business, owns a car wash and a chain of mini-hotels, previously worked as a bodybuilding instructor, starred in the TV series "Mole", worked as the head of security at a large night disco, and enjoys racing.
Sportsmanship
In his youth he took part in sambo and artistic gymnastics, receiving the title of champion of the Soviet Union among juniors, and is a master of sports in judo.
Education
After school he continued his studies at the Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute. Then, after serving in the army, he graduated from LGITMiK, where he studied in Petrov’s acting workshop.
Got caught with currency and was forced to join the army
As a student, Dmitry was caught by law enforcement agencies with currency. At that time, illegal currency trafficking was a criminal offense and the future actor faced severe punishment. To avoid problems, Nagiyev joined the army.
Military service
Since Dmitry was a fairly good athlete, at first they decided to send him to a sports company, but later it was found out that there was no sambo section suitable for him, and he was redirected to an Air Defense unit near the city of Vologda.
As Dmitry said, during his military service, his nose and several ribs were broken twice.
He doesn’t think that serving in the army makes a man out of a boy, since in his time (late 80s) the army only maimed people.
The famous squint
Nagiyev’s very recognizable squint appeared after 1990, when during a rehearsal for one of the performances he had an attack and was hospitalized with facial paralysis. It took almost six months for treatment.
Career of Dmitry Nagiyev
"Modern"
After graduating from the institute in 1991, Dmitry worked at the Vremya Theater in St. Petersburg, and then became a presenter at Modern radio. It is worth recognizing that Nagiyev’s work on the radio was noticed immediately; he was recognized four times as the best radio presenter in the country.
His television career began when Radio Modern decided to open a TV program called “Full Modern.” This was the reason for organizing a show in which Nagiyev and Sergei Rost participated - “Caution, Modern!” The basis of the project was these two actors, as well as their jokes and stories.
The artist liked the role of Zadov so much that later two more new shows appeared, “Beware, Zadov!” and “Zadov in Reality,” which were filmed without Rost’s participation.
Presenter career
At the beginning of his career, Dmitry Nagiyev was the host of such shows as “One Evening”, “Telecompact”, “Burden of Money”, and also wrote jokes for KVN teams.
In 2003, he hosted the final episodes of the “Dom” project, and later the first “Dom-2” on the TNT channel. Then, until 2005, he was the host of the show “Windows” with a fairly good rating, even taking into account the fact that the stories were fictitious and the show itself was completely staged.
After the closure of “Windows,” he hosted “Big Races” on Channel One, and also constantly participated in the filming of “New Year’s Lights,” without ceasing to participate in other projects.
Together with Alisa Sher, he twice held the annual Peter FM awards.
Since October 2012, he has been leading the “Voice” project, and since February 2014, the “Voice” project. Children", and from September 2021 - the project "Voice. 60+".
Also in 2011, he hosted the reality show “Mother in Law” on the Peretz TV channel.
Works in the theater
- “Cutie” - musical based on the film “Tootsie”, leading role;
- “Kysya” - the main role is the cat Martyn, aka Kysya;
- "Erotikon" - 6 characters;
- “Territory” (the plot is the war in Chechnya) - the main role.
In all these productions the director was Lev Rakhlin.
Filming in films and TV series
Dmitry received his first leading role in a big movie in 1997, Alexander Nevzorov directed him in the film “Purgatory” in the role of the Chechen field commander Dukuz Israpilov.
From 2000 to 2008 he played in the detective television series “Kamenskaya”.
From 2012 to 2021, he played the role of the owner of the Claude Monet restaurant in the sitcom “Kitchen.” According to him, in this project he largely played himself, since he is also an actor with the name Dmitry Nagiyev and in the past was the owner of a restaurant. On the other hand, Dmitry admits that in life he is not so hot-tempered and thoughtless in his actions. What unites the actor with his on-screen hero is determination and dedication to the job.
From 2013 to 2021 he starred in the series “Two Fathers and Two Sons.”
In parallel with his television career, Dmitry continues to act in films, including starring roles. It is worth noting his participation in the filming of such films as “First Home” (2006), “The Best Movie” (2008), “The Best Movie 2” (2009), “Kitchen in Paris” (2014), “The Best Day "(2015), "Kitchen. The Last Battle" (2017), "New Christmas trees" (2017), "Last Christmas trees" (2018), "Unforgiven" (2018), "Granny of easy virtue 2. Elderly Avengers" (2019) and many others.
By the way, the role of Vitaly Kaloev in the film “Unforgiven” (2018) became the first dramatic role for the actor in a 20-year career in film and television.
A complete list of the best films and TV series by Dmitry Nagiyev will soon be published on our website.
Yeralash
There are many rumors on the Internet that Dmitry received his first small role in the series “Yeralash” back in 1974, but there is no official information on this matter. Nagiyev is not listed in the credits, and he himself did not confirm the information.
However, already in adulthood, the actor managed to appear in one of the episodes called “Hard Rock Lesson.”
Gym teacher
Since 2014, he has played the main role in the television series “Fizruk”.
The plot of the series is built around a person from criminal circles - Oleg Fomin, who ends up at school, where he meets old acquaintances, new fellow teachers and students. A typical plot, where the hero finds himself in an unfamiliar and unusual environment for him, but now we can say that the series has become a landmark in Nagiyev’s career.
According to Dmitry himself, he largely copied the colorful character of Thomas from his brother Evgeniy.
Advertising projects
Since 2013, he has been regularly filmed for advertising of the mobile operator MTS. Together with Nagiyev, his partner in the series “Fizruk”, Vladimir Sychev, also starred in an advertisement for a mobile operator.
For MTS he also starred in the role of the Nutcracker.
In 2014, he starred in a commercial for Miramistin. A year later, he advertised a St. Petersburg restaurant chain called “Eurasia.”
Advertising scandal
In the city of Yekaterinburg, a case was initiated that had signs of violation of the law “On Advertising”, the reason for which was a billboard on which the actor is depicted with abrasions and bruises.
According to the applicants, this advertisement “degrades human dignity” and causes unpleasant feelings.
Advertising "Game of Thrones"
MTS took an original approach to broadcasting the last season of the Game of Thrones series and released several commercials with Dmitry Nagiyev, Maria Gorban and Dmitry Khrustalev.
Music career
Dmitry has repeatedly proven his talent in a variety of areas. He also did well in music, because in 2004 he wrote and performed the song “I’m Her Hoy” with the group “Russian Size” and Professor Lebedinsky (a parody of the song “Dragostea Din Tei” by the O-Zone group).
The composition stayed in the top of the “Golden Gramophone” radio program on Russian Radio for several weeks.
Dmitry Nagiyev in the theater
It’s not only cinema that attracts a talented actor. In recent years, he quite often appears on the theater stage. Theater lovers speak very highly of performances with his participation.
In the cult production “Kysya” he plays together with Igor Lifanov, in “Cutie” his partners are actors from the Baltic House Theater. The play “Erotikon” with Lev Rakhlin is also successfully performed.
In 2007, Nagiyev played the main role in the psychological action drama “Territory”. The premiere took place in St. Petersburg.
Personal life of Dmitry Nagiyev
Olga Arefieva
School love grew into Dmitry and Olga’s first relationship. The guy courted him beautifully, but the relationship did not work out because of the guy’s youthful frivolity. In an interview, Olga admitted that Dmitry constantly cheated on her, and when he was drafted into the army, although they tried to maintain the relationship, it did not work out.
Alice Sher
Nagiyev’s first and so far only wife was Alla Shchelishcheva, better known as Alisa Sher (TV and radio presenter, journalist and writer). The couple were married from 1986 to 2010.
Alla wrote two books in which their family life is described in sufficient detail, and also indicates that, as a student, Dmitry had an affair with Larisa Guzeeva. Note that the books entitled “I Was Nagiyev’s Wife” and “How to Never Get Married. Harmful advice from the ex-wife of Dmitry Nagiyev” was released in 2004 and 2005, when Alla was still officially married to Dmitry.
The couple has a son, Kirill (born August 31, 1989), now an actor, DJ and TV presenter.
How many children does he have
Son Kirill loves to appear in public with his father, and also shares photos with him on social networks; in fact, Dmitry himself has never hidden it. But he protects his second child or even children in the same way as he protects his personal life.
There is no official information about other children except Kirill. But in one of the interviews, the actor called Kirill his eldest son, and when asked a clarifying question, he simply shifted the conversation to another topic.
According to journalists, Dmitry supports two families. His daughter from a certain Anna Spektor lives in Moscow, and in St. Petersburg he supports the editor-in-chief of Channel One, Natalya Kovalenko, and their common son, Mark.
Youthful romance with Larisa Guzeeva
This novel first became known from Alice Sher’s book, but in 2018 the actor himself admitted this fact in his biography.
A fleeting romance happened when Dmitry was in his second year at the theater institute. Larisa was already a star of the first magnitude; after the release of the film “Cruel Romance” in 1984, the whole country knew her.
Hides details of his personal life
He prefers not to talk about the number of his novels, trying to maintain his image of a bachelor who does not burden himself with a serious relationship. He believes that the intimate details of his life are only his business and there is no place for gossip.
Relations with Buzova
In 2021, fragments of correspondence, photos and videos appeared on the Internet, where Dmitry conducts a fairly close correspondence with Olga Buzova. Messages about experiences and family squabbles are interspersed with showers of compliments, offers to “come to “The Voice” and see how the master works,” as well as explanations for rare meetings due to being busy.
Dmitry himself did not dispute the authenticity of these messages, but stated that he was outraged by the actions of people posting personal correspondence in the public domain. The actor also explained that he does not even have friendly relations with Buzova, he simply supported the girl during a difficult period for her.
Reasons for "divorce"
The actors themselves do not comment on the situation. But gossipers say that the duo broke up due to “Growing pains.” According to one version, Sergei asked to increase his fee, but Dmitry did not want to share with him. According to another gossip, Nagiyev was simply tired of joint creativity.
However, despite Rost’s departure, the program “Caution, Modern!” will not disappear from the STS channel.
— Now these will be hour-long films about the adventures of warrant officer Zadov, with Alexander Tsekalo, Igor Lifanov and Philip Kirkorov.
Other facts
Performed in a banana costume
At one of the corporate events he performed in a banana costume, which he regrets. According to Dmitry, there were moments in his career when he was ready to advertise any drugs as long as he got paid. But he still remembers the performance in the banana suit with regret, especially since he didn’t particularly need money at that time.
Charity
He is the founder and first chairman of the Anna charity foundation, which helps orphanages, shelters and needy large families.
Together with her older sister and her husband, they maintain a stable near St. Petersburg, buying back horses intended for slaughter.
Forbes recognition
Forbes magazine named him the richest actor living in Russia. The magazine's calculations indicate that Dmitry's income for 2016 exceeded three million US dollars.
Quotes from Dmitry Nagiyev
If I threw myself out of a window every time something didn’t work out for me, I’d spend my whole life flying...
To be honest, I have two idols - for different occasions. When I go to the gym, my idol is Tarzan, and when I eat after six in the evening, Sasha Tsekalo.
I still write the word “damn” with three mistakes... through “yat”.
Let's not drag the cat down for all the details.
In life, love can push a man to any feats, but they become meaningless if a woman’s door is locked.
We often encounter misunderstandings from others. But you shouldn’t think that these people are against us, most likely they are just for themselves.
Wikipedia
I smoked a lot when I was young
According to the actor, in his youth he could smoke three packs of cigarettes and this was considered a fasting day for the body. He was convinced to quit smoking by his colleague, Igor Lifanov, who also quit smoking.
In those days, Dmitry felt very bad and even lost consciousness, but he gave up the addiction.
In the program “Evening Urgant”
In 2021, he took part in the “Evening Urgant” program, where he organized a real competition with the presenter. Over the course of several years, the recording of the show on YouTube was viewed by more than 5,000,000 people.
Interview with “vDud”
One of the most interesting and frank interviews with Dmitry Nagiyev.
Dissatisfied with Putin's stay in power
In an interview, he admitted that he does not think it is right that the same people remain in power for a long time. The names were not mentioned openly, but from the words it was clear that Dmitry was referring to Vladimir Putin, who has actually been in power for almost two decades.
At the same time, Nagiyev noted that he does not support the opposition and is not ready to follow these people to the barricades.
Worked with Putin back in the 90s
Nagiyev first crossed paths with Putin during one of Anatoly Sobchak’s election campaigns. At that time, Dmitry was one of the most popular DJs on the radio, so he was offered to head the headquarters of the youth movement for elections. At that time, Putin was on Sobchak’s team, so Vladimir Vladimirovich went with Nagiyev to campaign.
A deleted poem about Putin
At one of the KVN issues, in the presence of Vladimir Putin, Nagiyev read a caustic poem of his own composition:
“Friends, 55 - KVN, Almost the same age as me. Only he is covered in chocolate, And for some reason I... But Vladimir Vladimirovich is above us. He watches us sail there. We are not drowning, Vladimir Vladimirovich, because we live very happily.”
The episode was cut from the air, but no one made any claims to the actor himself.
Poems by Dmitry Nagiyev
By the way, this is not the first time Dmitry has read poetry of his own composition. He already has quite a lot of works, some of which are collected on the website www.stihi.ru.
May leave the show “The Voice”
Nagiyev said goodbye to the audience of the show “The Voice” several years ago, then the presenter simply did not know that Channel One had extended the license for the project and would be filming new seasons.
In May 2021, information surfaced again that Dmitry would not be in the new season, as he was not very pleased with the scandal surrounding the results of the final of the show “The Voice.” Children". Let us remind you that Mikella Abramova, daughter of singer Alsou, initially won the competition, but the result immediately raised doubts. Upon re-checking, it was discovered that the votes for Mikella had been rigged, after which the management of Channel One canceled the results of the competition and recognized all the finalists as winners.
Scandalous photo without pants
At the beginning of 2021, on the social network Instagram, the actor published his own photo without pants, signing “You can endlessly look at three things: how water flows, how the fire burns, and me without pants.”
Many subscribers praised him for his courage, but criticism from his own son: “Everyone has normal fathers, but mine shows off the whole country,” forced him to delete the scandalous photos.
Where does he live?
The showman himself prefers not to talk about his own real estate, moving the conversation in a different direction. But according to conflicting information, he has an apartment in Moscow in an elite high-rise building on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment. It was to this apartment that Dmitry invited the show “Ideal Renovation”; specialists renovated his bedroom and living room.
He also has a four-story mansion in St. Petersburg with its own gym and sauna, and he bought another house in 2014 in the village of Princely Lake near Moscow.
Fees and fortune
Dmitry Nagiyev is a real workaholic, so it is not surprising that he is considered one of the highest paid actors in Russia.
Among his sources of income it is worth noting:
- Roles in films and TV series;
- Roles in the theater;
- TV show;
- Advertising;
- Corporate events.
According to Forbes, Nagiyev has been earning at least $3 million in one year for several years in a row. Filming in TV series and cinema brings the most money (500,000 rubles per day of filming), but on television the presenter has a contract with Channel One and his earnings almost do not depend on the number of shows with his participation.
Advertising contracts bring a lot, but now Dmitry mainly advertises MTS, releasing new videos for almost every occasion - he has an annual contract worth about 20,000,000 rubles. One of the commercials featured Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Participated in double advertising for MTS and iPhone together with Til Schweiger.
But he rarely places advertisements on social networks, deliberately inflating prices (650,000 rubles for one advertising post), preferring other sources of income.
Almost died on set
While filming one of the scenes in Vietnam, the actor almost died. According to the script, Dmitry's hero jumps into the water from a boat and swims to the side, but it so happens that he was pulled under the boat and hit the bottom. Nagiyev lost consciousness, and divers were already reaching him from the waters.
Snow white teeth
In his youth, Dmitry’s teeth often suffered from numerous fights and sports. Having become successful, the showman gave himself a perfectly snow-white smile, which became his signature feature.
Calling my son
Information about the good relationship between Dmitry and his son Kirill was confirmed when the actor called him from the program “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” Father and son joked for several minutes on the air of the show.
43. Business
In the 2000s, he owned a share in the St. Petersburg confectionery production Diana. He was a co-owner of the Chinese restaurant "Huang He", in which he invented and made a lot himself. The business closed due to unprofitability, as well as a new parking ban near the restaurant.
Now owns a 20% share in an elite campsite in Karelia, opened in 2021. He also tries to take part in his brother’s business.
Instagram and other social networks
The actor maintains an account on Instagram, posting photos of his workdays and rare moments of relaxation. Also on this social network he announces various events of his own charitable foundation “Anna”.
There are no celebrity accounts on other social networks.
Career like Stallone
Famous Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone and Dmitry Nagiyev share partial facial paralysis, but they could have much more in common. As you know, at the beginning of his career, Sylvester agreed to play in a porn film, since he didn’t even have money for food. Dmitry had similar offers, but the actor refused, even despite his poor financial situation.
Tattoos
Nagiyev has a large number of tattoos, the meaning of which he never revealed. A massive black cross adorns the star’s left bicep, and the cross is Catholic, although at the age of 23 Dmitry converted to Orthodoxy.
On the left forearm of the star there is an image of the Egyptian Ankh cross, on Dmitry’s left forearm in the Gothic style there is an inscription in Latin “Te amo es mecum”, on Nagiyev’s right hand there is an inscription “Angelus meus. quantum mild cume. Liberos meos. Da salutem in multa saecula vivere dignitate. Felicitatem. Amorem. Ne luxuriae sit. Cum amore.”
Nagiyev fat man
Despite the image of a macho hero, the actor is not shy about appearing as a fat man. He had this image in the film “A Man with a Guarantee.”
Nagiyev also appeared in the image of two fat men together with Ivan Urgant in his show.
Memes with Nagiyev
High popularity and participation in a variety of projects have done their job - Dmitry is the hero of many Internet memes.
Most often, memes are created with his hero from an MTS advertisement, but you can also find a hero from “Fizruk”, “Kitchen”, “The Best Movie” and others.
Failed interview
Once Dmitry was invited to the project “Who is the star here?” in order to joke about him. But he quickly realized that they were trying to make fun of him and began to play along.
Quick Facts
- 50. The actor’s height is 174 cm.
- 51. Weight approximately 84 kg.
- 52. Eye color is blue-gray.
- 53. Hair color - brown.
- 54. Zodiac sign - Aries.
- 55. He is a fan of Zenit St. Petersburg.
- 56. Friends with Vladimir Sychev.
- 57. Called himself “the leader of the sexual revolution.”
- 58. As a child, I dreamed of becoming a scout or an artist.
- 59. Often takes part in the jury in the KVN Major League.
- 60. Since December 20, 2012, he became the new voice of “Russian Radio Jokes”, replacing Vadim Galygin.
Dmitry Nagiyev on television
The actor's talent is so multifaceted that he tries to devote himself fully to his calling. Many people know Dmitry from his work on television. In 2003, he was the host of the final show of the “Dom-1” project, and also participated in the first episodes of “Dom-2” on the TNT channel, where his co-host was K. Sobchak.
For three years (from 2003 to 2005) he has been the host of the unusual, but at the same time attention-grabbing talk show “Windows”. The essence of the program was the analysis of various conflict situations, when there was a problem, there were heroes and a public showdown, which most often took place in a raised voice, with obscene language and even fights.
The fighters were separated by a couple of strong guys, whom the presenter introduced as the security service. Spectators also took part in a debriefing. After the gong sounded, they had 10 seconds to express their own opinion. Nagiyev’s program had excellent ratings, although most viewers understood that actors were participating in the scenes.
Since 2005, Dmitry has been hosting the “Big Race” program on Channel One. He is a regular participant in New Year's television programs.
In 2011, the Peretz TV channel aired the reality show “Mother in Law.” Actress N. Andreichenko and Nagiyeva were invited to host it.
The actor could often be seen on the jury in the KVN Major League. In 2010 and 2011, Nagiyev and his ex-wife Alisa Sher had the chance to host the popular Peter FM award ceremony together.
The modern and very popular program “The Voice”, which airs on Channel One, also could not ignore the talent of the wonderful actor. Nagiyev is the host of this famous show.
