Aleksandr Revva

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Revva (; ; born 10 September 1974), better known by his stage name Arthur Pirozhkov (), 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 He is currently the producer of the animated series "Kolobanga," which was withdrawn in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast.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.

Civic position

Later, he changed his mind about condemning the war in eastern Ukraine, returned to Russia and started working there again (he appeared for New Year's shows). https://news.obozrevatel.com/show/people/pirozhkova-postigla-sudba-kirkorova-revva-peredumal-osuzhdat-vojnu-i-vernulsya-v-rossiyu-no-ego-vyirezali-iz-za-zelenskogo.htm

Personal life

Revva is husband to Angelika; their daughters are Alisa and Ameli.

While Alexandr Revva was critical of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, his father (who still lived in Donetsk) supported Putin and the invasion, which led to a conflict between the two.

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 ' 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 ' (TV Series) as Sergei Mavrodi
• 2012 Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon as groom
• 2013 ' as Igor Uspensky / Mikhail Vladlenovich Stasov / Sebastian Ullenovich Vasilkov
• 2013 ' as Bum
• 2014 Russian: ' 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)
• 2017 Yana+Yanko as Zhenya
• 2021 Till Lindemann – Ich hasse Kinder (The Short Movie) as a policeman Mikhail Korepin