Timur Batrutdinov was born on February 11, 1978 into a Tatar family in the village of Voronovo near Moscow. The boy spent his childhood not surrounded by gloomy faces scurrying here and there in a dusty and stuffy metropolis, but among unique nature parks, squares, endless sandy beaches the greenest city in the Kaliningrad region, Baltiysk, where his father, a military man, was transferred for service.
Timur's school time began at the age of six. In elementary school, in third grade, he became creative path, successfully playing his first role as the Primer Man in a first-grade production. Timur Batrutdinov, a high school student, became famous for his brilliant play in the school KVN team.
KVN
Despite his love for literature, KVN and creativity in general, Timur Batrutdinov, having received the long-awaited certificate of secondary education, decided to follow in his mother’s footsteps: he entered the Faculty of Labor and Personnel Management at the State University of Economics and Finance of St. Petersburg.
As a student, he played on the KVN team of the highest-rated state economic university in Russia, and wrote scripts for the city team. The Major League remained a pipe dream; due to a personal conflict with one of the team members, it was not possible to get into the St. Petersburg KVN Team as an actor. He was content with scripts and “back-up dancers,” but did not give up KVN. Of course, Timur Batrutdinov at that time had no time for economics, for which he paid with academic leave.
After graduating from university in 2000, the young man was sent to the army in the Podolsk region for a year. The fighter Timur Batrutdinov decided to turn the army into a continuous Club of the Cheerful and Resourceful. It was with him light hand the team became the champion of the Moscow military district.
Having conscientiously repaid his military duty to his homeland, Timur Batrutdinov remembered his diploma as an economist and went to Moscow, where he was immediately hired in his specialty at the Peugeot company. However, the company’s joy did not last long: economist Timur Batrutdinov was found by old friends from KVN, and he became a full-fledged player, already as an actor in the “Ungolden Youth” team in the Major League. The dream has come true.
True, “the emphasis in the team was already distributed, so I had to fight my way from the back rows and prove to myself and everyone...”. Apparently, it was not possible to prove to everyone: now no one can really remember what Timur Batrutdinov did in “Ungolden Youth”; in short, in KVN he simply did not have time to reveal himself 100 percent.
"Comedy Club"
But the avid KVN player managed to show himself to the fullest, becoming a resident of the "Kashtan" show " Comedy Club"At first, he joined the third duet of Garik Kharlamov, a native of the Ungolden Youth, and the famous TV and radio host Evgeniy Agabekov. Through natural selection, the original trio was nevertheless reduced to the size of the duet - Batrutdinov-Kharlamov.
It is this duet of two gifted people that is one of the main highlights of the current Comedy. At first, the bright comedic performance of Garik “Bulldog” Kharlamov certainly draws attention to himself in the duet’s performance, but that’s why he has such a nickname – “Bulldog”. But Timur "Kashtan" Batrutdinov with the magnificent middle name Takhirovich is a comedian by nature and can prove it at any moment. Periodically, the actor performs with Garik Martirosyan, Oleg Vereshchagin and Le Havre, Pavel Volya and Alexander Revva.
While on tour in the USA, Timur Batrutdinov and Alexander Nezlobin once went into the holy of holies - the Comedy Store, where the American Comedy began more than 60 years ago. It was there that Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, Chris Tucker, and Andy Kaufman performed, among others. For a long time the actor had the feeling that he was in the scenery Hollywood films either in the role of an undercover police officer or a spy intelligence officer.
A television
However, “Comedy Club” did not become the main thing in Timur Batrutdinov’s life; he was eager to go on big television. Luckily, Batrutdinov was noticed by employees of the Muz-TV channel and invited to the program “Hello, Kukuevo!”, for daily 15-minute episodes of empty chatter, but the program was still a success.
One of the main residents of the "Comedy Club" had his childhood dream to play romantic hero, successfully embodied under the circus dome in the lyrical image of Andrei Bolkonsky, unusual for him, in the project "Circus on the First", receiving maximum amount points and a flurry of applause.
In addition to participating in the Comedy Club and television, Kashtan did not give up his authoring activities. He successfully wrote scripts for KVN, humorous broadcast on NTV, for Sergei Mandrik, director of the "Street Jazz" ballet and host of the "Dance Floor Star" program. It is Timur’s merit that in the continuation of the popular program, the speech of the presenter Sergei was a little livelier, and jokes slipped into the repertoire, at least a little, not only to work with the body.
Movie
The first filming of the lively KVN player happened in St. Petersburg, while working part-time as an extra. His first role was in a Canadian film. Then future star"Comedy Club" "deftly took the Winter Palace" in a huge pile of sailors. And the next day he was already a White Guard, defending the same Winter Palace. At that moment, the magic of cinema threw the seed into fertile soil, then subconsciously beckoned for a long time, but Timur Batrutdinov steadfastly refused, most likely, he was not ready internally.
The director of the series "Masha + Sasha", who was also the director of "Comedy Club", Ksenia Chashey invited "Kashtan" to play the role of a resident of Prague in her sitcom.
Then Timur Batrutdinov took a direct part in the series “Club” on MTV, playing the role of Grisha Loser. It turned out, however, that everything was not as truthful as the actor himself expected, who knew club life firsthand, and the series had certain film standards.
But, nevertheless, the first serious experience of working in cinema was a success: the actor discovered creative like-mindedness with the performer leading role Peter Fedorov, with the professional actors from the “Club,” he felt free, there was no fear of filming, he simply “took the image itself.”
"The best movie-2"
In the film parody "The Best Film-2" on the images of the main characters in the highest-grossing domestic films of recent times: "Heat", "12", "The Irony of Fate. Continuation" Timur Batrutdinov got the role of Actor.
He even managed to hit Sergei Lazarev in the face in the frame, according to the script it was supposed to be so. But it was not a blow to defeat, a blow to the modern stage, but rather a friendly one, like “Guys, try harder.”
The self-critical Timur Batrutdinov was not very pleased with his role, and the image did not seem to have enough depth, and his hero is a rather stupid creature. Of course, the role of the Actor, a parody of the hero Arthur Smolyaninov in “Heat,” cannot definitely be called an Oscar-winning one, but still it was an important event in the resident’s film career, because it was Batrutdinov’s first full-length work.
The parody genre is new to Russian cinema. An absolutely Zuckerian parody, of course, could not be made due to a lack of art material, but the creators of “The Best Film-2” tried to take into account the shortcomings of “The Best Film,” inviting, among other things, new actors from Comedy: Timur Batrutdinov and Dmitry Khrustalev.
Timur Batrutdinov himself would not mind trying himself in dramatic role. But for this, and the actor always understood this very well, he would first need to get an education at least somehow related to theater and cinema.
Personal life
One of Timur Batrutdinov’s favorite sayings is “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” He did not plan to perform at the Comedy Club, and much more, but, nevertheless, everything turned out that way. Fate was kind to him, and he accepted her gifts with joy. But this does not mean that the actor was just waiting, no, of course, he was always doing something.
In many ways, the actor depended on the success of his family, on how things were with the main women in his life - his sister and mother. They always restrained him from more fraudulent, crazy actions.
In general, everything that is not banal, and sometimes even absurd, is very close to this person. Everyone just watched the stupid Tom and Jerry, and Timur managed to learn Polish while sitting in front of the TV screen. And he acquired both standard English and non-banal Polish languages.
The actor has a character trait: it’s interesting to live in different images. It's always different. One for parents, another for friends, and a third for girls. But he is always an open person, not a hypocrite. The world is so unpredictable for Timur Batrutdinov that he never knew what the next day might turn out for him.
The most unforgettable thing at the noisy party for Timur Batrutdinov’s 30th birthday was the surprise that the guests prepared for everyone’s favorite resident. A large number of The waitresses serving this event at some point grabbed Timur and, singing the song “Winged Swing,” began to undress him. The false waitresses turned out to be pre-hired strippers who were supposed to decorate the evening of the hero of the day.
Timur Batrutdinov published memoirs, an autobiographical tragicomedy about the year spent in the armed forces - “The Year in Boots.”
The Comedy Club resident, an economist by training, always proposed to approach the process of the global economic crisis philosophically: a change of priorities, after prosperity there should always be not just extinction, but simply a turning point.
Timur (Kashtan) Takhirovich Batrutdinov. Born on February 11, 1978 in Voronovo, Moscow region. Russian comedian and TV presenter.
Batrutdinov spent his childhood in the city of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region. Father - Tahir Khusainovich, engineer. Mother - Natalya Evgenievna, economist.
At the age of six I went to the Voronovo secondary school. After school he entered St. Petersburg State University Economics and Finance at the Faculty of Labor Economics and Personnel Management, which he graduated in 2000. After graduating from university, he was called up for a year of military service in the signal troops.
In the student club of the university he participated in numerous skits, played for the KVN team of FinEk, wrote scripts for the KVN team of St. Petersburg.
After the army, he worked in Moscow at PSA Peugeot Citroën in his specialty, from where he quit due to an offer to participate in the KVN team “Ungolden Youth”.
As Batrutdinov said, he arrived at the Sochi KVN Festival and met there an old acquaintance Dima Sorokin, who at that time played in the “Ungolden Youth” team. Batrutdinov was offered to join, and he did not refuse. The most popular player in the game at that time was Garik “Bulldog” Kharlamov, with whom they later began to compose their own original miniatures while having dinner at McDonald’s.
Participates in the Russian television project Comedy Club, performs in a duet with Garik Kharlamov, who also performed for the “Ungolden Youth” team.
The most popular Comedy Club resident for 2009 according to the People Choice website. He scored 53% of the audience's sympathy among all residents, significantly ahead of the rest: he scored 14%, Pavel Volya - 11%, Garik Martirosyan - 9%, Alexander Revva - 5%.
In 2004 - presenter of programs on the Muz-TV channel “Hello, Kukuevo!” and etc.
In 2008 - participant in the Channel One project “Circus with the Stars”. Received the audience award based on the results of the project.
In 2009 - participant in the First Channel project “Southern Butovo”.
In 2010, he voiced the program “Survive Together” on the Discovery Russia channel together with Garik Kharlamov.
In 2013, he took part in the show “KhB”, where he starred together with Garik Kharlamov.
In 2014 - participant in the Channel One project “Ice Age”, paired with Albena Denkova.
Batrutdinov said about his participation in the show “The Bachelor”: “I always fight my own fears. A long time ago I had a fear of speaking in front of an audience - I decided to perform on stage. I had a fear of heights: I took part in the Circus show and now I know how to walk on a tightrope. There is a similar situation here. I would like to hope that the “Bachelor” project will allow me to get rid of the fear of family life.”
In the finale of the show, “The Bachelor” chose Daria Kananukha as his bride, but things never came to a wedding.
Timur Batrutdinov has never been married.
When Batrutdinov is asked about his personal life, he invariably laughs it off and complains about “the lack of spirituality in this oil, gas and paper world.”
Timur Batrutdinov about himself:
“I have a cheerful, thoughtful, and serious personality inside me. My stage role invariably lasts as long as the sketch that we demonstrate.”
Timur Batrutdinov and Garik Kharlamov - Gerard Depardieu
Timur Batrutdinov about his sense of humor:
“A sense of humor is what sets us apart from other mammals. But now I said it - and I remembered cats and dogs. They probably have a sense of humor - how can they run after candy wrappers without it, for example. And for me, a sense of humor is an innate ability, but one that develops over the years.”
Timur Batrutdinov about women:
“We, men, are black soil against your background. But without black soil, flowers don’t bloom.”
Timur Batrutdinov's height is 185 cm.
Timur Batrutdinov is a vegetarian- on principle he does not eat meat, believing that he has no right to eat thinking beings.
From an interview with Timur Batrutdinov:
– Do you improvise only on stage, or even when you meet girls?
– I go up to the girl I like and tell her about my sympathy. I don’t have template phrases; I act depending on the situation. In general, I am quite amorous, but I have not had a permanent relationship for a long time. I take this seriously and believe that if you start a relationship, it will be for a long time. At least for life.
– Can the girl meet you herself?
– I take this quite calmly. Since the sexual revolution took place in the world, such things are not shocking. In addition, I am for equality, and I consider arguments about the fact that a guy should get to know each other first, a relic of the past.
– Which girls are more likely to date you?
– I will start a relationship with someone for whom I am capable of extravagance. It’s been a long time since my heart sank at the thought of my beloved, and I really missed this feeling. I idolize women. Actually, I’m a woman lover, but I don’t spread myself thin left and right.
Timur Batrutdinov believes in omens:
“There is a certain set of signs that I believe in. For example, I trust the magic of numbers. My lucky number is 4. As soon as I mentally accepted four, everything in life began to work out. Well, besides, I’m Aquarius, this is my era, so I’m guaranteed good luck for another 1000 years. So I have a lot of plans for the next millennium. By the way, I am an extremely impressionable person. When I lived in St. Petersburg, I had the following tradition. I went to Pulkovo, to the airport, at night, and saw off planes. I watched them take off. I mentally put all my problems and bad emotions on the flight. They went to the Sun and burned there in its rays.”
Filmography of Timur Batrutdinov:
2002 - Knife in the Clouds - underground parking guard
2005-2007 - Club - Grisha Loser
2005 - Sasha + Masha - cameo role
2007 - Happy Together - Vasya Dyrkin
2008 - Horton - Horton the Elephant (voice of the Russian version)
2009 - Two Antons - Anton Krutov
2009 - Most Best movie 2 - Actor
2009-2010 - South Butovo (TV show) - Friend
2010 - I love you Phillip Morris - (voice by Jim Carrey)
2012 - Zaitsev+1 - cameo
2013 - HB
2013 - Friends of Friends
2014 - SashaTanya
2015 - Concerned, or Love of Evil - Philip
2015 - Horoscope for luck - Lyokha, Maxim’s colleague
2015 - Bartender - cameo
2017 - Zomboyashchik
On a warm summer morning, we arranged a shoot with Timur Batrutdinov for the website. The action took place at Red October and inevitably attracted the attention of everyone who was lucky enough to be there at the same time as us. Teenagers and adults, couples in love and “real boys” - no one could pass by the charismatic hero of the Comedy Club (TNT). And so Timur worked on two fronts, torn between our photographer’s camera and the smartphones of passing fans. But the distractions did not spoil the shooting: it took place in a light and positive atmosphere and ended right before the start of a severe downpour. Having managed to find shelter in time in a cozy and uncrowded restaurant overlooking the Cathedral of Christ the Savior,
Timur and I started our conversation, which was supposed to last 15 minutes, but ended up lasting an hour and a half...
“Tell me how tired you are of having a conversation, and we’ll end it right away,” I warn my interlocutor. He smiles embarrassedly and notes:
“I just often get tense during interviews, then read what I said there, and I’m horrified. I am sure that I will also supplement and rewrite this interview later. I take my interviews seriously." I cross my fingers under the table, wishing that this clampdown does not happen in our dialogue. And - it works!
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Let's first talk about our shooting. How was it? And how often do you take part in such photo shoots?
When the Comedy Club was just gaining its popularity, such filming took place very often. Because it was really interesting for us, we climbed everywhere, even where we weren’t invited. We wanted to be in the frame both here and there... Well, in general, such photo shoots are a great opportunity to work with professional stylists and see what they pick for you.
Yes, I noticed that today you wanted to keep some of the things that our stylist Alena picked out for you! How often does it happen that you pick up sets selected by a stylist?
Constantly. To be honest, I only dress up on set. But at the same time, I am by no means the most accommodating “dummy”. It also happens that I don’t like what stylists choose for me at all. For example, Comedy stylists constantly struggle with me: one thing won’t work, then another.
Doesn't fit in size or for other reasons?
Mainly for other reasons. For me, clothes are a kind of “skin”; I should feel organically in them. In these clothes you should greet your guests beautifully and roll around on the floor in miniature. But Lately I become simpler and still trust the professionalism of stylists without arguing.
Clothes and style are just one element of shooting. Another important component is posing. As a man, this is probably not too easy for you?
I try to turn off posing during filming. If earlier on the set you wanted to make faces and show the capabilities of your facial expressions, now everything is different. As I got older, I realized that all these antics and grimaces are just a cover, a mask. And a person is beautiful when he is natural. So I try to eradicate the craving for “posturing” in myself. But it’s not so simple: after all, the work leaves its mark, I’m a comedic person - not an actor, of course, but with a humorous bent. I grew up watching Jim Carrey, loving Jim, and our tandem with Garik Kharlamov was born. But work is work, and in life I am of the opinion that there is no need to impersonate anyone, you need to let go of all masks as much as possible. If you imagine that life is a photo shoot, and the people in it are fashion models who are simply offered “looks,” then all that is required of them is to remain themselves in any image.
This is very true. I would like to continue the topic of your work with Garik Kharlamov. You have been friends off stage for so many years. Is there a factor of fatigue from each other?
We overcame everything, went through different stages. One day Garik left Comedy for his project “Bulldog Show”, and I was left, so to speak, “alone”. But it was a very useful experience: I had a reason to open up as a solo artist. It was then that my character Yegor Batrudov appeared, who, however, existed on air only in Garik’s absence. But on the KhBDS (Kharlamov-Batrutdinov - Demis-Skorokhod) tour, Egor Batrudov goes with us and is a powerful interactive part of our concert program.
In general, Garik is more than a friend to me. He is like a brother to me who is not chosen. He just is. Like I said, we've been through a lot together and we accept each other for who we are. We are not trying to change each other. Moreover, he and I are similar in many ways. At the same time, we are exactly as different. I think this is the secret of the HB duet. Now I Godfather his daughter, the wonderful girl Nastya, and we are already considered relatives. So, we won’t be able to get away from each other.
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You and Garik have been in Comedy for so many years that it arises logical question: Have you really lost the desire to create, to come up with new jokes?
No, absolutely not. There is no feeling of “exhaustion” of humor. There is always a reason for a joke. The main thing is not to lose touch with the constantly changing reality and do not forget to get out of your jeep and go down to the subway. On the plus side, you get an objective picture of reality.
Do you ever go to the subway yourself?
Certainly. But mostly this happens if I really don’t want to be late somewhere.
Did you run up the escalator in a tuxedo?
No ( Laughs). Casual style always helps me out.
Do other passengers recognize you?
In fact, all you have to do is put on a hood and bury your face in the sign “Do not lean” - and anonymity is guaranteed. In the subway, people look no further than their own nose. Perhaps things are different for my female colleagues, but I’m a man and it’s not very interesting to consider me.
Judging by the experience of our shooting, this is not entirely true. During today's photo shoot, you were the center of everyone's attention! Do you feel uncomfortable when everyone is looking at you, are you nervous?
No, I'm not nervous. I'm just terribly embarrassed. But everything depends, of course, on the situation. There are times when extra attention is not at the right time. For example, if they ask me to take a photo at the airport when I’m late for a flight. This is a paradox: I don’t like to wait, so I arrive right next to each other and in the end it turns out that they are already waiting for me. When you run to the end of boarding, lathered up, you definitely have no time for photos. When refusing, I always apologize and explain the reason for the refusal. In other cases, I take photographs if the person is sober and well-mannered. I will never forget with what internal squeal of happiness I walked away from Matt Damon, whom I accidentally met on the streets of London, with a joint photo on my iPhone. Since then, I have been trying not to deprive people of this small, but still joy. It’s not difficult for me, but it’s nice for the person.
And speaking of energy release, are there times when you feel drained after performing? When you come home and don’t want to see or talk to anyone at all?
It's not always the same. The ideal option is when during a performance you give your energy, the audience gives theirs, and you recharge. And it’s like a drug, this is what we work for, what we create. And if I had some kind of spare or parallel life, I would also choose work related to the stage. I would like to be a rock star... It’s amazing: you go out into a huge stadium, more than tens of thousands of people are looking at you, they all sing along with you, light lighters when you perform something lyrical... And slam into the crowd? This is incomparable with anything. I slammed at Comedy Club concerts, that was the case.
By the way, about music: what do you prefer to listen to? What is constantly playing in your headphones, in the car?
There is nothing that plays “all the time.” Everything is very random. Electronics, jazz, grunge, classical, speed power thrash metal, lounge, Tsoi. Lately I've been listening to rap a lot. There was a day when I only listened to Face in the car. I learned about him by watching his interview with Yuri Dud. I liked that he respected " Civil Defense", which I listened to as a child. He's not a stupid guy, in his work he's rap-punk, really! I met Eljay not so long ago, during my vacation in Phuket. It also shakes, the image is remembered. I'm friends with Kravets. We are generally working on joint creativity with him. Of course, Guf: he is real, his songs come from the soul. “Caspian Cargo” is a clear, harsh masculine lyric. It's a shame they broke up. In general, Russian rap began for me with “Casta” - hip-hop veterans I respect - I’m happy that I know them personally.
What do you think about Oksimiron?
As a battle MC, he is certainly talented. I enjoy watching battles with his participation. There are no questions here. But his solo work doesn’t impress me too much. He was putting together the Olimpiyskiy, but it seems to me that music like his won’t be able to rock a venue like the Olimpiyskiy.
By the way, I was at the Olimpiyskiy.
It was a very powerful concert in terms of energy and atmosphere! And it was surprising that the public could so unanimously support such an unconventional artist.
Wow. Well, then respect to him too. I'll have to listen again ( Laughs).
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From foreign music What are you listening to?
Metallica, Chemical brothers, Justice, Air, Skrillex, Daft Punk, Two Feet, Ratatat and so on. I can list them for a long time - I am an absolute music lover. If we talk about rap again, then I, for example, like Kendrick Lamar.
Yes, he is very talented! He recently won a Pulitzer Prize for his album Damn, have you heard? The first rapper whose work was awarded such a high professional rating.
Did not know! Cool! He is a very complete artist. I saw one of his live show– Kendrick does a great job. It’s a pity I can’t discuss this with my colleagues: they don’t really know what it is new school rap, and they ask: “What about the old school? Has it been demolished? ( Laughs)
I generally like the trend that new names are now being born on the Internet. Bypassing television and radio rotations. Feduk, for example. I met him at Kravets’, even before the explosion of the song “Rose Wine”. We dispersed them together with Kravets joint track. By the way, it will soon be released on YouTube. It will also contain lines I came up with, don’t miss it. So, there sat this Fedor - a modest boy with in an unusual voice. And a couple of weeks later I watch YouTube - he is already a star and his name is Feduk. The Internet rules!
But when I was driving to the shoot, what was playing in my car at full volume was not rap at all, but “The King and the Clown,” the album “A Stone to the Head.” I know all the songs from it by heart, I drove and sang. I have loved this group since my student days. And now, when I listen, I remember the times when I was young and ambitious. Not as much as now, of course, but still ( Laughs). So music is also a kind of soundtrack to different periods of life.
Then in student years, everything was just ahead of you. Now you have already achieved so much that perhaps sometimes thoughts arise: “what next?” Or is such reflection not typical for you?
It happens, it happens. I'm at just such a stage in my life right now. Everything is still ahead for me now.
Have you had any ideas of giving up everything, changing your field of activity, or even leaving for a desert island?
No, this was not the case, because I chose the field in which I work myself. Unless there is a desire to change the form of self-expression. For example, our joint humorous show “KhB” with Garik Kharlamov is just such a new form of self-expression for us. The continuation of the show, “HB2,” will be released soon. I recommend watching it - thanks to our brilliant producer Semyon Slepakov, the result is very sharp and bold humor. By the way, Semyon is the most ironic and self-ironic person I know.
Now Garik and I are taking our first steps on the Internet: there is so much freedom there that it makes our heads spin. The level of boldness on the network is reminiscent of the degree of boldness on television when we launched Comedy. We recently uploaded the pilot episode of our “Awesome How” on YouTube. It turned out good for a start. Plus, this year Comedy and I will go on a tour of Russia, with plans for more than 10 cities. And in September we will organize a festival in Armenia. So let's relax in the summer and continue bombing!
In general, is it difficult to create and joke nowadays?
Yes, it’s not easy given the global political situation. There is a lot of negativity that is impossible to joke about. But there are still themes and angles for humor.
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Speaking of the times when Comedy began. You haven’t changed much in appearance since then - you look great, as if you haven’t changed at all! How do you keep fit?
I have a certain discipline in nutrition, but with sports it’s more difficult. There is a fitness club where they have been waiting for me for a very long time. They don’t even want to take money from me for a subscription, they just say: “Come! We will do everything for you at the highest level!” But I’m still putting off the moment, even though I even have a fully assembled sports bag that’s been in the car for two months now. This happens, firstly, because I don’t have much time, and secondly, because I have a certain form of social phobia.
Come on! Do you also have social phobia?
Well, imagine: let’s say you’re quietly doing a abdominal exercise, not touching anyone, your eyes are on your forehead from tension. And then someone comes up to you, “You’re a joker, listen to jokes.” I have nothing against jokes, but it is very difficult to laugh and do abs at the same time. I prefer to be one on one with sports. To avoid such awkward moments, I thought about training at home. I have already found an ellipse and a sports wall for my apartment.
And today, during the shooting, you showed real class on a skateboard!
It's true. When summer comes, boarding becomes my favorite pastime. Last summer when we were with Le Havre ( Gabriel Gordeev, CEO TNT4 - approx. website), when with Gudok his comrades ( Alexander Gudkov - actor, participant in the Comedy Woman show - approx. website) met and rode boards together in Gorky Park. Gudkov, however, periodically flew out of our company, and in the literal sense: he always found some curbs or bushes and injured himself in every possible way. But overall, riding with such a group is, of course, a lot of fun. I generally like to play sports fresh air, I love surfing, I’ve been doing it since the time when Pasha Volya was not married ( Comedy Club resident Pavel Volya got married in 2012 - approx. website). We started learning to surf together, it was in Bali during our big travel party. In the near future I plan to go for a ride to Sri Lanka again.
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With the vigor of the body everything is clear, but what about the vigor of the spirit?
I have come to the conclusion that depression is extremely destructive. There is only one life and there is no point in wasting it on sadness and melancholy. I pull myself out of creeping depression with optimism. There is no point in feeling sorry for yourself, there is no point in summing up any life results ahead of time. The world is full of happy people with bigger problems than you. For example, after filming “The Bachelor,” so much negativity fell upon me... Especially due to the fact that in the end I never got married. And I, to be honest, had no intention of marrying the project. After the project - maybe. In general, I did not rule out this possibility: in life there is always a place for the “what if?” factor. I thought: if I refuse to participate, I will never know what this show can give me. And so I imagined: if something suddenly works out, I will tell my children and grandchildren how I met my wife in front of the whole country: “I kissed first one aunt, then another...” (Laughs). By the way, the producers of the show tried to persuade me to kiss in front of the cameras for a very long time. I was terribly embarrassed. But it was useful: I was able to get rid of some of my clamps and now, if necessary, I can do it again. I had an amazing experience on The Bachelor. At least because there were a lot of extreme moments while dating girls, and I couldn’t show even a hint of cowardice in front of the camera, and I had to agree to everything. So I jumped off a cliff, decided to jump with a parachute... Sometimes it’s useful to pull yourself out of your comfort zone. You immediately grow as a person.
Since we're on the topic of romance, how are things going in your personal life now?
I'm a happy bachelor. This is the period I’m going through, and I’m living it comfortably. In life it’s like: it’s good where you are not. A bachelor wants family happiness, a married man longingly remembers the bright times when he was a bachelor. I realized this and decided that I would just enjoy the way I live now. Mine will not leave me.
Fans are wondering: how can this be? A charismatic, wonderful, free man with an excellent sense of humor - and alone.
Well, first of all, I’m almost never alone. And secondly, imagine, I’ll get married - and I’ll be so beautiful and wonderful and belong to only one. What about the other girls? Not fair ( Laughs)!
But you don’t have to advertise it! Marry secretly and keep yours family life in secret. Some of your colleagues do this.
You know, I really have such thoughts. So if I do get married, it’s not a fact that I will talk about it. In general, I think that everything has its time. And I’m sure that the appearance of my wife and mother of my children in my life – let’s call her that – will be very organic. This will happen when I can raise my children to be truly mature individuals. Give them everything so that they grow up as worthy people, carrying the flag of love and justice, who know what family values are.
Well, don’t lie - you could definitely do it now.
I agree, I have already matured. All we have to do is meet. In addition, due to the fact that I was late in getting married, I do not rule out that my wife will be 15 years younger than me.
Is this age difference important to you?
No, it’s not important. I’m telling you, I don’t rule it out. Maybe younger, maybe older. All ages are submissive to love. You love a person, not his age.
It's right. By the way, about your future wife: where do you think there is a chance of meeting her? When you a common person, you can afford to calmly meet a girl in a restaurant, for example. When you are a public figure, you can no longer do this.
Yes, in matters of personal life, publicity is more likely to hinder than help. You can’t even go on a date in peace - someone will take it off and post it. That’s why I avoid romances with media girls: I don’t like the fuss about my personal life. My publicity is enough. But I can meet a girl under different circumstances. For example, at a traffic light in a traffic jam.
And another time I communicated with girls through a well-known Internet application. It was interesting, however, I was constantly bombarded with questions like: “Is this really you? Why are you sitting here? You can go out into the street, and any girl will be ready to become yours! Why do you need online dating? But these are mere stereotypes and misconceptions.
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Let's talk about travel. This winter you were in Phuket, did you like it?
Yes very! This was my first trip to Thailand. I planned to visit several islands, but plans changed and I was stuck in Phuket. What I don’t regret is that Phuket was enough for my first trip. Now my goal is to someday return to Thailand and fly to Phi Phi, Phangan, Samui.
I also like to fly somewhere for concerts and festivals. I was at Sensation White and Black in Amsterdam - cool! I went to Milan for a U2 concert. It would be interesting to fly to Nevada for the Burning Man festival. I heard there are some benefits for those who arrive at the festival by parachute! A great excuse to skydive from an airplane.
I would also like to visit somewhere in New Zealand... It's crazy there beautiful nature. After watching the film “The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty”, I also had a desire to visit Iceland, because this film was filmed there. So far, of all the places I’ve been, Hawaii has sunk into my soul the most: I’ve visited almost all the islands there. Imagine, on one island there can be several completely different beaches: somewhere the sand is green, somewhere red, somewhere black... An amazing place, I really want to go back there.
At the end of last year I saw for the first time Niagara Falls. I experienced indescribable feelings, I didn’t want to leave there! The scale is amazing. I was in Seattle, on a bench opposite the house where Kurt Cobain “flew to heaven”... It doesn’t sound very positive, but this is a cult place of pilgrimage for fans of Kurt’s work, of which I am one.
Are there places you would like to visit?
I really want to go to Easter Island! Bury yourself shoulder-deep next to the idols and try to feel what they feel, standing on this earth for an eternity. I am interested in mysterious, sacred places. I dream of flying to Peru, looking at the pyramids of the Indians and cave drawings Nazca Plateau, find yourself in Japan during the cherry blossom season. We inhabit an amazing planet, and the more places you see with your own eyes, the more you realize the uniqueness of our life.
Timur Batrutdinov is an actor, comedian and simply an incredibly charismatic person. For many years now, this man has been performing brilliantly on the stage of the most popular show in Russia. He has come a long way to the pinnacle of humorous art, and rightfully ranks significant place among your colleagues.
Batrutdinov’s professional activity continues to gain momentum. During his life, he became very popular and in demand. What was the comedian’s childhood like, what did he do before the stage? We will shed light on these and many other events of Timur in this article.
Celebrities very often become objects of interest on the part of their fans - Timur was no exception. Some of the frequently asked questions are height, weight, age, how old is Timur Batrutdinov? He is now 40 years old, weighs 80 kilograms and is 185 centimeters tall.
The comedian tries to look 100 percent at all times. He takes care of his appearance, his wardrobe is updated in a timely manner, and his weight never exceeds the set parameters. Timur believes that it is very important to keep yourself in shape all the time. And given his activities, this is almost the most important thing.
Timur Batrutdinov photo in his youth and now. How are these photographs different? Nothing: a young and cheerful guy, always looking at us with a wide smile from photographs in magazines, posters and photo cards on the Internet. He never has “cloudy” days, he is always cheerful and makes others laugh.
Biography and personal life of Timur Batrutdinov
He was born on February 11, 1978. In the small village of Voronovo, which is located in the Podolsk district of the Moscow region. This is where the biography and personal life of Timur Batrutdinov begins. Since childhood, the boy traveled throughout the country. Father - Tahir Khusainovich, was a military man. In this regard, the family moved from place to place. His mother is Natalya Evgenievna, an experienced economist. It was in her footsteps that Timur wanted to follow.
Like all children, he graduated from school and then entered college, studying at the department of economics and finance. This is where his artistry and innate sense of humor began to emerge. Batrutdinov constantly took part in all events related to positivity. He played for the KVN team of his faculty, and, in his free time from studying, he wrote texts for the St. Petersburg national team. After graduating from university, Timur went to serve in the army.
Upon returning from military service, he did not leave his favorite hobby– stage. But still, in addition to his hobby, he got a job in his specialty. After working in Moscow for some time, he receives an invitation to participate in KVN. Batrutdinov leaves the company and takes a place in the “Ungolden Youth” team. There he meets Garik Kharlamov, who, like Timur, plays for this team.
After several successful seasons, the guys became friends. They decide to create their own duet. So, in 2005, a couple of friends get on the stage of the Comedy Club.
Not limiting himself to a humorous project, Timur takes part in various television shows, tries himself as an actor and even voices the program “Survive Together” for the Discovery Channel. Today, he is one of the most popular and sought-after comedians.
The comedian doesn’t really like to talk about his personal life. Of course, there were girls in his life; once upon a time, photographs appeared in the press showing Timur Batrutdinov and Galina Rzhaksinskaya. Now it’s difficult to say whether something connected them or not, but they did not appear officially anywhere as a couple. On the set of the program “The Bachelor,” where the KVN player took part, he developed a relationship with Daria Kananukha. After the project ended, the couple broke up.
Family and children of Timur Batrutdinov
The family and children of Timur Batrutdinov, like any man, come first. But, unlike his colleagues and friends, he only has plans for the future. The young man did not have time to tie the knot. Timur devoted his entire life to the development and improvement of his stage images. Creativity consumed the guy headlong.
This year, Batrutdinov appeared in public with Olga Buzova, singer and host of the “House 2” project. The couple vacationed together at one of the resorts. Before this, there were rumors about the relationship between them, but only now the young people decided to open themselves to the public. According to the latest information, they are dating, but they are in no hurry to join family everyday life.
Timur Batrutdinov's wife
Girls who like the comedian often wonder what Timur Batrutdinov’s wife should look like? Looking at a slender guy, the imagination draws a long-legged, graceful beauty from the covers of glossy magazines. But Timur himself is sure that a wife should, first of all, be a good housewife and a wonderful mother.
Sometimes you can read information on the Internet where Timur Batrutdinov and his wife appear. 2017 was especially memorable for him, since it was during this period that a flurry of rumors and gossip on this topic began to fall.
Fans of the famous comedian's work are confident that he will not linger as a bachelor, and will soon appear on the covers of fashion publications hugging his wife.
Timur Batrutdinov orientation
Timur Batrutdinov, whose orientation is often questionable, has been criticized many times by the public. Lack of marital status and silence about personal life sometimes lead people to wonder if Timur is gay? Refuting such rumors, we can say with confidence, no - Batrutdinov is straight.
Also, after several numbers with Kharlamov, where they depicted the characters’ unconventional orientation, one might think that he was “gay.” But you can’t draw conclusions about the stage images real life of people. Let's hope that in the future Batrutdinov will appear before us in the form of a husband and father.
Instagram and Wikipedia Timur Batrutdinov
The most extensive sources of information about the comedian’s life are undoubtedly Timur Batrutdinov’s Instagram and Wikipedia. In the Wikipedia database, the most detailed information about his family, creative and life path, as well as a list of Timur’s labor achievements.
Instagram absorbs all the personal notes of the comedian. On the pages of this social network Photos of “Batrukha” – as Garik Kharlamov likes to call him – constantly appear. These include pictures from vacations, selfies with colleagues, and even footage from performances. The bright and dynamic personality of Timur Batrutdinov is attracting more and more subscribers.
Starting April 19, a new joint television project will air on TNT Residents Comedy Club by Timur Batrutdinov and Garik Kharlamov called “HB. Comedy show, which helps young people take right decisions in the most difficult life situations, and also to distinguish X from B." At the premiere, Heat.ru met with Timur Batrutdinov to find out the details of the comedian’s personal life.
Timur, tell us what project ideas belong to you?
My idea is to be the letter B in HB. ( Laughs.) This is a certain stage in the development of our duet with Garik Kharlamov. We've wanted our own show for a long time. And now, in fact, our dream has come true. We've been getting to this for a long time.
In the first episode of HB there is a clear emphasis on the fact that you are claiming leadership in your duet. There were jokes: “Garik, you have to tell everyone that I’m in charge, that this is my idea.” Surely there are echoes of these jokes in life?
Of course of course. We mostly laugh, and this is self-irony. We hear what they say and write about us on the Internet, that Garik is the main one, and I am his addition. I don't mind, even so. Kharlamov, by the way, is also my addition. In general, we love to laugh at ourselves. And as far as we can, it’s up to the audience to judge.
Has anything radically changed in your life since the advent of HB? There's probably not enough time for anything.
Yes, indeed, filming takes a lot of time, and filming took place during a very difficult period of my life. Before the project, my grandfather passed away. And on the very first day, when we were filming the first sketch, they called me and said that my grandmother in Kazakhstan had died. We finished filming that day, and in the evening I immediately boarded a plane and flew there. I spent three days there, returned, and immediately continued filming, continued... Joking... This is exactly what I had heard about before, watching interviews with artists. Life is life, and the stage is a stage. I experienced this myself. Although I am an economist by training, and it’s funny to me when they call me an artist.
Are Batrutdinov in life and Batrutdinov on the screen two completely different people?
I am cheerful, self-ironic, but very modest, reserved, meek in company, if there is any. strangers. I am silent and prefer to listen. Only when my faces do I somehow open up, otherwise I am initially a shy person. He went on stage as therapy to overcome his modesty and shyness. The result was a double-edged sword. I can be cheeky on screen, but in life I remain modest and shy.
It turns out that it’s been 10 years already... (Batrutdinov interrupts: “Yeah, down the drain.”) ...haven’t affected your personality in any way?
I probably shouldn’t judge this, but close friends who knew me before they began to recognize me on the streets say nice things, that I haven’t changed at all, I haven’t become infected star fever and everything that comes with it. But due to the fact that my personal life attracts the yellow press and many lies are written, I become more closed. I go to the shops, like our HB show, after 23:00. ( Laughs.)
But did you understand at the beginning of the Comedy Club journey that fame would fall on you?
How can this be understood? You always present only one side of the coin. Since childhood, I wanted to be famous, even in a school interview I said that it doesn’t matter who I become, the main thing is that my last name is in encyclopedic dictionary. But I didn’t imagine the scale of the catastrophe, perhaps because of this I am still not married.
Because of a lot of attention or because of personal qualities? Closedness, right?
Well, yes, because of shyness. If you didn’t have a camera and a microphone and we met somewhere in a cafe or a movie, or at night in a store, then I, of course, would come up to you to introduce myself and would hope that you wouldn’t recognize me.
I think it's hard to find a girl who doesn't recognize you. Does this somehow affect your relationship?
I just make it clear right away that I'm not just TV and I'm not someone I have to play. I'm an ordinary guy. With its own advantages and disadvantages.
What's something viewers don't know about you yet?
My nieces love me very much and I love them very much. I'm a good uncle. In general, I love children. If I had the opportunity, I would get a director's education. Unfortunately, every time I try to enter VGIK, I have filming of one thing or another. Now they filmed HB all summer, autumn and winter caught up a little. But if I became a director, I would make a children's film. For example, when I was a student, I wanted to make something in the spirit of Tarantino, Rodriguez and Guy Ritchie. I understand that we don’t have enough children’s films. I don’t strive for comedies; there are already enough of them in my life. You can always laugh and smile, but when over time it becomes your job, it feels like you are working all the time. I want an honest movie, truthful, but not trashy.
That is, we can expect some serious projects from Timur Batrutdinov?
Well, it’s not a fact that they are serious. I am interested in many things - music, cinema, literature. I would like to go to Los Angeles to study if they give me some kind of grant. I'm interested in discovering some new horizons for myself. My book hasn’t been finished yet, but I’ve already started writing another. My first book is called "A Year in Boots." I thought that when I finished the army, I would work as an economist and express my creative ego through books. Life turned out a little differently. I, already being a “comedy clubber,” looked objectively at what I wrote and realized that this is not what I would like, as Faina Ranevskaya said, to spit into eternity. I am in constant search of myself.
After the HB project, are you planning to take some kind of break to make your dreams come true?
It is possible that there will be a second season of HB. I think that I need to somehow concentrate, distribute my strength. Spend more time on myself, because it’s time for me to get married. This is a pressing task for me. I dream of a family, children, I continue the family name. I have a very important mission.
How many children do you want?
From two, as in my family, to three or more.
What qualities should your wife have?
I may be full of some oddities and shortcomings at first glance, but my potential wife should accept me for who I am.