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Aleksandr Vladimirovich Revva (Russian: Александр Владимирович Ревва; Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Ревва, romanized: Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Revva; born 10 September 1974), better known by his stage name Arthur Pirozhkov (Russian: Артур Владимирович Пирожков), is a Russian stand-up comedian, TV host and voice actorofUkrainian origin. A former KVN player, in 2006 Revva became a "resident" of the Russian Comedy Club show.
Aleksandr Revva
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Александр Ревва
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| Born | Aleksandr Vladimirovich Revva (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 49)
Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
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| Other names | Arthur Pirozhkov |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union → Ukraine, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, TV presenter, singer, lyricist |
| Years active | 1995 (KVN) 2005–present (actor) |
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| Genres | Russian pop |
| Instruments | singing |
| Labels | Warner Music Russia |
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.
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.
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.[1]
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). [1]
Revva is husband to Angelika; their daughters are Alisa and Ameli.[2]
