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Mikhail Shats

Mikhail Grigoryevich Shats (born 7 June 1965) is an Israeli TV host, actor, stand-up comedian, YouTuber, and opposition activist. He is also known as a former member of the Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition.[1][2][3]

Mikhail Shats
Mikhail Shats during Boris Nemtsov remembering rally in Moscow, 27 february 2016
Born (1965-06-07) 7 June 1965 (age 58)
Leningrad, USSR
CitizenshipRussia
Israel
Alma materFirst Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
Occupation(s)TV host, actor, stand-up comedian, podcaster, YouTuber
Years active1995-present
Spouse
Tatyana Lazareva
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(divorced)​

Biography edit

Mikhail Shats was born on 7 June 1965 in Leningrad. Upon graduating from School No. 185 in 1982, he entered the medical faculty of the First Leningrad Medical Institute. He graduated with a specialisation in anesthesiology and resuscitology and later completed his residency at the same institute.[4]

From 1987 to 1994, Shats competed on the KVN TV show as a member of the First Medical Institute and UNECON teams. He also played for the Russian team at the CIS KVN competition.[5][6]

From 1995 to 2001, he worked at the TV-6 Moscow channel.[5] In 1996, with Tatiana Lazareva [ru], Pavel Kabanov [ru], Sergei Belogolovtsev [ru], and Andrei Bocharov [ru], he launched the comedy program OSP Studio [ru].[7] The program was in the air up to 2004.[8]

From 2004 to 2012, Shats hosted the program Good Jokes [ru] with Lazareva and Alexander Pushnoy [ru] on the STS TV channel.[9] From 2006 to 2010, he was the host of the humorous improv show Thank God You're Here! [ru] on the same channel (the show was later aired on DTV as well).[10]

In 2007, Shats was made a member of the Academy of Russian Television [ru].[11]

Since 2018, he has been performing as a stand-up comedian both solo and with Anton Borisov [ru], Alexei Kvashonkin, and Garik Oganisyan [ru].[12][13][14]

Shats left Russia in March 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He resided in Israel as he had previously obtained Israeli citizenship in 2016.[15][16] On 2 September 2022, the Russian Ministry of Justice included Shats in the list of "foreign agents".[17][18]

Political activity edit

Together with Tatiana Lazareva, Shats supported the Sozidaniye Charitable Foundation, which assisted orphanages, children's homes, boarding schools, hospitals, and children undergoing treatment in clinics. They also supported the Downside Up Charitable Foundation and actively participated in the foundation's events dedicated to changing society's attitude towards children with Down syndrome.[19]

Shats joined the Russian protest movement (also known as the Bolotnaya revolution) in December 2011.[20] Later, he took part in the elections to the Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition and was ranked eighth on the candidates' list.[21][22][23] Due to his participation in the protests, Shats was fired from the STS TV channel in 2012.[24]

In March 2013, Shats recorded a video appeal in support of the LGBT community and spoke out against the law banning the so-called "propaganda of homosexuality".[25] He was also a member of the public council of the Russian Jewish Congress.[26]

In February 2022, Shats signed an anti-war letter condemning the Russian government for waging war against Ukraine.[27]

Awards edit

  • TEFI "Best Entertainment Program" (2003)[28]
  • TEFI "Best Entertainment Program Host" (2006)[29][30]

Family edit

Shats is of Jewish origin. He is married to Tatiana Lazareva. She is a TV presenter, actress, singer, and opposition activist. The couple has three children.[31][32]

In 2021, Shats and Lazareva announced that they had separated.[33] However, as of October 2022, they were not officially divorced.

References edit

  1. ^ "Михаил Шац". 24SMI (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  2. ^ "Телеведущий и продюсер Михаил Шац уволен с телеканала СТС". Forbes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. ^ "Mikhail Shats". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  4. ^ "Михаил Шац (Michael Schatz) биография, фото, фильмография, спектакли. Актер, музыкант". Афиша (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  5. ^ a b "Михаил Шац: фото, биография, фильмография, новости - Вокруг ТВ". Вокруг ТВ. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  6. ^ "Биография Михаила Шац. Личная жизнь Михаила Шац. Михаил Шац биография - Свободная Пресса". svpressa.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  7. ^ "Руль по ветру". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  8. ^ "ОСП Студия". www.kinopoisk.ru. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  9. ^ "Yandex". www.kinopoisk.ru. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  10. ^ ""У власти в России агенты ада". Татьяна Лазарева о войне, иноагентстве и разорванных связях". Сибирь.Реалии (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  11. ^ "МИХАИЛ ШАЦ ОБЪЯВИЛ О ВОЗВРАЩЕНИИ НА СТС". old.tefi.ru. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  12. ^ "Михаил Шац, Алексей Квашонкин, Гарик Оганисян, Москва (30 мая 2019) - GoStandUp.ru". gostandup.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  13. ^ СТЕПАНОВ, Степан (2018-12-10). "Шац и мат, господа!". spb.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  14. ^ "Михаил Шац: "Я занял свою нишу — самого возрастного стендап-комика России"". РБК Стиль. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  15. ^ "Михаил Шац нелицеприятно высказался о Евгении Миронове". www.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  16. ^ "Не желавший покидать Россию знаменитый кавээнщик и шоумен оказался в Израиле". Девятый канал (in Russian). 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  17. ^ "Musician Makarevich, journalists Hordon, Gordeyeva placed on register of individual foreign agents - Russian Justice Ministry's website". interfax.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  18. ^ "Russian Ministry of Justice includes 12 people, 1 organization to foreign agents lists". TASS. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  19. ^ ""В моей жизни была полная пустота": Михаил Шац о том, как пришел к благотворительности и работе в фонде "Созидание"". tvrain.tv. 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  20. ^ "'Richard and Judy' lead comic assault on Putin campaign for the presidency". The Times. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  21. ^ "Mikhail Shatz: 'Ukraine has already won'". Eyewitnesses. 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  22. ^ Sabitova, Alina (2012-11-23). "One year on, opposition seeks to revive protests". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  23. ^ "The protest movement elected the Coordination Council". TASS. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  24. ^ Medetsky, Anatoly (2013-01-16). "Inter RAO Fires Opposition Leader". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  25. ^ "Грани.Ру | Против гомофобии: Михаил Шац". graniru.org. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  26. ^ "Михаил Шац: "Мои дети знают о еврейской половинке и не скрывают ее"". Еврейский журнал (in Russian). 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  27. ^ "Российские комики написали открытое письмо против войны с Украиной". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  28. ^ ""Диссиденты с коротким стажем"". newtimes.ru. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  29. ^ "Между двумя ТЭФИ / Телевидение / Независимая газета". www.ng.ru. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  30. ^ Новости, Р. И. А. (2006-11-24). "ТЭФИ-2006: итоги". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  31. ^ "Татьяна Лазарева и Михаил Шац". Журнал OK! (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  32. ^ "У Татьяны Лазаревой родилась вторая дочь, у Рассела Кроу - второй сын, а у Алексея Кортнева - четвертый". bulvar.com.ua. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  33. ^ ЛИБГАРДТ, Ольга (2021-09-28). "Неизлечимо больная Татьяна Лазарева развелась с Михаилом Шацем". kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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