People
Yakov Smirnoff
Biography:
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis (Russian: Яков Наумович Похис; born 24 January 1951), better known as Yakov Smirnoff (Russian: Яков Смирнов; /ˈsmɪərnɒf/), is a Ukrainian-American comedian, actor and writer of Jewish origin. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Ukraine, then immigrated to the United States in 1977 in order to pursue an American show business career, not yet knowing any English. He reached his biggest success in the mid-to-late 1980s, appearing in several films and the television sitcom vehicle What a Country!. His comic persona was of a naive immigrant from the Soviet Union who was perpetually confused and delighted by life in the United... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Awful Nice as Himself | 2013-03-08 |
Yakov: Live From Branson! as Himself | 2012-12-13 |
Yakov Smirnoff: As Long As We Both Shall Laugh as himself | 2004-10-23 |
Yakov Smirnoff: Jokes from the Folks as Self | 2004-07-01 |
Yakov Smirnoff: What A Country! as Self | 1994-09-01 |
Yakov Smirnoff: Just Off the Boat | 1994-03-01 |
Yakov Smirnoff: I Bet You Never Looked At It That Way! as Himself | 1994-01-01 |
Yakov Smirnoff From Moscow...Idaho as Self | 1991-01-01 |
Heartburn as Contractor Laszlo | 1986-07-25 |
The Money Pit as Shatov | 1986-03-26 |
Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special as himself | 1985-08-03 |
Brewster's Millions as Vladimir | 1985-05-22 |
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension as National Security Advisor | 1984-08-10 |
Moscow on the Hudson as Lev | 1984-04-06 |