Gennady Khazanov

Gennady Khazanov
Khazanov and Vladimir Putin, 2002
Born	Gennady Viktorovich Khazanov (1945-12-01) 1 December 1945 (age 71) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupation	Actor, Humorist, Parodist
Years active	1967-present
Title	People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1991)
Awards	Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (1st class) Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2nd class) Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (3rd class) Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (4th class) Order of Friendship State Prize of the Russian Federation

Gennady Viktorovich Khazanov (Russian: Генна́дий Ви́кторович Хаза́нов; born on 1 December 1945) is an acclaimed Russian stand-up comedian and part-time actor, best known for his consistent parodies of Russian and Soviet politicians, and his mockery of various sub-cultural groups in modern Russia. In 1999, he was president of the Security Foundation of the Russian Jewish Community, which was set up to coordinate action against antisemitism in Moscow.

He is known as an acquaintance of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In March 2014 he signed a letter in support of the position of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Russia's military intervention in Ukraine.