Leonid Utyosov
Actor
Leonid Osipovich Utyosov or Utesov (Russian: Леони́д О́сипович Утёсов); real name Lazar (Leyzer) Iosifovich Vaysbeyn or Weissbein (Russian: Ла́зарь (Ле́йзер) Ио́сифович Вайсбе́йн) (21 March [O.S. 9 March] 1895, Odessa – 9 March 1982, Moscow), was a famous Soviet jazz singer and comic actor of Jewish origin, who became the first pop singer to be awarded the prestigious title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1965.
Born1895-03-21
Place of BirthOdessa, Odesskiy uyezd, Khersonskaya guberniya, Russian Empire
Known For
6.4
Jolly Fellows
MusicComedy
Легенды музыки
Documentary
10.0
Concert for the Front
Music
Чужие
6.0
Мелодии Дунаевского
DocumentaryMusic
6.5
Variety Stars
Comedy
9.0
The Life and Death of Lieutenant Schmidt
Drama
I Am Returning Your Portrait
8.0
Concert on the Screen
Music
Old Record
MusicAnimation
8.0
Pyotr Martynovich And The Years Of Great Life
DocumentaryHistory
10.0
Arkadiy Raykin
Documentary
8.0
How It Was Done in Odesa... or Odessans of All Countries, Unite!
ComedyDocumentary
5.5
The Career of Spirka Shpandyr
Comedy
7.0
Memories of the "Cow March"
Comedy