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Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

January 25, 1978(48)

Place of Birth

Krivoy Rog, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine]

Also Known As

Vladimir ZelenskiyVladimir ZelenskijWolodymyr Oleksandrowytsch SelenskyjВолодимир Олександрович ЗеленськийВлади́мир Алекса́ндрович Зеле́нский

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Acting

Biography

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician, former actor and comedian who has been serving as the president of Ukraine since 2019. Zelenskyy grew up in Kryvyi Rih, a Russian-speaking region in southeastern Ukraine. Prior to his acting career, Zelenskyy obtained a degree in law from the Kyiv National Economic University. He then pursued comedy and created the production company Kvartal 95, which produces films, cartoons, and TV shows including Servant of the People, in which Zelenskyy played the role of president of Ukraine. The series aired from 2015 to 2019 and was immensely popular. A political party bearing the same name as the television show was created in March 2018 by employees of Kvartal 95.

Known For

Filmography