Askold Zapashnyy

Born: 1977-09-27

Russian circus artist, representative of the circus dynasty Zapashny in the fourth generation. People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2012). Artistic Director of the Big Moscow Circus (since 2012). Acting artist in the genre of training predatory animals, a juggler, a voltigeur, a tightrope walker, a juggler on a Segway, an acrobat on skates. For the first time he entered a cage with tigers at the age of ten. In 1991, when Askold graduated from high school, the family received a lucrative offer to perform in China. The contract made it possible to save animals. Especially for Zapashny, the Chinese side built a large summer circus in Safari Park, near the city of Shenzhen. To emphasize the foreign origin for the Chinese, Edgard and Askold began to be repainted in blondes. Together with his brother Edgard Zapashny he went on tour in China, Monaco, Italy, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Japan, Hungary, Bulgaria, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. In 1998, at the celebration of his anniversary, the People's Artist of Russia Walter Zapashny gave his sons the attraction “Among the Predators”. Since September 2018 - Professor at the Department of Circus Directing, RATI.


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12 Months

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Released: 2013-09-05

Masha Smirnova is a young girl who came to Moscow to conquer the big city. Here she finds a way...

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The School for Scandal

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First aired: 2002-10-02

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Volya's Show

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First aired: 2023-04-16

Every week Pavel Volya, together with invited guests — stars and ordinary people — will sum up...

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Where is the logic?

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First aired: 2015-11-29

Humanity knows two types of logic: male and female. In the new TNT show, we do not push them...

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Where is the logic?

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First aired: 2015-11-29

Humanity knows two types of logic: male and female. In the new TNT show, we do not push them...

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Secret For a Million

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First aired: 2016-09-04

«Secret for a Million» is a game show for celebrities. Guest stars win money for disclosing...

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Звёзды сошлись

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First aired: 2017-04-23

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