Brothers Ponomarenko: biography, TV and variety activities, interesting moments from the personal life of artists

Few of the fans of humor and satire do not know the twin brothers Valery and Alexander Ponomarenko. Fellow artists took and continue to take part in many TV-projects, humorous festivals and all kinds of shows on the most popular channels, touring with their own numbers and program.

Brothers Ponomarenko: biography, family

Parodist brothers Ponomarenko were born on June 13, 1967 in the city of Rostov-on-Don. From the very early age the guys were "do not pour water" - joined each other in childish brawls and, using their striking similarity, passed exams one after another at school.

With the passing of exams, the case was as follows: one of the brothers taught, say, chemistry and algebra, and the other - English and literature. Then everyone passed the exam for themselves and for their brother. At school, the "scheme" worked flawlessly, but later, at the Rostov Film College, where Alexander and Valery were trained in cinematographic art, their scam was uncovered. This happened at the examination of the electromechanics, where Valery mistakenly put in front of the teacher his student's record-book, in which the evaluation was already marked.

The Ponomarenko brothers, whose biography interests fans, also keep up with each other in their personal lives - each family consists of four people. Both are married and have two children: Valery brings up two sons, and Alexander - a son and a daughter.

The beginning of creative activity

Creativity in children manifested from early childhood. Even when they were in the army, where they served in one military unit, the brothers Ponomarenko spent their free time playing the guitar. Their biography was enlarged in 1991 with a new event when they performed for the first time as a duet on the stage of a state farm. But the debut was unsuccessful, which, incidentally, did not break the parodists - they continued to sharpen their acting skills in the teacher Valery Tsypkin.

As befits twins, the future humorists Ponomarenko's brothers, whose biography is considered in the article, had the same interests: they were engaged in the same circles and sports sections. Their parents even assumed that the children would succeed in one of the professions, but not on the stage, since they considered it only pampering. Until one day the duet of the brothers Ponomarenko did not appear on TV screens in 1999, at the contest of entertainers organized by E. Petrosyan. At the contest nomination "Variety duet" brought humorous people a joyful first place. After the success at the contest, the master of humor and satire G. Hazanov invited them to the "Variety Theater", where the brothers Ponomarenko started his professional career. The biography of humorists after that was inextricably linked with the scene.

Tours and programs of the comic duo

The brothers-humorists toured the country a lot with their program "Look at yourself!", Which includes the already beloved viewers of the numbers "In the train" and "Eagles", as well as parodies - the duet - on popular TV presenters: L. Yakubovich, N. Drozdov , A. Maslyakov, D. Kiselev and others. In addition to solo tours, parodists participate in concerts and programs in which famous music performers and actors are involved. So, in the early 2000's. They were participants in a whole series of concerts that took place on European and intercontinental cruise liners, where Alexander and Valery could get acquainted with M. Boyarsky, L. Durov, E. Vitorgan and other famous artists.

Participation in TV shows and programs

After the performance in "Smehopanoram", humorists attracted the attention of spectators and were invited to the "Full House", and then to "Crooked Mirror" to E. Petrosyan. This transfer was significant in the career of the duo: the Ponomarenko brothers, whose biography began to be replenished with numerous TV-shows, gained long-awaited popularity. They were invited to participate in such shows and programs:

• «Izmailovsky Park».
• "Parade of the stars."
• "Hallow, Rush."
• New Year's "Blue Light."
• "Boris Notkin is inviting."
• "Repeat" and many others.

In addition, they are frequent guests and participants of the benefices and anniversaries of other artists (the duet V. Danilets and V. Moiseenko, A. Buldakov , etc.), with whom the brothers Ponomarenko friends became friends. Their biography is connected not only with participation in humorous programs and concerts on TV: they are TV presenters of "Morning Post". Also Alexander and Valery are frequent participants of the regular humorous festival in Jurmala.