Edgar Zapashny: biography and personal life of the trainer (photo)

The famous dynasty of Zapashny has existed for more than one hundred and twenty years. In the early twentieth century, their great-grandfather performed in the arena of the circus. Grandfather - Mikhail Zapashny - was an acrobat and a fighter. Father Walter, who died in 2007, and Uncle Mstislav worked as trainers. Edgard Zapashny, as well as his brother Askold, began to enter the arena at an early age. By the mid-1990s, future fame could already be performed not only as trainers, but also as rope walkers and acrobats, and even as jugglers on horses. Together with their parents, the boys toured as employees of the Russian State Circus.

Edgard Zapashny

The oldest son of Walter Zapashny - Edgard - was born on July 11, 1976 in the city of Yalta. In the arena of the circus, he made his debut in 1988 in Riga. After they graduated from school with their brother, the family left to work in China. In these difficult times for the country and circus, in 1991, Zapashny was offered a very profitable contract, which gave them the opportunity to save their animals from starvation. Especially for this family troupe, the Chinese built a small summer circus in Safari Park, in the vicinity of the city of Shenzhen.

Childhood

Edgarde could not be called a plodding child, as opposed to his brother, who was always calmer. Parents almost always got Edgard, because he was the instigator of various prose. Dad - Walter Zapashny - always brought up his sons in severity.

He daily checked their diaries, sometimes praised them, encouraged them with expensive gifts, but at times punished them. Even when the sons became students, the father continued to monitor their studies.

Edgard was never in conflict. This character trait is characteristic of him until now. However, in companies he always aspired to become a leader, working for positive. Collecting around the guys, the oldest son of Walter Zapashny constantly took part in sports competitions. It was easy for him to give exact sciences. In mathematical olympiads Edgard often took first place. And although the boys changed enough schools, moving with their parents from town to town, this did not affect their studies.

Your show

Together with his father and brother Edgard Zapashny traveled with tours to Japan and Mongolia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Belarus. Returning in 1996 from China to Russia, the family was out of work. And they had to earn in commercial programs for one hundred dollars for the performance. And in 1998, after the celebration of his seventieth birthday, Walter Zapashny wished to convey to his sons the attraction "Among the Predators."

After working for a while, the brothers caught fire with the idea of creating their own show. Edgard Zapashny, who is more inclined to commerce, met almost all the famous producers. However, no one agreed to work with their project to turn the circus into a lucrative show. Only Alexander Tsekalo was interested in this , but his relationship with him somehow did not work out. And then Askold Zapashny and Edgard Zapashny themselves took up the search for an investor.

Family Council

Initially, the brothers began to learn from private distributors, for which they entered a commercial troupe and began traveling around the whole of Siberia. And in early 2003 Edgard Zapashny convened a family council, where it was decided to register his company. Now they could conclude an agreement with any circus, bypassing the "Rosgoscirc". At first it was difficult. The first tour failed with a bang. But gradually the audience began to go to the show. In the summer the troupe performed in large cities, and in the autumn traveled around the periphery.

First success

By 2005, Edgard Zapashny, whose photo had already appeared in glossy magazines, fully paid back all the costs for the project. And by 2008 he had prepared a new show. It was called "The Zapashny Circus in Luzhniki". The script was invented by the brothers themselves. Askold served as a screenwriter. For the presentation in Luzhniki, according to Edgard's plan, two arenas were set up so that the artists worked in parallel. The show was also attended by a ballet troupe.

Education

Edgard Zapashny graduated from high school in Yalta. He speaks fluent English and speaks Chinese. In addition to the circus career, the trainer is also engaged in his education: he graduated from the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Law in Moscow. In his spare time he likes to play bowling and billiards.

Projects

The brothers created the Circus of the Brothers of Zapashny, a large number of fascinating circus shows, such as the Colosseum, Camelot, Sadko, Camelot-2: The Vicar of the Gods, and The Legend. And in 2007, Edgard took part in the tournament "King of the Ring" on Channel One. The final battle with Eugene Dyatlov won Zapashny. Edgard, whose personal life is still not arranged, he said, has not yet met a girl who would truly love. Although, according to friends, recently he has changed a lot. Moreover, long time walking with long hair tied in a tail, Edgard Zapashnyj was cut.

Achievements and awards

In 1999, the oldest son of Walter Zapashny was awarded the title of Honored Artist. In 2001 he became a laureate of the national award "Circus", and in 2002 he was awarded the Moscow government prize. In addition, Edgard is the winner of three international festivals, including circus art, held in Yaroslavl in 1997. His trick called "leap on a lion" was included in the Guinness Book.

Preferences

According to the mother, her boys are not capricious about eating. Edgard's favorite dishes are kebab, vareniki and draniki. Literary preferences are detectives, primarily D. Chase. In music, Edgard understands well. Most often he listens to Michael Jackson, whom he loved from childhood, admiring his talent, Linda and Philip Kirkorov. Of the musical groups, Queen prefers, and so on.

Personal life

Despite such great popularity, a successful career and financial security, Edgard was not yet received from life. Unfortunately, his "personal front" is not yet arranged: the family of this circus artist still does not. He has not yet managed to meet the girl he would want to call his half for life. Edgard is very serious about marriage, believing that one should never enter into a certain relationship, creating a family just because it's time for it. Edgard Zapashny's wife, he said, should be the only one and forever. In his view, the relationship for which you have to pay for the rest of your life is the biggest mistake.

Edgard always cites his parents as an example. Walter Zapashny met his wife when he was already fifty-eight, but they lived happily for many years.

Love

According to the trainer, all in his life there were three great love. The most serious love came to him at the age of eighteen in China, where Edgard worked with his family in the circus. The girl was a Chinese woman, an employee of the Safari Park. Walter Zapashny helped her by teaching him to handle animals. After the mutual feeling arose between the young people, they began to live together. More than a year and a half Edgard lived with her in a civil marriage, but then, due to circumstances, he went back to Russia. Six years later, during the next tour in China, he again met his former love, which is still not married. Having communicated, the young people broke up again, keeping warm memories from the meeting.

About his second love, in his own way changed his personal life, Edgard Zapashny prefers not to speak. According to the artist, it is wrong to talk about his girls, especially those with whom he lived together for a while. In general, his personal life the trainer prefers to keep in secret, saying that he has something to be proud of besides this.

Therefore, his fans only have to guess with whom at the moment they meet their idol. For example, most recently in Thailand on the island of Phuket in a nightclub paparazzi photographed a curious couple. They were Edgar Zapashny and Slava Demeshko - a long-haired blonde with a model appearance, which his fans immediately called a new girlfriend. However, the artist himself does not comment on this.

Edgard Zapashny and Elena Petrikova

Has this circus artist today a serious romantic relationship with any representative of the fair sex or not, it is impossible to say, but judging by the fact that he almost always devotes to work, the answer is rather negative. Moreover, Edgard is not a conservative. He quite admits the institution of civil marriage, especially since such an experience in his life already existed. Zapashny spent many years with a woman whom he genuinely loved. It was an air gymnast Lena Petrikova. Fans have married them many times, but before the current registry office couple have not reached.

Idols

The main personality in the world of the circus, which Edgard always oriented, was his father - the late Walter Zapashny, who, according to his son, was one of the most talented trainers, not only on the scale of our country. Another idol, considering his circus adequacy and popularity was Yuri Nikulin, although personally Edgard saw him only once and, unfortunately, did not have the honor to talk with him. And the artist singles out American illusionists who work with predatory animals, like Siegfried and Roy.

Circus of Zapashnyh

For a long enough time this collective shows great performances in Luzhniki. These are not just programs, but full-fledged shows with a sufficient number of artists, a large budget, modern equipment, etc. Last year, according to the idea of the Zapashny brothers, the World Festival Idol was held in the arena of the Great Moscow Circus.