Leonid Utyosov

Leonid Utyosov

Actor

Odessa, Odesskiy uyezd, Khersonskaya guberniya, Russian Empire
March 21, 1895

Biography

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.

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Leonid Utyosov 1
Leonid Utyosov 2

Representative Works

Jolly Fellows
Jolly Fellows
6.4
/ Russian
Concert for the Front
Concert for the Front
10.0
/ Russian
I Am Returning Your Portrait
I Am Returning Your Portrait
No Rating Yet
/ Russian
Чужие
Чужие
No Rating Yet
/ Russian
Мелодии Дунаевского
Мелодии Дунаевского
6.0
/ Russian
Concert on the Screen
Concert on the Screen
8.0
/ Russian
The Life and Death of Lieutenant Schmidt
The Life and Death of Lieutenant Schmidt
9.0
/ Russian
Old Record
Old Record
No Rating Yet
/ Russian
Variety Stars
Variety Stars
6.5
/ Russian
The Career of Spirka Shpandyr
The Career of Spirka Shpandyr
5.5
/ Russian
Pyotr Martynovich And The Years Of Great Life
Pyotr Martynovich And The Years Of Great Life
8.0
/ Russian
Arkadiy Raykin
Arkadiy Raykin
10.0
/ Russian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Jolly Fellows
1934Nominee

Best Performance

Jolly Fellows

Concert for the Front
1942Winner

Best Performance

Concert for the Front

I Am Returning Your Portrait
1983Nominee

Best Performance

I Am Returning Your Portrait

Career Highlights

Мелодии Дунаевского
1963Highlight

Best Performance

Мелодии Дунаевского

Concert on the Screen
1940Highlight

Best Performance

Concert on the Screen