Yury Aleksandrovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Юрий Александрович Кузнецов; born 3 September 1946) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of Russia (2026).
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Biography
Yury Kuznetsov was born in Abakan. In 1969, he graduated from the acting department of the Far Eastern Pedagogical Institute in Vladivostok. He started a theatrical career and was a member of the following institutions:
1969 — 1979: Khabarovsk Drama
1979 — 1986: Omsk Drama Theater
1986 — 1999: Leningrad Theatre of Comedy
Awards and honours
Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (15 February 2006)
Nika Award for Best Supporting Actor (2019) – for his performance as grandfather Nikolai in The Man Who Surprised Everyone
Tsarskoselskaya Art Award (2024)
People's Artist of Russia (30 March 2026)
