Leonid Yakubovich
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CitizenshipSoviet Union
Russia
Russia
Occupations
- Television host
- actor
- film producer
- screenwriter
- prose writer
Yearsactive1979–present
Leonid Yakubovich | |
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| Леонид Якубович | |
_02_(cropped).jpg) Yakubovich in 2019 | |
| Born | Leonid Arkadyevich Yakubovich 31 July 1945 |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union Russia |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Title | People's Artist of Russia (2002) |
| Awards | Order of Friendship[1] |
Leonid Arkadyevich Yakubovich PAR[2] (Russian: Леонид Аркадьевич Якубович, born 31 July 1945) is a Russian actor and television host, best known for hosting the game show Pole Chudes (the Russian version of the Wheel of Fortune – literally, The Field of Wonders – and the celebrity episode of Slaboye Zveno).[3] Yakubovich is one of the best-known television and internet personalities in Russia. In January 2023, Ukraine imposed economic sanctions on Leonid Yakubovich for his support of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]
