Semyon Slepakov
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Born23 August 1979
Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, comedian, actor, producer, screenwriter
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| Born | 23 August 1979 Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, comedian, actor, producer, screenwriter |
Semyon Sergeyevich Slepakov (Russian: Семён Серге́евич Слепако́в; born 23 August 1979 in Pyatigorsk) is a Russian producer, screenwriter and show-runner.
Winner of the Nika Award (2019).
Slepakov was born on August 23, 1979, in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai and raised in a Jewish family.[1] He graduated from the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Pyatigorsk State University with specialization in Translation from French. In 2003, he obtained the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences.
In 2005, he moved to in Moscow. He moved to Israel in October 2022 and was threatened with arrest by Russian authorities for releasing a song critical of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]