Biography
In the rating of the most favorite programs of Russian television viewers entered "What? Where? When?". It is invariably associated with Andrei Kozlov, the Master of the Elite Club and the owner of the "Crystal Sov". He is not only an expert, but also a TV presenter, director and producer.Childhood and youth
Andrei's birth is registered in the city of Lugansk, but he appeared on board the aircraft, which was returned to the USSR from Germany. By nationality TV presenter - Ukrainian.
The mother of the future connoisseur was held in the field of trade, and his father was a military person who went to the reserve in the rank of colonel. Grandma Maria Nikitichna, theatrical actress, People's Artist of Ukraine, who often took the grandson with themselves at rehearsals and performances, had a strong influence on the boy. Already at school age, Andrei secretly from his relatives cherished the dream of the scene, so he participated in self-concerts.
After the prom of Kozlov asked the father with his mother, the permission to "dispel" and went to Moscow, allegedly on vacation. In fact, Andrei filed documents to the theater institute named after Boris Schukin and managed to pass heavy entrance tests. But when the young man called home to inform the family about the achievement, the parents were not delighted with the news and insisted on the return of the Son.
Returning to the Motherland, Andrei Kozlov, in the same year managed to enter the chemical faculty of the Donetsk University, who graduated after 5 years, in parallel, working on the conductor on the railway. By distribution, the young specialist came to the neighboring Mariupol, where he taught at the local Metallurgical Institute, and also engaged in tutoring.
"What? Where? When?"
From the Mariupol university, the young man began to send questions and tasks for the intellectual quiz "What? Where? When? ", And in 1986 it was first invited to the qualifying round, which he passed.Two teams participate in the game: connoisseurs and viewers. The latter is questions for experts. They lie on the playing table, which is divided into 13 sectors. To choose a question, a team member spins the top.
In his youth, a novice intellectual participated in amateur regional competitions, and in 1989 he made his debut in the elitar club. Andrei Kozlov played only as a captain of the team.
As a connoisseur Kozlov spent 30 years, during this time the famous erudites were held through the team: Boris Burda, Maxim Potashev, Fyodor Dvinyatin, Igor Kondratyuk, Alexander Druz, Alexey Kapustin. By the way, Kondratyuk became for Andrey a close friend.
"What? Where? When?" For Kozlov was a priority in a creative biography. Andrei repeatedly accounted for in the chair of the connoisseur celebrating its own birthday and other holidays, which usually people seek to spend with relatives. The only time he was not present on the game in 2004, a day when he had a microinsult.
In September 2017, the release of the first game of the autumn series, in which the team of Andrei Kozlov participated in television. It included experts Mikhail and Vladimir Antohina, Alexey Kapustin, Elena Alexandrova and Elena Orlova. That the game was remembered not only by vivid questions, but also the Kozlov's response to one of them, this episode quickly went through the Internet.
At the REDDIT resource, which is located on the 8th place in popularity in the world, Gifka with Andrei Kozlov scored multimillion views and went into the portal's top. Thanks to the interest of Andrei Kozlov's reaction, foreign internet users were interested in the correct response of his own team of their own team.
TV
In addition to participating in the program "What? Where? When? ", Andrei Kozlov was realized as a TV presenter, director and producer. In 1992, for the bright game of the team and in 1994 for the transfer of the revenue law, Alexei Blinov, the connoisseur became a laureate of the Crystal Owl award. In 2001, the Kozlov team was recognized as the best in the season, and Kozlov himself received the title of "Best Captain Club".
With the filing of Andrei Anatolyevich, red jackets were introduced in the club and the title of "Immortal Club Member", which gave the right of the connoisseur even when defeating the team to stay in the game. The title was received by Fyodor Dvinyatin, Vladimir Molchanov, Alexey Blinov, Alexander Druz. The title existed until 1995, until the raspberry jackets became fashionable from "new Russians".
2008 brought Andrei Kozlov a number of awards at once: Prizes "Diamond Owl", "Crystal owl", the title of master's game "What? Where? When?". In the last season of the season, he became the owner of the keys from the Volkswagen Phaeton car after managed to correctly respond to three rounds of the Round "Super Labels". In 2014, Andrei Kozlov received the position of President of the International Association of Clubs "What? Where? When?" Instead of Natalia Stetsenko.
Back in 1990, Kozlov rose at the wheel of the Breun Ring program, which became his favorite brainchild. In this intellectual game, the presenter asked the participants of the game Caverzny questions until 2013.
In 1991, Kozlov was invited as an author of the transfer of "Love at first sight", in which the couples were chosen from three guys and three girls during contests. For two years, he was the director of the entertainment television show, which the TV host Alla Volkova and Boris Hook.
Subsequently, Kozlov became the general producer and the first deputy general director of the Game-TV private television company, which was engaged in the production of entertainment programs and television games. The television company itself was founded in 1990 by Vladimir Voroshilov and Natalia Stetsenko.
In 2001, the Talk show "Cultural Revolution" started on the Culture TV channel, the director and co-host, Andrei Kozlov was invited. According to the creators of the transmission of shooting of each issue, A. S. Pushkin was held in the State Museum. Two guests were invited to the program of diametrically opposite opinions on religious, philosophical, cultural or political issues. In 2002 and 2006, the Transmission Group "Cultural Revolution" became the laureate of the "Teffi" premium. TV presenter was chosen by Mikhail Shvydka.
In the late 90s, as part of the "Game-TV" television company, Andrei Kozlov became the TV presenter of games broadcasting on the RTR channel ("Program program", "Equipment of desires, or how to spend a million?"). In the early 2000s on the TV channel "Russia" with the participation of the TV presenter, the contest "My house, my city, my country" was held.
Under the leadership of Kozlov, the programs "Life is beautiful", "Songs of the XX century", "Man in the Big City", "We and Science. Science and us. " Not all the programs had a high rating like "Brain Ring" or "What? Where? When? ", But the TV presenter tried to implement his own ideas. By the way, in most of these projects he was a director.
In 2010, the sign was awarded the "Teffi" award for participation in the game "Brain Ring".
Personal life
Andrei Kozlov consists of official relations, wife name Anna. But about the personal life, the player tries not to spread. He also has two daughters and grandchildren.Connoisseur erudited, intellectual and has enviable enterprise. Once, he for $ 8 thousand bought a plot of land, which over time increased in the price of 20 times.
Andrei Anatolyevich adores high speed and likes to disperse a car to the limit. True, the player prefers to do this on European and American tracks, as Russian roads do not trust.
The connoisseur does not favor the social network, but you can follow his success through the official profile of the television club "What? Where? When?". There often appear news about Kozlov and his team, photos of the participants of the game.
Andrei Kozlov now
November 29, 2020 on the first channel launched a winter series of games "What? Where? When?". As always, 5 teams played against the viewers. In the first game, the team of Andrei Kozlov was performed, which included Elena Alexandrov, Rovshan Askerov, Vladimir Anthin, Mikhail Moon, Inna Semenova. In the second - Alena raising, in the third - Alesya Mukhina, in the fourth - Balash Kasumova.
On the air, Andrei Anatolyevich said that he made the vaccination from COVID-19. He also told that he had adhered to self-insulation in the midst of a pandemic and was tested on a regular basis for antibodies to coronavirus. Therefore, now with the health of the connoisse, everything is in order - he did not catch the virus.
Teams struggled for the right to participate in the main game - the final of the year. It took place on December 27 on the first channel. As a result, I played the team of Mukhin.
And in April, the Kozlov team returned to the screens in the spring series of games.
Projects
- "Brain - Ring"
- "What? Where? When?"
- "Execution of desires, or how to spend a million"
- "Program Guide"
- "My home, my city, my country"