Height, weight, age. How old is Efim Shifrin
For several decades now, the comedian has been incredibly popular; his performances cause constant excitement among the large Russian audience, who want to know everything about the popular actor. But very little information about him is widely available. The exception is parametric data. It is officially known what his height, weight, and age are. Admirers of his talent found out how old Efim Shifrin is by recently watching Yulia Menshova’s TV show “Alone with Everyone.”
The artist looks incredibly good for his age. The maximum he can be given is about 55-56 years old, but in fact Shifrin has already crossed the 60-year-old mark, having celebrated his 61st birthday. With a height of 178 cm, he weighs 78 kg.
Efim Shifrin, whose photos in his youth are still rare and popular, has been involved in sports since his youth. He believes this will help him live to be 100 years old.
Biography of Efim Shifrin
A new citizen of the Soviet Union was born on one fine March day in 1956. The boy was given the name Nakhim, since it was difficult for people to name his diminutive form, the name was transformed into Fima, and then into Efim. The place of birth was a small village with the beautiful name Nexikan, which is located near Magadan. Father - Zalman Shmuilovich Shifrin was a political figure accused of espionage, who was later completely rehabilitated. Mother Larisa Shifrina was able to support her loved one during difficult years for him. She came to her beloved in exile and became his life partner. Fimochka was not the only child in the family. He had an older brother, Samuel, with whom the artist maintained a truly friendly relationship.
At the beginning of 1966, the family was allowed to move to Jurmala (Latvian SSR), where the young man graduated from school and became a university student. Having received the coveted diploma, the talented young man goes to Moscow, where the biography of Efim Shifrin continues. He enters the GUTSEI in the variety department. The course was supervised by the outrageous artist Roman Viktyuk, who invited the talented student to play in student productions. Soon the guy was already performing in several performances. In particular, the audience liked his work in “Goodbye, boys!” and “Nights After Graduation.”
The talent of the aspiring artist was also noted by the competent jury. In those years, he received several awards from the most prestigious show jumping competitions among pop artists. Since the mid-80s of the last century, our today's hero began performing solo performances. Basically, the text of the productions was written by Viktor Koklyushkin.
In parallel with his acting activities, Shifrin is receiving a director's education.
Since the early 90s, he began acting in the humorous television show “Full House.” The most popular comedians of those years became his colleagues: Vladimir Vinokur, Evgeny Petrosyan and others. The television audience loved the sparkling jokes of Efim Shifrin. After some time, he was offered to sing a song in one of the episodes. After the release of this show program, the comedian began to be called a singer.
In 1992 he began playing in the Shifrin Theater he created. At the same time, he received the main prize at the Golden Ostap competition.
Although almost 30 years have passed since the first appearance of the talented comedian on the country’s screens, interest in his person has not subsided to this day. Spectators come to his performances. They support their pet, wishing him many years to come. Efim Shifrin, whose monologues are beloved and memorable, actively appears in various humorous television programs. For example, in “You Are Allowed to Laugh”, “Full House” and others. His many fans are eagerly awaiting the appearance of the talented artist on the screen.
The talented actor also starred in films. Shifrin’s roles in the children’s humorous film magazine “Yeralash” are especially known and loved.
Currently, the artist has written 3 books that are bestsellers.
59-year-old Efim Shifrin showed off the toned body of a bodybuilder
Experts in the field of healthy lifestyle say that after thirty years a man loses about 2-3 kilograms of muscle per year. And humorist Efim Shifrin probably would not have become an exception if he had not taken himself seriously more than twenty years ago. The satirist literally registered at the gym. At first these were sports activities for the soul, then the artist began to try to lift heavy weights, and when he realized that age was not a hindrance and that impossible was possible, he even began to compete in bodybuilding tournaments. For example, he is the champion of the Mr. Fitness 2000 award.
The satirist decided to show his subscribers his excellent physical shape and posted a photo with a naked torso. Photo: Instagram Efim Shifrin
And the artist was brought into the sport by the sound engineer of the Rossiya concert hall, who turned out to be a famous amateur jock.
“I timidly hinted to him that I would like to tidy myself up a little. He took me to where he was working. It was the Soviet sports club "Prometheus". The situation there was far from the appearance of today's Moscow fitness clubs. It's good that sport has one feature: it acts like a drug. You begin to depend on the physical activity that you get used to. Only in the gym did I begin to get relief, and I felt better and easier,” Shifrin said in an interview.
Now, as the Golden Ostap Award nominee admits, he can spend the whole day in the gym. There are massages, a solarium, and a swimming pool. And sport has changed from a hobby to a way of life.
The artist is sure that everyone should sign up for the gym. And to motivate his fans from time to time, Efim posts photos of his exercises on his social network page. And this at 59 years old! Moreover, the star of “Full House” maintains a sports regime during numerous tours. And he even conducts master classes for young people.
10 years ago, the satirist literally joined the gym. Photo: Instagram Efim Shifrin
So today the satirist decided to show his subscribers his excellent physical shape and posted a photo of himself with a naked torso. Readers of the microblog immediately responded in the comments, writing that such a beautiful appearance evokes great respect.
Age is not a hindrance to sports. Photo: Instagram Efim Shifrin
On Twitter, Shifrin recently joked: “I can imagine how jealous my colleagues are because in literally seven months I will be able to ride the metro for free...” In seven months he will turn 60. But, of course, you can’t tell this from photographs.
Personal life of Efim Shifrin
Mysterious and hidden from the views of strangers is the personal life of Efim Shifrin. He was never met by idle journalists with a woman whom he would call beloved and desired. This gave rise to a lot of rumors and gossip. Information often appears in the media that the reason for this behavior of a popular actor is gay.
The artist himself answers all questions about this in a humorous manner. He says it should be no one's business who he is friends with or has an affair with. But this does not calm the pen sharks. Every now and then, newspapers and magazines publish articles with intriguing headlines: “Efim Shifrin is gay.”
Family of Efim Shifrin
Numerous fans of the artistic and humorous talent of the popular actor are interested in the question: “Is there a family for Efim Shifrin?” It is impossible to answer it reliably. The artist himself does not say anything on this issue.
Efim Shifrin calls his parents his family, who supported his son’s aspirations until the last days of his life. They believed that Fimochka would achieve glory. In the 80s, the mother of the popular comedian invariably appeared at all of his concerts.
His family and numerous colleagues who have ever worked with him in various projects, including television.
Efim Shifrin: from “Lusya’s husband” to a sex symbol
Efim Shifrin // Photo: Instagram
One of the most talented Russian actors, Efim Shifrin, could become a hostage to one image. When “Lusin’s Husband” appeared in his arsenal in the early eighties, the country applauded and admired Shifrin’s humorous monologues on behalf of this character. And then Efim began to be associated with his hero.
“Of course, this did not happen in one cherished minute. When you hear from the author that a new number exactly matches my image, you begin to protest, what kind of image is this? Do I have one image? Is this why I wanted to become an artist, so that I could portray the same person all my life? Further - worse. Journalists start writing about your mask, but you still don’t know anything about it. And to top off all these pleasant things, you hear “Lyusin’s husband” instead of your last name,” the artist tells StarHit about this episode of his life.
However, as they say, every cloud has a silver lining. Looking at himself in the mirror, Shifrin realized that he needed to change something in his life, because he was in the prime of his life, and there were great prospects ahead. It was then that he first thought about bodybuilding, the popularity of which in Russia in the nineties was not yet as great as it is now.
According to Efim, in childhood and youth he was not interested in sports, but it’s never too late to start something from scratch. The desire to train came to the actor at a conscious age, after 35 years, when the man had already formed as a person. “A new life always begins for dreamers. And always from Monday. It usually ends on Tuesday. I didn't have time to dream. I realized that I had to change,” says the artist.
It is noteworthy that Shifrin always treated his work rather self-critically. However, it was sport that helped the actor overcome himself and reach new heights in his work. “I never liked any results of my work. But bodybuilding, or more simply, playing sports, opened up new opportunities for me. I returned to where I could safely start all over again... And there the theater was waiting for me,” says Efim.
In his youth, Shifrin was not interested in sports // Photo: Instagram
Now the artist has dozens of diverse roles in theater and cinema. His benefit shows sell out across the country. In his hobby - bodybuilding - he also achieved real success. Just seven years after Shifrin began training, at the age of 44, he received the Mr. Fitness statuette, and a little later, a certificate of honor from the Moscow Federation of Bodybuilding (IFBB). One can only envy Efim’s appearance, but he himself has a rather modest opinion about his image.
Efim’s athletic form can be the envy of many men // Photo: Instagram
“I'm not sure I like the word image. And I’m even less sure that I like the way I look. But now I am absolutely sure that the body can be sculpted. How the image is sculpted. I’m pleased that different images have almost defeated my mask,” admits the actor.
Interestingly, bodybuilding is an important part of Shifrin's life. The famous artist considers sport a competition with himself, from which he emerges victorious every time. “This is personal life. I will say more - an actor’s personal life also includes work. It never ends with bows,” Efim Shifrin shares with StarHit.
Efim Shifrin still attracts full houses // Photo: Instagram
Children of Efim Shifrin
The question of Efim Shifrin’s children is a secret behind seven seals. There is no information anywhere. The popular comedian himself prefers not to answer such questions. Even in the program “Alone with Everyone,” answering all questions honestly and openly, he avoided the topic of children and wife.
The children of Efim Shifrin have numerous roles in various performances that have been loved for almost 30 years. He equally successfully plays drunks, unfaithful husbands, elderly women, etc. It is very difficult to list all the characters in which Shifrin performed.
Efim Shifrin's wife
Nothing is known about the wife of the popular comedian. Everyone knows that he never officially married and did not lead a joint household with a woman. This is precisely what is strange, according to numerous admirers of Efim Shifrin’s talent.
In the late 90s, some humor lovers believed that Efim Shifrin’s wife was a popular actress performing in the humorous genre, Klara Novikova. They starred together in Regina Dubovitskaya’s “Full House” program. But after a while it turned out that the popular comedy stars were connected by friendship. Klara Novikova had a husband who was Efim Shifrin’s best friend.
Efim Shifrin: I am a walking curiosity because of my absent-mindedness
Shifrin flew to Murmansk for two days. Due to a snowstorm, the plane was forced to land at an alternate airfield in Arkhangelsk. But on Saturday, May 17 (see “KP” for May 19), the concert still took place. Afterwards, in Kirovka, the master of Russian humor happily signed autographs and took pictures with fans. When television journalists approached him and asked to conduct an interview right on the stage, where the spotlights create good lighting, he meekly agreed. I didn’t even get a “smoke break”. In general, as it turned out, he quit smoking right before the president’s last New Year’s speech. Shifrin is also a big sports fan. Together with Timur Batrudinov, a resident of the Comedy Club, he goes to the gym. At a concert, for example, the 50-year-old artist easily spun the “wheel.”
- What is your name? — the artist was the first to contact me.
“Anya, from Komsomolskaya Pravda,” running my hands through my blond hair, I involuntarily remembered that half an hour ago from the stage, Shifrin pronounced a verdict on me: “Only journalists can make blondes.”
- Take a chair, sit next to me, I’m yours. Ask... - Efim Shifrin smiled in a fatherly way, very softly.
On the way to the Arctic, I again plunged into the “Soviet Deputies”
- And yet, Efim Zalmanovich, how did you while away the evening in Arkhangelsk? - And yet, Efim Zalmanovich, how did you while away the evening in Arkhangelsk?
— In the business center. I watched the semi-final of the World Hockey Championship. In general, remember, there is a book by Radishchev, “Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow,” and so Muscovites now say this: a journey from Moscow to Russia. When I found myself at the Arkhangelsk airport and saw what a “Council of Deputies” there was all around, I thought it was too early to tell our presidents that life had become better.
In the outback, time has stopped. Okay, I’m an artist and I can choose where and how to live. But the common people do not live in luxury. It is obvious.
- How many situations in your life were there that interfered with your plans ? - How many situations in your life were there that interfered with your plans? plans?
-Yes, perhaps a lot. I'm a walking curiosity because of my absent-mindedness. One day I lost my passport. I rummaged through everything at home. Found it in the freezer. I can't figure out how I got it in there. Probably, he mechanically put it in a bag of groceries. This incident finished off my entire team... And there was another incident. I spent the entire evening addressing the audience, confusing their city with another. They were silent. And then a note comes from the audience... I swayed with shame.
Not married, but not lonely either
— What do you think of Murmansk women? — What do you think of Murmansk women?
— Northern women are careful. It took the audience time to get to know me. At the beginning of the concert in Murmansk I saw bewilderment in the eyes. I never start with “Hello, I’m Efim Shifrin!” I usually go out dressed as my hero. And I studied the faces in the auditorium before the curtain rose.
- Why aren’t you married yet? - Why aren’t you married yet?
- I'm not alone. The main thing is that I am not a fan of talking about my personal life. I can’t imagine Lyubov Orlova being photographed in front of her bedroom. And I would refuse. Mikhail Svetlov had this expression: why not love me, I don’t eat children. But you don’t need to get into my soul and look at my underwear.
- But I guess you were never afraid of women... - But I guess you were never afraid of women...
- Don't tell me! When I arrived from Riga to Moscow, Muscovites seemed like aliens. At the philology department, for example, we used to say “you” to each other.
— Did you work at school after graduating from university? — Did you work at school after graduating from university?
- No, I didn’t finish my studies, I rushed to Moscow. But if I had finished, I would definitely devote myself to studying languages. I'm a polyglot. I liked studying Latin and Old Church Slavonic.
“Even the smell of a glossy magazine annoys me”
— They say that in show business you can’t have friends. — They say that in show business you can’t have friends.
- Well, let's start with the fact that I don’t really like this name - show business. I am a pop artist. And since we, who grew up in the USSR, worked all the time, we didn’t really notice this transformation of the stage into show business. And they made friends. One of my friends, Andrei Konchalovsky, cast me in the movie “Gloss”. I’ll answer right away: there I had to turn myself inside out.
— And how did you cope with this role of gay couturier? — And how did you cope with this role of gay couturier?
— My hero has my body, my voice, but it’s not me. I do not like such people. I don’t understand “gloss” at all. Even the smell of a glossy magazine irritates me; I can’t see them. It seems that there are watermarks on each page that can only be seen in the light, and the word “buy” will be written there.
— Do you like singing on stage? — Do you like singing on stage?
- Yes, I don’t sing. This is so... for the mood. Although I have studied musical literacy all my life. I would like to ask those who are often shown on TV today whether they know the notes at all!
“The roles of bad people are not given to me”
— What are you working on now? — What are you working on now?
— At the Kazakov Theater in the play “The Laughing Flower.” But I’m interested in trying everything that has at least some connection to my profession: circus, cinema, writing books. I think it all has to do with creativity. It always seemed to me that being a jester is not enough.
-What did the theater give you? -What did the theater give you?
— The theater gave me my favorite images. But I don’t think that the actor’s “exemplary” biography consists of dreams of Hamlet. And the roles of bad people are not given to me. Not very practical - they turn out better.
—Who personally can make you laugh? —Who personally can make you laugh?
- This is Chaplin and Gaidai’s trinity: Vitsin, Morgunov, Nikulin.
— What do you think about the work of modern comedians? — What do you think about the work of modern comedians?
— I personally know the guys from the Comedy Club. For the most part, they are intelligent people. And I don’t deny their humor, unlike my colleagues. I have been invited to Pasha Volya’s programs many times, but I’m not interested in just watching from the auditorium and laughing. I myself love to clown.
DOSSIER "KP"
Efim Shifrin was born on March 25, 1956 in the village of Nexikan in the Magadan Region, where his repressed father lived. Later the family was allowed to move to Jurmala. In 1973, Efim entered the philological department of the University of Riga. But a year later he transferred to the variety and circus school in Moscow on the course of Roman Viktyuk.
In 1978-1988 he worked at Mosconcert, performing with miniatures by Zhvanetsky, Altov, Koklyushkin.
In 1985 he graduated from GITIS with a degree in variety directing. In 1985
The premiere of Efim Shifrin’s first solo performance “I would like to say” based on the works of Viktor Koklyushkin took place.
In 1990 he created the Shifrin Theater.
Since 1996 he has played in Viktyuk's plays. Laureate of the Moscow Competition of Variety Artists (1979), All-Russian Competition of Variety Artists (1983), and the Golden Ostap Prize (1992). Starred in the TV series “Hero of Our Tribe” (2003) and the movie “Gloss” (2006)
Instagram and Wikipedia Efim Shifrin
Instagram and Wikipedia Efim Shifrin provide an opportunity for admirers of the famous comedian’s talent to find out everything that concerns his life and destiny.
On his personal Wikipedia page you can read only the most general information about the popular humorous artist. Here you can read everything about Efim Shifrin’s parents, brother and aunt. The page lists all the works in which the comedian took part.
Shifrin actively maintains her Instagram page. He shows the fans good form here. On the page you can view some of his best monologues and songs. Fans actively comment on the pictures, wishing the artist to remain in this form for many more years. Article found on alabanza.ru
Efim Shifrin is outraged by the news of Natalya Fateeva's marriage
Natalya Fateeva // Photo: Legion-Media
The famous comedian Efim Shifrin is known not only for his participation in “Full House” and theatrical projects, but also for keeping online diaries. The actor’s stories gained popularity among readers. 62-year-old Shifrin often publishes excerpts from them on his Instagram.
The other day, the comedian shared with fans entries from his “Diary of a Kotelnik.” The topic was getting to know the star of Soviet cinema Natalya Fateeva. It turned out that Shifrin is a longtime fan of the actress, admired by her beauty and talent. On one of his anniversaries, Fateeva presented the artist with her photograph with a wish.
It was this photo that the comedian now demonstrated, expressing not only gratitude to fate for such a meeting, but also condemning the press, which once raised the question of Natalya Nikolaevna’s personal life.
“Then I went to St. Petersburg with a heap of unread newspapers and, having started reading in the compartment, immediately discovered a photograph of the actress on the main page of one of our popular publications: “Is Natalya Fateeva getting married?” Large headline, large photo. Everything is as it should be for a great personality. In the text of the article there is an insert about the former spouses of the actress: “The third husband is cosmonaut Boris Egorov, who was taken away from Fateeva by actress Kustinskaya. Fateeva had novels with Andrei Mironov and writer Mikhail Lyubimov. Today the actress is not married.” Are you interested in reading this? Especially this nonsense about the lost husband?,” Shifrin wrote on the microblog.
Efim Shifrin turned out to be a big fan of Natalia Fateeva // Photo: Instagram
Next, the comedian spoke negatively about the journalist who published this article. He called her a "shameless girl." Judging by the excerpt from the online diary, this happened ten years ago, but Shifrin still views that situation with indignation.
His opinion about Natalya Fateeva is clear: she is perfect. But in addition to her appearance and acting talent, the comedian also highlights Natalya Nikolaevna’s responsiveness and good nature. Shifrin says she always helped her colleagues in trouble.
Servants, travel and abandonment of relatives: how Natalya Fateeva lives
“Once we went with her to the district council to find an apartment for Makovetsky. She is reliable when it comes to helping actors. When she came backstage to congratulate me on the premiere of Love with a Jerk, I melted. And it’s probably hard to offend her because she’s wise, kind and, of course, indifferent to gossip,” the comedian concluded in his post.
Natalya Fateeva starred in dozens of Soviet films // Photo: Still from the film
Having become famous for her role as a tiger tamer in the film “Three Plus Two,” Natalya Fateeva shone on the screen for many years. Now Fateeva is 84 years old, and not a trace remains of her former popularity.
Natalya Nikolaevna was indeed married three times, and from her last two marriages she has a son, Vladimir, and a daughter, Natalya. But the actress did not have the best relationship with her relatives due to her difficult character. According to the artist herself, having devoted her life to the stage, she deprived children of attention.
Last year she was given a role in a film based on Chekhov’s work. But Fateeva cannot start working until she recovers from damage to her hip joint. She is very worried that she is cut off from her beloved world of cinema.
