Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

January 25, 1978 (46 years old) in Krivoy Rog, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kryvyi Ryh, Ukraine]

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is a Ukrainian politician, former actor and comedian who has been serving as the president of Ukraine since 2019. Zelenskyy grew up in Kryvyi Rih, a Russian-speaking region in southeastern Ukraine. Prior to his acting career, Zelenskyy obtained a degree in law from the Kyiv National Economic University. He then pursued comedy and created the production company Kvartal 95, which produces films, cartoons, and TV shows including Servant of the People, in which Zelenskyy played the role of president of Ukraine. The series aired from 2015 to 2019 and was immensely popular. A political party bearing the same name as the television show was created in March 2018 by employees of Kvartal 95.

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TagesschauTagesschau
60 Minutes60 Minutes
Servant of the PeopleServant of the People
Sanremo Music FestivalSanremo Music Festival
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold WarTurning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

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