Education
Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.
Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.
Over the years, Leonid Yakubovich has been parodied on a YouTube show Kal-Show Sueydisnilyu (Сэйдиснилю). Yakubovich is one of the most well-known television and internet personalities in Russia. In his youth, Yakubovich sought a practical profession, and studied metal craftsmanship.
After finishing his education, he went to work at ZIL as a heat-gas technician.
In college, Yakubovich started performing in the Russian KVN show. In the 1980s he became a freelance satire writer and actor, and even played in the Russian children"s "film-magazine" Yeralash.
Even so, Yakubovich was not considered experienced enough for regular work in television until in 1991 he accepted Vladislav Listyev"s proposal to host Pole Chudes. Listyev was previously a mentor to Yakubovich, and helped sharpen his acting skills, among others