Background
He died of a rare heart condition, cardiac sarcoma, aged 42.
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He died of a rare heart condition, cardiac sarcoma, aged 42.
Kuryokhin began his acting career as a piano and keyboard player with a school band in Leningrad. After playing with professional jazz-bands as well as popular rock musicians, Kuryokhin went through several stages in his career, and eventually became one of the most recognisable names and faces in Russia during the 1980s and 1990s. His band was named "Pop Mechanics".
During the 1990s, Kuryokhin was a board member of the St. Petersburg City Council for Culture and Tourism.