Yevgeni Grishkovetz

Yevgeni Grishkovetz
Born	(1967-02-17) February 17, 1967 (age 57) Kemerovo, Soviet Union

Yevgeni Valeryevich Grishkovetz (Russian: Евге́ний Вале́рьевич Гришкове́ц; born February 17, 1967, in Kemerovo) is a popular Russian writer, dramatist, stage director, actor and musician.^[1]

He is widely known as the author of witty solo performances. Grishkovets has staged authorial plays Odnovremenno, Planeta, Drednouty, Osada, Titanic, po Po and +1 and published a number of his books: collected plays Gorod (2001), Kak ya syel sobaku (2003), the novel Rubashka (2004), the story Reki (2005) and collected stories Planka (2006).

He has played supporting roles in remarkable Russian films including Progulka, Ne khlebom edinym and V kruge pervom.

Grishkovetz lives in Kaliningrad and tours with his theatre productions both in Russia and in Europe where he has become a welcome guest at many prestigious festivals.

Yevgeni is married and has three children: daughter Natalie (born in 1995), son Alexander (born in 2004) and daughter Maria (born in 2010).^[2]

In late June 2023 he received Israeli citizenship.^[3]

• A Fellow Who Has Eaten a Dog: Yevgeni Grishkovetz
• Yevgeni Grishkovetz at IMDb
• Interview with Grishkovetz (in Russian)