Alexander Gurevich
Алекса́ндр Вита́льевич Гуре́вич
Born
Alexander Vitalievich Gurevich

(1964-05-25) May 25, 1964
Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipMoscow
Occupation(s)TV presenter, producer, showman, director, TV director, producer
Years active1984–present
Spouse
Galina Lerman
​
(after 1987)​
[1]
Childrendaughter Maria (born 1991)
AwardsTEFI Award

Alexander Vitalievich Gurevich (Russian: Алекса́ндр Вита́льевич Гуре́вич; born May 25, 1964, Moscow, USSR) is a Russian TV presenter, showman, producer and director. The host and creative director of the game show Hundred to One (1995–2022), a TEFI Award Laureate (1997, 2002).[2][3]

He was born in an intelligent Jewish family. His grandparents were born in Western Belarus,[4] his paternal ancestors lived in the Czech Republic.[2]

He first appeared on television in 1984[5] and was the presenter of Russian versions of Child's Play, The Chase and The Brain. In 1996, he was the author of the concept and director of Boris Yeltsin's election videos.[6] He commented the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 from the Russian side (together with Olga Shelest).

In February of 2022, he opposed the Russian invasion of Ukraine, making a series of comments on latest videos of Hundred to One's official YouTube channel.[7] Some time later, all the episodes on this channel were removed, and Gurevich later quit.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Татьяна Догилева – подруга и начальник". Антенна-Телесемь. 2010. Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  2. 1 2 "10 минут в прямом эфире с... (ОСП-студия)". ОСП-студия. 1999. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  3. ↑ "Победители конкурса «ТЭФИ—2002»" (in Russian). Academy of Russian Television. Archived from the original on 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  4. ↑ "Интервью. Александр Гуревич". Эхо Москвы. 2000-10-22. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  5. ↑ "Александр Гуревич: Я боялся, что после премьеры у меня возникнет желание залезть под стол". Комсомольская правда. 2001-06-01. Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  6. ↑ "История российской рекламы. От «МММ» до чикен-шейка". Afisha. 2012-12-24. Archived from the original on 2018-09-17.
  7. ↑ "Ведущий шоу «Сто к одному» на канале «Россия» выступил против войны". Радио Свобода. 2022-04-20. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  8. ↑ "«Россия 1» удалила выпуски передачи «Сто к одному» в YouTube после извинений ведущего Александра Гуревича за «неуместное веселье» во время войны". Медиазона. 2022-04-20. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
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