Born on September 10, 1974, in the city of Donetsk (Rostov-on-Don region in the Soviet RSFSR/Russia).
Graduated from a Technical High School (specializing in industrial automation) and then from the Faculty of Management of Donetsk State University of Management. He then worked in a mine as an electrical fitter. From 1995, he was a member of the KVN (Kloub Vesselykh Nakhodtchivykh: The Club of Merry Men = a very popular comedy television show) team at DonGAU (Donetsk State Agricultural University). From 2000, he was a member of the KVN team "Languishing in the Sun". From 2006 to 2013, he was a member of the Moscow Comedy Club. At the "Comedy Club," he performed with Timur Batroutdinov, Garik Martirossian, Pavel Volia, and Garik Kharlamov, known as "The Bulldog"; he also presented solo sketches there. In 2015, he returned to television. In December 2017, he hosted a special episode of the very popular travel show "Orel i rechka" (Heads or Tails).