Former military man, KVN participant, one of the most popular Russian standup comics, famous TV presenter, resident of "Comedy Club", creator and producer of Stand Up show - Ruslan Beliy's biography is rich and full of various events. For his 43 years, he managed to try himself in different roles, several times radically change everything in order to engage in the business that he loves most of all.
Career of a comedian
Ruslan Bely was born in 1979 in Prague, where at that time his father was doing military service. The boy's family had to move often from one place to another. Ruslan started his studies in Prague. Then his father was sent to Legnitz (Poland). After another 4 years his parents moved to a small town in the Voronezh region.
Frequent changes of residence could adversely affect his studies, but Ruslan successfully graduated from school and even received a silver medal. White's father wanted his son to follow in his footsteps. Ruslan did not object. Soon he became a student of the Military Aviation Engineering University in Voronezh.
It would seem that the choice was made definitively. But, being a cadet, Ruslan became "sick" of playing KVN and soon became the head of the university team "Seventh Sky". The guys managed to get into the Premier League and even won one of the prizes at the music festival.
After graduation Ruslan served 5 years on contract. Having received the rank of captain and a medal, Bely decided to return to the civilian life and entered the agrarian university.
All this time he did not stop doing humor, continued to write monologues, perform in front of fellow officers and as part of the Voronezh branch of Comedy Club. Here he met Yulia Akhmedova and together with her began to play in the KVN team "25th".
The popularity of the young comedian grew every day, he began to call him to various projects. There was such a proposal and from the channel TNT: White was invited to become a participant in the show "Laughter without rules". Ruslan not immediately, but agreed. He managed to win the project and get a solid cash prize. Returning to Voronezh, he bought an apartment with this money.
In 2010, Bely moved to Moscow and began to participate in a variety of projects. He was:
- host of "Kuboynaya Liga";
- a member of the jury in "Comedy Battle";
- a main character in "Prozharka,"
- a regular participant in the show "Comedy Club".
In 2006, the comedian starred in the TV series "Happy Together". Work in this project was another step in the creative biography of the humorist, allowing Ruslan to try himself in a new role.
But the pinnacle of White's career should be considered his own show StandUp. Ruslan became a producer, host and active participant of the project, where more than one standup star was lit up. At his suggestion, the StandUp festival was created, where aspiring humorists could participate.
Another notable author's project of Ruslan White was the show "Comedian in the City". It involved performances in different Russian cities, during which comedians joked about popular topics.
In 2020. White left the management of the show StandUp, and a year later he left TNT channel. It was rumored that the reason for leaving was criticism of the authorities, glimpsed in the comedian's performances, but in fact there were financial disagreements between the parties. White did not upset this in the slightest. He decided to go into free swimming, develop projects on YouTube and take care of himself.
Personal life of Ruslan
To talk about personal White does not like. The 43-year-old comedian is very dear to freedom and is in no hurry to sacrifice it for the sake of his wife and children. At one time Ruslan was attributed to a romance with Julia Akhmedova. But the young people categorically denied these rumors.
In April, the comedian admitted that he is married and the family is expecting a child. For some time, no one knew who Ruslan White's wife was. In one of the interviews he said that her name is Olga. They met on the Internet, the girl left a comment under the post of the comedian. The difference in the age of the spouses is 20 years. Not long ago, Olga gave the standup comedian a daughter, who was named Roberta.
Many fans standup comic is interested in where Ruslan Bely now, why he disappeared from TV screens? In March 2023, at one of the concerts, the comedian said that he did not support the SWO in Ukraine. His statements on political topics did not go unnoticed. Ruslan was "removed" from Russian television. And soon it became known that the comedian left the country. At first he settled in Turkey. Now Ruslan Bely lives in Spain and continues to give concerts abroad.
