# Yakov Smirnoff

> Yakov Naumovich Pokhis, better known as Yakov Smirnoff, is an American comedian, actor and writer. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in the Soviet Union, then immigrated to the United States in 1977 in order to pursue an American show business career, not yet knowing any English.

*USSR-born American comedian*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/yakov-smirnoff

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Comedian
- **Category:** Comedians
- **Born:** 1951-01-24
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 14.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #227

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0807025/ (@nm0807025)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.yakov.com

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://zh.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E9%9B%85%E7%A7%91%E5%A4%AB%C2%B7%E6%80%9D%E7%BE%8E%E6%B4%9B)
- [ياكوڤ سميرنوف](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%DA%A4_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%88%D9%81)
- [یاکۆڤ سمیرنۆف](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%86%DA%A4_%D8%B3%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%86%DB%86%D9%81)
- [Yakov Smirnoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff)
- [Yakov Smirnoff](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff)
- [یاکوو سمیرنوف](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%88_%D8%B3%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%88%D9%81)
- [Yakov Smirnoff](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff)
- [יעקב סמירנוף](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%A7%D7%91_%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A3)
- [Yakov Smirnoff](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff)
- [Yakov Smirnoff](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff)
- [Yakov Smirnoff](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff)
- [Смирнов, Яков Наумович](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%AF%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Yakov Smirnoff](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff)
- [ยาคอฟ สเมอร์นอฟฟ์](https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9F_%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%8C)
- [Yakov Smirnoff](https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff)
- [Яков Смірнофф](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%A1%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%84%D1%84)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q977228)
- [Yakov Smirnoff](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/159755)

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