Yakov Smirnoff
USSR-born American comedian · United States · On the map · Comedians · Born 1951 · age 75
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.
Yakov Smirnoff is read about 368 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 12 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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Richard Pryor Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Steven Spielberg Produced The Money Pit (1986)
Frank Sinatra Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Aretha Franklin Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Barbra Streisand Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Ray Charles Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
George Carlin Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Peter Sellers Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Jay Leno Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Conan O'Brien Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Stephen Colbert Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Jimmy Kimmel Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Danny Kaye Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Drew Carey Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Joel McHale Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Al Franken Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Paul Mazursky Directed Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
Wanda Sykes Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Danny Thomas Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Darrell Hammond Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Dick Cavett Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Dorothy Provine Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Garry Moore Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
Fred Waring Duets: White House Correspondents' Association dinner
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Comedians
Type
Comedian
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1951 · age 75
Where to find them
In the same film or series as Yakov
Louie AndersonAlso in Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special (1985)
Laura RamseyAlso in Awful Nice (2013)
Leslie WestAlso in The Money Pit (1986)
Christian ClemensonAlso in Heartburn (1986)
Lyman WardAlso in Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
David WhiteAlso in Brewster's Millions (1985)