Leonid Parfyonov
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1960-01-26
Place of birth: Cherepovets, USSR [now Russia]
Biography
Russian veteran journalist, news presenter, TV producer and author of many popular documentary TV shows. Parfyonov is best known for his studio work and productions for the NTV (of which he was Producer General between 1997 and 1999) until that TV channel was subdued by the government-owned Gazprom Media. From December 3, 2004 until December 20, 2007 he was an Editor-in-Chief of Russky Newsweek, Russian edition of Newsweek. Parfyonov is currently a member of Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights. As the author and narrator of the daily culture news TV show Namedni on NTV, Parfyonov produced the line of popular history TV documentaries which he narrated and hosted on-site of almost each event portrayed. The series achieved great success and were repeatedly broadcast for years after premiere.
Known for
Namedni-2020-2. Tiktok. Beirut. Khabarovsk. Belarus. Karabakh. Morgenstern. Navalny and poison
2021selfNamedni-1921 Capablanca. Hunger in the Volga region. March 8. Youth Theater. Homeless children
2021Namedni-2020-1. Covid. Remote. Resetting. Traffic accident with Efremov. Screenlife
2021
Old Songs about the Main Thing 2
1997
The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
2014Self (uncredited)
Хлеб для Сталина. Истории раскулаченных
2012
Generation P
2011TV Journalist
Russian Georgians. Part 2
2022himself (presentor)And Personally Leonid Ilyich
2006Narrator
Still Waters
2000Himself
Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.
2016Himself (Presenter)
Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.
2017Himself (Presenter)
Eye of God
2012Himself (Presenter)
Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.
2017Himself (Presenter)
Gogol the Bird
2009Himself (host)
Russia in Bloom
2013Himself (Host and Narrator)
Boris Godunov
2011Schelkalov
Russian Georgians. Part 1
2020himself (presentor)
Listyev. A New Look
2020himself