Leonid Parfyonov

Leonid Parfyonov

Acting

Born: 1960-01-26 in 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

KVN Major League

KVN Major League

Self - Judge

Evening Urgant

Evening Urgant

Self

Fort Boyard Russia

Fort Boyard Russia

Self - Host

Karamora

Karamora

Emperor

The Term. Beginning of a Big Story

The Term. Beginning of a Big Story

Self (uncredited)

Хлеб для Сталина. Истории раскулаченных

Хлеб для Сталина. Истории раскулаченных

Намедни 1961—2003. Наша эра

Намедни 1961—2003. Наша эра

Russian Georgians. Part 1

Russian Georgians. Part 1

himself (presentor)

Children of the 20th Congress

Children of the 20th Congress

Host

Namedni

Namedni

Self

Generation P

Generation P

TV Journalist

Без души

Без души

Гость

Russian Georgians. Part 2

Russian Georgians. Part 2

himself (presentor)

Eye of God

Eye of God

Himself (Presenter)

Still Waters

Still Waters

Himself

In Qvevri Veritas

In Qvevri Veritas

Russian Empire

Russian Empire

Presenter

Boris Godunov

Boris Godunov

Schelkalov

Zvorykin-Muromets

Zvorykin-Muromets

Narrator

Old Songs about the Main Thing 2

Old Songs about the Main Thing 2

Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.

Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.

Himself (Presenter)

Gogol the Bird

Gogol the Bird

Himself (host)

Russia in Bloom

Russia in Bloom

Himself (Host and Narrator)

He Came to Give Us Freedom

He Came to Give Us Freedom

No Poster

Namedni-2020-1. Covid. Remote. Resetting. Traffic accident with Efremov. Screenlife

Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.

Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.

Himself (Presenter)

Bashlachev. The Flight of Death

Bashlachev. The Flight of Death

Self

The Age of Nabokov

The Age of Nabokov

Listyev. A New Look

Listyev. A New Look

himself

Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.

Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.

Himself (Presenter)

No Poster

Namedni-2020-2. Tiktok. Beirut. Khabarovsk. Belarus. Karabakh. Morgenstern. Navalny and poison

self

No Poster

Namedni-1921 Capablanca. Hunger in the Volga region. March 8. Youth Theater. Homeless children

No Poster

And Personally Leonid Ilyich

Narrator