Arkady Inin

Arkady Yakovlevich Inin, original surname Gurevich ; born 3 May 1938, Kharkov) is a Soviet and Russian writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor, publicist, teacher and professor.

Biography

He was born on 3 May 1938 in Kharkov, into the family of Yakov Noevich and Sara Abramovna Gurevich. He graduated from the Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute.
Carried away by the stage, he participated in the skits, in the games of KVN and, having worked as an engineer for eight years, entered the VGIK at the faculty of film dramaturgy.
The nickname Inin took in honor of his wife Inna, who died in March 2021 after 60 years of marriage.

Work

The author of forty comedies, thirty books of humor, more than two hundred television and radio programs. Professor of VGIK. He was awarded the Order of Friendship and the Order of Honour.
He advocated the ban of Moscow Pride in Russia.