Born Aug. 8, 1943 in g. Baku Jew. His father was a professor, doctor of medical sciences, chair of the Azerbaijan Therapy Institute of Postgraduate Medical. My mother was a professor, head of the Department of English at the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages.
In 1966 he graduated from the Baku Medical Institute. In 1970 he graduated from the graduate school at Baku University Advanced Medical specialty "Psychology and Psychiatry.
. Played in school and student theater.
. In 1976 he graduated from the Higher Courses of Scriptwriters and directors at the USSR State Committee for Cinematography and was directed to / st "Azerbaijanfilm"
. Directed release of the satirical film magazine "Mozalan, author and director of the mass of theatrical performances, one of the founders and masters of the television game" KVN "-" leasers "(1965 - 72 - the captain of the Baku KVN team).
. Started as the artistic director of the Baku Theater of Musical Comedy.
. Director-producer of the play "Man of La Mancha" (1976) in the Baku Youth Theater.
. Director-producer of films "One Day" (1976), "Garden house for one family" (1978), "Do not worry, I'm with you" (1981), "The ice floe in the warm sea" (1983), staged performances at scenes in U.S., China and Japan
. In 1989 the U.S. has put musical "Dragon".
Since 1988 - Director of the Central House of Cinematographers in Moscow, Secretary of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia. A member of the Moscow Writers. Member of the Board Roskomkino. Honored Artist of Russia and Azerbaijan. On his initiative in 1989 in the Cinema House for the first time in Russia there was an evening A. Solzhenitsyn.
. In December 1993 he was elected to the State Duma.
. From 1996 - one of the founders, a member of the presidium and chairman of the Public Council Rossiyskogo Jewish Congress (RJC).
. In October 1996, became the leading publicist of "Theme" ( "View" - ORTV).
. From April 1999 - the leading weekly entertainment program "An Evening with Yuli Gusman (ORT).
. Hobbies - tennis.
. Married
. Wife - Walid Muradovna. Daughter Lola.