Born November 24, 1961 in Moscow. His father worked as a welder, his mother - an engineer.
In 1983 he graduated from the translation department of the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages (MGPI) they. Maurice Thorez specialty "translator-interpreter.
In 1983 - 86 served in the military mission as lieutenant-interpreter military adviser antiaircraft brigade commander in the Republic of Angola. Served with Alexander Gurnovym.
. Since 1986 - a correspondent in the department of broadcasting in the U.S. and Canada the Moscow international radio, after - the correspondent in the program "The View", where he heading "probe."
. A leading program Guinness show "(Copyright TV - ATV), then was head of the program" business time "(All-Russia cable television - CGT), author and presenter of" tipsy. "
. From 1994 to 1996 - the author, presenter and producer of a weekly program of JSC "Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation TV-6 Moscow" (MNVK) "Disasters of the Week", leading the column "You - witness"
. From 1996 to 1997 - producer of "Holocaust of the Week" on TV channel TV-6 Moscow ".
. In 1996 the topic "You are - witness" became an independent program.
. Since 1999 - producer of "Our favorite animals" on TV channel TV-6 Moscow ".
. In November 1999, began work on the program "Records", which will be a month to talk about people caught up in the Guinness Book of Records.
. Speaks English, French and Amharic.
. Contains the second marriage
. His wife, Oksana Yanovskaya, works in television "View". Daughter Alina and son Daniel.