TV host, actor, stand-up comedian, podcaster, YouTuber
Years active
1995-present
Spouse
Tatyana Lazareva
(divorced)
Mikhail Grigoryevich Shats (born 7 June 1965) is an Israeli TV host, actor, stand-up comedian, YouTuber, and opposition activist. He is also known as a former member of the Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition.[1][2][3]
Biography
Mikhail Shats was born on 7 June 1965 in Leningrad. Upon graduating from School No. 185 in 1982, he entered the medical faculty of the First Leningrad Medical Institute. He graduated with a specialisation in anesthesiology and resuscitology and later completed his residency at the same institute.[4]
From 1987 to 1994, Shats competed on the KVN TV show as a member of the First Medical Institute and UNECON teams. He also played for the Russian team at the CIS KVN competition.[5][6]
Together with Tatiana Lazareva, Shats supported the Sozidaniye Charitable Foundation, which assisted orphanages, children's homes, boarding schools, hospitals, and children undergoing treatment in clinics. They also supported the Downside Up Charitable Foundation and actively participated in the foundation's events dedicated to changing society's attitude towards children with Down syndrome.[19]
Shats joined the Russian protest movement (also known as the Bolotnaya revolution) in December 2011.[20] Later, he took part in the elections for the Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition and was ranked eighth on the candidates' list.[21][22][23] Due to his participation in the protests, Shats was fired from the STS TV channel in 2012.[24]
In March 2013, Shats recorded a video appeal in support of the LGBT community and spoke out against the law banning the so-called "propaganda of homosexuality".[25] He was also a member of the public council of the Russian Jewish Congress.[26]
In February 2022, Shats signed an anti-war letter condemning the Russian government for waging war against Ukraine.[27]
TEFI "Best Entertainment Program Host" (2006)[29][30]
Family
Shats is of Jewish origin. He is married to Tatiana Lazareva. She is a TV presenter, actress, singer, and opposition activist. The couple has three children.[31][32]
In 2021, Shats and Lazareva announced that they had separated.[33] However, as of October 2022, they were not officially divorced.
References
^"Михаил Шац". 24SMI (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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