of TV show People's Artist and Pyramid. He has been working on Channel One since 2005. At the moment, Ivan is a TV presenter in the programs Smak, Evening Urgant and Prozhektorperiskhilton. Also he often conducts award ceremonies. Starting from 2006, Urgant has appeared with Vladimir Pozner in the travel documentary series titled Travels of Pozner and Urgant. In 2007, 2009, 2010 (2), 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016, Urgant was awarded TEFI. On 16 May 2009, he presented the finale of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with former Russian Eurovision participant Alsou. In December 2017, Urgant was one of the hosts of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Team Draw Show, with Gary Lineker and Maria Komandnaya. On 24 February 2022, he posted "No to War" on his Instagram account following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia after which his late-night programme was taken off-air. It was reported that he left Russia for Israel with his wife on the 11 March. Other ventures From 2011, Urgant owns a restaurant The Sad (; "Garden") together with Aleksandr Tsekalo in Moscow. He has been a board member and co-owner of the elite real estate agency "W1Evans" since 2016. Filmography Films Yolki, 2010 Lucky Trouble, 2011 Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive, 2011 Yolki 2, 2011 Yolki 3, 2013 Yolki 1914, 2014 Yolki 5, 2016 Yolki 6, 2017 Television Urgant has hosted various TV shows, including: Petersburg Courier (5TV, 1999) Big Movie (MTV Russia, 2001) Cheerful Morning (MTV Russia, 2001–2002) Total Show (MTV Russia, 2002) Expresso (MTV Russia, 2002–2004) People's Artist (Russia-1, 2003–2004) Pyramid (Russia-1, 2004) Great Premiere (Channel One, 2005) Spring with Ivan Urgant (Channel One, 2006) Gusto (Channel One; 2006–2018) Circus With Stars (Channel One, 2007–2008) Stenka na stenku (Showdown) (Channel One, 2007–2008) The Magic World of Walt Disney (Channel One, 2007–2011) Big Difference (Channel One, 2008–2012) One-Storied America (Channel One, 2008) Prozhektorperiskhilton (Channel One, 2008–2012, 2017–present) Tour de France (Channel One, 2011) Evening Urgant (Channel One; 2012–present) Their Italia (Channel One; 2012) The German Puzzle (Channel One; 2013) England in general and particular (Channel One; 2014) Jewish Happiness (Channel One; 2016) Podmoskovnie vechera (Channel One; 2016–present). Producer. In search of Don Quixote (Channel One; 2017) Music Ivan Urgant plays guitar, piano and drums. In the late 1990s he acted under the pseudonym Vnuk ( - Grandson). In 2011 Ivan renewed his own singing career and now is acting under the pseudonym