Co-founder, Member of the Board of Directors and Head Producer of LEAN-M.

Born on September 26, 1969 in Alexandrov City (Vladimirskaya region).

In 1991 graduated with honors from MGU with a major in «journalism». Worked as host, editor and correspondent of programs «Do 16 i Starshe» («Up to 16 and Older»), «RAP-Magazin» («RAP-shop»), talk-show «Galopom po Evropam» («Galloping through Europe») of the TV company «Class!». Laureate of the International Interpol award for a cycle of TV movies and programs for the young audience, dedicated to struggle against drugs.

— To «Up to 16 and Older» I came as a student, and I remained there until I grew into the presenter of the program. It was then when I made my first children and teenagers’ series, called «ABCD Ltd.». It was the first series about teenagers in the Soviet and Post-Soviet television. I was the author of the idea and a co-producer — producing was just beginning back then. Kostya Naumochkin was the head of the writing team, Alexander Akopov was one of the first co-producers. I was a staff member of the «Klass!» («Cool!») TV company, and Akopov was the head of a commercial studio, working closely with us. Kostya Naumochkin was one of our best writers back then. When we meet we still ask each other: «Remember?!». By the way, Gosha Kutsenko’s acting debut happened to be in this series — he was playing a bandit.

From 1998 to 2000 was the host of the program «Vmeste» («Together»), head producer of MTRK «Mir» («World») and radio channel «Mirovoye Radio» (104,2 FM), author and producer of a special cycle of reports on ORT season 2000—2001 «Ulitsa Kontrabandistov», «Stena Placha», «Dva Boytsa» («The Street of Smugglers», «The Wailing Wall», «Two Fighters»), author and director of documentaries «Dagestansky Otvet» and «Posle Pobedi» («Answer from Dagestan» and «After Victory») in 1999.

— After working as a presenter for «Up to 16...» I happened to start working as a presenter of a TV Program «Together». I owe this program a fantastic still true friendship with my colleagues from the CIS countries. Papuna Pipiya, our best sound director is my former co-presenter from Georgia. Serob Oganyan, who we are starting a new project with together is my co-presenter from Armenia. We are proud that the national built-up of our company is so diverse — we have everybody: from a Chechen to a Jew! All the palette of nationalities! This is probably me curtsying for the «World» TV company.

In 2002 graduated from the Higher Courses of Scriptwriters and Directors with the specialization as «film director» (taught by Pyotr Todorovsky). Was a host and producer of a youth talk show «Bez Pravil» («No Rules») on TVC, talk show «Absolutniy Sluh» («Absolute Pitch») on 7TV, producer of a documentary cycle «Vozvrasheniye Domoy» («Return Back Home») on ORT, TV programs «Zariadka Dlia Strani» («P.E. for the Nation») on 7TV, «Nagrada za Smelost» («Award for Bravery») on 7TV, «Sport. Istoriya Zdorovya.» («Sport. The Story of Health.»), Director and producer of a documentary «Scorpions in Russia». In 2005 he filmed his first movie «After Life». In 2007 began to work on the next full-length feature film based on his own script with the working title «If».

One of the co-founders of LEAN-M company. From September 2000 to July 2006 — a General Director of LEAN-M Producing Company, from July 2006 to January 2007 — Chairman of Board of Directors, from January 2007 — Co-Chairman of Board of Directors.

— Timur Weinstein and I met when I was the head producer at «World» TV company, and Timur just brought the period of his life, dedicated to «Theme» program, to an end. We met, and we were attracted to one another, in a good sense of the word. When I left «World» TV company, we decided to build our own organization. We began from zero: I found a little money, Timur — a few rooms, at first just one, in the TV center. We wanted and we made television projects that we invented ourselves. At first these were TV reports, then TV movies, then a series of television programs for the whole channel — we almost substituted for the whole channel, making all the original products, except for live programs. Then we started slowly but surely to experiment — Timur — with sitcoms, I — with series. That’s when the official story of LEAN-M begins, with the start of our main project — «Soldiers».

Producer of series: «Soldiers» (REN TV), «Happy Together» (TNT), «Daughters and Mothers» (CTC), «Warrant Officer» (REN TV), «Petya the Great» (CTC), «The Dad of all Trades» (CTC), «Students» (REN TV), «Golden Mother in Law» (TV Center), «Tourists» (REN TV), «Corporative Story» (REN TV), a documentary film «Soldier. From inside out». (REN TV), TV programs: «The Incredible Collection of Mr. Ripley» (DTV).

In the 2007—2008 season there were: «The Furious» (NTV), «Platinum» (NTV), «Kolobkov. The real Colonel!» (REN TV), «The Sea Soul» (REN TV), «Students International» (REN TV), «Heartbreakers» (CTC), and documentary TV series «Collection of Olympic Narratives» (TV Channel «Sport»), as well as premier episodes of the beloved TV hits: «Soldiers» and «Happy Together». Apart from the rest, the movie-theatre screens will see the feature films: «After Life» (winter 2008), «If» (2008) and «The Man Who Knew Everything» (2008).

New series launches are planned for the 2008—2009 season: «Borodin. The Return of the General» (REN TV), «Smalkov. Double Blackmail» (REN TV), «House Upside-Down» (CTC), «Traffic Police and so on» (REN TV), «Little Mermaid» (TV Channel «Russia»), «Provincial» (TV Channel «Russia»), «Dyed Lace» (TV Channel «Russia»), «Platinum-2» (NTV), «Cream» (TNT) and about 5 new projects.

— I think that the following idea is correct: «If you don’t experiment, luck is unattainable». We have the grandest plans — sitcoms, long-running series, mini series, feature films, and totally new formats. And it happens so that in most cases we compete with ourselves. For example, it happens when both of our projects run at the same time, say, 8 p.m. on different networks. But the ratings of our projects, when they add up, give us the sense of our presence on television arena. We are also trying to aim our projects to different people, so that we don’t fight for television space and don’t make poor people hop from one channel to another one.