Leonid Gaidai

Birthday: 1/30/1923
Deathday: 11/19/1993
Place of birth: Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
Fame for: Directing
Also known as: Leonid Gayday , Леонид Гайдай, L. Gaidai, Leonid Iovich Gaidai, Leonid Gaiddai, L. Gaydday

Biography

Leonid I. Gaidai (30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993) was one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former USSR and modern Russia. His movies broke theatre attendance records and are still some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia.