Nikolai Fomenko
Todor Zhivkov Toдор Живков | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1962 Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) |
| Spouse | Maria Golubkina |
| Occupation | motor racer, musician, comic actor |
Nikolai Vladimirovich Fomenko (Template:Lang-ru, born April 30, 1962) is a Russian musician, comic actor and motor racer, who started his career in the music group Secret, immensely popular in the mid-1980s, but later became a leading showman on the Russian TV.
He is married to Andrei Mironov's stepdaughter, actress Maria Golubkina, and has three children: daughters Anastasia and Ekaterina, and a son, Ivan.
Fomenko performed in the popular Russian music collection series Staryye Pesni o Glavnom (old songs about the important), and starred in several comedies such as Eldar Ryazanov's Old Hags (Starye Klyachi) and The Suit (Shik).
He hosts a season of the game-show The Weakest Link on Russia's Channel 5. He is also involved in the development and/or launching of the sports car Marussia.[1]
In 2009, he began hosting Top Gear Russia, the REN-TV spin-off of the BBC series Top Gear.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Speed (Skorost') | Student |
| 1999 | Moon Father (Lunny Papa) | Yassir |
| 1999 | The Sky with Diamonds (Nebo v Almazakh) | Anton Chekhov |
| 2000 | Cheque (Chek) | Brunet |
| 2000 | Old Hags (Starye Klyachi) | Mr. Khomenko |
| 2003 | Chic (Shik) | Botya |
| 2003 | Bedroom Key (Klyuch ot Spal'ni) | Vakhlakov |
| 2007 | Model (Naturshchitsa) | |
| 2008 | Radio Day (Den' Radio) | As himself |
International auto racing career
FIA GT
| Year | Team | Car | № | Class | Co-drivers | Points | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Freisinger Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-R | 58 | N-GT |  Alexey Vasilyev
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0 | — |
| 2001 | Freisinger Racing | Porsche 996 GT3-R | 59 | N-GT | Alexey Vasilyev |
0 | — |
| 2002 | RWS Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-R | 77 | N-GT | Alexey Vasilyev |
1 | 26 |
| 2003 | RWS Yukos Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-R | 77 | N-GT | Alexey Vasilyev |
17 | 14 |
| 2004 | Freisinger Yukos Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 77 | N-GT | Alexey Vasilyev
|
26 | 7 |
| Cirtek Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | 73 |  Adam Jones | ||||
| 2005 | Russian Age Racing | Ferrari 550 Maranello | 17; 18 | GT1 | Alexey Vasilyev |
5 | 19 |
Endurance races
| Year | Race | Team | Car | Class | Co-drivers | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24 Hours of Daytona | RWS Motorsport | Porsche 996 | GTS | Alexey Vasilyev,  Patrick Bourdais Walter Lechner Jr.,  Tetsuya Tanaka
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28 (9) |
| 2004 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Freisinger Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | LMGT | Alexey Vasilyev, Patrick Bourdais
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DNF |
| 2005 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Cirtek Motorsport/ Russian Age Racing/ Convers Team |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | LMGT1 | Alexey Vasilyev, Christophe Bouchut
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17 (5) |
References
External links
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