One of the most recognizable characters on Russian television and practically the “face of the country's main television channel” Andrei Malakhov is known for the fact that any project in which he takes part is a huge success. It would be wrong to believe that this gift went to Malakhov from above - daily hard work led to Andrey's success.
Currently, Andrei Malakhov is a celebrity, a popular showman, a host of many television programs and a favorite of the entire female audience. But this was not always the case, because a couple of decades ago, few people knew this name and surname.
How did Andrei Malakhov's career as a host begin?
Andrei Malakhov once brilliantly graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University, after which he underwent an internship at the University of Michigan in the USA for some time. Upon his return to Moscow, he worked on radio "Maximum" as the host of the "Style" program - it was then that the young man had his first fans and imitators. Despite the fact that the huge audience of radio "Maximum" did not have the opportunity to see Malakhov, even then his professionalism was appreciated. Andrey was invited to work on television.
Not long after that, Malakhov was engaged in translating CNN news, after which he was entrusted with the work of a correspondent on Channel One, and later - the host of the Good Morning TV show. Andrei Malakhov of those years was completely different from himself today - the modest, tactful and cloyingly benevolent young man was very much liked by housewives and pensioners, who made up the bulk of the audience of this TV show.
What TV projects is Andrey Malakhov leading today?
Malakhov became a real TV star in 2001, when the talk show "Bolshaya Stirka" began to appear on the first channel on weekdays in prime time on the first channel. A huge number of people wanted to take part in the recording of each of the episodes of this TV show, its viewer ratings were off the charts. Beginning in 2004, Andrei Malakhov, who by that time was recognized by the audience as the most stylish presenter on Russian television, hosted the Golden Gramophone music award ceremony. At the same time, he hosted the talk shows "Five Evenings" and "Let Them Talk" on Channel One - the latter remains very popular to this day.
An interesting impromptu decision was for Andrey to act as a co-host of the TV show "Malakhov + Malakhov", in which he, together with Gennady Petrovich Malakhov, told viewers how traditional medicine can help a person heal himself from any ailments. In 2009, together with supermodel Natalia Vodianova, he acted as the host of the Eurovision semi-final held in Moscow. Since 2012, Andrey has hosted the weekly talk show Five Evenings on the country's main television channel.
Until recently, Malakhov was rightfully considered the most desirable bachelor in Russia, but in 2011 he married his beloved Natalia Shkuleva.
