User:Mariaafp/Andrey Fomin

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Andrey Fomin (Russian: Андрей Владимирович Фомин; born 3 Frebruary 1964) is a Russian actor, producer, promoter, showman. 

Education[edit]

In 1988 Andrey Fomin graduated from Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. He also studied at The Advanced Course for Screenwriters and Film Directors at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (Vladimir Menshov workshop). 

Career[edit]

Andrey Fomin Production[edit]

Andrey Fomin was one of the first Russian event producers. In 2004 he established his own company Andrey Fomin Production and during these 24 years he has been organizing large corporate and private events around the world (Moscow, London, Paris, Dubai, Aby Dhabi, Monaco, French Riviera, Instanbul, Sardinia, Florence etc.).


Show director[edit]

In 2017 he received an offer from Design Lab to stage a show at a private event in Abu Dhabi. The show took place at the Abu Dhabi exhibition center and was a success.

On January 5, 2018 Design Lab commissioned Andrey Fomin to stage a new show in Dubai which also had great success.  


Annual events[edit]

Andrey Fomin is a creator of several annual events and awards:

  • Annual awards for the most dubious achievements in the entertainment industry "Silver Galoshes"; 
  • Annual Ball "Bal des Fleurs" in French Riviera;
  • Independent restaurant Awards "Bay leaf" in Moscow and Saint Petersburg;
  • Moscow Gastronomic Festival;
  • "May Fashion" ball, "Top 100 most beautiful faces of Moscow", as well as "May Fashion" Ball and "Top 100 most beautiful faces of Ukraine" in Kiev and Almaty;
  • "Night Life Awards" In Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

"Silver galoshes"[edit]

In 1996 Andrey Fomin became one of the creators and a permanent presenter of an annual prize for the most dubious achievements in the entertainment industry "Silver Galoshes". In 2014 acquired from radio station "Silver rain" all the rights to the ceremony "Silver Galoshes".

There were a lot of famous people among the presenters of the show: Ksenia Sobchak, Ivan Urgant, Alexander Gordon, Aleksandr Tsekalo.  

The ceremony was broadcasted on the radio station "Silver rain" and on the Internet, as well as on the main TV channels. 

SPOON restaurant guide[edit]

Andrey Fomin created a special project SPOON Restaurant Guide - authoritative restaurant guide in Moscow, Russia and all over the world. 

For more than 10 years under cover of Spoon there have been published an annual restaurant guide "100 best restaurants in Moscow" which includes the list of the most interesting and trendy gastronomic places in Moscow. In 2017 two more Spoon guides were created:

  • "100 best restaurants in Russia";
  • "50 best restaurants in Saint-Petersburg". 

Apart from the restaurant list each guide has a big wine sections, special lists "5 best places". chefs' and critics' recommendations. 

Restaurant Business[edit]

In 2018 Andrey Fomin became a partner in a new restaurant Gorynich - a project by Mikhail Zarkov, Ilya Tutenkov and Vladimir Mukhin. 

Theatre[edit]

Andrey Fomin is also known as a theatre actor. In 1988-1991 he played at Vakhtangov Theatre. Nowadays he plays in many theatrical perfomances at the Moscow Theatre of Nations and at the theatre "Praktika".

Play Stage director Role Theatre
"Jeanna" Ilya Rotenberg, based on the play by Yaroslava Pulinovich Vitaly Theatre of Nations
"The Circus" Maxim Didenko Ludvig, a director of the circus Theatre of Nations
"Figaro. The events of one day" Kirill Serebrennikov Basile, Madame Marguerite Theatre of Nations
«Killer Joe» Javor Gardev, based on the play by Tracy Letts
Ansel Smith, the father of Chris Theatre of Nations
«Chapayev and pustota» Maxim Didenko, based on the novel by Victor Pelevin Timur Timurovich Theatre Praktika
«Fetishist» Vasiliy Barkhatov, based on the play by Maxim Kurochkin -

Movies[edit]

Andrey Fomin played in many Russian movies:

Year Movie Director Role
1988 "Little Vera" Vasili Pichul Andrey
1989 "How Dark the Nights on the Black Sea" Vasili Pichul Playwright
1989 "Do it - One!" Andrei Malyukov Eremenko
1989 "The Book Thief" Leonid Rybakov
2003 "Playing the Victim"  Kirill Serebrennikov Sysoev
2006 "Short Circuit" Kirill Serebrennikov, Peter Buslov,

Ivan Vyrypaev, Aleksei Alekseivich German,

Boris Khlebnikov

Cheapskate
2009 "Hamlet. XXI Century"  Yuri Kara Polonius
2009 "Kiss through a Wall"  Vardan Hakopyan
2011 "Generation П" Victor Ginzburg Morkovin
2017 "Captain Krutov Operetta" (TV series) Slava Ross Nikolai Arkadievich Artamonov, artistic director of the theatre

TV shows[edit]

In 2011 Andrey participated in a famous show "Dancing with the stars" on the TV channel "Russia-1" where he performed together with Albina Dzhanabaeva (ex-soloist of the Ukrainian girl group VIA Gra). 

Awards[edit]

1. "Event of the Year" Award 2018 - 'The Legend of the Russian Event Industry"

2. "Wedding Awards" 2017 - honorary award "Person of the Year". 

Family[edit]

Andrey has two children. His daughter Maria graduated from Moscow Architectural Institute (State Academy) - MarchI. His son Alexander, ESEC graduate, is now working in a French film production and distribution company.

References[edit]

[[Category:21st-century actors]] [[Category:20th-century actors]] [[Category:Russian actors]] [[Category:Soviet actors]] [[Category:Biography (genre)]] [[Category:Russian producers]] [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:Russian television presenters]]