Evgeny Shelyakin

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Evgeny Vladimirovich Shelyakin (born 18 September, 1976; Krasnodar) is a Russian filmmaker, screenwriter, tv writer/director/producer and actor. Born and raised in Krasnodar. As a child, he went to a theater studio, independently came up with performances, and at school I created my own show group. Yevgeny received his first professional education as an electrical engineer. In 1998, Shelyakin graduated from the Krasnodar law Institute of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia with the qualification "lawyer" and worked as an investigator in the police for 4 years. At the same time, Yevgeny Shelyakin became interested in KVN. In 1995-1998, he was the captain of the KVN team "The Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs" and played in the Krasnodar city League and for the city's national team. Later, he became the captain of the Kuban Cossacks team, which reached the semifinal…