Star of the popular humorous show “Calambur” Sergey Gladkov went to heaven, the actor was only 60 years old

On October 19, 2023, a wonderful man, an artist, a clown and a former member of the “Mask Show” team left us. Sergey Gladkov. The native Kharkiv left this world at the age of 60, and it will be possible to say goodbye to him in Odessa on October 21. After himself, Sergey left two children and a sea of positive emotions from millions of people who managed to appreciate his work not only as an actor of humorous programs, but also as an author of some TV projects.



Unfortunately, Gladkov was in no hurry to reveal the secrets of his life, so little is known about his family. On the other hand, it may even be for the best. Being a famous person with the development of modern social networks and the Internet is becoming more difficult every year. Fans go where they shouldn’t and try to attract attention in a variety of ways. So some famous people choose to distance themselves from this fate.

Sergey Gladkov “Clown in life”, as Sergey himself called himself, was born in 1963. In his youth he entered the Polytechnic Institute at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. At that time, only a person with certain makings could get into such a serious specialty, so that Gladkov can hardly be accused of excessive childishness. However, it was there, in the walls of a higher educational institution, that he first began to create his first clown projects. Moreover, at the same time he manages to finish the courses of the director and learn the basics of pantomime.

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Needless to say, with the work in the specialty of the young Gladkov, everything goes not according to plan. In 1985, he assembled several actors, and together they formed the clown band Pantophone. At first, such activity does not seem serious at all, but after 2 years Pantophone develops into more famous projects Fu Store and Fools Village. Since 1989, Sergey Gladkov, together with other guys, begins to work professionally in the Odessa State Philharmonic.



Somewhere in the same year, fate itself leads him to the famous and beloved “Mask Shows”, and then he gets into “Calambur”. This page of Gladkov’s life is known to the greatest number of his fans. Sergey himself creates many images in his unique repertoire. For example, the mustachioed Man of Fools Village. This is a completely invented image, which is familiar, probably, to almost all compatriots of the artist. Ms. Burple in Cool Peak is also his job. As well as the image of the German soldier Drankel and the Loser, breaking everything in a row, in the “Kalambur Bar”.

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After the closure of the TV magazine in the early 2000s, Sergey did not cease to be interested in creativity. But this time for himself he chose a completely friend profession, behind the scenes. He became a director and even worked on writing scripts, and quite talented. Many TV shows appeared on the screens of the then TVs with his professional participation. Our hero and the chair of the sound engineer did not shy away. More than 20 projects, including “Evening Tale”, “Flying Animals”, even “Naked and Funny”, were released with the assistance of Gladkov.



In 2003, there was a rather successful attempt to revive the once successful and still unforgotten duo Man and Sailor. But in a different format. A series of short animated films called S.O.S., in which Sergey took part as a screenwriter, producer and sound engineer. Some series people perceived with great enthusiasm, and some they simply did not like. One way or another, Gladkov’s ambitious project left its mark.

As we mentioned above, Sergey didn’t talk too much about the details of his personal life. It is only known that he married Natalia Isugranova at the very beginning of his creative career. So the young couple managed to survive together both the peak of popularity of the actor’s activity and the lull of the 2000s. And it was for the sake of his two children that Gladkov decided to create an animated series S.O.S., so this, you can say, is also part of his father's legacy.



A man lived a decent life and made it so that people will continue to remember him without any negativity, only with a smile on their faces. And that, if you think about it, is very expensive in this age. Sergey Gladkov never made any sharp ambiguous statements, did not make demands or explicit propaganda. Just humor, clowning, pure creativity and waves of positivity. That is why it is so hard to talk about his premature departure. Official sources do not give reasons for his death. In the end, I would like to thank you for your creativity and good mood, Sergey.