Biography
Olga Kartunkova is a Russian comedian, captain of the KVN team "The City of Pyatigorsk", who, after the end of her Kavanaugh career, gained a foothold on television and performs in comedic images in satirical programs and movies.
Childhood and youth
Olga Kartunkova was born not far from Pyatigorsk, in the village of Grape Gardens, Stavropol Territory, in March 1978. The girl had a sense of humor from birth and claims that her humor is "genetic".
Olya started joking and infecting others with fun at school. The brisk Kartunkova never let herself be offended and was able to stand up for others. Moreover, she was able to such an extent that because of fights with peers, she got registered in the police nursery.
Olga Kartunkova now
The cheeky girl had a secret dream: she wanted to get on TV. In her youth, Olga, as if fascinated, looked at the screen. And seeing her peers, she thought that she was no worse than them.
In 1995, Kartunkova went to study law. After 4 years, she graduated with a degree in "clerk". That was the end of the girl's legal career. Olya was educated as a lawyer only under pressure from her parents, but she definitely did not want to work in her specialty.
KVN
Olga Kartunkova got into KVN by accident, the future actress was interested in the game of the Pyatigorsk team, and it dawned on the girl: this is exactly what she would like to do next. The director of the House of Culture took Kartunkova to the position of a children's methodologist.
During one of the performances of the KVN team, Olya replaced a sick participant. Since then, the actress has not left the stage anymore. City performances were replaced by trips to neighboring districts of the region, and in 2006 Kartunkova's team already performed at the capital's KVN festival.
It was Kartunkova who, having led the Pyatigorsk team in 2010, led it to victory in the First League. At the same time, the name also changed from "Noah's Ark" to "The City of Pyatigorsk". Colleagues say that they respect and adore the purposeful and strong-willed Olga, but they are also slightly afraid. Kartunkova is demanding both to herself and to the players. At rehearsals, the captain forced the team to give their best.
The team's hard work paid off in full in Jurmala. In 2013, the City of Pyatigorsk won the main prize of the Jurmala Festival - "Big KiViN in Gold", and captain Olga Kartunkova deservedly received a special "Amber KiViN" as the best player.
Olga Kartunkova — "Russian woman at the resort"
Many of the team's best jokes are connected with Olga. She took part in iconic miniatures: "Dismissal from the theater", "Estonian policeman", "Russian woman at the resort", "Meeting Stirlitz with his wife" and a parody of the movie "Irony of Fate" beloved by millions. The team attracted such stars of show business as Larisa Dolina, brothers Askold and Edgard Zapashny and Roman Zhukov to participate in their STAMS.
In the 2013 season, Olga Kartunkova and her team became champions of the KVN Top League. By the way, Kartunkova played the semifinals and finals of the game with a broken leg. However, this did not surprise anyone: the strength of spirit and will of this colorful woman has already been noticed by viewers and colleagues.
The actress also had a special relationship with Alexander Maslyakov and his wife Svetlana Anatolyevna. The Pyatigorsk team toured not only the whole country, but also was abroad. The warmest spectator, according to Olga— is on Brighton Beach.
The long-awaited meeting of the "oldies" of KVN took place in November 2019. The alumni game was broadcast on Channel One. It was recorded in Yekaterinburg. The concert was attended by the "Kamyzyaksky Krai KVN team", "Ural dumplings" and "The City of Pyatigorsk".
Television
The talent of the artist is not even discussed: Olga Kartunkova not only "got on TV", her performances are now being watched with pleasure both on TV and on the Internet. And they often invite you to various shows and programs where the artist shines with jokes and reprises.
In addition to playing KVN, Olga participated in television humorous projects. Kartunkova in 2014 appeared in the comedy and, according to the creators, the most acutely satirical show "Once upon a Time in Russia", which is broadcast on the TNT TV channel. The main roles in the short stories, in addition to Olga, are played by Vadim Galygin and Denis Dorokhov, Maxim Kiselyov and Azamat Musagaliev, Igor Lastochkin, Alexander Ptashenchuk and Irina Chesnokova.
In the summer of 2014, Olga played in a miniature of the fourth edition of the show "Sense of Humor", where together with Alexey Chumakov she depicted an original interpretation of the fairy tale about the dragon. A year later, Kartunkova was invited to hold a TEFI award ceremony with Mikhail Shvydkiy.
Olga Kartunkova in the KVN team "The City of Pyatigorsk"
In the fall of 2016, Olga became a guest of the popular show "Evening Urgant", where she shared her impressions of the first filming. After that, she told about the sights of Pyatigorsk in the show "Conductor" by Andrey Bednyakov.
In 2018, Olga joined the jury of the show "Everything but the usual", invented by the TV-3 channel and specializing in everything mystical, mysterious and incomprehensible. This is a competition of magicians from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Germany. The popular illusionist Alexander Murataev acted as a presenter.
The artist still transforms into a "boy-baba" in the show "Once upon a Time in Russia". This project is Olga's favorite work, giving breath, meaning to life. Now Kartunkova is already dictating terms to the directors. For example, the performer stopped being offered scenes on religious topics or sexist stuff. According to a colleague on the program Ekaterina Morgunova, Olya sometimes cooks lunch for the entire film crew.
Films
Kartunkova's career in cinema began at an advanced age, the actress turned 38 when the comedian first played in a feature film. In 2016, Olga received her first film role. She made her debut in the film "The Groom", where the main characters were played by Sergey Svetlakov, Philip Reinhardt and Svetlana Smirnova-Marcinkevich. Kartunkova played a simple village woman who by chance had to communicate with a foreigner.
Olga Kartunkova with children
In the main role, the actress appeared in the TV series "Two girls on the rocks", an adaptation of the American sitcom 2 Broke Girls. The film was shown in 2019 on the TV channel "Friday!". Together with Kartunkova, Alevtina Toukan played. According to critics, the Russian version was less successful than the original. The disadvantages of the domestic TV product included an abundance of jokes about the 90s and the discrepancy between the images of the original.
Olga herself was satisfied with the result. She created an image close in spirit to many compatriots, and therefore never watched the American version. In an interview, she admitted that she had no experience as a waitress, but decorating the table and serving food is not a new thing for her thanks to a large hospitable family.
Personal life
Open and sociable, Olga did not experience a shortage of male attention. The decisive character and humor of the actress were liked by the opposite sex. But the only close man for Olya was her husband, Vitaly Kartunkov. They met during their studies and have not parted since.
Olga Kartunkova's personal life took shape in 1997: young people got married. The couple brought up weather-related children - son Sasha and daughter Vika. The girl studies at the Krasnodar University of Culture and Arts as a director, like her mother, participates in student skits and dreams of a career in television. The young man sees himself as a chef in the future.
Olga Kartunkova with her husband Vitaly Kartunkov
There was a difficult period in Kartunkova's personal life. Due to the tight schedule of tours, Olya was rarely at home, which her husband, who works in the Ministry of Emergency Situations, could not like. There was no one with the children around the clock. The couple almost broke up. But this page of the artist's biography is safely closed. The family was helped by grandparents who agreed to lend a shoulder to the eternally busy Olga in everyday life. When the children reached a transitional age, Vitaly, having weighed the situation, quit and took over the household.
Now the Kartunkovs live in the village of Grape Gardens near Pyatigorsk. In 2016, the family purchased a new house of 350 sq. m, where there is enough space for everyone.
The comedian does not like comedies — "you can't surprise a shoemaker with boots." If a company gathers at the TV, they choose something that tickles the nerves. Alone, Olga prefers to watch projects with a psychological component and without bloody scenes.
Weight loss
Olga's massive figure was the stage image of a comedian. Kartunkova has never suffered from the fact that she is overweight. The woman acknowledged that he was present, but still did not consider herself too full. With a height of 168 cm , the actress weighed 134 kg .
Olga tried to go on a diet several times, but a busy tour schedule did not accompany this. Therefore, Kartunkova decided to replace the diet with sports - she visited the pool, which she considers the best fat burner in the world.
The artist changed her opinion about her figure dramatically in 2013. Olga received a serious leg injury. The fracture was accompanied by a nerve rupture. The woman barely moved, then went to Israel to undergo rehabilitation with one of the three doctors in the world who deals with such a specific problem. The doctor recommended the patient to lose weight in order to facilitate rehabilitation and load the leg less.
Kartunkova seriously approached the issue of health. The woman's weight loss was difficult. She dropped 30 kg at once, then gained 50. According to Olga, the nutritionist once brought the actress to hysterics. But the celebrity did not give up, calmed down only in 2016, when she saw the 97 kg mark on the scales. Olga shared her achievements in the struggle for slimness on Instagram. Fans supported the artist, but there are also those who believed that the comedian had lost her individuality.
Olga Kartunkova before and after weight loss
Questions about how she lost weight haunt the actress, the network is flooded with photos before and after. Olga, who has constantly consulted with nutritionists, will willingly tell about the victories and defeats in this matter, will give general advice about sports and healthy eating, but only in the book.
