Yuriy Tkach

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Yuriy Kostyantynovych Tkach (born October 9, 1983) ({{langx|uk|Юрій Костянтинович Ткач}}) is a Ukrainian comedian and actor. He is known for his acting roles in the Ukrainian sitcoms Country U and Once Upon a Time Near Poltava, and has been a participant on the reality shows Tantsi z zirkamy and Laughter League.

Biography

Yuriy Tkach was born in 1983 in the city of Dnipro (then known as Dnepropetrovsk) in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

He studied at the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, where he organized the Dnepropetrovsk National Team to compete on KVN, a nationally televised comedy competition show. The group eventually rose to national and international prominence, placing third in the Ukrainian National Higher League of KVN in 2009 and becoming a silver medalist of the International Higher League of KVN in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://znaj.ua/show-business/216248-yuriy-tkach-vid-tancyurista-do-charivlivogo-komika|title=Юрій Ткач: від танцюриста до чарівливого коміка|language=uk|website=znaj.ua|date=4 June 2018|access-date=9 March 2021}}

In 2013, he was cast by Kvartal 95 Studio as the husband of a main character in the Ukrainian sitcom Country U. Soon after, in 2014, he accepted a lead position in the same role on the Country U spinoff Once Upon a Time Near Poltava, this time as one of the two lead roles along with his costar Irina Soponaru. Also in 2014, Tkach was cast in a lead role on the Kvartal 95 sitcom Stories U.{{cite web|url=https://kvartal95.com/ua/actors/jury_tkach/|title=Юрій Ткач|publisher=Kvartal 95 Studio|language=uk|access-date=9 March 2021}}

In 2017, he was a celebrity contestant on the Ukrainian version of Dancing with the Stars, Tantsi z zirkamy.{{cite web|url=https://tsn.ua/glamur/uchasnik-tanciv-z-zirkami-yuriy-tkach-ziznavsya-za-kogo-vbolivatime-u-finali-1020990.html|title=Екс-учасник "Танців з зірками" Юрій Ткач зізнався, за кого вболіватиме у фіналі|language=uk|access-date=9 March 2021|date=24 October 2017|publisher=Televised News Service}}

In 2018, Tkach became a judge and coach on Laughter League, a comedy competition show.{{cite web|url=http://ligasmeha.com/uk/team/|title=Команди|publisher=Liha Smihu|access-date=9 March 2021|language=uk}}

In 2019, he replaced {{Interlanguage link|Ihor Lastochkin|uk|Ігор Ласточкін}} as a judge on the Make the Comedian Laugh game show on 1+1.{{cite web|title=Ласточкін покинув проєкт "Розсміши коміка" – його місце зайняв екссуддя шоу Ткач|url=https://gordonua.com/ukr/bulvar/news/-lastivchin-pokinuv-proekt-rozsmishi-komika-jogo-mistse-zajnjav-eks-suddja-shou-tkach-1490895.html|publisher=Bulvar|website=GordonUA.com|date=13 March 2020|access-date=9 March 2021|language=uk}} He became a contestant on the Ukrainian adaptation of Lip Sync Battle in 2021.

Filmography

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2013 \|Country U \|TV show \|Yurchik
2014 \|Once Upon a Time Near Poltava \|TV show \|Yurchik
2014 \|Stories U \|TV show \|Ivan Tsarevych
2017 \|Coco \|Movie \|Plaza Mariachi (in Ukrainian dubbing)
2018 \|Me. You. He. She \|Movie \|Seryoga

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2013

|Country U

|TV show

|Yurchik

2014

|Once Upon a Time Near Poltava

|TV show