Mikhail Schatz: biography and family of the TV presenter (photo)

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Few people know that the famous Russian TV presenter, humorist, film, theater and KVN actor, showman Mikhail Shats is a doctor by education, an anesthesiologist-resuscitator. Most of his creative ideas were embodied on the STS channel, where he worked as a producer of special projects. Particularly noteworthy is his marriage to host Tatyana Lazareva, with whom he spends most of his time both at work and at home. Let's find out the story of his life and the composition of the family.

Childhood and student humorist

Shats Mikhail Grigoryevich was born on June 7, 1965 in the Hero City of Leningrad. His father was a military man, an Air Force officer, while serving in Kazakhstan he met his future wife, a pediatrician. Service places changed, but in the end the family settled in Leningrad, where the boy Mikhail was born. Schatz studied at school number 185 from 1972 to 1982, he wanted to become a racing driver or coach of the Zenit football club. But he entered the First Leningrad Medical Institute, leaving his childhood dreams unfulfilled. After completing his studies at the Faculty of Medicine, he received the profession of an anesthesiologist-resuscitator. In the sameInstitute passed residency and graduated in 1989. As a young specialist was supposed to, he got a job as a doctor, and for 6 years he saved people's lives. Already during his studies, Mikhail developed an interest in humor, he became interested in playing KVN, which began his creative career.

Participation in KVN and TV career

Mikhail Schatz actively participated in the creative life of the Leningrad Medical Institute, being a member of the KVN team. From 1991 to 1994 he was already a member of the CIS team. He especially succeeded in the role of a doctor and the musical number-parody "Glukonatik". In the mid-90s, Schatz decided to move to Moscow, but for a long time he could not find a job in his speci alty. In parallel with this, he came up with a new comedy project "OSP-studio" with colleagues in KVN games. In 1995, Mikhail got a job at the TV-6 Moscow channel, where for 2 years he participated in the creation of the Once a Week program. 1996-1998 - the time of his work in the project "To spite the records!" - a sports and humorous program, where he performed in several roles at once. In parallel with this program, "OSP-Studio" began to go on the air. Mikhail Shats and his colleagues (Tatyana Lazareva, Pavel Kabanov, Sergey Belogolovtsev and Andrey Bocharov) made their humorous program very popular in a short time. They stayed on the air until 2004. 1996 brought fame to the presenter, and he decided to leave his career as a doctor.

Programs, projects and roles on TV-6

1996 - 1998 - participation in the program "To spite the records!", the role of Mishgan(football fan), Chance (sports doctor), football coach.

1997, 1999 - 2000 - actor of the series "33 square meters" under the brand name "OSP-Studio", acts as a lover and brother of the main character, a postman, an astronaut, an actor, a resort womanizer, a neighbor, a Caucasian, an alcoholic, a profiteer, a racketeer and a doctor.

1999 - 2001 - Pan, host of "OSP Chairs Zucchini", a 15-episode humorous variety program.

1999 - 2000 - participant of "OS-Song-99" and "OS-Song-2000", parody concerts with the participation of members of the "OSP-Studio" and pop stars.

2000 - role in the parody TV movie "Sister-3".

Famous works on the STS channel

Since 2004, Mikhail Shats has officially been the host of the STS channel, where he took part and directed the following programs:

1. "Good jokes". The host of the program along with Tatyana Lazareva and Alexander Pushny. From 2010 to 2012 filming was stopped, then the show went on the air again with new scenery, and now the show is suspended.

2. 2004 - participation in the game "Fort Boyard" as part of one of the teams.

3. 2006 - 2010 - host of improv show "Thank God you came".

4. 2007 - Mikhail Shats and his permanent colleagues Lazareva and Pushnoy host the program "More Good Jokes". The project did not last even a month, it was closed, not justifying the hopes placed on it.

5. 2008- participation in the intelligence show "50 Blondes".

6. 2009 - one of the hosts of the daily program "Song of the Day" on STS.

7. 2009 - was invited to shoot the comedy program "Killer Evening" (TNT) as a special guest.

8. 2010 - appointed producer of special projects of the STS channel, hosted the interactive show "Random Connections".

9. 2011 - Tatyana Lazareva and Mikhail Shats traveled with their children through the Russian outback and abroad, filming a travel show in parallel. But the program did not go on the air, although enough episodes were filmed.

10. 2011 - produces the show "Sing!" and "Meet the Parents", hosts the program "My Family Against Everyone".

11. The contract with the STS channel ended in 2012. In 2013, Schatz was a co-host of the Ankle Show program (Our Football channel), and in 2014 Mikhail could be seen on the Olympic Channel (Sport Plus).

Theater, film and community activities

Michael has two movie roles so far - a criminologist in "A Very Russian Detective" and Chapaev in the film of the same name. But the voice of the presenter can be heard in the dubbing of the cartoons "Bee Movie: Honey Plot", "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs", "Monsters on Vacation". He also tried his hand at the theater: in 2008 he portrayed Tony Blair in the play "PAB".

Mikhail Schatz, whose biography is full ofvarious creative projects, supports the "Creation" charitable foundation together with his wife. For seven years they have been helping hospitals and orphanages. The star couple also contributes to the work of the Downside Up Foundation, which is aimed at adapting children with Down syndrome in society.

TV presenter's family

The couple cannot remember the exact date of their acquaintance, but at the KVN festival in Sochi in 1991 they already knew each other. Tatyana played for the Novosibirsk team, and Mikhail played for Leningrad. For a long time they maintained warm relations, but were in no hurry to move in. In addition, Lazareva was married at that time, later she had a child. To her surprise, Mikhail did not give up trying to get the attention and location of the woman, surrounded the pregnant Tatyana with care, and then became the personal doctor of the first-born, Stepan Lazarev. They entered into a marriage only on July 17, 1998, since then they have been living and working hand in hand. Whatever they write about them in the yellow press, the couple denies rumors of a divorce. Of course, they have reasons for quarrels and petty conflicts, but they are people with humor, and therefore they skillfully get out of any troubles in life. In addition, there is more than one child in the family. Tatyana gave birth to two girls, Sofya and Antonina, and Mikhail Shats (whose children have already grown up) is absolutely happy in marriage, even joking about planning the next child.