Leonid Gaidai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonid Gaidai

Soviet film director

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1923

Place of Birth: Svobodny, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia

Date of Death: 19-Nov-1993

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director, director

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: ?????? ????? ??????; 30 January 1923, Svobodny, Amur Oblast – 19 November 1993, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian comedy film director who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union.
His films broke theatre attendance records and are still some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia.
He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".