Yakov Smirnoff

  • Known for: Actor
  • Date of birth: 1951. January 24.
  • Place of birth: Odesa, Ukraine

Yakov Naumovich Pokhis (Russian: Яков Наумович Похис; born 24 January 1951), better known as Yakov Smirnoff (Russian: Яков Смирнов; /ˈsmɪərnɒf/), is a Ukrainian-American comedian, actor and writer of Jewish origin. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Ukraine...

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