Personal Info

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1923-01-30
Day of Death1993-11-19 (70 years)
Place of BirthSvobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
Also Known AsLeonid Gayday Леонид ГайдайL. GaidaiLeonid Iovich GaidaiLeonid GaiddaiL. Gaydday

Leonid Gaidai

Biography

Leonid I. Gaidai (30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993) was one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former USSR and modern Russia. His movies broke theatre attendance records and are still some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia.