Yuri Nikulin
circus performerdirectorfilm actorhumoristtelevision presenter
Who was Yuri Nikulin?
Soviet circus clown and beloved film actor who starred in comedies like 'The Diamond Arm' and 'Operation Y'. He was also the director of the Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard for many years.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Yuri Nikulin (CC BY-SA 4.0).