Leonid Gaidai

Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Known Credits
7
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 30, 1923 ( 70 years old )
Place of Birth
Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
Also Known As
Leonid Gayday
Леонид Гайдай
L. Gaidai
Leonid Iovich Gaidai
Leonid Gaiddai
L. Gaydday

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.