David Gamburg (b. 1950)

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Alias:
Devid Gamburg
Дэвид Гамбург

Birthplace:
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR

Born:
August 6, 1950

David Gamburg was born on August 6, 1950 in Riga, Latvia. Later he moved to Leningrad, in 1972 he graduated from the theater department of the State Institute of Culture. Krupskaya with a degree in film director. While serving in the Baltic Military District, he was engaged in amateur performances, wrote music and lyrics for the Sprīdītis ensemble. After graduation, he moved to the Riga Polytechnic Institute, where he directed the student theater studio "Monologue". He also staged performances in various theaters. In the late 1970s, he emigrated to the United States with his family. In 1983, during the filming of the film Moscow on the Hudson, he became friends with Robin Williams, whom he initially taught Russian, then became his acting consultant. Further, in 1986, he worked on the film characters of Dolph Lundgren in the films Extremely Active and Masters of the Universe. American and Russian television producer, actor, director, screenwriter. In Russia, he is known mainly as a producer and author of serial documentaries on criminal topics: "Criminal Russia" (1995-2014) and "The investigation was conducted... with Leonid Kanevskiy" (since 2006).

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General Manager:
2013  Ilfipetrov

Producer:
2009  Leningrad
2013  Ilfipetrov

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