Leonid Yakubovich celebrates his birthday

Today is the 70th birthday of  Russian actor and television host Leonid Yakubovich. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev sent his congratulations to him.

Leonid Yakubovich is an academician of the Russian Television Academy, a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Culture of Russia, and member of the Russian Jewish Congress.

Leonid Yakubovich is a People's Artist of Russia (2002), laureate of the Golden Ostap festival (1994), laureate of TEFI Award (1995, 1999) and a laureate of the Union of Journalists of Russia (1996).