
Leonid Parfyonov
Known for acting · Born 26 January 1960 · 66 · Cherepovets, USSR [now Russia]
53 credits
Russian veteran journalist, news presenter, TV producer and author of many popular documentary TV shows. Parfyonov is best known for his studio work and productions for the NTV (of which he was Producer General between 1997 and 1999) until that TV channel was subdued by the government-owned Gazprom Media. From December 3, 2004 until December 20, 2007 he was an Editor-in-Chief of Russky Newsweek, Russian edition of Newsweek. Parfyonov is currently a member of Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights. As the author and narrator of the daily culture news TV show Namedni on NTV, Parfyonov produced the line of popular history TV documentaries which he narrated and hosted on-site of almost each event portrayed. The series achieved great success and were repeatedly broadcast for years after premiere.
Known for

Namedni
1997

KVN Major League
1986

Намедни 1961—2003. Наша эра
1997

Generation P
2011

Russian Empire
2000

Russian Jews. Part One. Before Revolution.
2016

Karamora
2022

Russia in Bloom
2013

Russian Jews. Part Three. After 1948.
2017

Old Songs About the Main Thing
1996

Russian Jews. Part Two. 1918-1948.
2017

Old Songs about the Main Thing 2
1997