Yuri Nikolaevich Stoyanov (Russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Стоя́нов, Ukrainian: Юрій Миколайович Стоянов; born 10 July 1957) is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, musician.^[1] People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2001). Most famous comedian duo with Ilya Oleynikov.

Was born July 10, 1957, in Odesa, as a child he moved under Odesa to the village of Borodino. Mother is Russian,^[2] Yevgenia Leonidovna Stoyanova (born June 21, 1935), worked as deputy director for educational work, director of a pedagogical college and taught Ukrainian language and literature, honored worker of education of Ukraine. She lives in Odesa. Father — Bulgarian,^[3] Nikolai Georgievich Stoyanov worked as a gynecologist, died in 1993.^[4]

In 1974 he entered the GITIS. After graduation in 1978, he played at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater, where he worked as an actor until 1995.

Received nationwide fame after the release of the sketch show Gorodok, which he created and led together with Ilya Oleynikov from 1993 to 2012.^[5]

October 30, 2018, joined the Council on Public Television by decree of the President of the Russian Federation.^[6]

Stoyanov married thrice. Stoyanov has three daughters and two stepdaughters. Stoyanov has two sons from his first marriage.^[7]