Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy; born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former comedian and actor who has served as the sixth and current president of Ukraine since 2019. During his entertainment career, he appeared as a celebrity contestant on Series 2 of Pershyi milyon, the Ukrainian version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, on 31 December 2001, paired with actor Yuriy Krapov. He returned to the show as the host of Milyoner - Garyache Krislo, the Ukrainian version of Millionaire Hot Seat, from 15 February until 13 August 2011. He also took part in and won the Ukrainian version of Dancing with the Stars in 2006.
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Volodymyr Zelensky on the set of Milyoner - Garyache Krislo
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Ukrainian host Volodymyr Zelensky |
Succeeded by Stanislav Boklan |