American showman parodied Valery Leontiev

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Valery Leontyev, a veteran of the national stage, has been successfully performing on stage for forty years. And the artist's fame is not limited to the space of the former USSR. The day before, the singer became the star of the popular American TV show.

American TV presenter Jimmy Fallon portrayed Valery Leontiev on the air of The Tonight Show, which aired on NBC.

In the Screengrab section, where Fallon shows unusual photographs from viewers, a Canadian resident sent a picture of Leontiev during the ceremony of awarding the Order of Friendship. According to the viewer, the host of the show looks very much like a Russian artist.

This year Leontiev celebrates the fortieth anniversary of his creative activity and recently announced that he does not even think about retirement. “But as far as I, a real person, have enough physical and creative strength to act with my inherent fanaticism, this is known only to the Lord God. I can only say one thing: you will not see me helpless and exhausted on stage. And then - as fate … I do not work for the sake of money, I lead a rather ascetic lifestyle, I do not need much, everything that I earn, I put back into my shows, into my team. Therefore, I work, strictly speaking, for love."

However, to the showman, such a comparison seemed far-fetched. To prove his case, he donned a wig resembling Leontief's hairstyle and a medal.

By the way, Leontyev himself once admitted that in everyday life he tries to hide his lush hair. “The main requirement for ordinary clothing is that it should be as discreet as possible and always with a hood to hide the mane. If I don't cover my hair and go out into the street, they will immediately recognize me, and as a result I will not get where I was going for a very long time,”said the popular artist.