The main television channel in Russia has been pleasing a multi-million audience of viewers with its work for many years. During its existence, the First has undergone various changes and transformed in accordance with the trends in the development of society.

The management of Channel One has always done everything possible to ensure that the ratings of programs do not stop growing. Today, the First is headed by a reliable team of professionals working in the name of art and in the interests of the viewer.

From the times of ORT to the present day

The main channel of the country began its work more than twenty years ago. In the distant and difficult nineties, when the confusion and devastation in the country fell heavily on the shoulders of the Russians, the so-called Public Russian Television appeared. TV shows on the topic of the day, news programs, the first independent entertainment projects - that's what people could see on their TV screens throughout the post-Soviet space.

It was not easy to work in those days: strict control by the state ceased, but what new and interesting things could and should be offered to the viewer was not yet completely clear. Enthusiast leaders and presenters started everything from scratch.

At the beginning of the 2000s, the channel was rebranded, a new name came: "First". Over time, the work has stabilized and reached a high quality. new level. The ratings of the programs grew, new presenters appeared, with a new creative approach to broadcasting. The management of Channel One actively attracted new personnel and encouraged masters of their craft.

A few years ago there was a change in technical specifications broadcasting. This made it possible to comply with all modern international standards.

To date, the main television channel of the country has formed the backbone of professional managers, presenters, journalists and correspondents, cameramen, directors and other specialists. Sometimes making unthinkable rearrangements and introducing non-standard solutions, the leadership of the First never ceases to amaze the audience.

Leaders

During the existence of the television team, the management structure has undergone changes. What kind famous people only they did not come for the entire period on Channel One! Leadership today is represented by the following people:

• Lvovich. The main ideological leader, a professional with a capital letter, holds the post of general director.
• Volnov Oleg Viktorovich An experienced manager who has gone from newspaper editor to deputy director for social and political broadcasting.
• Molchanov Denis. He was the image maker of the first president of independent Russia (B. Yeltsin), worked in politics, held a position in the field of culture, and is now Konstantin Ernst's deputy for interaction with government bodies.
• Faiman Alexander. Having received theater education, worked as a director on TV, very successfully tried himself in producing, now holds the position of first deputy head of the country's main channel.
• Alexeyevich. Journalist with extensive work experience, including abroad. He acted as a presenter on radio and television, was a correspondent for one of the leading printed publications. On the this moment the peak of his career - the position of the head of the directorate information programs and Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
• Andrey Pisarev - serves as chairman of the directorate of journalistic and social projects and is part of the management structure of Channel One.
• Aksyuta Yuri. A cultural figure who has gone from being a DJ and presenter to the chief producer of entertainment and music programs. He was awarded the II degree medal "For Services to the Fatherland".
• Outstanding Figure national culture, Ernst's deputy for strategic projects and corporate governance.
• Efimov Alexey. A journalist who received his education at Moscow State University in the 70s. He worked on television since the late 80s, during which time he was a correspondent, editor-in-chief, presenter. Today he is one of the "pillars" on which the channel rests, the general director of the international broadcasting subsidiary - Channel One: World Wide Web.

Shocking rearrangements on the First

Channel One leadership for last period made a number of permutations that amazed and even upset some viewers. Decisions to stop the airing of old and the appearance of new television programs were sometimes very ambiguous.

Thus, the program "Wait for me", which has reunited thousands of people scattered around the world over the years of its existence, will no longer decorate Channel One. The change of leadership is what influenced this event: the newly arrived managers did not find a replacement for the TV presenter who left the project. This move was very upsetting to the audience, who loved the kind and sentimental program so much.

It seemed that everything would be fine: the audience still understands that nothing in this world lasts forever. But it is not the only project, which closed Channel One. The new management made another decision: to stop the sensational show "Alone with Everyone" with the provocative presenter Yulia Menshova. The program has existed for more than four years, during which time Menshova interviewed many Russian pop stars. Sharp questions, playing on the thinnest strings of the soul - the style of the show was fundamentally different from most of the channel's programs and fell in love with millions of people in the country. Why the project was closed remains largely a mystery.

Another high-profile event was the transition of one of the main presenters to another channel. Andrey Malakhov, host of several talk shows, who worked on the First long years decided to leave. In the programs that the journalist led, there were changes.

The sensational scandal of Channel One

In addition to the closure of some projects under the so-called technical reasons and circumstances, the country was discouraged by a number of scandals that were associated with the brainchild of Ernst.

So, the program “So far, everyone is at home”, which has been on the air on weekends for 25 years (think about these numbers!) has ceased to exist. Different versions of the closing of the program were put forward, but an indisputable fact that attracted everyone's attention was a quarrel: the leadership of the First did not find a common language with the permanent host. In addition, it became generally known that Kizyakov (the author and presenter) was suspected of obtaining commercial benefits from speculating on the topic of orphans, which was touched upon in the program. Be that as it may, the show continued to exist on another channel, after the loud departure of the presenter and his team.

Exacerbation of the situation with a new TV show

It would seem that there were already enough intrigues and controversial decisions that affected Channel One. The management, however, decided otherwise, by launching new project under the name "Babi Riot" and calling the infamous Olga Buzova as one of the hosts.

Not so much the show itself, but the choice of the main actor caused such a wide resonance, because the attitude towards the girl in society is ambiguous. On the one hand, having more than 11 million subscribers on social networks, Buzova is very popular. On the other hand (rather, for subjective reasons), she is being persecuted by both haters among the audience and among colleagues. Demands were repeatedly put forward to close the program or change the host. How the issue will be resolved, only time will tell.

As folk wisdom says, the closed projects were replaced by new ones, the departed presenters were replaced by fresh personnel.

The channel launched a new show called "Kings of Plywood". Program leader - young famous actor, a favorite of girls who played leading role in the TV series "Major" and a number of other sensational masterpieces - he definitely brought ratings to the First by his very appearance. It's about about Pavel Priluchny.

Another new project - the brainchild of the presenter Dmitry Shepelev - brings liars to clean water through the use of a polygraph. And the show is called "Actually."

An alternative to closed programs was Elena Letuchaya's TV show called "The Flying Squad". In the project, the presenter encourages and tries to teach ordinary Russians to defend their rights, no matter what it may concern.

Whether viewers are always satisfied with the decisions of the leadership of the First is a rhetorical question. But the fact that the channel managed to survive in the competition, stay afloat, maintain ratings and continues to stir up interest in itself is an indisputable fact.

Successful and attractive, popular and famous Konstantin Ernst is one of the most significant figures in the Russian media business. No wonder, because this person is a screenwriter, producer, co-founder of the Odnako magazine, president of the Industrial Committee of the Mass Media, general director of Channel One and a member of the Russian Television Academy all rolled into one. It is safe to say that Konstantin Ernst, whose biography will be described in the article, did more for Russian television than anyone else.

Childhood and youth

Konstantin was born in February 1961, on the 6th. His father, Lev Konstantinovich Ernst, is an honored biologist, academician of VASKhNIL, doctor and professor of agricultural sciences and vice president of the Russian Agricultural Academy.

Childhood and school years Konstantin Ernst spent in St. Petersburg. There he also received a higher education - at the Leningrad University at the Faculty of Biochemistry. After graduating from the university, Konstantin began working at the research institute. And his career was more than successful. In 1986, at the age of 25, he already defended his thesis for a candidate of biochemical sciences.

Dream of childhood

Despite the fact that everyone predicted a great future for Konstantin in science, he chose a different path for himself, following an old childhood dream. Work in the cinema for him was much more important than biochemistry. Konstantin Ernst even turned down a tempting offer of an internship at the University of Cambridge, as he clearly saw his gray and uninteresting future as a researcher. Cinema, on the other hand, attracted him with incredible force, and he began to look for ways to make his childhood dream come true. So Konstantin Lvovich got on television.

The first steps in a television career

In 1988, Konstantin Ernst first appeared on television - he became the face of the Vzglyad program. In the same year, he tried himself as a director - he shot a video for the song "Aerobics" by the Alisa group. The very next year, 1989, the director presented the audience with his first full-length work - the film "Radio of Silence", and a little later the short feature film "Homo Duplex". The first works of Ernst became evidence that he has an undoubted talent and is truly engaged in his own business.

In 1990, Konstantin Lvovich appeared as the author and TV presenter of the Matador program. At this time, Vladislav Listyev, general producer of the VID television company, gave his colleague a serious assignment - to develop a plan for the transformation of the first channel.

In November 1994, Boris Yeltsin issued a decree on the creation of JSC ORT, the first independent channel in Russia (now Channel One). Most of the company's shares belonged to the state (51%), and 49% were divided among the largest commercial banks in Russia. The director general of the channel was appointed who tragically died at the hands of a hired killer in March 1995.

Sergey Blagovolin was appointed to his post. For several months, the management of ORT persuaded Ernst to become general producer channel. It was believed that he was the only person who understood the concept of the development of the new channel to the end, because it was he who developed it together with the deceased Listyev. Ernst resisted for a long time, because he did not consider himself worthy of this responsible position, but nevertheless, in June 1995, the ORT channel found a general producer in his person.

Achievements

Over the first few years of Konstantin Lvovich's work, ORT turned into the country's highest-rated television channel, which it still is. It is thanks to him and his colleague, a journalist, that the viewer can now enjoy "Old Songs about the Essentials". For this work, Konstantin was awarded the Golden Olive International Festival of Entertainment and Music Programs. Ernst Konstantin Lvovich also became the father of many popular Russian TV series. The producer's biography is rich in successful film works, which he began producing in 1998. Among the first series of Ernst, one should single out “Deadly Force”, “Border. Taiga Romance”, “Stop on Demand”, “Waiting Room”, which forced out Mexican and Brazilian “soap operas” from Russian TV screens. The work "Checkpoint" brought Ernst recognition for Russian Project was declared the winner in the nomination "Best Film". And at the international festival in Moscow, Konstantin Ernst was awarded the Crystal Globe as the best director. He also became a co-producer of Denis Evstigneev's film "Mom".

General Director of ORT

In September 1999, Konstantin Ernst, whose biography contains many achievements in the television industry, began new stage in his life - managing the affairs of the ORT channel as a general director. Prior to this, the post was held by Igor Shabdurasulov, who offered Konstantin to replace him. During this period, such films by Konstantin Ernst as "Night Watch", "Irony of Fate. Continued", "Stop on demand" and others.

In 2002, on the initiative of Nikita Mikhalkov, with the participation of the Ministry of Culture Russian Federation, "GTRK", Russian Academy sciences, the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation and the ORT channel was created National Academy of Cinematographic Sciences and Arts, of which Ernst Konstantin also became a member.

The birth of Channel One

In July 2002, at the suggestion of Ernst, a meeting of shareholders decided to rename ORT to Channel One. Already in October of the same year, Konstantin Ernst was elected head of the Industrial Media Committee.

Projects of recent years

The period from 2002 to 2004 was very productive in the career of Konstantin Lvovich. During this time, as a producer, he presented the viewer with a lot of interesting TV projects, including "Plot", "Special Forces", "Saboteur", "Azazel", "Experts are investigating", "Another Life", " Turkish gambit”, “72 meters” and many others.

Later, Ernst swung at the records - the film "Day Watch", where he acted as a screenwriter and director, generated the largest in the history of Russian cinema.

In 2009, under the leadership of Konstantin Lvovich, the Moscow Eurovision Song Contest was created, which, according to Europeans, became the largest in the history of the project. Viewership beat all previous figures as more than 122 million people watched Eurovision 2009.

In 2011, another record holder was released on television - the film “Vysotsky. Thank you for being alive”, co-produced by Ernst. And a year earlier, viewers got acquainted with the most controversial project of the director called "School", which was awarded the "TEFI" award.

Family

It is known that Konstantin Ernst was married twice. television figure, although hiding behind seven locks, the press is still aware of some of the facts from it. The civil wife of Konstantin Lvovich is now Larisa Sinelshchikova, the head of the Red Square television company, which closely cooperates with Channel One. The couple is raising Larisa's two children from her first marriage - son Igor and daughter Anastasia.

Ernst Konstantin's first wife theater critic Seluance Anna. In 1995, she gave birth to his daughter Alexandra.

Modern Russian television cannot be imagined without a man named Konstantin Lvovich Ernst. For more than a dozen years, he has held the position of General Director of Channel One, which, under his leadership, has remained the leader of television broadcasting for many years.

His biography is clear proof that nothing happens by chance. Konstantin Ernst was initially far from even thinking of connecting his life with television, but, once in the television "kitchen", he became a man who managed to change the history of TV forever.

Childhood and youth

Konstantin Ernst was born under the sign of the zodiac Aquarius on February 6, 1961 in Moscow in the family of a prominent Soviet scientist. Father Lev Konstantinovich - Honored Scientist of the RSFSR and laureate of the Prize of the Council of Ministers, was vice-president of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, taught there and had a doctorate in agricultural sciences.

For numerous achievements in the agricultural sector, Lev Ernst was awarded medals of the Soviet Union and the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy, was presented with the Orders of Merit for the Fatherland, III and IV degrees, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, and also received the Badge of Honor.

Konstantin was named after his paternal grandfather and has German roots. The boy's childhood passed in Leningrad, where he graduated from school number 35 and after graduating he entered the university - Leningrad State University, at the Faculty of Biology, planning to continue family traditions and devote his life to science.

In his youth, Ernst associated career aspirations with biochemistry and even defended his Ph.D. thesis at the age of 25, not yet suspecting that the education he received would not play a special role in his career.

Despite the fruitful work in his specialty in several research institutes, the young biochemist has achieved success in another field that has nothing to do with his original profession.

Career

The dizzying career of Konstantin Ernst on television began by chance, which forever changed his biography. As the director of Channel One recalls, in the late 80s, he and his friend, Soviet journalist Yevgeny Dodolev, looked at a student party, where at that time the head of the Vzglyad program was present.

An accidental acquaintance with Lyubimov was a turning point in the biography of Konstantin Ernst. After listening to his criticisms of conceptual inaccuracies in Vzglyad, the TV journalist suddenly offered Ernst the implementation of the ideas outlined in his own project and helped him get airtime for his program.

The first project of young Ernst on television was the program about culture, cinema and secular gossip "Matador", in which Konstantin Lvovich acted as an author, director, TV presenter and producer. "Matador" successfully existed for 4 years, in parallel with it, work was underway on other projects. Ernst directed the Vzglyad program from.

Vlad Listyev was a Russian television superstar. Ernst quickly earned his authority and became one of the few whose opinion the TV presenter listened to, considering him more talented than himself.

Konstantin Ernst met Sofya Zaika at the age of 53, his companion is 27 years younger than the director of Channel One.

Some media reported that in early 2016, 55-year-old Konstantin Ernst and Sofya Zaika had a daughter. A year later, the public discussed the appearance of a second child in a couple. And in July 2017, the lovers, again according to unconfirmed information, got married, but information about the wedding did not appear in the official media.

In the winter of 2018, Sofya Zaika for the first time indirectly her relationship with the producer. On Ernst's birthday, Sofya congratulated the man with a warm post on Instagram.

Konstantin Ernst now

At the beginning of 2018, the name of Konstantin Ernst once again appeared on the pages of the tabloids in connection with a lawsuit over the promotion of child alcoholism in the episodes of the program “Let them talk”, dedicated to the cause. The producer of the TV channel was fined 5,000 rubles.

Konstantin Ernst produced the full-length drama "", which received the Silver Bear Award for achievements in the field of cinema at the Berlin International Film Festival. Also, the general director of Channel One joined the production staff of the series "".

On September 1, 2018, work began on the serial film "Port", produced by Konstantin Ernst and. The location of the filming was the site of the Museum of the World Ocean, which is located in Kaliningrad. The plot, information about the performers of the main roles has not yet been disclosed.

However, Ernst's marriage to his first wife Anna Silyunas did not last long, the couple divorced. With his first wife Anna Silyunas After that, Konstantin Ernst's personal life was directly related to work in the television industry: his second official wife was the former head of the VID television company, and now the director of the Red Square television holding, a well-known business woman Larisa Sinelshchikova. Konstantin Ernst has three children: daughter Alexandra, from her first marriage to Anna Silyunas, and Larisa's children, Igor and Anastasia, to whom Ernst gave his last name. With Larisa Sinelshchikova | Woman.ru Since the end of 2014, photos began to appear in the press more and more often, in which Konstantin Lvovich was seen in the company of a young model Sophia Zaika. Sophia is the daughter of a famous St. Petersburg financier and an aspiring actress.

About company

Since 1991, Mrs. Andreeva has been the director of Central Television, as well as the Ostankino television company. Since 1995, she has been working at ORT as an editor of information programs and a news anchor. And only since 1998, Ekaterina Andreeva has been the permanent host of the Vremya program.

Other presenters of Channel One Leonid Yakubovich. Mr. Yakubovich is a Soviet and Russian TV presenter, as well as an actor, screenwriter, producer and even a writer. Since 2002 - National artist RF. Before his television career, Leonid Arkadievich worked both at the factory and at auctions, he was engaged in literary activity, was a member of the committee of Moscow playwrights. In 1991, Yakubovich came to audition for the new leading capital show, Field of Miracles.
The tests were successful: from 1991 to the present, he has been the permanent host of the "people's TV game". Andrei Malakhov.

Ernst, Konstantin Lvovich

A petition “against Pugacheva” appeared on the Internet, directed directly to the head of the channel. More than 100 thousand indignant viewers spoke out against the format "at the table at the Diva". In response to criticism, Ernst immediately responded about the inexpediency of changing the concept of broadcasting, due to a possible loss of rating.

Attention

Personal life The personal life of the General Director of Channel One has always been a secret for the general public. Ernst himself does not indulge the press with the details of his private life. It is known that the first wife of Konstantin Ernst was Anna Silyunas, a critic known in theatrical circles.

She appeared several times on television in the programs " Good morning, Russia!" and Muzoboz. In the year when Konstantin was promoted to the general producer of ORT, a daughter was born in the family. The girl was named Alexandra.

After listening to his criticisms of conceptual inaccuracies in Vzglyad, the TV journalist suddenly offered Ernst the implementation of the ideas outlined in his own project and helped him get airtime for his program. With Vlad Listyev | Old TV So, the first project of young Ernst on television was the program about culture, cinema and secular gossip "Matador", in which Konstantin Lvovich acted as an author, director, presenter and producer. "Matador" successfully existed for four years, in parallel with it, work was successfully carried out on a number of other projects, in particular, Ernst directed the program "Vzglyad" with Vladislav Listyev. Vlad Listyev was a real superstar of Russian television.

Konstantin Ernst, biography, news, photos!

At the moment, the peak of his career is the position of head of the directorate of information programs, as well as deputy chief director.

• Andrey Pisarev - performs the duties of chairman of the directorate of journalistic and social projects and is included in the management structure of Channel One.
• Aksyuta Yuri. A cultural figure who has gone from a DJ and presenter to the main producer of entertainment and music programs. He was awarded the II degree medal "For Services to the Fatherland".
• Prokhorova Irina.

  Outstanding national cultural figure, Ernst's deputy in matters of strategic projects and corporate governance.

• Efimov Alexey. A journalist who received his education at Moscow State University in the 70s. He worked on television since the late 80s, during which time he was a correspondent, editor-in-chief, presenter.

Who works on channel 1

Mentions: Channel One The Government of the Russian Federation has nominated its current members to the board of directors of Channel One JSC, as well as Maxim Akimov, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government Staff, and Vladimir Simonenko, Head of the Expert Department of the President of the Russian Federation. The corresponding order was published on Thursday on the website of the government of the Russian Federation. The current board of directors includes director general of the TV channel Konstantin Ernst, his deputy, head of the directorate of information programs of the channel Kirill Kleimenov, editor-in-chief of MIA Rossiya Segodnya Margarita Simonyan, rector of MGIMO Anatoly Torkunov, general director of Federal State Unitary Enterprise Mosfilm Cinema Concern Karen Shakhnazarov, theater and film actor Mikhail Boyarsky and pianist Denis Matsuev.

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This made it possible to comply with all modern international standards. To date, the main television channel of the country has formed the backbone of professional managers, presenters, journalists and correspondents, cameramen, directors and other specialists. Sometimes making unimaginable rearrangements and introducing non-standard solutions, the leadership of the First Channel of Television never ceases to amaze the audience.

Leaders During the existence of the television team, the management structure has undergone changes. What famous people have come to Channel One for the entire period! Leadership today is represented by the following people:

• Ernst Konstantin Lvovich. The main ideological leader, a professional with a capital letter, holds the post of general director.
• Volnov Oleg Viktorovich

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Ernst quickly earned his authority and became one of the few whose opinion the TV presenter listened to, considering him in many ways more promising and more talented than himself. In his youth with Leonid Yarmolnik | LiveJournal Shortly before his death, Listyev offered Ernst the position of his deputy, but was refused. Despite the success in his television career, Konstantin Lvovich is increasingly thinking about moving into film production.

These plans were only partially realized. The sudden death of Vlad Listyev, who at that time served as head of the TV channel, shocked Russian society. The current situation required decisive action from the management of the television company, and in 1995 Konstantin Ernst was appointed to the post of General Producer of ORT, and a year later he became a member of the Academy of Russian Television.

Important

TV shows on the topic of the day, news programs, the first independent entertainment projects - that's what people could see on their TV screens throughout the post-Soviet space. It was not easy to work in those days: strict control by the state ceased, but what new and interesting things could and should be offered to the viewer was not yet completely clear. Enthusiast leaders and presenters started everything from scratch.

At the beginning of the 2000s, the channel was rebranded, a new name came: "First". Over time, the work has stabilized and reached a qualitatively new level. The ratings of the programs grew, new presenters appeared, with a new creative approach to broadcasting.
The management of Channel One actively attracted new personnel and encouraged masters of their craft. A few years ago there were changes in the technical characteristics of broadcasting.

Andrey Nikolayevich is a showman, TV journalist and host of the programs of the Channel One Special Projects Studio. In addition, Mr. Malakhov is the editor-in-chief of one of the "star" magazines. Among Andrey Malakhov's long-lived projects are The Big Wash and the current talk show Let Them Talk.

Ivan Urgant. Currently, Ivan Urgant is the face of Channel One. His "track record" of all kinds of work on television, of course, deserves respect. One of the most striking television shows with the participation of Ivan Andreevich are "ProjectorParisHilton" and " Evening Urgant on Channel One. In addition, Mr. Urgant is the permanent host of the graduates' ball " Scarlet Sails' for several years now. Dmitry Nagiev. Mr Nagiev - outstanding personality in Russian show business. This is a showman, actor, poet, musician, radio and TV presenter.

The sensational scandal of Channel One In addition to the closure of some projects for so-called technical reasons and circumstances, the country was also discouraged by a number of scandals that were associated with the brainchild of Ernst. So, the program “So far, everyone is at home”, which has been on the air on weekends for 25 years (think about these numbers!) has ceased to exist. Different versions of the closing of the program were put forward, but an indisputable fact that attracted everyone's attention was a quarrel: the leadership of the First Channel of Television did not find a common language with the permanent host.

In addition, it became generally known that Kizyakov (the author and presenter) was suspected of obtaining commercial benefits from speculating on the topic of orphans, which was touched upon in the program. Be that as it may, the show continued to exist on another channel, after the loud departure of the presenter and his team.
Media person | Personalities The list of films and series, to which Konstantin Lvovich had a hand as a producer, currently exceeds eight dozen, including a huge number of box office projects marked by numerous film awards. Ernst's name in the credits has long been a sign of quality and synonymous with success. Of the most notable projects, Timur Bekmambetov's sensational blockbuster Night Watch, based on the science fiction novel of the same name by Sergei Lukyanenko, should be noted, as well as a number of adaptations of Boris Akunin's works: the series Azazel and the full-length adventure movie"Turkish Gambit", filmed by director Janik Fayziev. Rumors and scandals As a media person, Konstantin Ernst is always under increased media attention. In this regard, his name appears in a number of high-profile scandals.

Konstantin Lvovich Ernst. Born February 6, 1961 in Moscow. Soviet and Russian television figure, media manager, producer, screenwriter. General Director of OJSC "First Channel".

Father - Lev Konstantinovich Ernst (January 8, 1929 - April 26, 2012), Russian German, biologist, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor, academician of the All-Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vice-president of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Named Konstantin in honor of his grandfather (father of Lev Konstantinovich).

Oddly enough, but there is no information at all about the mother of Konstantin Ernst. For some reason, he himself invariably avoids this topic in his interviews.

Graduated high school No. 35 in Leningrad.

In 1983 he graduated from the Faculty of Biology of the Leningrad University. Worked in research institutes.

At the age of 25, he defended his Ph.D. thesis in biochemistry on the topic “Dynamics of mRNA maturation during maturation of mammalian oocytes in vitro”.

After defending his dissertation, the young candidate of biological sciences was invited to a two-year internship at the University of Cambridge. However, he chose television, refusing a promising offer.

In 1988, Ernst left Leningrad and returned to Moscow, where he worked as a TV show director for three years. "Sight". She gained immense popularity among viewers due to the fact that for the first time on Russian screens, sharp, frank, topical topics were raised in it.

Konstantin Ernst and Vladislav Listyev

Konstantin Ernst told how he ended up on TV: “Once my friend Zhenya Dodolev and I came to some party where the guys from Vzglyad and, in particular, Sasha Lyubimov were sitting ... And I began to tell Lyubimov that everything, of course, was very cool, but stylistically inaccurate. .. To which Lyubimov replied: "Well, if you are such a smart guy, do it well. In two weeks, the air "... The old TV set cracked, and it was possible to enter this rift even from the street".

Vladislav Listyev was confident in the extraordinary abilities of the young Konstantin and even considered him a more promising television man than himself.

In 1991, Ernst first presented his author's project - the program "Matador"- where he personally acted as both a producer and a presenter. This television program was on screens until 1995.

Konstantin Ernst - "Matador"

In 1991-1995, he implemented many other successful projects, including the musical feature film "Radio of Silence" (1988, director, producer) and the short feature film "Homo Duplex" (1989, director, producer).

In 1992, Ernst decided to go into business. Together with Leonid Parfenov and Igor Ugolnikov, they created the independent production company Master TV, but there were not enough funds for successful activities and it ceased to exist a year later.

In 1992, he was named the best promoter of world cinema and was awarded a special prize at the Kinopressa-92 festival. Konstantin Lvovich becomes a regular in the capital's beau monde. The cinematic party was also attended by Renata Litvinova, Ivan Dykhovichny and others.

At one of the social events, Konstantin Ernst met the oligarch Berezovsky, who helped him realize creative projects and made him in 1995 the general producer of ORT.

Having taken the commanding chair, Konstantin Lvovich, again, together with his childhood friend Leonid Parfenov, began to implement an old dream - to show the audience a show where the songs loved by the people will be performed by modern pop stars. This project was named "Old songs about the main thing".

"Old songs about the main thing"

Already in new year's eve In 1996, the first film with songs from the 40s and 50s was shown. The success of "Old Songs about the Essentials-1" turned out to be phenomenal: the film not only gathered a million-strong audience of viewers, but also gained a huge profit from the sale of the video. This furore inspired creative team to continue the project. In the next two years, "Old songs about the main thing-2" (songs of the 60s) and "Old songs about the main thing-3" (songs of the 70s) were released.

For the cycle of musicals "Old songs about the main - 1, 2, 3" received a number of prizes - "Golden Olive" on International festival in Bar, "Golden Olive" and "Golden Antenna" at the International Festival of Music and Entertainment Programs in Albena (Bulgaria) for "Old songs about the main thing-3".

The next nostalgic project of the producer was "Russian project"- an advertising series with the participation of famous film actors: Oleg Efremov, Zinovy ​​Gerdt, Nonna Mordyukova, Nikita Mikhalkov, Rimma Markova and others.

"Russian project"

In 1996, Ernst became involved in a scandal with a great ballerina. Her producer sold the film about anniversary concert Plisetskaya to Russian TV, however, promised to terminate the contract if Ernst offered him more attractive conditions. When the concert itself was approaching, the producer suddenly changed the terms of the deal. They did not suit Ernst, and he refused to communicate with the producer.

As a result, the ballerina's concert was shown on RTR. In a video report by Vesti about a press conference with Plisetskaya, when she was asked why the concert was shown on Rossiya and not on Channel 1, which covers a large audience, her answer sounded throughout the country: “Due to the fact that that a certain Ernst appeared on Channel 1, who banned the broadcast of the film.

Konstantin Lvovich was not slow to respond to this passage. On the air of the Vremya program, he turned to the ballerina: “Dear Maya Mikhailovna! Someone Ernst is me. You have been misled: for two months we have been trying to negotiate with your producer...”. However, Plisetskaya did not hear Konstantin's sincere revelations, but the same producer saw this program and framed Ernst again, telling the ballerina that the general producer of ORT "ran over" her. The scandal flared up with renewed vigor. And only after a personal meeting with Maya Mikhailovna was it possible to achieve reconciliation.

He was the producer of the television series The Waiting Room (1998). co-producer feature films"Checkpoint" (prize " Golden Rose"for the best film in 1999 at the X Open Russian Film Festival in Sochi, "Crystal Globe" for the best director of the XXXIV IFF in Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic), the Vesuvius prize for the best film of the 1999 IFF in Naples, the Silver Dolphin prize for the best director of the XV IFF in Troy) and "Mama" (prize for the best ensemble cast of the X Open Russian Film Festival in Sochi).

In 2000, Konstantin Ernst produced four series: Lethal Force-2, Stop on Demand, Empire Under Attack, and Border. Taiga Romance”, and also traditionally acted as a producer and author of the idea of ​​the New Year’s project of Channel One (2000-2001) “Old songs about the main thing. P.S".

Since 2008 - Member of the Board of Trustees high school TV MSU.

Ernst was the creative producer of the opening (February 7, 2014) and closing ceremonies of XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi (February 23, 2014).

Included by Ukraine in the sanctions list for its position on the war in the South-East of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea to Russia.

Konstantin Ernst in an epic photo shoot for GQ

The growth of Konstantin Ernst: 185 centimeters.

Personal life of Konstantin Ernst:

The first wife of Konstantin Ernst was the theater critic Anna Silyunas, the daughter of a natural science professor. It is known that she did not share her husband's party interests and preferred a home environment to noisy companies.

In this marriage, Konstantin and Anna had a daughter, Alexander, in 1994.

Long lived civil marriage with Larisa Sinelshchikova, president of the Red Square television company, which produces programs for Channel One.

The couple had a son, Igor Sinelshchikov, and a daughter, Anastasia Sinelshchikova.

Konstantin Ernst and Larisa Sinelshchikova

Ernst's current actual wife is a 27-year-old student at the Moscow Art Theater School (born April 12, 1988), who is 27 years younger than him.

The romance between Ernst and Sofya Zaika was discussed back in 2013. The couple did not comment on their relationship in any way, but sometimes appeared together at social events. For example, in June 2014, Konstantin and Sofia attended the Oleg Yankovsky award ceremony.

In September 2015, it became known that Zaika's rounded belly fell into the lenses of photographers at Fashion's Night Out in Moscow. The girl was born in early 2016. In June 2017, Sophia gave birth to Ernst's second daughter.

In July 2017, becoming husband and wife.

Konstantin Ernst and Sofia Zaika

Interesting Facts about Konstantin Ernst:

♦ One of the permanent members of the jury major league KVN.

♦ The book "The Beatles of Perestroika" describes an episode in 1988 when Konstantin stole a car to take Alexander Lyubimov, the host of "Vzglyad", to the hospital.

♦ Director of the video for the rock group "Alisa" for the song "Aerobics" (album "The Sixth Forester") in 1989.

♦ Passed as one of artistic characters program "Gorodok" under the name Konstantin Yoprst in the heading "Konstantin Yoprst presents".

♦ Has a premium melee weapon - an officer's dagger.

♦ Was the head of the record label REAL Records.

♦ At the beginning of May 2014, information appeared in various media that CEO Channel One allegedly attempted suicide. However, Ernst's official personal website denied this information.

♦ Biographical documentary Channel One "Vlad Listyev. A look in twenty years ”(aired March 1, 2015) Ernst announced that he has his own clear and logical version of the unsolved murder of a popular TV presenter, but there is no legally significant evidence, so he cannot publicly voice it.

♦ September 25, 2015 took part in theatrical online readings of the works of A.P. Chekhov "Chekhov is alive".

Filmography of Konstantin Ernst:

1996 - Old songs about the main thing (TV)
1997 - Old songs about the main thing 2 (TV)
1998 - Waiting Room
1998 - Checkpoint
1998 - Old songs about the main thing 3 (TV)
1999 - Mom
2000-2005 - Lethal force (all seasons)
2000 - Memories of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
2000 - Features of national hunting in winter
2000 - Border. Taiga novel (TV series)
2000 - Empire under attack (TV series)
2001 - Paris Antiquary (mini-series)
2001 - The Fifth Corner (TV series)
2001 - Suspicion (mini-series)
2002 - Azazel (TV)
2002 - Special Forces
2002-2012 - Star Factory (TV program)
2002 - Connoisseurs are investigating. Pud of gold (TV series)
2002 - Let's make love
2002 - Connoisseurs are investigating. Arbiter (TV)
2002 - Ice Age
2003 - Special forces 2
2003 - Another life
2003 - Plot
2003 - Russians in the city of angels (TV series)
2004 - Narrow Bridge (TV)
2004 - Saboteur
2004 - Night Watch
2004 - Border Blues
2004 - 72 meters
2005 - Hunting for deer (TV series)
2005 - Yesenin (TV series)
2005 - Star of the era (TV series)
2005 - The death of the empire (TV series)
2005 - Brezhnev (TV)
2005 - Lost the sun (TV series)
2005 - Turkish Gambit
2005 - Kazarosa
2006 - Turkish Gambit (TV series)
2006 - Quiet Don(TV)
2006 - Storm Gates (TV)
2006 - My love
2007 - Leningrad
2007 - Gromovs. House of Hope (TV series)
2007 - Irony of Fate. Continuation
2007 - On the way to the heart (TV series)
2007 - Saboteur 2: The End of the War (TV series)
2008 - About Fedot the archer, a daring young man
2009 - Anna Karenina
2009 - Personality cartoon (TV program)
2010 - Diamonds. Theft
2010 - Alien
2010 - Voices (TV series)
2010 - Garages (TV series)
2010 - Escape (TV series)
2010 - Edge
2010 - Zworykin-Muromets (TV)
2010 - Great War(series)
2010 - School
2010 - Attempt to Faith (TV)
2011 - Short course happy life (TV series)
2011 - Vysotsky. Thanks for being alive
2011 - Happiness Group (TV series)
2012 - Mosgaz (TV series)
2012 - Escape 2 (TV series)
2013 - Ku! Kin-Dza-Dza
2014 - Kuprin (TV series)
2015 - Locust
2015 - Method (TV series)
2015 - Spider (TV series)
2015 - Executioner (TV series)
2016 - Viking
2016 - Marry Pushkin (TV series)
2016 - Mysterious passion (TV series)
2016 - Jackal (TV series)
2016 - Salam Maskva (TV series)