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33rd Minister of Education of the Republic of Margovya | |
| Predecessor: | Fyodora Velinina |
| Successor: | Trofim Pavlov |
| President: | Viktoriya Vegova |
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Representative of the Province of Teneriyov | |
| President: | Gennady Elemat |
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Mayor of Teklavsk, Teneriyov | |
| President: | Gennady Elemat |
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Mayor of Ulyanovsk, Teneriyov | |
| President: | Gennady Elemat |
| Birth: | Lev Vladimirovich Arigov 28 August 1981 (age 42) Ulyanovsk, Teneriyov, Margovya |
| Spouse: | None, romantically linked to Gavrina Kumilyova |
| Political party: | Margovyan Federalist Party |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Profession: | Politician, actor, singer, rapper, drummer (Not So Socialist) |
Lev Vladimirovich Arigov (Margovyan: Leon Baldomero Argos, Russian: Лев Владимирович Аригов, born 28 August 1981) is a Margovyan singer and politician. He is a former Minister of Education of the Republic of Margovya, and is also notable as one of Margovya's best rappers. He is also the drummer for the band Not So Socialist.
Biography
Early life
Arigov was born on 28 August 1981 in the town of Ulyanovsk, Teneriyov to local politicians Vladimir Arigov and Viktoriya Arigova. He has an older sister, Samara Tilnova (b. 10 December 1976), also a prominent Teneriyov politician.
From elementary until high school, Arigov studied at the Ilya Ulyanov Memorial School, which in his time was the only school serving his hometown Ulyanovsk. He went to Teneriyov State University, studying for a degree in psychology, before deciding to halt his studies and focus on his career.
Acting and singing career
Arigov first made a name for himself when he entered Svolochy Showdown in 1996 and sang renditions of popular songs like Black or White, Beat It, and Bad. His rendition of the then-popular song Kaleidoscope World by Francis Magalona got him third place in the 1996 season of Svolochy Showdown. He was beaten by fellow future pop stars Viktoriya Vegova and Adriyan Baychenko.
Immediately after his run in Svolochy Showdown, Arigov began playing bit parts in Margovyan movies and television series, before his big break finally came in 1999, when he played Trujillo the Quechuan messenger of General Gianlorenzo San Pietro in the critically acclaimed film Siege of Santa Perpetua, about the defense of the eponymous town against a massive Colombian army during the 1826-29 Margovia-Gran Colombia War. In 2000, he was recognized has Margovya's "Best Upcoming Actor" for his role as Major Alejandro Arevalo in the award-winning film Iquitos, about the invasion of the city of the same name in the 1830-32 Margovia-Peru War. On 2002, he was awarded "Best Actor" in the 26th Ciudad del Celebridad Film Festival for his role as Timofey Ulyanov in the internationally acclaimed film Revenge is the Answer, about the infamous Arbatskaya State University Shootout in 1994.
Some of Arigov's earliest associated acts were Orental Gibitov and Hafimwahlid Talnaev, and in 1997 they formed the comedy trio known as The Unlikely Friends. Their humor usually involved their disparate backgrounds (Arigov from a black political family, Gibitov from an old-money family descended from British royalty, and Talnaev from a refugee Chechen Muslim family), and although their routines caused some controversy in Margovya, their comedy trio remains popular to this day.
In 2007, Arigov got together with Vyacheslav Klimov, Ravil Yanenko, Boris Sorbariyev, and Georgiy Dostalinsky and formed R&B vocal group Colorful Men. Their cover version of On Bended Knee earned them the Best Cover Version award at the 2008 Margovyan Music Awards.
Not So Socialist
Arigov first worked with future fellow bandmembers Gavrina Kumilyova, Tanya Kalinina, and Maria Atolova in 2001, when he played recurring character Kornel "Koriy" Bakstrov in the TV series Three Girls. There, he displayed his talent for playing the drums. This attracted the attention of the three, and soon he became the official drummer of Not So Socialist, assisting Kumilyova in the role.
The four of them became very good friends, and had successful singing and acting careers together. They won the "Best Band" award at the 2005 Margovyan Music Festival, and their fourth album Falling Leaves won the "Best Album" award at the same event.
In Not So Socialist's acting debut as a group, Lev once again played Bakstrov in the 2009 movie continuation of Three Girls, titled Three Queens. There, his character helps the three titular women steal a dead drug lord's money from his cronies. He reprises the role the 2012 sequel Three Girls: In Deep Sh*t, although his role there is much more limited as his political duties prevent him from fully participating in filming.
Political career
Discography
Solo albums
- A Svoloch And His Showdown (1997)
- The Fastest Mouth in the South (2002)
- Concerned Countryman (2005)
- Political Messages (2009)
- More Political Messages 2: Ain't No Stoppin' Me Now (2012)
- Black Lenin (2014)
- e=mc2 (2017)
With Not So Socialist
- Not So Socialist (2001)
- The Promiscuous Album (2002)
- 2 (2003)
- Falling Leaves (2005)
- Product Misplacement (2010)
- The Burberrys (2012)
- Prisoners of Presumption (2014)
- Victoria Concordia Crescit (2017)
Svolochy Showdown
| Episode | Theme | Song Choice | Original Artist | Order | Result |
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| Audition | Auditioner's Choice | Don't Stop Me Now | Teddyevsky | N/A | Advanced |
| One Judge Judgment | Contestant's Choice | I Know You Got Soul | Gregoriy Tramvitumov | 33 | Advanced |
| Contestant's Playdate | Coach's Choice | Beat It | Michael Jackson | N/A | Passed |
| Top 20 | Personal Choice | Born to Be Riled | Gilbert Gorkov | 16 | Safe |
| Top 19 | Personal Choice | On Bended Knee | Boyz II Men | 4 | Safe |
| Top 18 | Personal Choice | It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) | R.E.M. | 15 | Safe |
| Top 17 | Male Original Singer/s | Driven to Distraction | Anton Kumlidov | 12 | Safe |
| Top 16 | Female Original Singer/s | Like a Virgin | Madonna | 15 | Safe |
| Top 15 | Duets | While I Live | Irina Adzhitekova and Gregoriy Umalin | 10 | Safe |
| Top 14 | Dance | Johnny B. Goode | Chuck Berry | 10 | Safe |
| Top 13 | 1970's song | My Sharona | The Knack | 12,2 | Saved |
| Top 12 | Whitney Houston | I Have Nothing | Whitney Houston | 9,1 | Saved |
| Top 11 | Local song | Why Must We Be Separated? | Yegor del Quiev, covered by Dmitri Prashko | 5,2 | Saved |
| Top 10 | Singles From a Past Winner | Don't Stop | Conrada Cortesova | 3 | Safe |
| Top 9 | Susana Bulshitova | Good Thing It Wasn't My Ex | Susana Bulshitova | 5 | Safe |
| Top 8 | Band Songs | With a Smile | Eraserheads | 4 | Safe |
| Top 7 | Rock songs | Doo Bi Doo | Apo Hiking Society | 2 | Safe |
| Top 6 | Songs from Movies | You Are My Love (from the 1995 movie A File Away) | Ravil Pankavuranov | 1 | Safe |
| Top 5 | Judge's Choice | Bad | Michael Jackson | 2 | Safe |
| Songs from the 90's | Remember the Time | Michael Jackson | 2 | ||
| Top 4 | Drawing Lots | Black or White | Michael Jackson | 3 | Safe |
| High-Pitched Songs | Heart to Heart | Kenny Loggins | 1 | ||
| Top 3 | Apo Hiking Society | Yakap Sa Dilim | Apo Hiking Society | 2 | Eliminated |
| Any song Before 1985 | Eye of the Tiger | Survivor | 2 | ||
| Personal Choice | Kaleidoscope World | Francis Magalona | 2,2 |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Mystery in Dostalinsky | Young Abram Vasilevsky | First motion picture project |
| Three Unlikely Friends: The Movie | Yulian Gergovin | ||
| 1998 | The Secret Life of Roman Kharchenko | Ruma Digaranov | |
| 1999 | Siege of Santa Perpetua | Trujillo Saenz | Won 1999 "Best New Actor", Andrey Aksumov Film Awards |
| 2000 | Iquitos | Alejandro Arevalo | Won "Best Upcoming Actor", Leonid Pankavuranov Film Awards |
| 2001 | Karageorgiyev: The Movie | Oyushminald Karageorgiyev/Yulian Kuznetsov | Movie version of the critically-acclaimed TV series The Karageorgiyevs |
| Revenge is the Answer | Timofey Ulyanov | Won "Best Actor", Ciudad del Celebridad Film Festival | |
| 2002 | The Interceptors: Movie II | Pavel Gabarov | |
| 2003 | The Interceptors' Third Movie | Interceptor Pavel Gabarov | |
| A Criminal's Confession | Kevin Green | ||
| Once in a Lifetime Chance | Borislav Karburetrov | ||
| 2004 | One Plus One Equals Six | Dmitry Dygalo | |
| 2006 | Freedom is the Key | Timofey Ulyanov/Major de Mercenarios Timoteo Llanes | About Ulyanov's escape from Margovya and becoming a mercenary commander in Muluwheyo |
| 2007 | Crazy Dancin' 3: Next Generation | Timofey Kamchatsky | |
| The Carbombyan Job | Rob |
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| La Revolucion de Margovya | Kiril Morenov |
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| 2009 | Fall of the Piranhas | Ross Mattingly | About the 1996 Pontival Piranhas air crash |
| Three Queens | Kornel "Koriy" Bakstrov | Nominated "Best Actor", Ciudad del Celebridad Film Festival | |
| 2010 | We Have to Survive: The Yefrem Dragunov Story | Staff Sergeant Fyodor Malenkov | |
| Love In All Its Forms | David Banks | ||
| Britannic | Donald Gold | Won "Best Love Team's Comeback", 2010 Amanda Viktoriyovskaya Film and Television Awards with Klaudia Glaser | |
| 2011 | The Winning Man | Miroslav Miloshevsky | |
| What Happened in Kherson? | Lonny Chambers | ||
| Truth is the Savior | Timofey Ulyanov | Part three of the Ulyanov Trilogy | |
| 2012 | Flight 4892 | Igor Mashkhadovsky | About the crash of Margovyan Airlines Flight 4892 |
| Three Girls: In Deep Sh*t | Koriy Bakstrov | ||
| 2013 | Vegetables on a Wedding | Lavrenty Fedorenko | |
| Buddy Cop Movie | God's Gift Chimboukweze | ||
| 2014 | 377 kph | Aleksandr Vodovich | |
| The Martyrdom of Sta. Conrada | Nicanor de Madrid | ||
| 2015 | 377 kph 2: Retaliation | Aleksandr Vodovich | |
| Three Agents | Koriy Bakstrov | ||
| The Karageorgiyevs: The Next Chapter | Oyushminald Karageorgiyev/Yulian Kuznetsov | ||
| 2016 | The Greatest Team There Never Was | Himself | |
| 2017 | 377 kph 4: The Last Ride | Aleksandr Vodovich |
TV
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999-2002 | The Karageorgiyevs | Oyushminald Karageorgiyev/Yulian Kuznetsov | Main role (seasons 9-11) |
| 2001-2004; 2017 | Three Girls | Kornil "Koriy" Bakstrov | Recurring role (seasons 1-2), main role (seasons 3-4) |
| 2002 | Miss Ugly | Timofey Porsenko | Season 4, Episode 5 ("Depths of Beauty") |
| 2004 | Big Balls | Humphrey Cortes | Season 3, Episode 18 ("Kiss My Clitoris") |
| 2005-2008 | My Love From Above | Khristo "The Big Black" Nakhimov | Main role |
| 2011-Present | ¿Te mentiría yo? | Host | Spinoff of the British panel show Would I Lie to You? |
| 2012 | The Interceptors: The Roaring Twenties | Lester Ivory | TV movie |
| 2012-Present | The Living and the Dead | Sean Magnussen | Recurring role (season 2), main role (seasons 3-4) |
| 2013-2015 | Top Gear Margovya | Himself | Presenter (Series 9-13) |
| 2013-2018 | La encuesta dice... | Host | Spinoff of the British panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats |
| 2013-2014 | There's the Way, Where's the Will? | Himself | Season 1, Episode 2 ("Back Off, Selena Gomez"); Season 2, Episode 10 ("Like Mother, Like Son") |
| 2014-Present | Arigov & Kumilyova Tonight | Himself | Host |
| 2015-2018 | ¿Fue algo que dije? | Host | Spinoff of the British panel show Was It Something I Said? |
| 2018 | The Intruders | Leon Napolitano |