Ilya Legostaev: biography, personal life, photo

In addition to the stars, there is a national show businessmany people, on which the image of artists depends. They decide how and in what form to present this or that information about musical executors, actors and other celebrities. Ilya Legostaev is one of such specialists who knows everything about music and criticism. Who is he? What does he do? And where could you see it?

Who is Ilya Legostaev?

Ilya Stanislavovich Legostaev - popularRussian journalist, TV presenter and fair music critic. At the moment he is the editor-in-chief of the well-known domestic publication MK-Bulvar.

Brief biographical note about Ilya: school and institute

Ilya Legostaev was born on May 30, 1970 in theMoscow region. His hometown - Reutov, with the origin of which was associated with many legends and legends. Some thought that the name came from the word "howling", as it was here that relatives of the Decembrists stayed, who shed tears, sending their loved ones to Siberia. Others spoke of the presence of beehive bears, and so on.

In Reutov, Ilya graduated from secondary school No. 4, and afterwardswent to enter the Moscow Engineering and Construction Institute. V. Kuibyshev. It was here that the future journalist submitted his documents, successfully passed the exams, and later graduated from the university, having received the diploma of an engineer.

Service in the army and a sharp change of course in the profession

Despite the availability of higher engineeringeducation, Ilya Legostaev did not begin to work by profession. After graduation, the young man went to the army, where he served for a year. It was there that the future TV presenter became interested in journalism. According to him, he had to cast a lot of magic over the local wall newspaper and with a notebook in his hands to go in search of new army news.

Returning from service, in early 1992, Ilyasubmitted a resume to the publication "Moskovsky Komsomolets" as reporter. According to him, he did not expect success, but "on that day the stars came together successfully" and he got a job. That's just taken him as a columnist for a column called "Sound track". By the way, in "MK" Legostaev has been working for over 20 years. Despite his current position, he continues to publish his notes and articles.

Debut Legostaeva on television

Who would have thought that a sharp change of course inprofession will lead to excellent results. Ilya Legostaev had no time to get used to his new position, as fate brought him with new people who opened the way for him to television.

According to the journalist himself, in early 1993year in search of additional earnings, he went to casting to Demidov and got a job as a correspondent in the project "Muzoboz". There he worked more than a year, and after he was invited to the TV company "VID". As the journalist says with a smile, the company had problems with financing, that's why they "took someone who got it". So Legostaev began to conduct daily "POST-musical news".

"Sharks of the pen" in the life of Legostaev

About a year later Ilya Legostaev (biographythis journalist, as you see, is filled with bright events and unexpected turns in his career) was invited by the representation of the TV-6 channel. It was here that he was offered the role of not just a journalist, but the leading contemporary scandalous talk show under the promising title "Sharks of the Pen." And it raced ...

From this moment the transfer began to occupy a hugeplace in the life of the host. She brought him popularity, allowed to get acquainted with new interesting people, and also grow as a person. By the way, it was this project that allowed Ilya to receive the award in the "Ovation" nomination.

For all time the existence of the show at different timesHere came such stars as Vanessa May, Pet Shop Boys and Ace of Base. From domestic celebrities to the questions of the journalist answered: Valery Leontyev, members of the group "Ivanushki", "Chaif" and others.

"The patient is more likely to be dead than alive"

Approximately in 1998 the project "Sharks of the pen" was closeddue to a lack of funding and the maturing crisis of the genre. As a result, Ilya was forced to return to the good old "MK". However, his calm was short-lived, as in the middle of 2009 the program decided to revive. This time, the revival of the legendary show took place on TV Jam, where again they invited to the role of the leading Legostaev.

Here only to restore the former image and ratingTV shows to the organizers did not succeed. And the project was closed again. In 2012, the above-mentioned television channel once again made an attempt to regain fame. However, it is not without reason that they say that it was twice impossible to enter the same river twice, and even more so three times. Therefore, the resuscitation of the project "Sharks of the pen" failed miserably.

Further career Legostaeva

Later, the following works were added to the Legostaev piggy bank:

• in the talk show channel TV-6 Le-Go-Go;
• in the program of the TVC channel "Silver Disk";
• in the RTR project “Good morning, Russia!”;
• in the TV program "Morning" from NTV;
• in the “Pro Cinema” project from TV-3;
• in the project "Billboard" and others.

Ilya Legostaev: personal life

Despite all the talents of the journalist, many fans of his work were interested only in the intimate life of the host. For the same reason, Ilya tried hard and not to advertise his status.

And since he almost did not show up on cameras withhe talked about it with his family and little, rumors spread in the press that Ilya Legostayev was gay. Detractors, from whom, in fact, went such information, referred to his feminine figure, pretty face shape and the absence of any photos with his wife.

However, appearances are deceptive. This is also indicated by some stars who are tired of proving their correct sexual orientation.

Here are just rumors were only rumors. And in one of the interviews Ilya Legostaev, whose family does not appear in public, only briefly spoke about the most intimate.

From the interview it is clear that the journalist has a wife and daughter. According to him, he wakes up, takes his daughter to study, escorts his spouse to work and sends himself to "earn his daily bread."

And although Ilya Legostaev and his wife almost nowherethere is, what, in fact, says the lack of photos in the public domain, from such interviews we can get short information about the personal life of the legendary journalist.