1. Oleg Konstantinovich Popov was a Soviet and Russian clown and circus artist.
17 Facts About Oleg Popov
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Oleg Popov was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1969.
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Oleg Popov was accepted and studied acrobatics, juggling, and other circus skills there, graduating in 1949.
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Oleg Popov made his debut in 1952 at the Tbilisi Circus in the Georgian SSR.
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In 1955, Oleg Popov performed abroad for the first time, in Warsaw, and the following year, he toured with the Moscow Circus in France, Belgium, and England.
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Oleg Popov was immediately noticed by the press, which made him a circus star.
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Oleg Popov appeared at the Brussels World Fair in 1958 and was broadcast from Moscow on American television in 1957.
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Oleg Popov toured the United States in 1963 and 1972 with the Moscow Circus.
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In 1969, Oleg Popov was honored with the title of People's Artist of the USSR.
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Oleg Popov toured extensively around the world in subsequent years with the Moscow Circus.
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Oleg Popov performed as a clown, combining his talents as a mime, a tightrope walker, and a juggler.
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Oleg Popov later performed extensively in Germany, in circus shows, on television, or with his own touring show.
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Oleg Popov married Gabriela Lehmann, a German circus performer in 1991.
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In 2006, Oleg Popov was invited to perform at the 30th anniversary of the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo.
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Oleg Popov appeared in four films, Ring of Daring, Ma-ma, The Blue Bird, and Rytsar bez dospekhov.
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Oleg Popov published a book of memoirs in 1967, which has been widely translated into numerous languages including English.
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Oleg Popov died on 2 November 2016, aged 86, from a cardiac arrest while on tour, at a hotel in Rostov-on-Don.