Yakov Smirnoff - Biography

Yakov Smirnoff was born on January 24, 1951 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR as Yakov Naumovich Pokhis. He is an actor and writer, known for Une baraque à tout casser (1986), Comment claquer un million de dollars par jour? (1985) and Les aventures de Buckaroo Banzaï à travers la 8e dimension (1984). He was previously married to Linda Dreeszen.