
Leonid Utyosov
- Date of Birth: 1895-03-21
- Date of Death: 1982-03-09
- Place of Birth: Odessa, Odessa uyezd, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
Biography
Leonid Osipovich Utyosov or Utesov (Russian: Леони́д О́сипович Утёсов); real name Lazar (Leyzer) Iosifovich Vaysbeyn or Weissbein (Russian: Ла́зарь (Ле́йзер) Ио́... Leonid Osipovich Utyosov or Utesov (Russian: Леони́д О́сипович Утёсов); real name Lazar (Leyzer) Iosifovich Vaysbeyn or Weissbein (Russian: Ла́зарь (Ле́йзер) Ио́сифович Вайсбе́йн) (21 March [O.S. 9 March] 1895, Odessa – 9 March 1982, Moscow), was a famous Soviet jazz singer and comic actor of Jewish origin, who became the first pop singer to be awarded the prestigious title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1965.

How It Was Done in Odesa... or Odessans of All Countries, Unite!
Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie • 1991 January

Memories of the "Cow March"
Comedy • 1991 April

Jolly Fellows
Music, Comedy • 1934 December

Variety Stars
Comedy • 1954 July

The Career of Spirka Shpandyr
Comedy • 1926 November

Old Record
Music, Animation, Family • 1982 January

Concert for the Front
Music • 1942 November

The Life and Death of Lieutenant Schmidt
Drama • 1917 July

Arkadiy Raykin
Documentary • 1975 March

Мелодии Дунаевского
Documentary, Music • 1963 December