actor, TV presenter, art director of «Vecherniy Kvartal»
Biography
He was born on April 7, 1983 in Kivsharivka town in Kharkiv region, in 1989 his family moved to Alchevsk (Luhansk region). While still at school, Zhenya became interested in acting and took part in theatre stagings. Has graduated from the Luhansk college of culture and art in «Acting» specialty. Later received a diploma as a director in Luhansk university of culture and art. However, the starting point in Koshovyi`s career was the «KVK». In 2004 he gets introduced to the «Kvartal 95» studio : the team «Vabank», in which Yevhen was performing, gets invited to take part in the project of «Kvartal» – «Mysterious island». At the end of 2004 Volodymyr Zelenskyi invited Yevhen to join the acting crew. As an actor of the «Kvartal 95» studio Yevhen takes part in popular TV shows, movies and series, including TV projects «Vecherniy Kvartal», «Crack Them Up», «Humour Cup», «Baking NEWS», «Shelter», «Vecherniy Kiev», «Fight Club», «A week with the Kvartal», «Ukraine, Wake Up!» and others. His filmography includes roles in television movies and series: «Servant of the People», «A night in a museum», «Like cosacs», «The Other Sherlock», «1+1 home alone. New Year», «1+1 home alone. 8th of March», as well as full – length movies «You, he, she», «Servant of the People 2», «8 First Dates», «8 New Dates», «8 Best Dates», «Office Romance. Our Times» etc.
Married. Raises two daughters – Varvara and Serafima – together with his wife Ksenia.
Favorite movies
- «Transformers»
- Thrillers
- Action films
Favorite books
- Currently I read mostly news
Favorite artists/songs
- Young Ukrainian artists
Charitable activities
He supports our soldiers since 2014 together with his friends and colleagues from the «Kvartal 95» studio – not only raises their fighting spirit during the journeys to the places near the frontline and the performances in the military units, hospitals, shelters and shooting ranges, but also actively volunteers – buys and personally delivers what is needed the most by our soldiers to the frontline.
The Ambassador for the Help for Ukraine fund, who helps military units and hospitals.
The Ambassador for the «People’s Coalition» fund, which provides our soldiers and rescuers with everything needed – from vehicles, drones to medicine.
The Ambassador for the «Zoopatrol» pet shelter in Irpin, where the abandoned dogs and cats are rescued, treated and taken care of. Helped in the construction of this shelter and constantly supports it.
Supports the «School for Superheroes» – an educational space, which is arranged in children hospitals in different cities of Ukraine. Personally visited the children in the «School for Superheroes» in Kharkiv and Mykolaiv.
Dreams to open a school in Kyiv, where children from first to eleventh grade will be taught different professions. It is something like a university, but for schoolers.
Interesting facts
Friends and colleagues call Yevhen Koshovyi «Bold». However, actually, Zhenia is not bold, hair grows on his head, but he constantly shaves it. Ye was saved for the first time in 2002 for a KVK performance. Since then, the image of «Bold» has been attached to Koshovyi.
Yevhen is also a musician. He finished the musical school as a saxophonist. And, by the way, him playing this instrument can be seen in some musical performances of the «Kvartal».
