In the new season of Univer, fans will no longer see Kuzya. A kind of narrow-minded, stupid, but very kind and funny jock. Actor Vitaly Gogunsky decided not to renew his contract to continue filming. For what reason did he make this decision? Why did Kuzya leave Univer?
Who is Kuzya?
Kuzya, or Eduard Kuzmin, student, dorm resident, one of the heroes of the sitcom “Univer”. The role was played by Gogunsky, a thirty-five-year-old actor, composer and singer.
Vitaly spent his entire childhood in the Poltava region. From an early age he was interested in music and studied at a local music school, where he studied piano. In the Poltava region at one time Gogunsky became a nominee for the children's music competition. At the same time, he was actively involved in karate and football.
Gogunsky worked from the age of twelve. And not because the deputy’s son had nothing to eat. First - as a loader and auxiliary worker, then - as a presenter at a local radio station. Subsequently he was invited to lead information program on the Rossiya channel.
Gogunsky did not immediately choose the path creative person. Following the instructions of his father, he graduated from a technical university and received the specialty “Technological Engineer”. Only then did he enter the variety department of VGIK. Graduated in 2007.
He made his debut as a film actor in 2004. Gogunsky played the seventeen-year-old son of the head of a construction company, Anton, in the film “Farewell, Doctor Freud!” The boy is completely uncontrollable, so they invite him to a psychoanalyst.
The actor creates a different image in the film “The Irrevocable Man.” His hero - a young boy Roman Volkov - decided to quickly and easily disrupt big jackpot. The drama is the story of the rise and fall of Roman, and the search for happiness by other families.
Gogunsky played episodic and supporting roles in the films “The Heiress” (2006), “Storm Gates” (2006), and “Bear Hunt” (2007). In parallel with acting Vitaly carried out the composition work. In particular, he owns songs from “Dr. Freud!” (“Think about me”, “The wind will show me the way”) and “Univera” (“Shnyaga shnyazhnaya”, “About the end”, “About paratroopers”).
Since 2008, Vitaly has starred in the TV series “Univer”. But there was a rumor that we won’t see the hero in the new season. Why?
Screen and real reasons
According to the plot of the film, Kuzya misunderstood the conversation between Masha and Martynov. He thought that the guys were lovers. He got drunk as hell, wanted to hit Martynov in the face, but accidentally hit Masha.
In upset feelings, Kuzya packed his things in the middle of the night, wrote a farewell note and left for his native Agapovka. In the note, he wrote that he couldn’t do anything in Moscow, there was no normal work, he was strained with his studies and personal life everything is bad. Therefore, he leaves for his homeland.
Masha goes after him every other day, but soon returns. She says that she needs to move on with her life, but Kuza is happy there. He will not return. A beautiful and logical departure of the actor from the television project.
Logical because after so many years of participation in the Univer project, Gogunsky has already become labeled as a dull and eternal student. The actor himself confirms this fear. But it wasn’t just his boring role that forced him to leave. Vitaly wants to move on: act in other films, write songs, direct. And thirty-five years old is not quite the right age for a student and for a youth series.
Work for film set Univera was too intense. Often I had to film for twelve hours a day for an entire week. There was simply no time to participate in other projects. There were even rumors that because of his busy schedule, Gogunsky began to drink alcohol. Because of his alcoholic passions, he was asked to leave the project. Fortunately, these are just rumors.
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This funny hero was remembered and loved by many. The series was associated with Kuzya and the series could not be imagined without Kuzya. Even all kinds of changes in the project while he was there. But suddenly he left. Moreover, the reason for Kuzy’s departure from the plot was strained and implausible. Why did he leave
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There are such students in every university. They are big, strong, interested in some kind of sport, do poorly in basic subjects, but are always interested in girls. Therefore, Kuzya became near and dear to the main audience of the series, in contrast to girls of model appearance and In addition, it is Kuzya who owns the songs from the project, humorous and original words. Almost everyone likes the light humorous atmosphere of the series, and love lines add spice to the story.
The end of the storyline of Eduard Kuzmin
In the new season of the series "Univer: New Dorm" Kuzya found new love- Masha, played by miniature Anna Khilkevich. According to the plot, he sought her love for a long time, and in the end she could not resist. The romance lasted for quite a long time until Masha gave Edward a reason to be jealous. Jealous and offended Kuzya got drunk to the point of clouding his mind, which is not at all like him, since he is an athlete. Returning to the dorm late in the evening, he managed to swing at his neighbor and hit Masha, which he did not forgive himself for and therefore promptly left for his native Agapovka. The inconsolable girl even went to his village, hoping to bring him back, but she herself came back after a couple of days. This turn of events seemed somewhat far-fetched to many TV viewers, so questions about why Vitaly Gogunsky left Univer did not subside.
Rumors about Vitaly leaving the series
Perplexed fans of the series and the character played by Vitaly pestered the channel’s editors with questions and discussed the actor’s departure everywhere. Various rumors appeared about why Vitaly Gogunsky left Univer, among which the most popular was information about the abuse of the actor alcoholic drinks and the resulting scandals with the director. The public was also agitated by rumors about “ star fever” artist who allegedly demanded higher wages year after year.
According to the TNT channel, the actors of the sitcom are not in poverty anyway, and during the five years of filming they managed to buy themselves an apartment in Moscow. But Gogunsky’s greed knew no bounds and the producers lost patience. So the following answer can be given to the question of why Vitaly Gogunsky left Univer. A continuation of this rumor was the information that the “star-struck” Vitaly broke off relations with his wife and left her with their little daughter Milana for the sake of a certain blonde Anna.
The reason for breaking the contract, according to Vitaly himself
The actor gave his fans some time to worry, and then made an official refutation of the rumors, saying that he himself had given up the idea of renewing his contract with the channel. He starred in “Univer” for 5 years, 12 hours a day. The hard work resulted in 390 episodes of the beloved series. Such a schedule did not allow me to concentrate or even just pay attention to my family and other work proposals.
In addition, Vitaly realized back in the fall of 2012 that he had become too old for a student series. He has passed the thirty-year mark, is happily married and is raising a little daughter, Milana, to whom he wants to spend time. He is also tired of the image of Eduard Kuzmin, of the fact that fans associate him with a dull, good-natured guy from the village, without taking into account that Vitaly himself is an educated and well-read young man. In a word, the reasons for leaving were personal.
In his interview, Vitaly Gogunsky avoided the topic of agreements with the producers of the series, who were very unhappy with his departure from the project, because his character has many interesting moments. From the creators of the series, Vitaly received several angry attacks and accusations of irresponsibility. And he himself notes with bitterness that what was most striking was that at the height of the scandal, none of the filming partners with whom he was friends during work contacted him. Therefore, after leaving the series, Vitaly stopped communicating with his former colleagues.
Future plans in personal life and work
Rumors that Vitaly Gogunsky was leaving Univer appeared earlier, and then
The actor cited the desire to try his hand at directing as the reason. He still has similar intentions: in collaboration with his friends at VGIK, Vitaly is preparing a script for the series, and also devotes his free time to filming the project “Sasha + Tanya”. Many people do not understand why Vitaly Gogunsky left Univer and continues to act on the same channel in a similar field. This is because he was given the opportunity to select the material offered and accept age roles, as well as free time, which can be devoted to both family and incoming work offers.
Known for his role as Kuzi in the sitcom “Univer,” 40-year-old actor Vitaly Gogunsky launched his mini-series on YouTube. The actor returned to his usual image of a jock-student in the series “Kuzya - not the last season.” The first episode has over a million views, 50 thousand likes and more than 7 thousand dislikes.
The picture is shot as mini-series for Instagram(each episode lasts about one minute). Then from 10 insta-series you get one series for YouTube. The second series has already been uploaded to the platform.
Let us remind you that Vitaly Gogunsky has starred in “Univer” since its premiere in 2008. But in 2013 he decided to leave the project. In the 71st episode of “The New Dorm,” his hero Kuzya leaves for his native village of Agapovka and since then has rarely appeared in the series. Gogunsky explained his departure by saying that he was tired of the image of a “dumb jock” that stuck to him and prevented him from starring in more serious films.
After a short break and working on several projects (comedy films “Bartender”, “Take the Blow, Baby”), Vitaly returned to the usual image of Kuzy. "I am 40 years old. Kuzi fans, don't worry. Kuza is 26, will be 27 in October,” wrote on his birthday, the actor took to the social network.
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In the new season of Univer, fans will no longer see Kuzya. A kind of narrow-minded, stupid, but very kind and funny jock. Actor Vitaly Gogunsky decided not to renew his contract to continue filming. For what reason did he make this decision? Why did Kuzya leave Univer?
Who is Kuzya?
Kuzya, or Eduard Kuzmin, student, dorm resident, one of the heroes of the sitcom “Univer”. The role was played by Gogunsky, a thirty-five-year-old actor, composer and singer.
Vitaly spent his entire childhood in the Poltava region. From an early age he was interested in music and studied at a local music school, where he studied piano. In the Poltava region, Gogunsky at one time became a nominee in a children's music competition. At the same time, he was actively involved in karate and football.
Gogunsky worked from the age of twelve. And not because the deputy’s son had nothing to eat. First - as a loader and auxiliary worker, then - as a presenter at a local radio station. Subsequently, he was invited to host an information program on the Rossiya channel.
Gogunsky did not immediately choose the path of a creative person. Following the instructions of his father, he graduated from a technical university and received the specialty “Technological Engineer”. Only then did he enter the variety department of VGIK. Graduated in 2007.
He made his debut as a film actor in 2004. Gogunsky played the seventeen-year-old son of the head of a construction company, Anton, in the film “Farewell, Doctor Freud!” The boy is completely uncontrollable, so they invite him to a psychoanalyst.
The actor creates a different image in the film “The Irrevocable Man.” His hero, a young boy Roman Volkov, decided to quickly and easily hit the big jackpot. The drama is the story of the rise and fall of Roman, and the search for happiness by other families.
Gogunsky played episodic and supporting roles in the films “The Heiress” (2006), “Storm Gates” (2006), and “Bear Hunt” (2007). In parallel with his acting activities, Vitaly carried out composing. In particular, he owns songs from “Dr. Freud!” (“Think about me”, “The wind will show me the way”) and “Univera” (“Shnyaga shnyazhnaya”, “About the end”, “About paratroopers”).
Since 2008, Vitaly has starred in the TV series “Univer”. But there was a rumor that we won’t see the hero in the new season. Why?
Screen and real reasons
According to the plot of the film, Kuzya misunderstood the conversation between Masha and Martynov. He thought that the guys were lovers. He got drunk as hell, wanted to hit Martynov in the face, but accidentally hit Masha.
In upset feelings, Kuzya packed his things in the middle of the night, wrote a farewell note and left for his native Agapovka. In the note, he wrote that he couldn’t do anything in Moscow, he didn’t have a normal job, he was stressed out with his studies and everything was bad in his personal life. Therefore, he leaves for his homeland.
Masha goes after him every other day, but soon returns. She says that she needs to move on with her life, but Kuza is happy there. He will not return. A beautiful and logical departure of the actor from the television project.
Logical because after so many years of participation in the Univer project, Gogunsky has already become labeled as a dull and eternal student. The actor himself confirms this fear. But it wasn’t just his boring role that forced him to leave. Vitaly wants to move on: act in other films, write songs, direct. And thirty-five years old is not quite the right age for a student and for a youth series.
Work on the set of “Univer” was too stressful. Often I had to film twelve hours a day for an entire week. There was simply no time to participate in other projects. There were even rumors that because of his busy schedule, Gogunsky began to drink alcohol. Because of his alcoholic passions, he was asked to leave the project. Fortunately, these are just rumors.
“Univer” became a good acting practice for Vitaly and made him recognizable. True, while on vacation in the Dominican Republic, everyone mistook the actor for Brad Pitt. He was not against such confusion and responded with pleasure...
2012 was a year of losses for Univer. And not only. Ekaterina Gamova announced her resignation. Why did Gamova leave the Russian volleyball team?
But let's return to Univer. Shortly before Kuzmin left the project, Allochka (Maria Kozhevnikova) left the project. She also decided to move on, develop, and star in other films. And she succeeded. After Univer, Maria Kozhevnikova starred in the films The Dark World and Exchange Wedding.
Gogunsky has not yet managed to “move too far” from Univer. Still, thanks to this series he became world famous. But the actors do not deny the role of “Univer” in their creative destiny. In 2013, Vitaly starred in the new sitcom “Univer. Sasha-Tanya."
Well. Young and talented guys have the right to leave their old and familiar places. The youth project is good. But it’s impossible to develop one hero for so long. Students grow up, leave the dorm, new ones move in to take their place... This is how it should be.
Currently, Vitaly Gogunsky works at the Lekur theatrical agency, writes music, composes songs, skates on the skating rink with the stars (the show “Dancing with the Stars”; his partner is Ekaterina Osipova) and plans to open his own theater. The actor stated this after his couple was removed from the ice-dance show. Guess what his theater will be called? That's right, “Kuzya”. The audience is children. The actors are only Gogunsky’s trusted comrades and friends in the creative workshop. He himself plans to not only run a theater for young spectators, but also go on stage. In addition, the new institution will offer acting lessons.
For many television viewers, for several years he was eternal student, the naive and absent-minded good-natured Kuzya from the TV series “Univer”. Last year, Vitaly Gogunsky announced his departure from the sitcom. Now the actor is participating in the transformation show “One to One.” Moreover, not alone, but together with his daughter Milana. I managed to talk with Vitaly Nad during a break between filming. In life, this young man turned out to be very serious, intellectual and eloquent. Vitaly, how did you decide to participate in the TV project “One to One”?
I'm done music school. As a child, I even sang in the school choir. And then he studied pop vocals at the Kiev Institute. Acting skills also help a lot in transformation on the project. I don't have any problems. In the first season of the project, mostly only singers took part, and I didn’t think that an actor could get in. I participated in the casting, which took place over four months. Completed five tasks and passed.
IN latest issue The one-on-one image of Scorpions lead singer Klaus Meine brought you a brilliant victory. How did you manage this transformation?
It was very interesting to me. And when something is interesting, you simply don’t pay attention to the difficulties. Now I'm working on the image of Grigory Leps. By the way, he will perform together with Ani Lorak, whose image will be presented by my daughter Milana. I’m really looking forward to this moment and, of course, I’m worried. The recording has already taken place. Milana did a brilliant job. She had her first success. 
Didn't the cameras bother little Milana?
The daughter did everything for her dad. She really wanted dad to win, so she starred in a TV show for me. Milana didn’t pay attention to her embarrassment, she wanted her dad to like everything so much.
Your daughter, what is she like?
I'm afraid of being a biased father. I mean like all parents who praise their children. I'm no exception... We really enjoy being with each other. In our free time, Milana and I go to a cafe; my daughter loves the zoo very much. Together we have a lot of fun and great time. We love to travel. I treasure these moments very much...
Now most I spend time filming. For now my thoughts are mainly about work. Filming often takes place from nine in the morning until two in the morning.
There were a lot of rumors surrounding your departure from the television series “Univer”. So anyway, why did you decide to leave the sitcom?
The contract ended, it was necessary to take a break. I had many offers. I'm currently working on my own production project. But I see that interest in Univer does not fade. I will be happy to continue working again, provided that I am called. I have always loved Kuzya. It all started with him. I have nothing but gratitude and love for the character and the guys I worked with. They write to me on VKontakte, saying that we fell in love with you, but you abandoned us. I would like to return to “Univer” for at least a couple of episodes.
So, there is hope to see you again at Univer?
Certainly! You should always believe in a fairy tale (laughs).
It’s no secret that parallels are often drawn between you and Kuzya, or, on the contrary, differences are looked for. What do you like about this look?
Kuzya is cool! Just watch the episode and see for yourself. The more I played Kuzya, the more I saw that we were practically no different. True, we are very similar. This role gave me a lot professionally. It's a great experience. Every day for 12 hours. If you suffer for a long time, something will work out!
Vitaly, I can’t help but note your amazing physical shape. What sports do you prefer?
I wouldn’t talk about my amazing physical shape now (smiles). I really love to play football. Even though it's traumatic, I can't help it. Sometimes the guys and I play airsoft. By the way, my friend Misha Galustyan organized this story. A very extreme sport. I really like that you can run around with a machine gun that shoots ceramic balls. I also really love the sea. I dream of going surfing, but I can’t find the time yet. I really want to be like the guys with toned abs from Hollywood. I grew up by the sea. I really miss this. I think that in Moscow it is necessary to dig up the sea. Moscow must afford this.
Do you have any bad habits?
I do not drink and do not smoke. Although when my wife and I are on vacation in Italy, I can allow red wine. And if with oysters, then white... But if you also drink in Moscow, you simply won’t have time to recover. Bad habits no, because you need to always be in work mode.
Will you be watching the World Cup?
There were even plans to go to Brazil. Irakli Pirtskhalava called. But it probably won’t work out, because we need to prepare for filming. I'll watch it on TV. But I will definitely attend the next World Cup.
What are your predictions?
There are a lot of strong teams. But I think Brazil or Argentina will win. I am not an emotional fan, but a rational one. Our football players are taught that there is no need to worry about football. It will cost you more. That's why I don't root for our team. I just watch and am happy for individuals. These are Mourinho, Costa, Ronaldo, Simeone.
Dossier
Gogunsky Vitaly Evgenievich, Russian actor.
Date and place of birth: July 14, 1978, Kremenchug (Ukraine).
Education: VGIK, workshop of Alexey Batalov.
Family: wife Anna Gogunskaya, daughter Milana (born in 2010, from ex-wife Irina).
Hobbies: music, sports (karate, football, airsoft).
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