(JTA) — Four years ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was an actor on the humorous ... but ultimately became a successful comedian, joining a popular comedy group that performed across the former Soviet ...

He first gained popularity as a comedian and showman, eventually leading the country as president almost a quarter of a century later. He celebrates his 47th birthday on January 25. Zelensky's ...

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky’s dramatic lead in exit polls Sunday — in many of them he received more than 73 percent of the vote — was so overwhelming that it prompted a concession of defeat ...

The authenticity of the recording has not been officially confirmed. Mr Zelensky, a 41-year-old TV comedian and businessman, was elected last April, trouncing President Petro Poroshenko.