Kio's marriage to Galina Brezhneva was shortlived, but Kio's fame was lifelong.
The 62-year-old illusionist was a star of both the television screen and the circus ring in the Soviet era. The son of a well-known magician, Kio first performed in the circus at the age of five.
(RIA Novosti, vesti.ru)
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