At the peak of his powers, David Letterman did a Top 10 list about things that will change with the fall of the Soviet empire, with the No. 1 answer being "Yakov Smirnoff will be out of work." "I ...

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After escaping the Soviet Union, Yakov soared to the top of the comedy world performing regularly on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and countless other television programs. Yakov had a recurring ...