Zhora Kryzhovnikov was born on February 14, 1979 in Arzamas-16, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Sarov, Nizhegorodskaya oblast, Russia]. He is a director and writer, known for Gorko! (2013), Nechayanno (2014) and Call DiCaprio! (2018). He is married to Yuliya Aleksandrova. They have one child.