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