Russian actor Andrey Gusev was born on March 20, 1968 in Voronezh. While still at school, he received additional education at the conduction and choral department of a kids' music school. After serving in the Soviet army, he tried his hand at various professions, but participation in a rock band, songwriting, and a passion for amateur filmmaking eventually led him to the theater faculty of Voronezh Art Institute.Upon graduation, Andrei was assigned to the company of "Na Sobornoy" theater in Ryazan. Later he moved to St. Petersburg and joined the "Music-Hall" theater. In subsequent years Andrei actively worked in musical theater and took part in such projects as "Nord-Ost", "Spirit Warriors", "Annie", the Russian adaptation of "We Will Rock You" musical based on songs of Queen, "Mamma Mia!", etc. He also took part in various musical TV shows as a vocalist of the "Phonograph" band, did voicework for animation, and released a number of audiobooks. He has also appeared in numerous films.Currently, Gusev works at the Moscow Musical Theater, where he is employed in such productions as "Miracles and Mischief", based in L. Carrol's "Alice in Wonderland" (Mad Hatter, dir. Mikhail Shvydkoy), "All About Cinderella" (King, dir. O. Glushkov), "Crime and Punishment" (Hurdy-gurdies and Red Shirt, dir. Andrey Konchalovskiy), "Life is Wonderful".