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  • Yakov Smirnoff Gets Penn Degree

    05/16/2006 6:17:38 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 13 replies · 459+ views
    6abc.com ^ | April 27, 2006
    Standup comedian Yakov Smirnoff is getting a graduate degree in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Smirnoff told The Philadelphia Inquirer he plans to use his newfound knowledge in his act and his books. He hopes to create what he calls the "Age of Enlaughterment" - a period when love and laughter heal psychic scars. In his Cold War heyday, the Ukranian-born comedian costarred with Robin Williams in the movie "Moscow on the Hudson" and was invited to perform at the White House. Smirnoff says he plays 230 shows for a quarter (m) million fans a year. Thirteen years ago,...