Sergei Nikolaevich Khrustalev, born on August 20, 1973, in Moscow, is a Russian theater and film actor, a television presenter, and an educator. As a youth he spent his evenings at the "Na Stromynke" theater studio during his school days. In 1994, he graduated from the State School of Circus and Variety Arts, specializing in the conversational genre. Later, he completed his education at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts, specializing in theatre and film acting.