Sergey Anatolyevich Kuryokhin[a] (16 June 1954 – 9 July 1996, nicknamed The Captain)[1] was a Russian composer, pianist, music director, experimental artist, film actor and writer, based in St. Petersburg, Russia.

[3] Kuryokhin began his performing career as a piano and keyboard player with a school band in Leningrad.

After playing with professional jazz bands, as well as popular rock musicians, Kuryokhin went through several stages in his career and eventually became one of the most recognisable names and faces in Russia during the 1980s and 1990s.

Outside Russia, he is primarily known as a jazz and experimental musician, through his works released since 1981 on UK's Leo Records, as well as his concert tours with Pop-Mechanics.

In 1986, Kuryokhin and others from the St. Petersburg musical scene were featured in the PBS documentary "Comrades III: All That Jazz".

His work in film includes starring in and composing music for Two Captains 2 [ru], a comedic pseudo-documentary about World War I, composing the soundtrack to the neo-noir Russian horror film Mister Designer, and playing the lead role in Dude - Water Winner.

As a guest on the popular talk show Fifth Wheel, Kuryokhin provided "proof" that Lenin was a mushroom.