Leonid Brezhnev's daughter, Galina, died in 1998 at the age of 69 (ITAR-TASS)
Kio's marriage to Galina Brezhneva was shortlived, but Kio's fame was lifelong.
The 62-year-old illusionist was a star of both the television screen and the circus ring in the Soviet era. The son of a well-known magician, Kio first performed in the circus at the age of five.
(RIA Novosti, vesti.ru)