Sergey Kuryokhin (Russian: Сергей Курёхин, Сергей Анатольевич Курёхин, other spellings include Sergei Kuriokhin, Sergueï Kouriokhine, Sergey Kuriokhin, etc.) (June 16, 1954 - July 9, 1996) was a Russian piano player, avant-garde composer, improvisor, performance artist and actor. Outside Russia he is primarily known as jazz and experimental musician, through his works released since 1981 on UK's Leo Records, as well as his tours with "Ensemble Pop-Mekhanika". He also made a significant contribution to several albums of the famous Russian rock band Aquarium.

His memorable cinematic activities include starring in (and composing music for) Two Captains II (Два капитана II) a comedic pseudo-documentary about World War I; a soundtrack to the neo-noir Russian horror movie "The Designer" (Russian: Господин Оформитель), and the lead role of the combative nerd taking on the local mob, in "Lokh pobeditel vody" ("Dude Who Defeated Water").

In one of his acts of performance art, in 1991, as a guest on a popular TV talk show "Fifth Wheel", Kuryokhin "proved" [1] that Lenin was a mushroom[2].

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