The representative of the famous circus dynasty Zapashny in the fourth generation. People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2012). General Director of the Bolshoi Moscow State Circus on Vernadsky Avenue (since 2012). General producer and host of the IDOL World Circus Art Festival. At the end of school, the whole family left for China - during the difficult year for the country and the circus, the family was offered a lucrative contract for several years, which allowed them to save all their animals from starvation. Especially for Zapashny, the Chinese side built a large summer circus in Safari Park, near the city of Shenzhen. Together with his brother, Askold Zapashny, he toured Russia, China, Japan, Hungary, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Monaco, Italy, Finland, Latvia, Estonia. In 1998, at the celebration of his anniversary, the People's Artist of Russia Walter Zapashny gave his sons the attraction “Among the Predators”. In November 2012, Edgard Zapashny won the competition for the post of director of the Bolshoi Moscow State Circus on Vernadsky Avenue and today is the circus general director, while continuing to remain a performing artist. Since 2018 - Member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Culture and Art.