Gani Abdualievich Kulzhanov was born in 1965 in the Zhalagash district of the Kyzylorda region. In 1984, he graduated from the Almaty Musical College named after P.

I. Tchaikovsky. In 1991, he graduated from the acting department of the State Institute of Theatre and Cinema under the guidance of People's Artist of the USSR, Professor Sholpan Zhandarbekova, and People's Artist of Kazakhstan, Tlektes Meiramov.