More than three hundred films by Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan make him one of the most filmed in Russian cinema. In addition, despite his age, the People's Artist of Russia took part in theatrical performances until 2012 and today has more than three dozen radio performances under his belt.
A popular theater and film actor, director and teacher - Armen Dzhigarkhanyan - is the founder of the Moscow Drama Theater with the original name "Theater" D ". It is interesting that a few years ago the master was going to leave the stage because of his age, but soon returned, explaining his act by the fact that he could not live without the theater, which is “his life and passion”.
Biography and career of Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan
On October 3, 1935, the future artist was born in Yerevan. From early childhood, the boy dreamed of becoming an actor, which he owes to his mother Elena Vasilievna, who very often took her son to all kinds of theatrical performances.
After graduating from high school, Armen tried to enter the capital GITIS, but to no avail. The reason was a strong emphasis, despite the fact that he was a talented young man and grew up in a Russian-speaking family. And then there was a return home and work as an assistant operator in “Armenfilm” and training at the local art and theater institute.
While still in his first year of university, Dzhigarkhanyan began to appear on the stage of the Yerevan Russian Drama Theater, where he made his debut with a minor role in the play "Ivan Rybakov". Here he worked for twelve years and played in more than thirty roles.
And then there were two bright years at Lenkom with Anatoly Efros, who was later removed from work. The next stage for the actor was the stage of the Mayakovsky Theater. Here he served until the mid-nineties, after which he founded his own theater and left the Mayakovka troupe, which he considered his second home for twenty-seven years.
In 1959, the aspiring actor first appeared on the set, when he got a cameo role in the film "Crash". And all-Union fame came to Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in 1966. The film "Hello, it's me!" made it recognizable and in demand overnight. Since that time, his filmography has been replenished every year with several film projects and today has reached more than three hundred film works, among which I would especially like to highlight the following: "Operation Trust", "New Adventures of the Elusive", "Autumn", "Hello, I am your aunt!" "A dog in the manger", "To start an investigation", "Demons", "Unexpected joy", "Return".
The last film work of the People's Artist of Russia was the Russian-Ukrainian multi-part film "The Last Janissary", where he played the role of Batur's mentor.
Personal life of the artist
The first marriage with Alla Vannovskaya lasted less than ten years. In it, a daughter, Elena, was born, who, at the age of twenty-seven, died from carbon monoxide poisoning from her own car's engine running. The marriage broke up due to a severe mental disorder of Alla, who became very aggressive and forced Armen to take her daughter and divorce.
Dzhigarkhanyan's second wife was Tatyana Vlasova. But this family union, which, it would seem, was a complete idyll, subsequently disintegrated. Now Tatiana lives in the USA for permanent residence.
Since 2014, the artist began to live in a civil marriage with thirty-three-year-old Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya, with whom he officially signed at the registry office on February 25, 2016. And in October 2017, a scandal broke out in the family of Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan. People's Artist of Russia filed for divorce, explaining his decision by the fact that his wife had the fact of theft.
And on October 30, 2017, his wife left the country in the strictest confidence.
