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Armen B. Dzhigarkhanyan- Great Soviet and Russian actor, People's Artist of the USSR (1985), theater director, teacher. In the biography of Dzhigarkhanyan, there are many bright roles in Soviet and Russian films and on the stage of Moscow theaters. Since 1996, Armen Borisovich has been President and Artistic Director of the Moscow Drama Theater under the leadership of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan.
The early years and education of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Father - Boris Akimovich Dzhigarkhanyan(1910-1972) - left his family when little Armen was not even a year old.
Mother - Elena Vasilievna Dzhigarkhanyan(1909-2002) - employee of the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR. She raised her son with her second husband. Dzhigarkhanyan's stepfather loved the boy, he and Armen had a very kind-hearted relationship. Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was surrounded by a Russian-speaking atmosphere, studied at a Russian school, but enjoyed studying, in addition to Russian, and Armenian culture.
Armen's mother was a passionate theatergoer. It was Elena Vasilievna who instilled in her son a love for theatrical art.
In 1953, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan graduated from high school and went to Moscow to enter GITIS. Despite the Russian environment and training in a Russian school, Dzhigarkhanyan felt an Armenian accent, so he was not accepted into the Moscow theater institute. Armen did not despair. He returned home and began his film career as an assistant cameraman at the “Armenfilm” studio. A year later, the guy became a student at the Yerevan Art and Theater Institute, which he graduated in 1958.
Theatrical biography of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
As is known from the actor's biography, Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan made his debut on stage in 1955, as a student, in the play "Ivan Rybakov" (based on the play Victor Gusev). It was the stage of the Yerevan Russian Drama Theater named after K. S. Stanislavsky... From that moment on, Dzhigarkhanyan worked in the troupe of the Yerevan theater for over ten years.
In 1967, the actor crossed a new threshold in his creative biography: Anatoly Efros invited Armen Dzhigarkhanyan to his theater. Lenin Komsomol, the famous "Lenkom".
Dzhigarkhanyan's brilliant talent was noted, and he received interesting roles in the theater. However, soon Efros was removed from office, and Armen Dzhigarkhanyan decided to leave the troupe.
In 1969, Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan became an actor of the theater named after A. Mayakovsky... Armen Borisovich linked his life with this theater for 27 years. A career in the theater began with the staging of the play "The Defeat" Alexandra Fadeeva... In 1971 - a new major role in the theatrical career of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Together with Svetlana Nemolyaeva he played in the play "A Streetcar Named Desire" Andrey Goncharov(the role of Stanley Kowalski). Then there were masterpieces - the role of Big Pa in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Socrates in "Conversations with Socrates" Edward Radzinsky and General Khludov in the play "Running" Mikhail Bulgakov.
In 1997, Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan returned to "Lenkom" for a role in the play Mark Zakharova"Barbarian and Heretic" based on the novel Dostoevsky"The Gambler", later he played in the play "City of Millionaires" based on the play Eduardo de Filippo... In recent decades, Armen Borisovich has played in many entreprise performances, as well as in his own theater.
Career and roles of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in cinema
Since the end of the 50s, Armen Borisovich began to be invited to act in films. One of the breakthrough roles was the film "Hello, It's Me", the film took part in the competition program of the Cannes Film Festival in 1966. In the television series "Operation" Trust ", released in 1967, where Dzhigarkhanyan played an intelligent courageous security officer Artuzova, Armen Borisovich immediately won the hearts of TV viewers. Then there were the films "The Sixth of July" (1968), "Crane" (1968). And in 1975 a warm kind film "When September Comes" was released.
All the heroes of Dzhigarkhanyan are very different. But playing, including negative characters, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan puts his unique talent, adding a certain "likability" even to notorious villains. Let us recall the unforgettable roles of the staff captain Ovechkin ("The Elusive Avengers"), as well as the leader of the "Black Cat" gang Karp ("The meeting place cannot be changed").
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan's comedic talent manifested itself in the film "Hello, I am your aunt!" and The Dog in the Manger.
Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan received prizes and awards for films: "Triangle" (1967), "When September Comes" (1975), "Snow in Mourning" (1978), "Lonely Nut" (1987).
After the collapse of the USSR, Armen Borisovich played in the films "Shirley-Myrli", "Dreams", "Poor Sasha", "Moscow Holidays" and many others. Dzhigarkhanyan has over 200 film roles.
Teaching and social activities of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
From 1989 to 1997, Professor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan taught acting at VGIK. Dzhigarkhanyan founded the Moscow Drama Theater under the leadership of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan on the basis of a group of VGIK graduates. In this small theater, Armen Borisovich was the artistic director, and in 2005 he became the director. On the stage of his theater, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan created wonderful roles in the performances "Coming Home" by Pinter and "Krapp's Last Tape" Samuel Beckett.
In 1999, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan received a US government quota green card for outstanding artists. Until 2015, Armen Borisovich lived in two countries: three to four months a year - usually summer and early autumn - in Garland near Dallas (Texas), and from September to May in Moscow. In an interview with KP on November 16, 2016, Armen Borisovich told how he got a house in Dallas: “There are only three rooms in this house. I borrowed money and bought it. "
In 2006, Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan took part in the preparation of the publication of the book "Autograph of the Century".
In the 2012 presidential elections, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was the candidate's confidant Vladimir Putin.
Dzhigarkhanyan has repeatedly advocated the reconciliation of the Azerbaijani and Armenian peoples. In his opinion, the peoples have quarreled with the "third forces".
Personal life of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
The personal life of the famous actor was difficult. Armen Dzhigarkhanyan buried his first wife and daughter. The first wife of Armen Borisovich - Alla Yurievna Vannovskaya(1920−1966) - actress of the Yerevan Russian Drama Theater named after K. S. Stanislavsky. Alla Vannovskaya was a Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR. Armen Dzhigarkhanyan's wife suffered from chorea and died in a psychiatric hospital.
Daughter - Elena Armenovna Dzhigarkhanyan (1964−1987), also suffered from chorea, the disease was transmitted from the mother. She died tragically.
Dzhigarkhanyan's second wife - Tamara Sergeevna Vlasova(Born in 1943) - was also an actress in the Yerevan Russian Drama Theater named after K.S. Stanislavsky, then a zavlit, and now Tamara Vlasova is a Russian language teacher at an institute in Dallas (USA).
In 1998, Dzhigarkhanyan bought a house in Dallas and persuaded his wife to look after him. They broke up in 2015. Armen Borisovich has a stepson from this marriage Stepan A. Dzhigarkhanyan(Born in 1966).
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan's third wife (since 2016) - pianist Vitalina V. Dzhigarkhanyan(before marriage Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya). Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya was born in 1979 in Kiev and has been studying music since childhood. The future wife of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan graduated from a music school in piano, then studied at the National Music Academy of Ukraine named after P.I. Tchaikovsky... Her biography says that Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya became a laureate of an international competition in Paris.
Vitalina said that from childhood she was in love with Dzhigarkhanyan, attended all his performances when Armen Borisovich came on tour to Kiev.
In 2000, Vitalina managed to get to know Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, with the help of a friend who worked at the Russian Drama Theater named after Lesi Ukrainky administrator. Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya gave the actor a note. After that, she moved to Moscow and entered the State Classical Academy named after Maimonides... Since 2008, Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya began working at the Dzhigarkhanyan Theater as the head of the musical department. Since 2015, she has become a theater director there. Soon Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya decided to become husband and wife.
In September 2015, Armen Borisovich decided to file a divorce from Tamara Vlasova. After that, the relationship between the venerable actor and Vitalina Romanovskaya-Tsimbalyuk ceased to be a secret, interviews with the actress began to appear in the press, photos of Dzhigarkhanyan's young lover were published.
The marriage of Armen Borisovich and Vitalina was concluded on February 25, 2016 at the Gagarinsky registry office in Moscow. The ceremony was held modestly, only close friends of the newlyweds were present, and this day of the week - Thursday - was chosen so that the couple could combine the wedding with everyday affairs, the news reported.
Divorce and scandal of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan with Vitalina
Although before the formalization of the relationship, the couple lived together, after the wedding, as Armen Dzhigarkhanyan said on the program “ Andrei Malakhov... Live broadcast, "not very good processes took place in his life."
It all started with the news that Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan was hospitalized in one of the capital's clinics. At first it was reported to / culture / news / 143808 / that the actor was in intensive care and that his condition was serious. But then his wife denied this information, saying that Dzhigarkhanyan's hospitalization was planned.
Later, Dzhigarkhanyan filed a statement with the police against his young wife Vitalina, saying that she wanted him dead. In response, the confidant of Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya Elina Mazur stated that she herself is filing for divorce, since she was humiliated throughout the country.
The news reported that the actor had a fight with his young wife and left home, after which he was found in the hospital. He allegedly got there because of a deteriorating health condition - an exacerbation of diabetes.
Vitalina, as the artist said, caused him "a lot of unfair pain." In addition, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan publicly accused his third wife of theft. Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya herself, in turn, filed for divorce, resigned as director of the theater and left Russia, changing the locks in the apartment.
At the end of October, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan turned to the police with a statement about the theft of his passport. According to the artist, the passport was stolen from his own theater earlier this month. A criminal case was initiated upon the fact of the appeal by law enforcement officers.
The divorce of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan from Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya is scheduled for November 9, 2017. For several weeks, the news has not ceased to comment on the separation of the star couple. The journalists found out that on October 10 Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was hospitalized in a state of moderate severity, without documents, and from there announced that he was going to divorce his 38-year-old wife.
At the same time, the entourage of Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya insists that the artist was turned against his young wife by “third parties”. The other day, Dzhigarkhanyan's ex-wife Tatyana Vlasova said that Vitalina had written a statement against her to the police, accusing her of threats. Nevertheless, Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya told reporters that she hopes to talk to her husband and settle the conflict.
In November, news appeared, sad for the entire theater under the leadership of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and his fans. According to media reports, the theater may be disbanded, since the scandal between Dzhigarkhanyan and his wife Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya seriously affected the image of the creative team. It is reported that computers and documentation were taken out of the theater, and the highest-grossing performances are being filmed from the repertoire.
Fans are interested in whether Armen Dzhigarkhanyan has children. The actor's personal life and large family will be discussed in this article.
Who does not know the people's artist, who starred in more than 200 films, the charming and charismatic person - Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan?
Although the actor is already 82 years old, he is active and continues his acting career. Armen looks cheerful and cheerful ...
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan: childhood
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was born in 1935. His biography began in the capital of Armenia - Yerevan. When the boy was only one year old, his parents' personal life collapsed. The father left, leaving the mother alone with the children. Armen did not see his father for a long time - he met him for the first time, already being an adult boy.
Soon the mother had a new husband. The boy managed to get along with his stepfather. Armen loved his mother very much - he had a very warm relationship with her. The actor often remembers her fondly.
The boy studied at a Russian-language school, talked a lot with Russian people. But he also studied Armenian culture and language. Armen's mother was very fond of the theater, did not miss a single premiere - she often took her son to performances. The boy involuntarily got used to the theater.
Gradually, his mother's affection for theatrical art was transferred to him and he imagined himself on stage. The boy from an early age already knew for sure that he would be an actor.
Mom, of course, approved of the choice of her son, and was very happy about it. Later, when he became a famous actor, his mother was incredibly proud of him.
The beginning of a creative biography
When high school education was behind him, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan went to Moscow and applied to GITIS.
However, the first failure in his life awaited him. Armen was not accepted due to poor Russian pronunciation. But Armen easily endured personal failure, did not despair. He got a job at an Armenian film studio, where he began to work as an assistant cameraman - this was the beginning of his creative biography.
A year later, Armen entered the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theater Institute. Even in his second year, the actor was hired to work at the Yerevan Theater. He immediately announced his talent. In the capital of Armenia, the actor became famous after several successful roles in the theater. He was loved by viewers of different ages: adults and children.
In this theater, Armen has played more than thirty roles in various performances. It was both classics and contemporary pieces. Among them:
- "Humiliated and insulted";
- "Evil spirit";
- "Little Red Riding Hood";
- "Storm";
- Anna Karenina;
- "It takes a liar";
- "Optimistic Tragedy";
- "At the bottom";
- "Ghosts" and others.
Soon, they heard about the young talented actor in the capital of Russia. Then the famous director A. Efros invited him to his theater.
Moving to Moscow
In 1967, Dzhigarkhanyan moved to Moscow, where he began work at the Lenin Komsomol Theater (Lenkom). But soon, Efros was fired, and Armen Borisovich got a job at the Theater. Mayakovsky. But in Lenkom the actor still had to return. He played in it in 1997 and in 2000. Then the actor was already popular throughout the country, even children recognized him.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan has participated in many performances:
- Moliere;
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof;
- City of Millionaires;
- "Victim of the Century";
- "Conversations with Socrates";
- "Long live the queen, vivat!";
- "Three Minutes of Martin Grow";
- "Barbarian and Heretic";
- "Seeing off", etc.
The actor was famous not only in the country, but also abroad, where he toured the theater. He attracted the attention of the audience with his talent and charm.
In 1991, Dzhigarkhanyan became a teacher at VGIK. Among his students were famous actors today: Evgeny Stychkin and Mikhail Porechenkov.
The play "Theater of the Times of Nero and Seneca"
In 1996, the actor created his own theater. It included students of the theatrical university, whom he taught. At first, Dzhigarkhanyan was artistic director in it, and then director.
In the theater, under the direction of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, many performances, both classical and modern, were staged. It:
- "Little Tragedies";
- "Homecoming";
- "And the theater lives! ..";
- "Twelfth Night" and others.
In many he played himself. For example, in the play "Krapp's Last Tape" the actor entered the stage all alone. He perfectly showed the spiritual decay of the hero. To enhance the impression, Armen even took off his dentures.
The actor also played in various entreprise, in the theatrical agency "Amethyst", in the Moscow theater "Event".
In the play "A Thousand and One Nights" Dzhigarkhanyan acted as a director.
A huge number of radio plays were recorded with the participation of Armen Borisovich. These are famous radio shows for adults and children:
- Funtik Pig;
- Lermontov's "Masquerade";
- Bulgakovsky "Moliere"
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves;
- Hemingway's Waiting;
- Aladdin's Magic Lamp;
- "Romeo and Juliet";
- "Old Man Hottabych";
- "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and others.
The actor is very fond of theater and has written about it more than once. There are common phrases of Dzhigarkhanyan about the theater. For example: "There should be no condescension in art, if you cannot - leave ..."
Actor and director A. Jingarkhanyan
Armenian folk humor and ancient wisdom slip through his heroes. This actor cannot be confused with the others. Anyone can recognize his voice on the radio. The individuality of the actor is manifested everywhere, in different productions. But, of course, he gained the greatest popularity by acting in various films.
Movie roles
Actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was included in the Guinness Book of Records for the fact that he acted in films the most. The number of films with his participation reaches 250! None of the actors have yet been able to compare with him. The actor made his debut in a small role in the movie "Collapse" in 1960.
In 1968, the film "New Adventures of the Elusive" was released, where Armen Borisovich played the role of Staff Captain Ovechkin. After that, the actor became very famous.
In the film "New Adventures of the Elusive"
Then there were more roles in various films. In the famous TV series "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed", Armen Dzhigarkhanyan played the role of a gangster leader named Humpbacked. This was another success for the actor. In 1975, the very popular comedy "Hello, I am your aunt!" In the film Tehran-43, Armen played the role of a serial killer. The chieftain of the robbers from "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" is also remembered.
Armen Borisovich often came across negative characters - greedy, cruel, cunning, but smart. This is the talent - to play such a bad person that the audience will love him. This is an actor's success. Dzhigarkhanyan succeeded.
In the musical comedy Dog in the Manger, the actor played the role of a servant, who perfectly composed and performed satirical couplets. Sly and smart Tristan supported and rescued the owner in difficult times. The role played in this film by Armen Borisovich, in some places overshadowed the main character, played by Mikhail Boyarsky. Dzhigarkhanyan had undoubted acting talent.
And who does not remember the charming Commissioner Maigret ?! Often the actor also got comic roles. For example, a mafia from "Shirley-Myrli" or a lawyer from "The weather is good on Deribasovskaya, or it is raining again on Brighton Beach." Or the main role in the film "Anecdote".
Stills from the film "Shirley-myrli"
The actor is not going to retire even at 82 years old. He continues to act in films. True, he himself admits that his roles are increasingly becoming secondary. In 2017, he starred in Angels Die Twice, which is coming soon.
In addition, he took part in many documentaries about actors, and about himself, as well. Among them:
- "Hello, I am your Kalyagin!";
- Irina Pechernikova. A cure for loneliness ”;
- “Innokenty Smoknutovsky. Prophecy about a genius ";
- “Lyudmila Gurchenko. On the other side of the carnival ”, and many others.
Many people know that the heroes of their favorite cartoons speak in the voice of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. For example, Uncle Mockus from "The Adventures of Funtik Pig", John Silver from "Treasure Island", Wolf from the cartoon "Once upon a time there was a dog", Carl Fredriksen from the wonderful American cartoon "Up".
Also, the actor has voiced many Russian and foreign films. For example, Count Cagliostro from The Formula of Love, Talenchin from the film Tabor Goes to Heaven, Colonel Baghramyan in the film Battle for Moscow, etc. In the popular film Green Van, Dzhigarkhanyan reads a text from the author.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan has received many awards for his talent. In 1966, he became an Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR. In 1973, the actor was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR. In 1977 he became the People's Artist of Armenia. In 1985, Dzhigarkhanyan was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR.
The actor was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd, 3rd and 4th degrees. Also, he was awarded the Armenian Order of Honor.
Dzhigarkhanyan received awards: "Crystal Turandot", "Golden Mask", "Tsarskoye Selo Art Prize", "Golden Eagle" and many others. In 2008, the actor became the Person of the Year after participating in the play "Far, Far Await Us." Dzhigarkhanyan was awarded the Order of the Patron of the Arts, the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky. In 2002, the actor received a personal gratitude from the President of Russia for his contribution to Russian art.
Personal life
The biography and personal life of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan are of interest to the fans of the actor. Who are his wife and children?
It's time to reveal the secrets of his life. I must say that the actor was unlucky in his personal life.
His first wife was the actress Alla Yurievna Vannovskaya. The young actor immediately drew attention to her when they worked together in the Yerevan theater. Soon they met and became friends. A beautiful and talented woman took possession of Armen's heart. He proposed to her, she agreed.
But who could have known that his wife would develop a rare mental illness - chorea. This is a hereditary disease characterized by chaotic actions, often unconscious, similar to normal facial movements, only greatly exaggerated.
In addition, the wife was suspicious and jealous. Gradually, life with her became unbearable.
After the birth of his daughter Elena, Armen took his daughter and left his wife, fearing that the patient could harm the baby.
After the divorce, Alla was placed in a psychiatric hospital, where she ended her life.
Armen was very upset after the tragedy. He also feared for his daughter's life and health, knowing that this mental illness could be inherited. And he was not mistaken. Soon, the daughter was diagnosed with the same disease. When Elena grew up, she was left alone in her car and fell asleep in it, forgetting to turn off the engine. She was later found dead in the car.
After all that he had experienced, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan did not dare to enter into relationships with women. But the meeting with Tatyana Vlasova was a consolation for him. The woman influenced him so much that he immediately proposed to her.
They did not even have time to buy rings, and at the registry office Armen put her grandmother's wedding ring on her. Since the spouses did not have children, Armen adopted his wife's son from his first marriage. His name is Stepan.
The marriage was happy. They lived together for about forty years! Soon, fans gave Armen a home in the United States. The family moved there. Then the actor borrowed money and bought another apartment in Texas. The couple began to live in two countries. For filming, the actor had to come to Russia. His wife got a job as a teacher in the States.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Vitalina Tsibalyuk - Romanovskaya
Frequent partings cooled the relationship of the spouses. And in 2015 they divorced.
The young pianist Vitalina Tsibalyuk-Romanovskaya became the third wife. But this marriage did not last long. There was a scandal, as a result of which the actor ended up in intensive care with suspected heart attack. He called his third wife a thief, speaking on various talk shows.
It is difficult to find at least one movie fan throughout the post-Soviet space who would not be familiar with this name - Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Even if someone knows little about the actor himself, then his famous roles have made the glory of Soviet cinema.
What comes to mind first? Of course, the ringleader from the movie "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed" and the staff captain from "The Elusive Avengers". But in addition to this, the actor has a huge number of other roles - not only in cinema, but also in theaters. How was the fate of the great artist, how old is Armen Borisovich today and what did he manage to do in his long life?
Biography of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
He can be proud of his great countryman - after all, Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan is from Armenians, his mother was from Tbilisi. He was born in Yerevan on October 3, 1935. The family brought up two children, he turned out to be the second child of his parents after his daughter. Unfortunately, a strong family did not work out - when the son was in infancy, the father left, leaving the mother alone to raise the children. As he later recalled, Armen first saw his own father, already as an adult.
However, mother, Elena Vasilievna, did not give up. She quickly married a second time, so the children called their stepfather their father. Often in such situations, men who come to a family in this way do not find mutual understanding with their wife's children. But here everything happened differently.
Armen liked his stepfather, and a friendly and even family relationship was immediately created between them. Therefore, the boy, as expected, received a male upbringing. In the future, in all interviews, he spoke of his stepfather extremely warmly and respectfully.
The family was intelligent. Mother adored the theater and tried not to miss a single performance, she also attended drama performances and operas. It was she who instilled in her son an interest in the theater, for which he remained forever grateful to Elena Vasilievna. After all, she was not only a theater-goer herself, but also brought her son to the performances.
In such an atmosphere, the young man could not help but become interested in the world of theater. In many ways, he was helped by the fact that from childhood he was under the influence of not only national, but also Russian culture. I went to a Russian-language school, read the works of Russian classics with great interest. Studying literature and attending theater performances helped him from an early age to be imbued with the spirit of the inner culture that distinguishes great actors and talented people.
The question of choosing a profession did not arise before him. He knew for sure that he would be an actor, therefore, after graduating from school in 1952, he immediately went to Moscow, hoping to enter GITIS. However, here he was disappointed. Despite the fact that already in his youth he had a textured appearance, he did not pass the selection committee. The teachers firmly stated that it would be almost impossible to correct the guy's Armenian accent, and hinted that an acting career is not something he should choose in life.
However, Dzhigarkhanyan thought otherwise. He returned to Yerevan and without much difficulty entered the “Armenfilm” film studio as an assistant cameraman. This experience was useful to Armen Borisovich in the future. He got the opportunity to see acting and filming life from the inside, made acquaintances. All this helped him to enter the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theater Institute two years later.
Initially, he took the course of theater director Vartan Ajemyan. However, he soon switched to another course, under the leadership of Armen Gulakyan, an actor, director and playwright who made a significant contribution to Armenian culture.
He graduated from the institute in 1958, by that time he was already a theater actor, having appeared on stage for the first time in the play "Ivan Rybnikov", which was staged on the stage of the Yerevan Russian Drama Theater.
The creative path in theater and cinema
You can talk a lot about Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and about the roles he played in the cinema. However, we must not forget that, first of all, he took place as a theatrical actor. According to him, he got incredible pleasure every time he went on stage. And his roles were very different, since he turned out to be a versatile actor. He could play both dramatic and comedic roles with equal success.
Moreover, in his creative baggage there are both central and episodic images. During the ten years that he served at the Yerevan Theater, young Armen managed to play at least 30 different roles. He was involved in such plays as "At the Bottom", "Thunderstorm", "Irkutsk Story".
Thus, it was equally in demand in both modern and classical productions. Moreover, he even managed to play Lenin in the play "In the Name of the Revolution". During his work at the national theater, Armen Borisovich never heard any reproaches about his accent in his address, but he still worked to eliminate it. Therefore, the speech, as a Russian-speaking actor, was quite clear and clean, when in 1967 he was noticed at one of the performances by the famous Soviet director Anatoly Efros.
At that time, he played not only in the theater, but also tried himself in the cinema. A talented actor with a bright appearance enjoyed success with the audience, and film directors gradually began to invite him. By the time of his acquaintance with Efros, he had already managed to star in the films "Collapse", "At Dawn", "The Waters Rise".
However, real success came to him after the film "Hello, It's Me!", Where the actor got the role of a talented physicist. Dzhigarkhanyan played this role masterly, managing to convey the entire range of emotions and demonstrating his acting skills. Today, Armen Borisovich is probably the only one who remembers the first film roles, and some film critics. But this film remained in the memory of the audience. Therefore, many believe that this particular motion picture was the first experience in cinematography.
And in 1967 he starred in another film - "Triangle". This film was also a great success. For his role as a blacksmith, Usta Mukucha received the State Prize of the Republic of Armenia. This alone testifies to the fact that the actor's skill was recognized by film critics and millions of viewers. By the way, the actor himself still considers this role one of the best in his career and is very proud of it.
Work in Moscow theaters
Anatoly Efros appreciated the talent of the young actor and invited him to move from Yerevan to Moscow. So Dzhigarkhanyan's dream came true. At the invitation of this famous director, he came to the capital and entered the Moscow Theater. Lenin Komsomol. The actor had high hopes for cooperation with such a famous director, but everything turned out differently.
He was able to take part in only one of his productions at the Moscow Theater of the Lenin Komsomol - he played the role of Moliere in the production of "Cabal of the Sanctifiers." Then there was a misfortune for the entire theater troupe - Efros was suspended from work and lost the right to lead the theater.
Armen continued to participate in productions under the direction of another artistic director and even was involved in several major roles at once. However, the work here did not bring him that moral satisfaction that at the very beginning, when the theater was directed by Anatoly Efros.
Apparently, it was for this reason that Dzhigarkhanyan eagerly accepted the offer of Andrei Goncharov, who at that time was the director of the Moscow Academic Theater. Vl. Mayakovsky. He moved to this theater in 1969 and served here for several decades, until 1996.
One of his first roles on the new stage was the image of Levinson in the production of "The Defeat" based on the work of A. Fadeev. Then the director, starting work on the play "A Streetcar Named Desire", offered the actor the role of Stanley Kowalski. which turned out to have many negative features, the actor did an excellent job, which was not slowed down by critics and the Moscow theater audience.
Among the most notable roles played on the stage of the Moscow Theater. Vladimir Mayakovsky, you can list:
- Stanley Kowalski (A Streetcar Named Desire);
- Socrates ("Conversations with Socrates");
- Khludov ("Beg");
- Nero (Theater of the Times of Nero and Seneca);
- Nelson ("Victoria?");
- Mendel Creek (Sunset).
In 1996 he left the Mayakovsky Theater, but was not going to end his theatrical career. So, he took part in one of the productions of the Moscow Theater Studio under the direction of Oleg Tabakov.
Armen Borisovich was interested in getting not only acting, but also director's experience. At that time, he was already engaged in professorship, giving a course in acting at VGIK (where he worked in 1989-1987). Therefore, when he decided to create his own theater, he began to recruit a troupe from among his own institute students.
Working on stage under his leadership was considered prestigious among young actors. And in 1996, the Moscow Drama Theater of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan appeared, the performances of which immediately became very popular with the capital's theatergoers. Initially, the theater had a different name - "Theater" D "", but rather quickly got its modern name.
He managed not only to create a team of like-minded people, but helped the formation of many actors, whose names are heard today. Among them are Andrey Merzlikin, Alexander Bukharov, Elena Ksenofontova, Alexey Shevchenkov. Both classical and modern plays are staged in the theater, and the audience is very much looking forward to each new performance. Some of the most famous performances included in the repertoire of his theater include:
- "Inspector";
- "Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro";
- "One Thousand and One Nights of Shahrazada";
- Don Juan, or the Stone Guest;
- "Ugly duck";
- "Romeo and Juliet";
- "Three sisters";
- "Pygmalion".
From this list alone, it becomes clear that the main direction of the choice of plays is nevertheless close to the classical one. However, Dzhigarkhanyan himself, being an adherent of different styles, strives to embody on stage as many different productions as possible. There are many modern ones among them - there are not only dramatic works, but also comic plays.
Films and roles of Armen Borisovich
Fame for the actor, as a performer of cinematic roles, came in the 70s. And today he is one of the most sought-after actors in cinema. Almost all of the roles he has played in many films have become prominent.
At the same time, the actor did not always embody positive images. On the contrary, most of his most famous images in cinema turned out to be either negative or comic. However, there are also goodies, played by him, which were immediately remembered by the audience.
Perhaps his most famous film role is that of gang leader Karp in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed. For some reason, it is this image that comes to mind for most people discussing the work of an actor. And he himself appreciates this film, saying that it was made extremely well, thanks to the confluence of several factors - professional director's work, an interesting script, general adherence to the genre, excellent selection of actors.
Nevertheless, he speaks condescendingly about the role of Humpbacked, because, according to him, he was not very interested in playing the leader. Nevertheless, it is worth looking at the photo where Dzhigarkhanyan appears as Karp to make sure that he is very expressive in this role.
The actor created a completely different image in the film "Hello, I am your aunt!". The comic, a bit ridiculous and trying to seem formidable Judge Kriegs aroused the most vivid sympathy of the audience. Much deeper and even tragic in its own way is the image of staff captain Ovechkin from the series of films "The Elusive Avengers", although he brought the same humor to this role.
In the creative baggage there are also completely different roles - for example, the Metropolitan of Kiev Theopempt in the film "Yaroslavna, Queen of France", the landowner Lezhnev ("Rudin"), the commissioner Maigret ("Maigret at the minister"). It is impossible to list all the films in which the actor starred, since the filmography of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is more than 200 titles. No wonder this outstanding artist is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, he managed to bypass many of the most famous foreign actors in terms of the number of roles.
Researchers of this man's creativity say that his success is due not only to talent, but also to his peculiar appearance. In his films, A. Boriosvich equally vividly played people of various nationalities - Russians, Jews, Armenians, Georgians, Italians ... In each role he is unusually expressive, which is why his every appearance on the screen is sure to be remembered.
In addition, he has one great quality - he knows how not to repeat. Therefore, each new image embodied by him remains individual. Moreover, the actor turned out to be also a good singer, and Armen Dzhigarkhanyan's songs from films of different years are popular with music lovers.
Personal life of the actor, his wife and children
To date, Armen Borisovich does not have his own website. Therefore, fans of the actor are forced to look for information about his work from numerous third-party sources. In particular, many are interested not only in the roles played, but also in the actor's personal life, especially when it became known that Dzhigarkhanyan, being already a middle-aged man, married again.
The actor visited the registry office three times in his life. The first wife of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was Alla Vannovskaya. They met while he was still working in Yerevan. His wife, like him, served in the Yerevan Drama Theater.
The couple lived for several years, after which it turned out that Alla Yurievna had mental health problems. Unable to cope with his wife's unmotivated aggression, he was forced to part with her. However, from this marriage, the actor left a daughter, Elena, whom he loved very much. Unfortunately, tragedy has occurred. In 1987, a girl fell asleep in a car with the engine running. The car was in a closed garage, and Lena suffocated. In addition to his daughter, Armen Borisovich no longer had his children.
The actor's second marriage turned out to be more successful. He also met his wife Tatyana Vlasova in Yerevan shortly before he decided to move to Moscow. According to his recollections, their relationship might not have worked out if Tatyana herself had not confessed her love. Their wedding took place after he started working in Moscow.
Tatyana Sergeevna had a son from her first marriage, Stepan. The actor in some way repeated the path of his own stepfather - he also accepted the boy as his own and was engaged in his upbringing. They still have a very good relationship with their son, despite the fact that he separated from his wife after many years of marriage.
In 1999, Dzhigarkhanyan received an American green card and, along with it, the opportunity to live in the United States. However, he could not quit his job in Moscow, so he was forced to live in two houses. He spent time in Russia, then he left for the Texas Garland, where he had a house, donated by one of the admirers of the talent. During this period, the wife got a job in Dallas as a teacher of the Russian language. These trips and constant separations caused a cooling of marital feelings, and in 2015 the couple officially divorced.
However, the personal life of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan not so long ago again began to be widely covered in the media. The fact is that in 2016 the actor entered into a third marriage. His chosen one was the musical director of the theater Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya. The age difference between the spouses is significant - 47 years.
However, this does not bother the actor, together with his young wife they often appear on the pages of various publications and television screens. Some time ago, the media discussed a scandal in the theater troupe - the artists were unhappy with the fact that he, allegedly, unfairly transferred too many management functions to his wife, from which the theater's activities only suffer.
However, apparently, he is happy in a new marriage. The actor admits that he loves life in all its manifestations and is always happy with a new job. Today he is more than 80 years old, but Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is still in the ranks, the public loves him and every time he is greeted with delight.
Name: Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Date of Birth: 03.10.1935
Age: 83 years old
Place of Birth: Yerevan city,
Activity: theater and film actor
Family status: not married
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is one of the most popular actors in Russian cinema. On his account there are more than 300 interesting roles in famous films. In addition, the actor spent most of his life on the stage of the theater, each time transforming into unusual characters. Since Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was a very attractive man, many fans simply did not give him a pass. They were especially interested in questions about the actor's personal life: does he have a wife and how many children does he have?
Among other things, there was a period in the artist's biography when he taught acting at the university and founded the Moscow Drama Theater (previously designated as "Theater" D "").
Childhood
Armen was born on October 3, 1935 in Yerevan. Despite the fact that his parents were married, the father left the family almost a month after the birth of his son. Mom Elena Vasilievna was very worried about this, but she endured this gap with dignity. After a while, she met a wonderful man, whom Armen still considers his father. It was he who was able to raise a real man from a boy. From childhood, his father wanted Armen to develop diligence and perseverance, because in any profession these are simply irreplaceable qualities that can lead to great success.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as a child with his mother
Armen knew Russian well, so my mother decided to send her son to a Russian-language school. There, the boy tried to participate in all the performances. At that moment, he first fell in love with everything connected with the theater and decided for himself what profession he wants to choose.
In addition, he often attended various performances with his mother. Armen looked at the artists and envied their talent and skill. Therefore, by the time he graduated from school, the guy was fully aware of who he wants to be in the future.
Student years
In 1953, Armen left his native Yerevan and went to conquer the capital. He decided to enter GITIS, but there he was disappointed. The entire teaching staff did not like the fact that the young man spoke with an accent. Therefore, they did not even give him a trial attempt in passing the exams. Armen was very upset and decided to return home. There, the guy found a job at the local film studio "Armenfilm". And for a whole year he was an assistant operator. After a while, he decided to enter EGITiK, where he was immediately accepted. His teacher was Armen Gulakyan, a famous Armenian director and actor. Thanks to the teacher, Dzhigarkhanyan learned all the subtleties of acting and gained a wonderful experience.
Armen played his first theatrical role during his first year at the university. Then they began to use him in almost all performances. And each time his roles were unusual and diverse. In addition, the guy had a non-standard appearance: short stature, memorable facial features, special facial expressions. The artist has said more than once that he is inspired by being on stage itself.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in his youth
Armen worked in his native theater for 10 years. During all this time, he managed to transform into several dozen images. Some of the most memorable works were:
- "Storm";
- Irkutsk History;
- "At the bottom";
- "In the name of the revolution."
In addition, Armen really wanted to get into the film industry, so he often went to auditions. But all his attempts were unsuccessful. For some reason, the young guy was refused all the time. In 1959, he still managed to appear on the screen. It was the film "Collapse", in which he played the role of a young worker. After that, Dzhigarkhanyan realized that he wanted to continue acting and was closely engaged in the development of his creative biography.
Long-awaited success
For several years, the actor had to act in episodic roles only. But in 1962, Armen played a major role in the film "The Waters Rise". Thanks to this work, Dzhigarkhanyan was noticed by the famous film director F. Dovlatyan, who invited him to the shooting of the film "Hello, it's me!" This dramatic story was able to bring the actor the desired recognition and popularity.
Still from the film "Hello, it's me!"
After this project, several more interesting films were released with his participation:
- "Triangle";
- "On the Kiev direction";
- "Operation Trust";
- "There was a man."
The popularity of the actor became more and more every day. He has been involved in a large number of projects that bring him great pleasure. TV viewers looked at his characters with great interest and more and more they were interested in questions about the biography and personal life of the actor: the presence of a wife, children.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film "New Adventures of the Elusive"
Many of his works are known to literally every inhabitant of the former USSR. Let's remember some of them:
- "Hello I'm your aunt!";
- "Dog in the manger";
- "Meeting place can not be Changed";
- "Elusive Avengers";
- "New Adventures of the Elusive";
- "Crown of the Russian Empire, or Elusive Again".
New career stage
A big event in the creative life of the actor was his acquaintance with the famous film director A. Efros. At that time, he worked at the Moscow State Theater "Lenkom". The young artist attracted his attention, so Efros suggested that Armen move to Moscow and work in his theater troupe. I understood that this was a huge step forward, because the popularity of this theater was very high. Therefore, he did not miss this chance.
The new place of work inspired the actor with great force. On stage, he gave all his best. And every time the audience thanked him for this with a thunderous ovation. For 2 years, Armen managed to play in many performances, and the most memorable were:
Actor as Humpbacked in the film "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed"
- "Smoke of the Fatherland";
- Moliere.
It would seem that he is now waiting for a fruitful collaboration with a successful director. But something happened that no one could even think about: Anatoly Efros was suspended from work for unknown reasons. It was a great loss for the entire creative team of the theater. A new person came to take his place, and, despite the fact that he treated everyone favorably enough, Armen also decided to leave the theater. Work no longer brought the artist pleasure, the creative process without a talented leader simply stood still, and Dzhigarkhanyan really wanted to develop.
He soon found a new job at the Academic Theater. V. Mayakovsky, where he stayed for as much as 27 years. Within the walls of this institution, he was able to realize dozens of roles, become one of the leading actors of our time and play in such famous productions as:
Still from the film "Hello, I'm your aunt!"
- "Desire" tram ";
- "Defeat";
- "Run";
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof;
- "Conversations with Socrates".
New Achievements
In addition to theatrical performances, Armen began to appear in more films. At the same time, he was able to establish himself as an excellent performer of complex "character roles". Gradually, its popularity began to gain momentum. Since the 1980s, Dzhigarkhanyan has starred in more than 50 roles, and even the final collapse of the USSR could not affect his success.
In the 90s, the actor was able to expand the boundaries of his activities. Now he not only performed on stage and acted in films, but also became one of the respected teachers of VGIK. It was at this time that such famous films as:
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan head of the "D" theater
- "Murderer";
- "Dreams";
- "Several love stories";
- "Inspector";
- "White holiday";
- "Queen Margo".
But the years gave their own, and the actor tried to spend not so much time at work. But still he continued to act in films several times a year. During this period, Armen decided to show his directing talents and showed the audience one of his works. It was the play "One Thousand and One Nights of Shahrazada". The audience really liked the production, and critics highly appreciated his work.
In 2008, Dzhigarkhanyan starred in several films at once:
- "Parents day";
- "Alexander the Great";
- "Brownie";
- "Confession of the Devil";
- "Hand for Luck";
- "The Smile of God".
Actor on the stage of the theater
For all his creative activities, the actor was able to play about 300 diverse roles. And, despite the eastern appearance, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was able to masterfully transform into each of them. In addition, the artist perfectly found a common language with all his colleagues, fruitfully working on each project.
Personal life
Not so long ago, the personal life of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan became the most discussed topic in Russian show business. Many interested persons often discuss his wives and children, as well as the most scandalous news from his biography. But first, let's find out about the actor's first wife. When Armen came to work at the Yerevan Drama Theater, he immediately drew attention to the spectacular girl and talented actress Alla Vannovskaya. She was several years older, but this did not bother the young man in love at all.
Dzhigarkhanyan's first wife - Alla Vanovskaya
Their relationship developed very rapidly. They were also a very emotional couple. Alla was quite jealous of the great popularity and the incredible number of fans who surrounded her lover. After a while, the young people got married, and soon they had a daughter, Elena. But postpartum depression had a very negative impact on the mental state of the new mother.
Her behavior was quite dangerous for the child: constant aggression and jealousy developed into a manic state. A year later, Armen could not stand it and left for Moscow with a new passion - Tatyana Vlasova. Many were shocked by such an act, but at that time the man did not care.
With his second wife Tatyana Vlasova
Just a few months later, the actor received an urgent telegram. There was a job offer from A. Efros. Armen understood that such a chance should not be missed. His relationship with his wife had already reached its climax, and with Tanya, everything was just beginning with them, and it was necessary to solve something quickly. Therefore, the actor packed his things and went to the capital to start a new life.
Vannovskaya several times was going to commit suicide, but never did it. As a result, she began to drink alcohol often, quit the theater and completely degraded as a person. The daughter was with her all this time, but did not receive proper care. She died a few years later.
Another tragedy
At that time, Armen had already managed to settle in Moscow with his newly-made wife. He took his daughter from Yerevan, and Tatiana accepted her as her own. In addition, Dzhigarkhanyan adopted Vlasova's son from his first marriage. In the personal life and biography of Armen, everything turned out as well as possible: he had a beloved wife and wonderful children.
Fate is rarely supportive of famous people. Apparently, someone at the top believes that it is not worth rewarding a person with too many. The life of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is a rare exception to this rule. Of course, there were sorrows and sorrows in his biography, but on the whole, happy fate led him in his intended goal.
Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan (Armenian Արմեն Բորիսի Ջիգարխանյան). Was born on October 3, 1935 in Yerevan. Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, theater teacher, theater director. People's Artist of the USSR (1985).
Father - Boris Akimovich Dzhigarkhanyan (1910-1972).
Mother - Elena Vasilievna Dzhigarkhanyan (1909-2002), employee of the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR.
Sister (on the father's side) - Marina Borisovna Dzhigarkhanyan, director of the St. Petersburg Museum of Modern Art.
Comes from an old family of Tiflis Armenians. When Armen was only a month old, his father Boris left the family, and Armen saw his father for the first time, already becoming an adult.
He was raised by his stepfather, with whom the boy had the warmest relationship.
Armen grew up in a Russian-speaking environment, studied at a Russian school and with equal diligence comprehended the basics of the Armenian and Russian cultures. Mother Elena Vasilievna was an avid theatergoer and did not miss a single drama and opera performance.
During his school years, Armen became interested in theater and cinema, and after graduating from school (1952) he went to Moscow and tried to enter GITIS, but unsuccessfully. Returning to Yerevan, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan got a job at the "Armenfilm" studio as an assistant cameraman.
In 1954 he entered the Yerevan Art and Theater Institute, on a course with the famous director Vartan Ajemyan, the head of the G. Sundukyan Theater. But the enrollment turned out to be too large, and Dzhigarkhanyan switched to the course of Armen Karapetovich Gulakyan (he graduated in 1958).
The actor first appeared on the stage in January 1955 - in a play based on V. M. Gusev's play "Ivan Rybakov" at the Stanislavsky Russian Drama Theater in Yerevan.
Among his works at the Yerevan Russian Drama Theater. Stanislavsky: "Ivan Rybakov" by V. Gusev; "Humiliated and Insulted" based on the novel by F. Dostoevsky; "Restless Old Age" by L. Rakhmanov; "Little Red Riding Hood" based on the tale of Charles Perrault - The Bear; "After Parting" by N. Skatov; “For every wise man there is enough simplicity” by A. Ostrovsky - Gorodulin; "In the Name of the Revolution" M. Shatrov - Lenin; "Youth of the Fathers" by B. Gorbatov; Pamela Giraud by O. de Balzac; "Etude Chopin"; "Evil Spirit" N. Neustroev; "Krechinsky's Wedding" by A. Sukhovo-Kobylin - Nelkin; "The Thunderstorm" by A. Ostrovsky; "The Golden Key, or The Adventures of Pinocchio" based on the tale of A. Tolstoy; “Irkutsk History” by A. Arbuzov - Sergey; Anna Karenina based on the novel by L. Tolstoy; "Optimistic Tragedy" by V. Vishnevsky; "Cook" by A. Sofronov; The Lost Son by A. Arbuzov; "Ghosts" by E. de Filippo; "Two on a Swing" by W. Gibson - Jerry; “Four under one roof” by M. Smirnova and M. Kraindel; “At the Bottom” by M. Gorky - Actor; “A liar is required” by D. Psafas - Todoros; "Conscience" by Y. Chepurin; "The Last Stop" by E. Remarque; "Richard III" by W. Shakespeare - Richard.
In 1967, Anatoly Efros invited the actor to the Moscow Lenin Komsomol Theater, among his works: "Fear and Despair in the Third Empire" B. Brecht - Sturmovik; “Judicial Chronicle” by Y. Volchek - Poluyanov, prosecutor; "Filming a movie" by E. Radzinsky - Nechaev; "Moliere" by M. Bulgakov - Jean Baptiste Moliere; "104 Pages About Love" by E. Radzinsky - Kartsev; "Smoke of the Fatherland" based on the novel by K. Simonov - Basargin; "Barbarian and Heretic" based on the novel by F. Dostoevsky - Zagoryansky; "City of Millionaires" based on the play by E. de Filippo - Domenico.
Since 1969 he served at the Moscow Academic Theater named after Vladimir Mayakovsky, among his works: "The Defeat" by I. Prut and M. Zakharov based on the novel by A. Fadeev - Levinson; A Streetcar Named Desire by T. Williams - Stanley Kowalski; “Three Minutes of Martin Grow” by G. Borovik - Davis; "Seeing Off" by I. Dvoretsky - Staroselsky; "Conversations with Socrates" by E. Radzinsky - Socrates; "Long live the queen, vivat!" R. Bolta - Lord Botwell; "Running (Eight Dreams)" by M. Bulgakov - Khludov; “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” by T. Williams - Big Pa; "Wintering Law" by B. Gorbatov - Booth; "Theater of the Times of Nero and Seneca" by E. Radzinsky - Nero; "Sunset" by I. Babel - Mendel Creek; "Victoria? .." T. Rettigan - Nelson; "Victim of the Century" by A. Ostrovsky - Salai Saltanych.
The actor made his film debut in 1960 with the role of Hakob in the film "Collapse".
All-Union fame for Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was brought by one of his best film roles (the first main role in a movie) - the young physicist Artyom Manvelyan from the film directed by Frunze Dovlatyan "Hello, it's me!".
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film "Hello, it's me!"
Soon after the release of the film "Hello, It's Me!" new interesting works followed, demonstrating the breadth of the acting range, psychological reliability and mastery of reincarnation - the blacksmith usta Mukuch in "The Triangle", Levon Poghosyan in the drama "When September Comes," Staff Captain Ovechkin in the most popular "New Adventures of the Elusive" by Edmond Keosayan, the Chekist Artuzov in the television film Operation Trust, Social Revolutionary Proshyan in the historical film The Sixth of July, Mikhail Styshnoy in Zhuravushka.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film "Crane"
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film "New Adventures of the Elusive"
Judge Kriegs in the comedy "Hello, I'm your aunt!" and the hunchbacked leader of the Black Cat gang Karp from the movie "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed."
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film "Hello, I am your aunt!"
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film "The meeting place cannot be changed"
He actively starred in the 1990s and 2000s. Every appearance of an actor on the screen - in any role - has always been an event in cinema.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film "Shirley-Myrli"
In total, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan played more than 250 film roles, becoming the most filmed Soviet actor. On account of his diverse roles in films by the best Soviet and Russian directors, in films of various genres, in comedy and adventure films, in dramas and musical films.
Listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most filmed Russian actor.
This fact was reflected in his playful epigram by Valentin Gaft: “There are much fewer Armenians on earth than films where Dzhigarkhanyan played”.
From 1991 to 1996 he taught acting at VGIK (professor).
In 1996, based on his course, he founded the Moscow Drama Theater under the leadership of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Theater "D" immediately took a special place among the small theaters in Moscow.
In addition, Dzhigarkhanyan was engaged in entrepreneurial performances.
In 2006, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan took part in the preparation of the publication of the book "Autograph of the Century".
For his great contribution to the development of Soviet art, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was awarded the title "People's Artist of the USSR" and was awarded government awards.
Socio-political position of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
In 2001 he signed a letter in defense of the NTV channel.
In the 2012 presidential elections, he was a confidant of candidate Vladimir Putin.
In March 2014, he refused to sign a collective appeal to the Russian public by Russian cultural figures in support of President Vladimir Putin's position on Ukraine and Crimea.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Documentary
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan's height: 175 centimeters
Personal life of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan:
The first wife Alla Yurievna Vannovskaya is an actress of the Yerevan Russian Drama Theater named after I. Stanislavsky.
In marriage, a daughter, Elena Armenovna Dzhigarkhanyan (1964-1987), was born, she died at the age of 23 in an accident - she was poisoned by carbon monoxide in a car, falling asleep in a car with a running engine.
The actor told about Alla Vannovskaya: “Alla was 15 years older than me and was the first woman to burst into my love life. She turned out to be ill, she had chorea, it is also called the "dance of St. Vitus" (the disease is characterized by irregular irregular movements, often reminiscent of a dance - stuki-druki.com). And my daughter from her was the same sick. My daughter died, she was 23 years old. "
Alla Vannovskaya - the first wife of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Elena is the daughter of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
The second wife is Tatyana Sergeevna Vlasova, an actress, now a teacher of the Russian language at an institute in Dallas. Lives in the USA. The marriage broke up in 2015.
Son (adoptive) - Vlasov Stepan, the son of his wife from a previous marriage (Stepan Armenovich Dzhigarkhanyan, January 17, 1966).
Since the early 2000s, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan has been living in a de facto marriage with pianist Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya. We met in 2000 in Kiev. The initiator of the acquaintance was Vitalina, who declared that she loved the actor from her youth. Then she moved to Moscow, from 2008 she became the musical director of the Dzhigarkhanyan Moscow Drama Theater, and from 2015 she became the director of the theater.
For a long time, the couple hid their romance, but in February 2015, Armen Borisovich and Vitalina Viktorovna officially confirmed its existence. In September, a divorce from Dzhigarkhanyan's wife, actress Tatyana Sergeevna Vlasova, who currently lives and works in Dallas (USA), took place.
In February 2016, Dzhigarkhanyan officially married Tsimbalyuk-Romanovskaya.
In October 2017, the actor accused his wife of stealing. He also announced that he intends to divorce Vitalina.
“The most difficult thing is that not very good processes have taken place in my life. I had a wife, like a normal person. Then this woman turned out - either she doesn't like me, or she. I'm talking about Vitalina ... Although nothing seems to be in danger. Sad, sad. Vitalina, I can hardly pronounce her last name, she brought me a lot of unfair pain. I am always afraid when people close to me suddenly begin to drive up close to me. Oh, I say no: “Wait a minute. Let me think for myself and make a decision. ”No, I’m not ready to forgive her. Now I say so. Even thinking, I say no with confidence. I will speak in rude words. She behaved vilely. A thief, she is a thief, not a person ... Yes, I'm talking about Vitalin, ”Armen Dzhigarkhanyan said in the program“ Andrey Malakhov. Live".
Later, the actor also said that Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya left him without property - two apartments of the famous artist were rewritten to her: “She is a little sick, to be honest. Thief, clean water. She not figuratively, right out of my pocket, she stole money. Either deception, or I'm already a little tired. I tell you honestly, I am the People's Artist of the Soviet Union, I have no apartment where to live. There was only half of the apartment left with Tatyana Sergeevna. A normal person wants a little less. Vitalina Vladimirovna stole. "
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan: I have nowhere to live. Let them talk
In 1999 he received a green card under the US government quota for outstanding artists. A seven-room house in America was presented by an admirer. Until 2015, he lived in two countries: three to four months a year - usually summer and early autumn - in Garland near Dallas (Texas, USA), and from September to May - in Moscow.
On March 5, 2016, he was hospitalized at the N.N. NV Sklifosovsky with suspected myocardial infarction.
Filmography of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
1960 - The collapse of the young - worker Akop
1961 - Twelve Satellites - Fedoseev
1961 - At dawn - teacher Alexander
1962 - Steps (Քայլեր) - journalist Leon
1962 - The waters rise - Norayr Meloyan
1965 - Hello, it's me! - Artyom Manvelyan
1965 - People of our city - Garni Ruben
1967 - Operation "Trust" - Chekist Artuzov
1967 - Triangle - blacksmith Usta Mukuch
1967 - On the Kiev direction - Ivan Baghramyan
1967 - Strokes for the portrait of V.I.Lenin - Vitaly Semyonovich
1968 - There was a man - Ruben
1968 - Crane - Mikhail Styshnoy
1968 - July 6th - SR Prosh Proshyan
1968 - New Adventures of the Elusive - Staff Captain Ovechkin
1969 - White explosion - Lieutenant Artyom Arsenov
1969 - Punisher - Sergeant
1970 - Payback - Bogush
1970 - Those who Preserved the Fire - People's Commissar
1970 - Train to Tomorrow - Prosh Proshyan
1970 - Echo of distant snows, head of the prospecting party - Kirill Kostomarov
1970 - Extraordinary Commissioner - Commissioner Pyotr Kobozev
1971 - Crown of the Russian Empire, or Elusive Again - Captain Ovechkin
1971 - The End of the Lyubavins - Zakrevsky
1971 - Young - Peter
1971 - Train into distant August
1971 - Tell me about yourself - Fedor
1971 - The Seagull - Ilya Shamraev
1971 - Tronka - Uralov
1972 - Racers - Vartan Vartanovich
1972 - Circle - Rostislav Frolov
1972 - Summer Dreams (scoring)
1972 - Translated from English - Lyonya Pushkarev's dad
1972 - Sveaborg - Staff Captain Sergei Anatolyevich Tsion
1972 - Experts lead the investigation. Blackmail - blackmailer
1972 - A man in his place - Artashes Leonovich Kocharyan, director of the chemical plant
1972 - Fourth - Guicciardi
1973 - Men - Ghazaryan
1973 - Here is our home - Zakhar Managarov
1973 - An hour before dawn - Andranikyan
1973 - Cement - Badin
1974 - Old Walls - Volodya
1974 - Ocean - Mitrofan Ignatievich Tooth
1974 - Olga Sergeevna (television film) - Vladimir
1974 - High rank - Ismail Alievich Tskhovrebov
1974 - Autumn - Viktor Skobkin
1974 - Prize - dispatcher Grigory Ivanovich
1974 - The Gorge of Abandoned Tales - Azaria
1975 - Diamonds for the dictatorship of the proletariat - Roman Shelehes
1975 - Taste of halva - emir
1975 - Aeronaut - Alexander Kuprin
1975 - Eleven Hopes - Gomez
1975 - Hello, I'm your aunt! - Judge Kriegs
1975 - Bride from the North - Serob
1975 - A story about a simple thing - Chekist Orlov
1975 - When September Comes - Levon Poghosyan
1977 - We arrived at the chef competition - Amo
1977 - Rudin - landowner Mikhailo Mikhailovich Lezhnev
1977 - Dog in the Manger - Tristan
1977 - Sunstroke (Bulgaria) - Professor Radev
1978 - Arevik - Andranik
1978 - Star of Hope - Mkhitar Sparapet
1978 - Snow in Mourning - Isai
1978 - Kings and Cabbages - Billy Keough
1978 - My love, my sorrow is a wanderer
1978 - Yaroslavna, Queen of France - Metropolitan Theopempt
1979 - Grandmother's grandson - Georgy
1979 - Live Long - Baroyan
1979 - The Legend of the Buffoon - Overseer
1979 - The meeting place cannot be changed - Karp ("Humpbacked")
1980 - Dulcinea Toboska - father of Aldonza
1980 - Horses do not change at the crossing - foreman Ruben G. Markaryan
1980 - Flight begins from the ground
1980 - Tehran-43 - Max Richard
1980 - Rafferty (TV Movie) - Farrichetti
1981 - Where did Fomenko disappear to? - major
1982 - An Oriole is crying somewhere - Francois
1982 - Gikor Bazaz - Artem
1982 - We Live Here - Alexander Sheremetev
1982 - Niccolo Paganini (TV film) - Chiarelli
1982 - Date with youth - Viktor Shamaev
1982 - Fight - Stepan
1982 - Profession - Investigator - Anatoly Sergeevich Krupanin
1983 - Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - Hasan
1983 - Parting - Robert Petrovich Galdaev
1983 - The Recipe for Her Youth - Count Gauck
1983 - Three on the highway - Viktor Viktorovich Kartsev
1983 - I'm ready for the challenge - captain
1984 - Coast - Platon Petrovich
1984 - Tales of the Old Wizard - Junior Minister
1985 - Sincerely yours ... - theater director
1985 - Scenes from the drama "Masquerade" (TV performance based on the drama "Masquerade" by M. Yu. Lermontov) - Kazarin
1985 - Goldfish (teleplay)
1985 - The Roads of Anna Fierling - Chef / Dutchman with a Straw
1986 - The Life of Klim Samgin - Timofey Varavka
1986 - For a clear advantage - Trunov
1986 - Dolphin Cry - Steward
1986 - Secrets of Madame Wong - Police Commissioner
1986 - End of the World followed by a Symposium - Phil Stone
1987 - To start the investigation - Dzhangirov
1986 - Face to Face - Larsen
1986 - Beautiful Elena - Calchas
1986 - Someone else's games Drampyan
1987 - The Chosen One of Fate - Innkeeper
1987 - Once upon a time it is not necessary - Brigadier Papashin
1987 - Challenger - Parker
1987 - Lonely Nut - Razmik
1987 - Maigret at the minister (television performance) - Commissioner Maigret
1988 - City of Zero - Factory Director
1988 - Physicists - Richard Foss
1988 - Thirteenth Apostle - David, director of the orphanage
1988 - The Secret of the Golden Breguet
1988 - Earthly Joys - Zakharov
1989 - Binder and the King - Mendel Creek
1989 - Two arrows. Stone Age Detective - Head of the Family
1989 - Law - Piotrovsky's brother
1989 - Prince Luck Andreevich - Kastoriev
1989 - Maid of Rouen, nicknamed "Pyshka" - Breville
1989 - Constellation Kozlotura - Avtandil Avtandilovich
1990 - Jokes - Bruskov
1990 - Dinosaurs of the XX century - Sergey Lvovich
1990 - Spanish actress for the Russian minister - Pavel Matveyevich
1990 - Facing the Wall - Prosecutor Papoyan
1990 - Passport - Senya
1990 - Nicknamed "The Beast" - the authority "King"
1990 - Made in the USSR - history teacher Viktor Andreevich
1990 - One hundred days before the order - colonel, unit commander
1990 - Hat - Sister brothers
1990 - The Childhood of Tyoma - Leib
1991 - Gangsters in the Ocean - Ivan Vasilievich, captain of the ship "Berdyansk"
1991 - Regicide - Alexander Egorovich
1991 - KGB agents fall in love too - Edik
1992 - Ballad for Byron - President of Greece
1992 - Casino - Jack Perry
1992 - Sniper - Augusto Savanto
1992 - White King, Red Queen - Makeev
1992 - Demons - Ignat Lebyadkin
1992 - Smuggler
1992 - Oriental Novel - Jafar
1991 - Talking Monkey - Chef
1992 - Playing seriously - Arseny Fedorovich Cherkizov
1992 - Katka and Shiz
1992 - The Pasta of Death, or Dr.Bugensberg's Mistake - Barrymore
1992 - Good weather on Deribasovskaya, or it rains again on Brighton Beach - attorney Katz
1992 - Richard the Lionheart - Saladin
1992 - Black Square - Georgadze
1993 - Alphonse - Pikin
1993 - Ay! Train robbery
1993 - Pistol with silencer - Suitcases
1993 - Split - Axelrod
1993 - Knight - Kenneth Saladin
1993 - Dreams - Doctor
1993 - Shooting Angels - Dracula
1993 - Assassin
1993 - Finish
1993 - I am Ivan, you are Abram
1994 - Anecdote, or History of Odessa in anecdotes
1994 - No return address
1994 - White holiday - Stanislav
1994 - Several love stories - Egano
1994 - Nocturne for Drum and Motorcycle - Hamlet
1994 - Last Station
1994 - Innocent - Abbot de Kerkabon (uncle)
1995 - Shirley-myrli - mobster Kozyulsky, also known as "the godfather"
1995 - American daughter - Ardov
1995 - Moscow Holidays - Director
1996 - Life Line - Daddy's authority
1996 - Inspector - Osip
1996 - Kings of the Russian investigation
1996 - The Return of the Battleship - Philip
1997 - Poor Sasha - head of the colony
1997 - Don Quixote returns - Sancho Panza
1996 - Queen Margot - Kabosh
1997 - Mystery - Marcello
1997 - Natasha - Andrey Nikolaevich
1997 - Schizophrenia - Shooting Instructor
1997 - Monday Children - Banker
1998 - Our yard Dzhigarkhanyan (cameo)
1999 - Criminal Tango - Semyon Semyonovich
2000-2003 with Gangster Petersburg: Film 1. "Baron", Film 2. "Lawyer", Film 4. "Prisoner" - crime boss Givi Chvirhadze, nicknamed Gurgen
2001 - Ideal couple - Negrebsky
2002 - If the bride is a witch - Malkovich, Alice's father
2004 - December 32 - Karen Zavenovich
2004 - Cavaliers of the Starfish - Mironov
2004 - My Fair Nanny - Dzhugashvili
2004 - The Legend of Tampuk - Professor Feinberg
2005 - Casus Kukotsky - Isaac Veniaminovich Kezler, children's doctor
2005 - Unexpected joy - Vasily Adamovich
2005 - My Big Armenian Wedding - Dzhigarkhanyan (cameo)
2005 - Adjutants of Love - Teacher / Head of the Illuminati Order
2005 - Grandfather of my dreams
2005 - Star of the era - Stalin
2005 - Secret Guard - Dadashev's father
2005 - The Three Musketeers - De Treville
2006 - Who is the boss in the house? - uncle Ashot
2006 - Poor Baby - Mole
2006 - Vanechka - Dzhigarkhanyan (cameo)
2006 - When the gods fell asleep - Razhev
2007 - Artists - Caucasian seller
2007 - Gioconda on the asphalt - Stas
2007 - Reporters - Arkady Ilyich
2007 - Rude and Sam - former intelligence officer Rudolf Karlovich Davydov
2007 - Yarik - Gurgen
2007 - Love on the edge of a knife - Artyom Borisovich Sarkisov, lawyer
2008 - Parents' Day - Retired Colonel
2008 - Alexander the Great - Givi
2008 - White Canvas - Igor Petrovich Poghosyan
2008 - Van Gogh is not to blame - hand with a ring
2008 - Best Film - God's Secretary
2008 - Brownie - Yavorsky, oligarch
2008 - Confession of the Devil
2008 - My favorite witch - neighbor Anatoly
2008 - The Smile of God, or Purely Odessa Story - Philip Olshansky, Alena's grandfather
2008 - The Lost Empire - Sergei's grandfather, academician
2008 - Hand for Luck - "Godfather", crime boss
2009 - Return of the Prodigal Son - Head of the Family
2009 - Oh, lucky! - Ramiz's grandfather
2009 - Hamlet. XXI century - gravedigger
2010 - Akhtamar - taxi driver
2010 - Return - Abraham Markich
2010 - Three - boss
2011 - Comrades policemen - David Tigranovich Shahverdyan
2011 - Goldfish in the city of N - grandfather Petya
2011 - Zemsky Doctor. Continuation - Oleg Mikhailovich
2011 - German - Konrad Gicometti
2011 - Kept by fate - Nikolay Dimitriadi
2012 - Love in the USSR
2012 - Fire, water and diamonds
2013 - 12 months - Masha's grandfather
2014 - Chief Designer - Stalin
2014 - Payback
2014 - House in the heart - grandfather
2014 - Spy Soul
2014 - Boatswain Chaika - Grisha
2015 - Tali and Toli - Bazi Kesaev
2015 - The Last Janissary - old Janissary Batur, teacher of the Janissaries, mentor of Altan
2018 - Angels Die Twice - Leicester