More than three hundred films by Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan make him one of the most filmed in domestic cinema. In addition, despite his age, the People’s Artist of Russia participated in theatrical productions until 2012 and today has more than three dozen radio shows.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, a popular theater and film actor, director and teacher, is the founder of the Moscow Drama Theater with the original name “Theater D.” It is interesting that the master was about to leave the stage several years ago because of his age, but he soon returned, explaining his act that cannot live without a theater, which is "his life and passion."
Biography and career of Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan
On October 3, 1935, a 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 various theater productions.
After graduating from high school, Armen tried to enter the capital's GITIS, but to no avail. The reason was a strong emphasis, despite the fact that a talented young man grew up in a Russian-speaking family. And then there was a return home and work as an assistant operator at “Armenfilm” and training at a local art and theater institute.
In his first year at the university, Dzhigarkhanyan began to appear on the stage of the Yerevan Russian Drama Theater, where he made his debut with a secondary role in the play "Ivan Rybakov". Here he worked for twelve years and played in more than thirty roles.
And then there were bright two years in the “Lenkom” with Anatoly Efros, who was subsequently suspended 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 movie "Collapse." And all-Union fame came to Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in 1966. The film "Hello, it's me!" overnight made him recognizable and in demand. Since that time, his filmography began to be replenished annually with several film projects and today has reached more than three hundred film works, among which I especially want to single out the following: Operation Trust, New Adventures of the Elusive, Autumn, Hello, I'm Your Aunt! The Dog in the Hay, "Proceed to 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.
