Dmitry Vadimovich Kharatyan[a] (born 21 January 1960) is a Soviet and Russian actor of Armenian descent,[citation needed] People's Artist of Russia.[1]

Dmitry Kharatyan
Дмитрий Харатьян
Kharatyan in 2019
Born (1960-01-21) 21 January 1960 (age 64)
Nationality
  • Soviet
  • Russian
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
Spouses
Marina
(m. 1982; div. 1988)
Marina Majko
(m. 1989)
AwardsPeople's Artist of Russia
Websitewww.kharatyan.sitecity.ru

Was born in Olmaliq, Uzbek SSR on 21 January 1960. His debut as an actor came in Vladimir Menshov's Practical Joke in 1977.

In March 2014, he signed a letter in support of the position of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, on the Russian annexation of Crimea.[2] In April and May 2022, Kharatyan participated in a series of concerts organized in order to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Dmitry for his support of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4][5]

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  1. ^ Russian: Дми́трий Вади́мович Харатья́н
    Armenian: Դմիտրի Վադիմովիչ Խառատյան, romanizedDmitri Vadimovich Kharratyan

References edit

  1. ^ Дмитрий Харатьян — армянин по отцу и гардемарин по матери (in Russian). РИА Новости. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Деятели культуры России — в поддержку позиции Президента по Украине и Крыму". Ministry for Culture of Russian Federation. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Гастроли патриотов. Как кремлевские эксперты и шоу-бизнес зарабатывают на концертах "Za Россию"". BBC (in Russian). 11 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Zelensky imposes sanctions against 119 Russian cultural and sports figures". Meduza. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian, pro-Russian celebrities". The Kyiv Independent. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

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