Dmitry Kharatyan
Дми́трий Харатья́н
In 2019
Born
Dmitry Vadimovich Kharatyan

(1960-01-21) 21 January 1960
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

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

    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]

    Selected filmography

    Notes

    1. Russian: Дми́трий Вади́мович Харатья́н, Armenian: Դմիտրի Վադիմովիչ Խառատյան

    References

    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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