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Avet Avetisyan - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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People's Artist of the USSR, Avet Marksovich Avetisyan, an Armenian by nationality, was born into a simple artisan family in Tiflis (the old name of the city of Tbilisi) in 1897, in November. After completing his studies at the theological seminary, two years later, he was called to the front. Returning to his native land in 1917, he took part in productions in theaters in Baku and Tiflis.
The first film with Avet Avetisyan "Namus" became, in general, the first Armenian feature film, and after such a debut, the actor was often invited to shoot domestic films. Having founded the State Theater of Armenia in 1922, he worked there almost until his death, going on stage and amazing with the sincerity of his playing, preferring sharp satire, but presenting it in a very soft, measured manner.
The last film with Avet Avetisyan "Kum Morgana", where the actor played the main role, did not achieve the same popularity as one of his penultimate works. Therefore, if we talk about the worthy ending of the film career of the famous Soviet artist, then the film of the cult director of that time - Sergei Parajanov “The Color of Pomegranate” about the life of Sayat-Nova, a medieval Armenian poet, immediately pops up in the memory. The style of performance is so unique, charming with its expressive techniques, that the picture is popular in narrow circles even now.
Avet Avetisyan can be called the parent of Armenian cinema and theater, because the contribution to their development is truly enormous: from the founding of the theater and the creation of unique plays to the popularization of Armenian culture among residents of other Soviet republics. He devoted his whole life to art, playing leading roles in productions of the then already famous theaters of Armenia.
Death caught him in Yerevan in March 1971. He died at the age of seventy-three and is buried in the Central (Tokhmakh) cemetery of Yerevan.
Avet Avetisyan has brown eyes, naturally dark hair color, dark skin and medium lips. The shape of the face is oval, the forehead is high, the hair is straight, soft. Avet Avetisyan did not change his hair color, preferring natural. The actor has a large, wide nose and a rounded chin. Avet Avetisyan sometimes let go of his mustache and beard. The actor's height is 177 cm, no tattoos.
Zodiac sign - Scorpio (11/12/1897)
