Dmitry Kharatyan

Dmitry Kharatyan
Дмитрий Харатьян
Kharatyan in 2019
Born (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[a] (born 21 January 1960) is a Soviet and Russian actor of Armenian descent,[1] People's Artist of Russia.[2]

    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.[3] In April and May 2022, Kharatyan participated in a series of concerts organized in order to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Dmitry for his support of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5][6]

    Selected filmography

    Notes

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

    References

    1. ^ Почему Дмитрий Харатьян согласился стать брюнетом : «Я изумился, но согласился: я же на четверть армянин, и „южный“ имидж мне по крови близок». Archived 2010-08-08 at the Wayback Machine // 7dn.ru (20 августа 2008 года)
    2. ^ Дмитрий Харатьян — армянин по отцу и гардемарин по матери (in Russian). РИА Новости. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
    3. ^ "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.
    4. ^ "Гастроли патриотов. Как кремлевские эксперты и шоу-бизнес зарабатывают на концертах "Za Россию"". BBC (in Russian). 11 May 2022.
    5. ^ "Zelensky imposes sanctions against 119 Russian cultural and sports figures". Meduza. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
    6. ^ "Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian, pro-Russian celebrities". The Kyiv Independent. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.