Vardan Petrosyan (actor)

Vardan Petrosyan
Native name	Վարդան Պետրոսյան
Born	February 27, 1959 (1959-02-27) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Residence	Paris, France
Nationality	Armenian
Other names	Vardan Petrossian, Vartan Petrossian, Vartan Petrosyan
Citizenship	Armenia France
Years active	1981–present
Style	One-person show
Influenced by	Charles Aznavour
Home town	Yerevan, Armenia
Religion	Armenian Apostolic Church
Website
www.vardanpetrosyan.com

Vardan Petrosyan (born February 27, 1959; Armenian: Վարդան Պետրոսյան) is an Armenian actor, scriptwriter, and parodist.

Biography

Vardan Petrosyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia (then Soviet Union). His childhood passed in his father’s yard, the Khanjian Street, with the small river of Getar. There were many Turkish houses there, so that area was called “Turki mayla”. His father was a scientist, although his family was poor. Petrosyan studied in Terlemezian Art College. When he was 22 years old his father died. In 1985-1986 Vardan Petrosyan and Vahram Sahakyan established their own theatre studio called "Young Hedgehogs". Vardan Petrosyan played in an Armenian comedy group, “Vozniner”. He moved to France in 1992, when he was 33 years old. He studied in private language schools in Paris. He now lives there, but still performs regularly in Yerevan, among other locations.

Performances and filmography

Name	Original name	Date	Note
1990s
The Latest Tango in Paris	Le tous dernier tango a Paris Ամենավերջին տանգոն Փարիզում	1992	featuring with Vahram Sahakian
The Latest Tango in Paris-2	Le tous dernier tango a Paris-2 Ամենավերջին տանգոն Փարիզում-2	1998	featuring with Vahram Sahakian
Our Finale	Մեր վերջը	1999
2000s
Playing 1700	Խաղւոմ ենք 1700	2001
Benefice	Բենեֆիս	2003
In fire	Կրակի մեջ	2004
Rise	ՎերԵլք	2006
Love and Hatred	Սեր և ատելություն	2008
What to do?	Ի՞նչ անել	2008
The Lifetimers	Ցմահ բանտարկյալներ	2009
2010s
Jokes of the Fate	Ճակատագրի կատակներ	2010
Sex Horror	Սեռասարսափ	2011

References

• Armenianow.com - Վարդան Պետրոսյան