Yevgeny Petrosyan
Yevgeny Petrosyan | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Russian |
Years active | 1962 – present |
Title | People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1991) |
Spouse | Yelena Stepanenko |
Awards |
Yevgeny Vaganovich Petrosyan (Russian: Евге́ний Вага́нович Петрося́н, Armenian: Եվգենի Վահանի Պետրոսյան (Պետրոսյանց); born on 16 September 1945 in Baku, USSR) is a Soviet/Russian comedian of Armenian and Jewish descents.[1][2][3][4] He was named in 2005 among the most influential figures in contemporary Russia, in a survey conducted by independent polling agency The Levada Centre.[5] Popular since the days of the USSR,[6] Petrosyan was the host of TV variety show Crooked Mirror.[7]
Personal life
Yevgeny was married to actress and humorist Yelena Stepanenko (born 1953).[8] Their engagement was in 1985. But Russian mass media announced on August 3, 2018 that Yevgeny and Yelena are getting divorced. They had made 1.5 billion rubles together while married. That money will now be divided among the two by the court of law.
References
- ^ Евгений Петросян много шутил, но проиграл Интернету
- ^ "Interview with Vladimir Vinokur" [Актеры и режиссеры - Знай Наших - Центральный Еврейский Ресурс] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "FHM RUSSIA - FHM.RU -". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Yevgeny Petrosyan on sem40.ru" [Центральный Еврейский Ресурс. Сайт русскоязычных евреев всего мира. Еврейские новости. Еврейские фамилии.] (in Russian). Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ Abdullaev, Nabi (15 March 2005). "To Join the Elite, It's TV That Counts". Moscow Times.
- ^ "The New Yorker - Google Books". The New Yorker. 65 (11–19): 107. 1989.
- ^ Malpas, Anna (14 August 2009). "Culture - In the Spotlight". St Petersburg Times.
- ^ Четыре жены Евгения Петросяна
External links
- 1945 births
- Russian humorists
- Living people
- Entertainers from Baku
- Honored Artists of the RSFSR
- People's Artists of the RSFSR
- Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
- Russian male comedians
- Armenian comedians
- Russian satirists
- Armenian satirists
- Russian television presenters
- Soviet television presenters
- Armenian television presenters
- Russian male television actors
- Soviet male television actors
- Armenian male television actors
- Russian people of Armenian descent
- Russian people of Jewish descent
- Russian humour