Garik Martirosyan
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| Garik Martirosyan | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1974 Yerevan, Armenian SSR |
| Medium | TV |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Genres | Stand-up, Sketch comedy |
Garik Martirosyan (Armenian: Գարիկ Մարտիրոսյան, Russian: Гарик Юрьевич Мартиросян) (born February 13, 1974 in Yerevan, Armenia} is a neurologist, entertainer, TV host, actor, comedian and singer. He's the co-producer and the "president" of the Comedy Club Russia which airs on Russian TV channel ТНТ.
[edit] Biography
He was born February 14 1974 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR. In 2002 he graduated from Yerevan State Medical University with a degree in neurology. Worked three years in a psychological hospital. From 1993 to 2002 was a member (captain from 1997) of the New Armenians team of the Russian TV show KVN. In 2003 with the help of fellow New Armenians Artur Djanibekyan and Artash(Tash) Sarksyan he he founded the Comedy Club. Together with Larisa Dolina he won the Two Stars completion of Russia. Since 2006 he's the host of the Minuta Slavi program on Channel One (Russia). He and his wife Zhanna Levin met in Sochi, Russia and have a daughter Jasmine, who was born in 2004 [1][2].
[edit] Politics
In March of 2007 his brother Levon Martirosyan announced that Garik Martirosyan intends to participate in the pre-election campaign of the United Liberal-National Party of Armenia. The idea to estabilish the party belonged to Garik [3] [4]
