Hrant Tokhatyan
| Hrant Tokhatyan | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
January 10, 1958 Yerevan, Soviet Armenia |
| Occupation | Actor, Comedian, Announcer, Producer |
| Years active | 1981-present |
| Spouse(s) |
Irina Danielyan (divorce, two children) Louisa Nersisyan (one child) |
Hrant Tokhatyan (Armenian: Հրանտ Արամի Թոխատյան, January 10, 1958 in Yerevan) is an Armenian Actor, Comedian, Announcer, Producer. Tokhatyan studied in at the Yerevan State Institute of Foreign Languages from 1976 to 81.[1][2]
Family
Hrant Tokhatyan was born in the family of 1 st class motor mechanic Aram Tokhatyan and forest management engineer Yevgenia Tokhatyan. Tokhatyan has two sons from previous marriages and a daughter in his current marriage with Chamber Theater actress Luiza Nersisyan.
Career
In 1976 Tokhatyan received an invitation from the Chamber Theater, where he worked for 15 years. In 1991 together with Ruben Jaghinyan and Karen Ghazaryan he founded “Sharm” Holding LLC, where he appears as a director up to the present day. Currently Hrant Tokhatyan is actively engaged in cinema, as well as theater performances, cooperating with a number of Armenian, Russian and foreign directors, producers, theater personalities and film studios. Tokhatyan is busy not only in his homeland, but also in the Russian Federation. Simultaneously, Tokhatyan participates in philanthropic and patriotic projects, among which are the large-scaled campaign of the charity foundation “Donate life” (at the head of the RA first lady Rita Sargsyan), annual fundraising marathon, organized by “Hayastan” All- Armenian Fund, as well as road construction works in cooperation with Hayk Marutyna and Vazgen Asatryan in the near-border village Haterk in Martakert region of Artsakh, etc. Hrant Tokhatyan is also a member of Council of Elders of Yerevan from the Republican Party, being actively engaged in the country’s social life, and appearing as a member of the initiative aimed at the preservation of buildings and constructions in Yerevan. Establishment of a children’s theater is Tokhatyan’s primary objective.
Awards
Medals and Awards that granted to him are:[3][4][5][6]
- Winner of the World Festival of Youth and Students (1985)
- Laureate of Lenin Komsomol of the first degree (1989)
- Winner of the second degree in the international theater festival Le Theatre De Monde (1989)
- Honorary Diploma of the President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
- Certificate of Merit of the Minister of Defense of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, 2002.
- Honored Artist of the Republic of Armenia (2006)
- Honorary Diploma of the Egyptian Children's Festival entertaining films of 2006.
- Medal Andranik Ozanian (Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia, 2008)
- Vazgen Sargsyan Medal (the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia, 2010)
- World Armenian Entertainment Awards Most Demanded Artist Award (2015)
Filmography
- 2016 - Wonderland (feature film)
- 2016 - Earthquake (feature film)
- 2016 - Everything about Men (feature film)
- 2016 - Robbery (TV series, Channel One (Russia))
- 2015 - Ded 005 (TV Series)
- 2014 - Anahit (voice)
- 2013 - Ded 005
- 2012 - Lost and Found in Armenia
- 2009 - Taxi Eli Lav A
- 2006 - Mer bake 3 (Our Backyard 3) as Hrant
- 2006 - Big Story in a Small City
- 2004 - My Big Armenian Wedding (TV Mini-Series)
- 1998 - Mer bake 2 (Our Backyard 2, Video) as Hrant
- 1997 - Khatabalada (Video)
- 1996 - Mer bake (Our Backyard, Video) as Hrant
- 1981 - Avtomeqenan taniqi vra
References
- ↑ "Грант Тохатян - КиноПоиск.ru". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "AV Production - Hrant Tokhatyan". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Грант Тохатян (Hrant Tokhatyan) - биография - актеры". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Հրանտ Թոխատյան [Hrant Tokhatyan]". People.am. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Hrant Tokhatyan / WAEA 2015 / Awards // Most Demanded Artist Award". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Hrant Tokhatyan Has Been Awarded The Title Of Honored Artist". Retrieved 9 August 2015.