Garik Martirosyan
Garik Martirosyan | |
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Born | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | February 14, 1974
Nationality | Armenian |
Years active | 1996–present |
Genres | Stand-up, Sketch comedy |
Spouse | Zhanna Levina |
Garik Martirosyan (Russian: Гарик Юрьевич Мартиросян, Armenian: Գարիկ Մարտիրոսյան, born February 13, 1974 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is a Russian entertainer, comedian, TV host, actor and singer of the Armenian origin. He's the co-producer and host of the Comedy Club Russia which airs on Russian TV channel TNT. He is also one of 4 hosts of Prozhektorperiskhilton broadcast on Channel One.
Biography[]
Garik Martirosyan was born on February 14, 1974 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union. 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 team of the Russian TV show KVN. In 2003 with the help of fellow New Armenians Artur Djanibekyan and Artash Sarksyan he founded Comedy Club. Together with Larisa Dolina he won the TV show. He hosted the first two seasons of Minute of Fame, Russian version of America's Got Talent on Channel One. He and his wife Zhanna Levina met in Sochi, Russia and have a daughter Jasmine, who was born in 2004.[1][2]
Politics[]
In March 2007 his brother Levon Martirosyan announced that Garik Martirosyan intends to participate in the pre-election campaign of the . The idea to establish the party belonged to Garik[3][4]
Selected filmography[]
TV[]
- Comedy Club (2005–present)
- Nasha Russia (2006–2011)
- Minute of Fame (2007–present)
- Prozhektorperiskhilton (2008–present)
- Main Stage (2015)
Film[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 168 Hours Weakly online: The place of meeting – Comedy Club Archived May 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Russian) Гарик Мартиросян: возьму в плен артистку!
- ^ Famous Armenian showman Garik Martirosyan takes part in the pre-election campaign of United Liberal-National Party[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in Russian) Regnum.ru: В парламенте Армении может стать веселее: ведущий Comedy Club Гарик Мартиросян метит в депутаты
External links[]
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Male actors from Yerevan
- Television people from Yerevan
- Armenian comedians
- Russian television personalities
- KVN
- Yerevan State Medical University alumni
- Armenian expatriates in Russia