Pierre Chammassian

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Pierre Chammassian (born in Bourj Hammoud on 9 March 1949, Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese-Armenian comedian, actor and stand-up comic, popular in Lebanon with Arabs and Armenians, as well as in the Armenian Diaspora.^[1] He is known especially for his performance as Batale.

Career[]

Chammassian regularly tours wherever Armenian and Lebanese communities exist. Along with André Jadaa, Michel and Jean-Pierre Chikhani, Chammassian was responsible for reviving the Le Théâtre de Dix-Heures in Lebanon. He is a follower of the Armenian Catholic Church, and is an Armenian Revolutionary Federation supporter.

Chammassian has had many roles over the course of his career, but is best known for his character Batal Shvaradzian, who has featured in four plays to date: Shad Mi Kharner, Batal Dan Pesa, Portzank Batal, Chellalik Batal, hamartsag hasmige ou batale and yerespokhan batale 2019. Other plays of his include Harses Prnetzi and Lezoon Voskor Chooni.

See also[]

• Théâtre de Dix-Heures
• Sami Khayat
• Mario Bassil

References[]

• "Pierre Chammassian". Barahantes.Com. Feb 2, 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.

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