Amayak Akopyan

Amayak Arutyunovich Akopyan (Russian: Амая́к Арутю́нович Акопя́н; Armenian: Հմայակ Հարությունի Հակոբյան); born December 1, 1956, Moscow, USSR) is a Soviet and Russian illusionist, actor, circus artist. Ethnic Armenian. Presidential Decree awarded the honorary title Honored Artist of Russia.[1][2] The son of a circus juggler Arutyun Akopyan and his wife Liya, opera singer.[3] In the movies, originally played jugglers, then switched to the characteristic roles.[1][4] He is best known for roles in Frenzied Bus (1990) and The Master and Margarita (1994).

Amayak Akopyan
Амая́к Арутю́нович Акопя́н
Born
Amayak Arutyunovich Akopyan

(1956-12-01) 1 December 1956
Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationActor, circus artist, TV presenter
Years active1974–present
Spouse(s)Yulia Levina-Akopyan (divorce)
ChildrenPhilipp (born 1983)

Akopyan graduated from the film directing department of GITIS.[5]

In 1996–2001, he was the host of the TV program Good Night, Little Ones! (as Rakhat Lukumych).[3]

References
  1. Магия изобретения Archived 2012-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Амаяк Акопян
  3. Хронографъ — неизвестные страницы истории Archived 2012-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Амаяк Акопян
  5. Что же произошло со страной, с людьми, с тобой, Амаяк?!
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