Yevgeny Petrosyan

Yevgeny Petrosyan
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Евгений Петросян
At a meeting with Runet bloggers in October 2009.
Born (1945-09-16) 16 September 1945 (age 79)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Years active1962 – present
TitlePeople’s Artist of the RSFSR (1991)
SpouseYelena Stepanenko
Awards

Yevgeny Vaganovich Petrosyan (Russian: Евгений Ваганович Петросян (Петросянц); Armenian: Եվգենի Վահանի Պետրոսյան (Պետրոսյանց), romanized: Yevgeni Vahani Petrosyan (Petrosyants); born 16 September 1945) is a Soviet–Russian comedian of Armenian and Jewish descent.[1][2][3][4] In 2005 he was named among the most influential figures in contemporary Russia, in a survey conducted by independent polling agency The Levada Centre.[5] A popular comedian since the days of the Soviet Union,[6] Petrosyan was the host of TV variety show Crooked Mirror.[7]

Personal life

Yevgeny was married to actress and humorist Yelena Stepanenko (born 1953).[8] Their engagement was in 1985. On August 3, 2018, the Russian mass media announced that Yevgeny and Yelena are getting divorced. They had made 1.5 billion rubles together while married and that money will now be divided among the two by the court of law.

During a 2023 New Year show, Petrosyan openly supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9] In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Yevgeny for his support of the invasion.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Евгений Петросян много шутил, но проиграл Интернету". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  2. ^ "Interview with Vladimir Vinokur" [Актеры и режиссеры - Знай Наших - Центральный Еврейский Ресурс] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ "FHM RUSSIA - FHM.RU -". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Yevgeny Petrosyan on sem40.ru" [Центральный Еврейский Ресурс. Сайт русскоязычных евреев всего мира. Еврейские новости. Еврейские фамилии.] (in Russian). Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. ^ Abdullaev, Nabi (15 March 2005). "To Join the Elite, It's TV That Counts". Moscow Times.
  6. ^ "The New Yorker - Google Books". The New Yorker. Vol. 65, no. 11–19. 1989. p. 107.
  7. ^ Malpas, Anna (14 August 2009). "Culture - In the Spotlight". St Petersburg Times.
  8. ^ "Четыре жены Евгения Петросяна". Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  9. ^ "Russian TV Hosts 'Surreal' New Year Show Fusing Music and War Propaganda". Newsweek. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Zelensky imposes sanctions against 119 Russian cultural and sports figures". Meduza. 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  11. ^ "Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian, pro-Russian celebrities". The Kyiv Independent. 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-07.