Dmitry Kharatyan

Dmitry Kharatyan
Дмитрий Харатьян
Kharatyan in 2019
Born (1960-01-21) 21 January 1960 (age 64)
Olmaliq, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality
  • Soviet
  • Russian
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
Spouses
Marina
​
​
(m. 1982; div. 1988)​
Marina Majko
​
(m. 1989)​
AwardsPeople's Artist of Russia
Websitewww.kharatyan.sitecity.ru

Dmitry Vadimovich Kharatyan[a] (born 21 January 1960) is a Soviet and Russian actor of Armenian descent,[citation needed] People's Artist of Russia.[1]

Was born in Olmaliq, Uzbek SSR on 21 January 1960. His debut as an actor came in Vladimir Menshov's Practical Joke in 1977.

In March 2014, he signed a letter in support of the position of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, on the Russian annexation of Crimea.[2] In April and May 2022, Kharatyan participated in a series of concerts organized in order to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Dmitry for his support of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4][5]


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  1. ^ Дмитрий Харатьян — армянин по отцу и гардемарин по матери (in Russian). РИА Новости. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Деятели культуры России — в поддержку позиции Президента по Украине и Крыму". Ministry for Culture of Russian Federation. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Гастроли патриотов. Как кремлевские эксперты и шоу-бизнес зарабатывают на концертах "Za Россию"". BBC (in Russian). 11 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Zelensky imposes sanctions against 119 Russian cultural and sports figures". Meduza. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian, pro-Russian celebrities". The Kyiv Independent. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.