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]

  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.