How the style of Garik Martirosyan's wife changed (Photo). The ideal family of Garik Martirosyan Martirosyan Zhanna Levina year of birth
And Zhanna Levina is celebrating her 20th anniversary this year life together(they met in 1997 at the KVN festival in Sochi), but it seems that their candy-bouquet period has not yet ended. Throughout the filming, Garik sent Zhanna touching messages (“Aren’t you worried?”, “Aren’t you hungry?”), and then in an interview Zhanna with pride (and humor, by the way) told that she loves to cook dolma and why she is not at all jealous of her husband, a popular showman . ABOUT wedding dress for rent, the secret of long-term relationships and the book “The Diary of a Comedian’s Wife” (all money from sales goes to charitable foundation), which Zhanna presented this fall, she told in an interview with PEOPLETALK.
About the wedding
We got married in 1998, a year after we met. The wedding took place in Cyprus. At that time, Garik and I had absolutely no money. From the word absolutely. And so, we came on a KVN tour to Cyprus and decided to get married there - we found a beautiful Armenian Church, and rented a dress (I was incredibly lucky that day - there was a large delivery of dresses that no one had ever worn). I found what I dreamed of - open shoulders, lace, a full skirt.
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About the secret of a long relationship
When you love each other very much, it doesn’t matter what the date is or where it is. Yes, even on a bench in the park, you will feel like this is the most luxurious date in your life. In general, I can’t say that Garik and I are romantic people; for me, sitting decorously by candlelight is somehow funny. But we have a tradition - we buy each other gifts and hide them. Although in 20 years, it seems to me that everything has already been handed over, and every holiday I have stress. Maybe I’ll start making vases soon, and I’ll ask Garik (he’s good at drawing) to paint my portrait. I hope we don't get divorced after this. ( Laughs.)
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Garik – creative person, for which I am the rear. I don't want him to do anything around the house. He comes home after work, where dolma is waiting for him (I quickly mastered his favorite dishes), and relaxes.
And I’m definitely stricter with the children (the couple have two children: (14) and Daniel (9) – Prim. edit.). Garik is always at work, if he were still there strict parent, that would be completely wrong. I'm a bad cop, dad is a good one. I think we distributed the roles well. So far everything is working out.
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About jealousy
I'm not jealous. I have always understood women who pay attention to Garik - they have good taste. I have the best man. Why shouldn't he like it? It would be strange for me if they didn’t like my husband. I would start to think I made the wrong choice. Yes, he may be attracted to them, but he loves me.
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About the most popular question
Now I go to interviews a lot (my husband and I recently visited Urgant), they write to me more often in Direct. And the most popular question is whether I speak Armenian. Yes talking! I want to be in the thick of things, to understand our friends' jokes. I bought a tutorial and started cramming. I tell Garik all the time: “It would be better if you were French. At least I learned French." ( Laughs.)
And also in Instagram They often write that I’m “tired of showing off my new clothes,” and I always want to ask: “Should I be photographed naked?” So I tried to take a photo of the forest and write a post. Well, they don’t like the forest!
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About the book “The Diary of a Comedian’s Wife”
The first thoughts about the book appeared precisely thanks to my funny posts on Instagram, which I started writing two years ago (at 40 you understand that it’s best when a woman talks less, it’s better to let her write). But when there is a man in front of you who is very talented and successful, everyone knows him, it’s somehow difficult to shout out: “Me too!” And I! And I can do something too.” But I realized that if I live in fear all the time, before I die I will say to myself: “I lived my life in fear.” So-so last sentence. Maybe behind my back they say: “Yes, this is all because she is Martirosyan’s wife,” but I know that I did a good job - “The Diary” costs about 500 rubles, and all funds are transferred to a charity
Garik Martirosyan's wife about secrets family life with a star.
My husband Garik Martirosyan star status has not changed at all. The same as he was nineteen years ago when we met, he remains the same. But I had to tame my character.
I'm a serious person. Judge for yourself: I dreamed of becoming an investigator, a criminologist. My grandparents were surgeons, and there were medical reference books and anatomical atlases everywhere at home. I read manuals on craniotomy like adventure novels. I won’t faint at the sight of a corpse. In general, I entered the law school in Stavropol, studied textbooks on criminal law, and walked towards my goal step by step. She also played on the KVN student team.
My dad, Viktor Morisovich Levin, had his own business in Sochi - optical stores, so I grew up in a wealthy family. Mom is an economist, worked in the city administration. Of course, they wanted their only daughter to marry successfully and live nearby. And suddenly I meet a guy from the KVN team “New Armenians”, from Yerevan! But what if it was love at first sight?! It was as if something had struck my heart.
Garik and I walked along the beach and talked. And I suddenly had the feeling that this was absolutely “my” person: dear, sincere, warm. But then common sense kicked in: I need to finish my studies, he will leave for Yerevan, we don’t have any common future. Garik also laughed at my dream. “The woman is an investigator! - he laughed. “They’ll kill you!”
The next morning I left for Stavropol for a session and didn’t even leave my phone number. Cell phones were rare in 1997, no one had heard of social networks at all, and Garik could not find me. We met only a year later, at the next KVN festival. He was so happy when he saw me! He complained: “Zhanna, why are you lost? I’ve been thinking about you for a year, I miss you!” He was so excited, sweet... He seemed like a very reliable person.
- Is this really the case? appearance could you determine?
Garik always behaves very naturally, he doesn’t show off at all. Maybe that’s why I immediately believed him. Thank God, my intuition did not let me down. In general, I fell in love. I just couldn’t breathe without him. Gar met my parents, then we flew to meet his family.
Now, of course, I have a very good idea of the situation our parents found themselves in. If my daughter Jasmine told me: “I fell in love with a guy - I’m leaving with him for Murmansk!” So what should I do? I’ll go crazy, worry, bite my nails, but I’ll have to let go. Otherwise he will say later: “Mom, you broke my fate.” What if he goes and doesn’t work out? She will scold me again: “Why didn’t you stop? You shouldn’t have let me in!”
And how should we live correctly so that we can be together until the end of our days - in sorrow and in joy? Is there such a recipe? Some people live a couple of years and run away. And others spend their entire lives hand in hand. What does this depend on? From character? Don't think. Both the husband and the wife can be a good person, but it is not their destiny to be together, and no one is to blame for this. But it happens the other way around: both the wife is imperfect and the man is so-so - but they live in perfect harmony.
Perhaps I believe in fate: either you meet “your” person or you don’t. I remember we were sitting at the Sochi airport, waiting for our flight to Yerevan - we were going to see Garik’s parents. I’m twenty-one years old, and I’m terribly worried: how will they receive me? Will you like me?
Yerevan is a stunning, magical and very sunny city. In the evening we walk around the center of the capital of Armenia, they recognize Garik and smile. A week passes, a month passes. Everyone already knows about us! Garik a famous person, captain of the “New Armenians” team. And then he, a local, one might say, celebrity, an enviable groom, brought his bride - a Jewish woman from Sochi. Not a very common case in Yerevan.
And romance begins, real relationships begin, endless flights: Yerevan - Sochi, Sochi - Yerevan - and so on throughout the wonderful crisis year of 1998.
- Was it difficult to adapt to Armenia? New culture, new friends...
There were difficulties with the language. I didn’t understand Armenian at all then. Moreover, everyone is so emotional, loud - they shout, gesticulate, everyone’s energy is just over the edge.
I went to the store. The seller asked something in Armenian. I said I don't understand. She immediately switches to Russian:
And where are you from?
From Sochi.
ABOUT! I live in Sochi...
And let’s list all our Sochi relatives: “on such and such a street is Uncle Karen, and on this street is Aunt Liana.” She talked for about fifteen minutes, as if we had known each other for a long time and were very close, and not seeing each other for the first time. So, in terms of temperament and energy, Armenians are somewhat similar to Odessa residents - open-hearted, amazing people, lovers of life and humorists. I know first-hand about Odessa residents - my grandfather Maurice Alexandrovich is from Odessa. Then he moved to Abkhazia and from there to Sochi. I simply adore my native Sochi! My Sochi is a multinational city. Armenians, Georgians, Tatars, Russians, Jews, and Adygeis live peacefully there and are friends. And for me it has always been important what kind of character and upbringing a person has, and only then - where he is from and what nationality. In addition, I consider myself not only Jewish and Russian, but also Soviet man. We were all born and raised in the USSR!
When we went to the hospital to meet Jasmine Surenovna - she is a gynecologist, Doctor of Science - I bought a bouquet of roses. I had never seen Garik’s mother before, but one day, you won’t believe it, I dreamed about her. I tell my future husband about this:
I saw your mother in a dream.
And what is she like?
Blonde, of course.
And here we are in the hospital. I notice: in the hall on the wall there is a huge group photo of all the doctors of the hospital, fifty women. I look at their faces - and suddenly I recognize the one from my dream!
Here's your mom! - I say to Garik.
He is shocked:
Wow! How did you know?
I told you: I dreamed about her.
Jasmine Surenovna came out, I handed her flowers, we hugged warmly. Never by word or hint did she let me know that she doubted her son’s choice. Although now I sometimes put myself in her place: my grown son brings home a girl with a different worldview and mentality. How should I feel about this?
I myself, of course, didn’t really understand then what was waiting for me. We are very young, nothing special. But does it really matter when it's love? Remember how in famous film: “To become a general, you have to marry a lieutenant and travel with him to the garrisons...” So I went “to the garrisons.”
“We won’t take money from our parents,” the husband said before the wedding. - We'll earn it ourselves.
But parents, yours and mine too, are ready to help...
Thanks to them, of course, but no! Me myself.
Garik, as I remember now, borrowed three hundred dollars from friends for the first time. And we went on tour with “New Armenians”. Of course, my husband and I are like thread after needle.
- You could stay at home with your parents, let your husband earn money.
Come on! I’m in Sochi, he’s traveling - and what kind of family is this? To make it clear: touring is not going on a business trip for a week. A month and a half of continuous “combing” small and big cities. Then five days off - and again on the road. There is little romance in this. But at twenty-one it seemed: oh, an adventure, I’ll see the world! I traveled with the “New Armenians” all over the planet - from Los Angeles to Vladivostok, from Hamburg to Alma-Ata! And as for everyday difficulties - with a dear one, as they say, heaven is in the hut.
“Paradise”, however, turned out to be the same. There are ten guys on the team. Everyone speaks Armenian. They are having fun, laughing, but I don’t understand a word. Garik, noticing my confusion, asks his comrades:
Guys, let's speak Russian - Zhanna doesn't understand.
Yes, sure. Garik, dear, let's switch to Russian.
Our guys only had enough for about five minutes - then they switched to native language, just automatically. And I decided to learn Armenian. I bought an Armenian phrasebook - what can you do? I started learning: I write out the words, I cram them behind the scenes. The first word I remembered was “sanr”, comb. The guys always ran and shouted before the performance: “Sanr! Sanr!
And if only there weren’t enough combs! The hotels that the organizers of Kaveanov's tour checked us into were absolutely different levels. Sometimes these were cool hotels, and sometimes the most modest ones: the toilet is on the floor, the shower does not work, the radiators are barely warm.
The guys were nervous and tried their best. We had to warm the kettles and help each other wash their hair.
It seems that it was Krasnoyarsk - on the calendar it’s January, outside the window it’s minus thirty, I wake up in the morning, and my long hair everyone was covered in frost and stuck to the iron headboard of the bed. Magic Honeymoon! It is clear that sadness sometimes rolled in, but Garik was right there: “Zhanna, everything will be fine!” Autumn gave way to summer, spring to winter, and we all toured.
- Of course, you haven’t thought about adding to your family in such conditions?
I really wanted to. But the internal stop valve was working - how is that possible in such and such a state of disarray? One day Garik said that it was time to move to Moscow: there are more opportunities in the capital. I thought: okay, maybe I’ll have my own home there?
And he appeared - a removable one-room apartment on Suschevsky Val. In a very old building. No renovation, no curtains, no TV. My mother taught me that a woman should create comfort. I went to the store, bought the cheapest fabric and sewed curtains. I hung it up, walked away, looked - now I can live.
One day we returned from another tour and the whole apartment was covered in green mold: the sofa, the floor, the walls. It turned out that a month ago our upstairs neighbors flooded us hot water. Nobody told us. And the apartment turned green. We didn’t even have the strength to swear, and at whom? We sat down in silence and drank tea. Then, just like that, without saying a word, they stood up. I took out baking soda and detergent and began to scrub and wash: the walls, the sofa, the floor...
It was still funny incident. Garik still cherished the dream of walking to the station: “The apartment is on Suschevsky Val - not far from Rizhsky. And in the summer, when we go to the festival in Jurmala, we will walk to the station directly from home. Beauty! Previously, it took a long time to get there - by bus, by metro...”
And then a happy day comes. It's summer, we have train tickets. We went out and went as we dreamed. Suddenly - grunt! - the wheel of the suitcase breaks. Poor Garik has to carry this heavy trunk on himself. The road seemed like an eternity. “This is the worst road to the station in my life!” - Garik sighed.
We bought groceries at the supermarket and crawled home with bags - there was no car yet. I remember how terribly my hands were frozen, accustomed to the warm Sochi climate. The police regularly stopped us and checked our registration. They found fault: “You have a square seal, but you need a round one. Let’s go to the police station - well, or pay...” All the guys from our Armenian team were harassed.
- Have you ever worked in your profession?
I tried. I got a job at one company and quit after a few months. I didn’t have time to do anything: I had to clean the house, do the laundry, cook dinner. The most annoying thing is that our schedules did not coincide. I have an office job, from nine to eighteen. And Garik is a creative person, a “night owl” - he writes jokes in the evening and at night almost until the morning, then he sleeps a little and goes to the office. He always doesn't have enough time. With his workload being so busy, we almost stopped seeing each other. And one day Garik very calmly but firmly said: “Zhanna, we have to choose. Either you work, or we are building a family. Think well".
I thought: in principle, Garik is right, in such conditions the family will not last long. We've survived five years of endless touring - and now we're going to run away because of my work? I didn’t want this at all, and I chose family. Something in life has to be sacrificed.
My husband is a crazy workaholic. He once said: “Food is a waste of time.” One day we ran into a restaurant with him for a snack. Garik orders himself a piece of “Napoleon”, and while we wait, he answers phone calls, looks at email on the laptop - in general, he usually works on the go. The waiter brings dessert - and Garik stuffed almost his entire piece into his mouth in one fell swoop. He chewed it, swallowed it and then pounded on the keys. And after some time, taking a sip of coffee, he suddenly said thoughtfully:
For some reason they don't bring the cake...
Garik, you already ate it!
Are you kidding?!
So Comedy Club for Garik - that’s all, he lives by it. Do you know how it all started? Artak Gasparyan and Tash Sargsyan, Martirosyan’s comrades in the New Armenians, came up with the idea of holding parties in Moscow clubs - this is how the Comedy Club appeared. And Arthur Janibekyan, one of the founders and director of the team, also suggested broadcasting it on TNT. Then, eleven years ago, no one could have thought that club show will turn into a grandiose and large-scale project - programs, their own films... They were scolded for tough jokes. And these jokes were only at first to provoke the audience. Now salty humor is rarely included. Now Comedy Club is so different that it cannot be described in two words; every viewer will find something interesting and funny for themselves.
By the way, I have never heard my husband swear. Never with me. But he pesters me with his jokes. At Comedy, they write their own texts, Garik composes at night at the computer, and then asks me: “Zhanna, listen.” I am his first listener and critic. Torments at two in the morning: “Is this funny? What about this?” Well, imagine how I would work as a lawyer or investigator?
One of our closest friends - Pasha Volya. Like Garik, he is a workaholic and is all about work. I asked him:
What, Pash, aren’t you getting married?
There is no good girl.
He is a homely person by nature, he dreamed of a family, but he never met real love. All the guys who went on tour in their bachelor youth constantly met girls in the cities they visited. But these were short “novels about nothing.” They hung on Pasha in droves, but he dreamed of a kindred spirit - a woman who would support and understand. And finally Volya met Laysan- carries her and the children in his arms. I really love this couple. I love Garika Kharlamov, about whom we joke that he is the only native Muscovite in the Comedy Club - the rest have come in large numbers. He also finally found his soulmate - Christina, loving and sunny girl.
Now all the guys from Comedy wonderful families, and I will say this: the better the residents’ wives, the better the guys work. Almost all of us are married. One of the old-timers Timur Batrutdinov single, everything will not be determined. Although there are a dime a dozen who want to marry him. It became especially big after he and Garik somehow got on the Forbes magazine list about eight years ago. Allegedly oligarchs! Timur's good flat- but not a palace and a car - not a Maybach, everything is much more modest, and he got into Forbes! They read it and they just died laughing, and Batrutdinov most of all: “Garik, Arthur, you are producers - and where are my billions?!”
Garik is also not an oligarch; he doesn’t pump oil. Humor, of course, brings money, we even finally bought an apartment - spacious, in a very good area. But, for example, Vacation home, which we have been dreaming about for a long time, we cannot afford yet. True, Garik promises: “Everything will be” - and I believe him.
Comedy Club has changed our lives a lot. More opportunities have appeared. More friends. And everything is as before. And Garik is still the same. Our friends are from the same circle, the same people who were around almost eighteen years ago, when our family just started.
I know for sure: in order to write and film funny sketches, Garik must be happy. Therefore, I defined the task for myself as follows: to support my husband good mood. Moreover, it is not difficult, Garik is an optimist in life and is not a bore. True, as a doctor by first education, he is very meticulous in matters of children’s health. As soon as Jasmine (daughter is eleven) or Daniel (son is six) gets a little cold, Gar starts calling every five minutes:
How's the temperature?
You and I were just talking - the temperature cannot drop so quickly.
Oh, well, yes...
Ten minutes later the call comes again:
Well, what about the temperature?
Garik! I gave the medicine. Work calmly, everything is fine.
I forbid children to tell dad that their tummy hurts or a rash has popped up - first tell mom, and then I’ll decide whether dad needs to know. Sometimes it’s easier to leave Garik in the dark than to answer his nervous calls all day.
There is no need to bother him with problems at home. Although the last word, of course, always behind him. I constantly praise: men also love with their ears. I write him text messages: “I love you.” For me, Garik is the best in everything. Sometimes I can lose my temper like a woman - it happens to everyone.
Just recently I attacked my husband because of nonsense - he threw his jacket on the sofa.
Is it difficult to hang in the closet? And he scattered his socks! - And Garik doesn’t like it when people raise their voices. He looked at me like that. I immediately began to count to myself to ten, calmed down and said: “Oh, why am I yelling like in the forest?” There don't seem to be any deaf people here. Did some kind of fly bite?
Garik’s look immediately became completely different, he laughed:
Make sure that no one else bites you, otherwise I will bite you.
Martirosyan, fortunately, is easy-going and unforgiving.
- Do you manage the house yourself?
Basically yes. But there is an au pair - Gaya, she is from Yerevan. I heard stories that someone’s nannies were stolen from, so when Gaya appeared in our house, I started checking on her: either I’ll “forget” the money in a visible place, or I’ll put a ring. Gaia brings: “Zhanna, here is your thing, I found it.” Never let me down. Now she is like family to us.
- Didn’t you want to “check” your spouse somehow?
Never. It is pointless. And my advice to all women is to think carefully before getting into your husband’s phone. For example, I never get into Garik’s phone. True, he has a password there, but I know this password! Fortunately, Garik and I trust each other very much and, moreover, there was no situation that made me doubt my husband. And I was also very lucky - Garik is not in any social network, and life is easier this way. Both for me and for him. Life is already too short to waste it on jealousy.
You just need to be able to be happy and enjoy life, because when real trouble happens, then you understand: where are the little things, and where is the real grief.
Four years ago I lost my beloved dad. He had health problems. I even shouted at him:
You must take care of yourself!
And he answered:
Zhannusik, don't worry. I will live as long as I have been given.
It all ended sadly, the disease simply devoured him. But I didn't know about it. Garik and I were already living in Moscow, my father called from Sochi: “I’m fine, I’m taking my pills.” Then he called from the hospital: “I passed the tests, everything is fine. The doctors said they would treat him and let him go.” The voice sounded cheerful. And two days later I’m sitting on the set of the Comedy Club, Garik is performing on stage. And suddenly a call from Sochi hit me like a blow to the head: “Your father is no more.” And then there are bitter thoughts that will now never go away: why didn’t I fly immediately as soon as I found out that he was in the hospital? Why didn't dad tell you how bad he felt? Could I have changed something, extended his days?!
I went up to Garik and told him about our grief. He turned pale. But you can’t cancel filming, you can’t say: “We have a misfortune here, go home.” I worked through the program as best I could, and at night we flew to Sochi to say goodbye to my father. We held hands the whole way.
Every family has its own idea of happiness. People are all different. There are many recipes for happiness, everyone chooses their own. For example, we have patriarchy. This is when a woman is behind her husband. In my opinion, this is what nature intended: a man is strong, he makes decisions. In another family, the wife is like a mother, and the husband is like a son to her, I couldn’t live like that, but this is their happiness. Everyone has their own.
Here is Garik, on his rare day off, playing football with his son in the hallway. And I run, waving my arms, and shout: “Be careful - the chandelier!!! Don't hit the lamp! Attention - mirror! They care about who will score a goal, and I care about how to save my property. But then the son’s eyes shine with such happiness, he walks around proudly all day and tells everyone: “And I won against dad in football!” My daughter writes scripts and makes videos - her dad’s genes. Growing up as a tomboy: “Mom, you don’t need a dress, it’s uncomfortable, give me ripped jeans, and I’ll run.”
We often fly with the whole family to Sochi to soak up the sun. We especially like to go there in winter: blue sky, green palm trees. We also fly to Yerevan, which is also our hometown.
I am very grateful to Garik’s mother. He treats me very warmly and helps me with the children. I remember my daughter was brought home from the maternity hospital. I look at her, very tiny, and it’s scary to the point of horror - tiny hands, tiny fingers, how to take her without hurting her? I need to treat my navel with brilliant green, but I feel like I’m just “swimming” (not even from fear, but from a sense of responsibility: alive small man, child!), a veil before my eyes. Fortunately, Jasmine Surenovna was nearby (she came from Yerevan to help us with our granddaughter). I heard her confident voice: “Zhanna, pull yourself together! Breathe deeply: one-two!” - and calmness and strength of spirit immediately returned to me.
Garik’s mother taught me how to cook Armenian dishes, such as his favorite dolma. She is an excellent grandmother; children enjoy visiting Yerevan. Needless to say, I was lucky with my mother-in-law, I can’t even imagine how difficult it is for women who cannot find mutual language with my husband's mother. I really fell in love with Armenia, Garik’s homeland, I made my closest friends - Arthur Janibekyan and his beautiful wife Elina, my dearest close girlfriend, with whom we have been inseparable for seventeen years. I learned the ancient Armenian language - now it is my second native language. The son and daughter speak Armenian fluently, as well as Russian.
It is important that they know their roots. Our children are very cheerful and cheerful, our family is generally cheerful. We love holidays, gifts, surprises. Garik is a master of sports in surprises. Every birthday is a testing ground for new ideas. For example, for my last birthday I gathered all my friends and girlfriends, and my husband secretly invited my favorite singer Valeria Syutkina with musicians. The restaurant is not very big, everything is in plain sight, and poor Syutkin sat with his back turned for an hour so as not to be noticed! And in the bustle I didn’t even notice my favorite artist. About two hours after the start of the holiday, Garik suddenly snatches the microphone, calls me onto the stage and says:
I love you so much that you can’t even imagine what I did for you!
What?
Do you know who will sing for you now?
I stand rooted to the spot. And behind me the musicians are already tuning up.
Who?!
And then they close my eyes from behind. Everyone screams and applauds. I'm shocked! Garik's loud voice is heard:
- For Zhanna, especially for her birthday, the legendary Valery Syutki-i-in!!!
I was so delighted, I can’t even describe my feelings. We danced until we dropped! And Valery set such a mood that my birthday turned into a real concert. In the wake of Syutkina’s musical performance on stage, he sang as a surprise, not according to the program Soso Pavliashvili, with whom we are very friends. Then our favorite singer came out just as impromptu - Alsou, then the fantastic Armenian orchestra took the initiative, and away we go! The night ended with a grandiose fireworks display - another surprise from Yan Abramov, Alsou’s husband. So, one might say, I’m almost at home in show business.
But all that remains of my childhood dream of becoming an investigator is that I love to shoot. IN free time I go to the shooting range and relieve stress. I'm actually obsessed with guns. Sometimes I even go hunting. Garik, by the way, is terribly amused by this.
Recently in Yerevan, friends took my husband and me to a military training ground where police officers pass their standards. They let me shoot and I scored everything within a ten. “Wow,” the owners did not hide their amazement. “Not every officer can do this.”
I smiled and thought to myself that I might have been a good investigator, but fate gave me a completely different role - a wife and mother. Which I'm very happy about.
We thank the furniture salon “Mebeland” for their help in organizing the shooting.
Garik Yurievich Martirosyan — artistic director and “resident” of the Comedy Club show on the TNT channel, former KVN star, bright TV presenter, witty showman.
Garik Martirosyan's childhood and education
Father - Yuri Mikhailovich Martirosyan(born 1942) - mechanical engineer.
Mother - Jasmine Surenovna Martirosyan(born 1950) - gynecologist, Doctor of Science.
Younger brother Levon Yurievich Martirosyan(born 1976) headed the United Liberal National Party (MIAK) of Armenia, assistant to the President of Armenia.
Martirosyan's paternal grandfather Mikhail Arkadyevich (1911−1984) was a mathematics teacher and school director. Maternal grandfather Suren Nikolaevich (born 1919) worked as Deputy Minister of Culture of the USSR (the biography on Wikipedia refers to the post of Deputy Minister of Trade).
The “interlocutor,” with reference to Martirosyan’s childhood friends, reported that the influential grandfather helped his grandson, so at school “Garik was in complete chocolate, he was trusted to wear the school banner, and was assigned to read the best poems on the rulers.”
“Suren Nikolaevich never refused help to anyone. Grandfather's kindness helped his grandson become a popular person. Garik came from Yerevan to Moscow, as in hometown, where he immediately became a member of the highest social circles,” the publication quoted Martirosyan’s school friends.
Except high school, Garik also attended music classes at the same time. Despite the extraordinary musical abilities, Garik was nevertheless expelled from music school for bad behavior, says Martirosyan’s biography on Wikipedia.
And yet Garik taught himself to play the piano, guitar and percussion instruments. And he even composed his own music.
His talent as an artist and comedian was evident from childhood, as reported in the biography of Garik Martirosyan; already in the first grade, Garik surprised his friends with the news that he was a grandson Leonid Brezhnev.
At school, Martirosyan played in plays, in particular, in the sixth grade he played Archimedes.
After receiving secondary education, Garik Martirosyan entered the Yerevan State Medical University, after which he received a diploma as a neuropathologist-psychotherapist. Garik Martirosyan himself, in his biography on the official website, explained his choice of becoming a doctor with the conviction that “every person should have at least primary knowledge in the field of medicine.”
Garik Martirosyan's career in show business
But Martirosyan did not have the chance to make a career as a doctor; Garik worked in the medical field for only three years. Young doctor He was completely captivated by playing KVN, after which his biography was connected with television and show business. However, Garik has repeatedly noted that the education of a psychotherapist helps him in life, in particular, “to see through people.”
Garik Martirosyan participated as a player in the KVN team of Yerevan University (1993−2002). The team was called “New Armenians”. Since 1997, Garik has been the captain of this popular team.
As part of the KVN team “New Armenians” Garik became a champion Major League in 1997, received the Summer Cup twice (1998, 2003), in general, Martirosyan can be called one of the most bright stars KVN of the 90s, at the same time, every year it was clear that it was progressing even after the show Alexandra Maslyakova the captain of the "New Armenians" will do successful career on TV.
The talented young man proved himself not only as a witty KVN player, his first television projects appeared in his career. In 1997, Garik Martirosyan became the chief screenwriter of the television program “ Good evening With Igor Ugolnikov».
In 2003, members of the KVN team “New Armenians”, in particular Arthur Janibekyan, Artak Gasparyan, Arthur Tumasyan, Artashes Sargsyan and Garik Martirosyan created a new project - “Comedy Club”.
“Comedy Club” at first did not take root on the MTV and STS channels, but in April 2005 it began airing on the TNT channel. New project With former stars KVN and new comedians quickly gained popularity; in 2007, the Comedy Club had its own production company, Comedy Club Production.
Garik Martirosyan in April 2010 replaced Tash Sargsyan as the main presenter of the Comedy Club, and in 2015 he assumed this role Pavel Volya, who in 2017 often helps in this capacity Garik Kharlamov. Martirosyan is also always nearby and ready to insert a witty comment. It is Garik Martirosyan who is considered the main figure of the Comedy Club show, both as a comedian and as an organizer.
Garik actively participated in many television projects in addition to the Comedy Club. Since November 2006, Martirosyan acted as a co-producer and co-author of the script for the TV show “Our Russia” (TNT). This show also became very popular, and Garik himself in one of storylines plays cameraman Rudik. Later, Garik Martirosyan became the producer and scriptwriter of the film “Our Russia: Eggs of Destiny” (released in 2010), in which he also played a small role.
Viewers saw Martirosyan in the role of a TV presenter on the program “Minute of Glory.” Garik Martirosyan was also one of the hosts of the TV show “ProjectorParisHilton” (2008−2012 and since March 2017). The show was a breakthrough, the hosts in the studio discussed news and newspaper articles with humor, and the VIP guest always joked with them. Garik is distinguished by his subtle, soft and tactful humor, but in this program Martirosyan also showed his musicality, played and sang a lot with Ivan Urgant, Alexander Tsekalo And Sergei Svetlakov. By the way, in the winter of 2007 he took part in the recording of Pavel Volya’s album “Respect and Respect”.
“ProjectorParisHilton” received TEFI, winning in the category “Best Infotainment Program” four times - from 2008 to 2011.
ProjectorParisHilton had to be closed in 2012 due to Sergei Svetlakov and Garik Martirosyan, who signed new contracts with TNT. The TV channel regretted the closure of the project, but decided not to change the composition of the presenters. In February 2017, fans of the program were pleased with the news about the return of the ProjectorParisHilton project.
Garik Martirosyan had a hand in the project " Comedy battle"on TNT, a popular presenter is often on the jury with Semyon Slepakov and Sergei Svetlakov or other colleagues. The program is a casting of future comedians who can make a career in a real Comedy Club. At the same time, viewers should be attracted not only by the jokes of novice comedians, but also by the jury’s reaction to them.
The project’s website says that Garik Martirosyan “in the jury pays special attention to high-quality literary humor” and “has shown himself to be a person for whom, first of all, it is not the form that is important, but the content.”
Garik Martirosyan was the host of the first season music project « Main stage"on the channel "Russia-1" (from January 30 to April 17, 2015). Since March 7, 2016, Garik Martirosyan has been the host of the 10th season of the project “Dancing with the Stars” on the Russia-1 channel.
At the same time, “Comedy Club” remains one of the main directions of Garik Martirosyan’s creativity, among the most popular numbers are his performances in a duet with Garik Kharlamov, “Eurovision Casting”, “Conversation between Stalin and Beria” and many others.
Martirosyan’s current film work is the film “Zomboyashchik”. In the news, the film is presented as “a total comedy produced by the TNT channel and Comedy Club Production.” The wide release is scheduled for January 25, 2018. Garik Martirosyan, along with other stars of the Comedy Club, should appear in one of the main roles.
Garik Martirosyan's income and awards
Forbes magazine three times placed Garik Martirosyan in the "Top Russian celebrities" In 2010, Garik took 25th place in it with an income of $2.7 million. next year was 27th place, and Martirosyan’s income reached $2.8 million. With the same amount, Garik took 41st place in 2012 and did not appear more in the Forbes income ranking.
In 2007, Garik Martirosyan received the “Humor of the Year” award from the “Humor FM” radio (in the “Showman” category) and “Person of the Year” according to GQ magazine (the “TV Face” category).
Personal life of Garik Martirosyan
Garik Yuryevich Martirosyan is married. Wife - Zhanna Levina- lawyer by profession. Garik met her at the KVN program in 1997 in Sochi. The comedian's biography states that he future wife came to Sochi as a big fan of the Stavropol Law University team. It was possible to combine the support of friends with useful things; since then, only his wife Zhanna has been in Garik Martirosyan’s personal life. At least in yellow press There was no news about Martirosyan's other interests.
Garik Martirosyan’s wedding took place in Cyprus, and all members of the KVN “New Armenians” team were witnesses.
The family of Garik Martirosyan and Zhanna has two children. Daughter - Jasmine (2004) and son - Daniel (2009). Young parents closely monitor the development of their children. “We have this routine in our family: Russian is required, English is highly desirable, and Armenian is sacred, you need to know,” said Garik.
Garik Martirosyan actively posts photos on Instagram, where you can see his wife Zhanna and daughter Jasmine. The comedian loves to please his fans with his photos from his school days, and also posts pictures from the filming of Comedy Club and SpotlightParisHilton. Martirosyan’s Instagram is quite popular, he has more than 1.2 million subscribers.
Garik loves to surprise the audience not only with his instant humor. Recently, the famous showman and resident of the Comedy Club surprised fans with an extravagant prank. The 42-year-old presenter shaved his head. The reason for the new image was the first goal of compatriot Martirosyan - Henrikh Mkhitaryan- in the English Premier League. Before the Manchester United - Tottenham match, Garik promised that if his compatriot Mkhitaryan scored and United won, he would shave his head. Garik kept his promise and published the photo on his Instagram account.
Garik Martirosyan's biography on Wikipedia says that he supports Lokomotiv and Manchester United. But recently, after Spartak’s victory over Sevilla (5:1), Martirosyan posted the red-and-white emblem on Instagram. By the way, the mentioned Mkhitaryan supported Spartak as a child.
In 2009, Garik Martirosyan made the news, topping a kind of rating from the developer of an antivirus software. The famous comedian was the leader in the number of links returned when searching for information about him in search engines; 12.42% of links when querying “Garik Martirosyan” are dangerous.
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Height, weight, age. How old is Garik Martirosyan
The hero of our article is quite a popular artist. Ever since his KVN youth he has had a lot of fans. Physical characteristics, Armenian temperament, as well as an excellent sense of humor have always attracted attention to this person. Many people are interested in almost everything about their idol, including his height, weight, age. How old is Garik Martirosyan - available information. Now the artist is 44 years old.
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The comedian is a fan of FC Lokomotiv. He doesn't like to play football himself. He prefers running. He does this several times a week.
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Biography and personal life of Garik Martirosyan
The life path of our hero is bright and filled with various events. Place of birth: Yerevan. This happened in 1974. His birthday fell on Valentine's Day - February 14th. But it is known that in fact the boy was born on February 13, but his mother asked to change the date of birth for superstitious reasons. Perhaps that is why we have such an extraordinary, creative person.
The comedian's parents had nothing to do with art. Father - Yuri worked as an engineer, and mother - Jasmine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, a gynecologist by profession. Garik Martirosyan has younger brother- Levon.
Since childhood, Garik Martirosyan was famous for his restlessness. At school, he often played pranks not only on the students. Often the teachers were taken in by the serious jokes he made. For this he was expelled from the art school where he studied music. However, he taught himself to play the guitar, piano and drums.
His creative career began in the mid-nineties, when the artist began performing in KVN while a student at the Yerevan State Medical Institute. The comedian received the specialty of a neurologist-psychotherapist. After training, he even worked as a practicing doctor for about three years. But soon the desire to perform outweighed and Garik Martirosyan took up creativity seriously.
As for the KVN part of Garik Martirosyan’s career, it must be said that he played for the “New Armenians” team for several years. This is what became Starting point For creative success young artist. “New Armenians” received several awards and were more than once laureates of various KVN competitions.
All this provided the basis for the artist’s subsequent creative results. Participation in the Club of the Cheerful and Resourceful opened the doors to the world of show business. At the beginning of the two thousandth, the artist became a regular participant in the humorous television show “Comedy Club”. A little bit later - artistic director this project. Let us note that “Comedy Club” is loved by many and still receives high ratings.
In addition, Garik Martirosyan became the producer of such shows as “Our Russia”, “Laughter without Rules”, “Show News” and others.
In addition to his sparkling jokes and organizational skills, our hero is also famous as a talented presenter. And now he is quite in demand in this area. Thus, Garik Martirosyan hosted such programs as “Main Stage”, “Dancing with the Stars” and others.
Among his friends, Garik is known as an exemplary family man. There was no news in the media about family scandals or conflicts of the Martirosyan family.
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Family and children of Garik Martirosyan
The talented comedian grew up in ordinary family. And although my parents had nothing to do with art, they took it as a basis moral education their children. Now Garik Martirosyan’s relatives live in Yerevan.
The family and children of Garik Martirosyan live in Moscow. He has been married for over twenty years. Together with his wife they are raising and raising two children – a girl and a boy. In general, according to the artist himself, he has two hometowns: Yerevan, the place where he was born and raised, and Moscow, where he managed to realize himself.
Son of Garik Martirosyan - Daniel Martirosyan
As mentioned earlier, the talented comedian has two children. The son of Garik Martirosyan, Daniel Martirosyan, was born in 2009. Few people know that it was Steven Seagal who suggested the artist name the boy. He assured that then the boy would have a good future. Garik Martirosyan, after thinking a little, nevertheless accepted this name for his own son.
For a long time, the comedian did not show his heir to the public. Garik Martirosyan introduced Daniel quite recently. This happened in one of the episodes television program“For now everyone is at home.” There the entire Martirosyan family appeared in all its glory and in full force.
Daughter of Garik Martirosyan - Jasmine Martirosyan
When the son appeared, a girl was already growing up in the artist’s family. The daughter of Garik Martirosyan, Jasmine Martirosyan, is four years older than her brother.
In addition to her appearance, the girl also inherited the character of her star father. Many note her artistry, as well as her sense of humor. It is known that in such early years she is already making fun of her classmates. She does this absolutely without malice, but simply to lift her spirits.
Jasmine and Daniel's parents pay great attention to learning languages. Preference is given to Russian, English and, of course, Armenian. Garik Martirosyan and his wife are confident that this will help them in life.
Jasmine and Daniel are very loved by their grandparents, Garik's parents. They often come to Moscow from Yerevan to visit them.
Garik Martirosyan's wife - Zhanna Levina
The comedian met his wife at the KVN festival, which took place in Sochi. Garik’s team arrived there to perform, and the girl came there to support her classmates. After some time, they met again, and their feelings were inflamed. A little later, the young people realized that they could not live without each other. So they soon decided to get married
Garik Martirosyan's wife is Zhanna Levina, a lawyer by profession. On the advice of her husband, she began to engage in interior design and achieved great success in this area. Many beau monde stars often turn to her for advice on improving their home.
Zhanna Leivna also runs a page on Instagram, where she exhibits her works. Also here you can see pictures where Garik Martirosyan is present with his wife and children. These photos are always very colorful
Instagram and Wikipedia Garik Martirosyan
The Comedy Club resident is a fairly popular artist in show business. It is not surprising that queries such as Instagram and Wikipedia of Garik Martirosyan often pop up on the Internet.
The artist's Wikipedia provides detailed information from his biography, creative career, his plans, projects, etc. All information is publicly available.
The artist’s Instagram page is an official website where Garik Martirosyan not only posts photographs from his personal and creative life, but also communicates with subscribers. It is known that here Garik Martirosyan runs the so-called “Insta Battle” project. The idea is that a comedian asks a question on the page and at the end of the day chooses the funniest comment-answer to it.
