Armen Dzhigarkhanyan - biography, photo, personal life of the actor. Young wife of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan: Women envy me, and I understand them Who is Dzhigarkhanyan’s young wife
Fate is not often kind to famous people. Apparently, someone at the top believes that it is not worth rewarding a person with too much. A rare exception to this rule is the life of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Of course, there were sorrows and sorrows in his biography, but on the whole, happy fate led him to his intended goal.
Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan (Arm. Born on October 3, 1935 in Yerevan. Soviet and Russian actor theater and cinema, theater teacher, theater director. People's Artist of the USSR (1985).
Father - Boris Akimovich Dzhigarkhanyan (1910-1972).
Mother - Elena Vasilievna Dzhigarkhanyan (1909-2002), employee of the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR.
Sister (paternal) - Marina Borisovna Dzhigarkhanyan, director of the St. Petersburg Museum of Modern Art.
Comes from an old family of Tiflis Armenians. When Armen was only a month old, his father Boris left the family, and Armen saw his father for the first time as an adult.
He was raised by his stepfather, with whom the boy developed the warmest relationship.
Armen grew up in a Russian-speaking environment, studied at a Russian school and learned the basics of Armenian and Russian cultures with equal diligence. Mother Elena Vasilievna was an avid theatergoer and did not miss a single drama or opera performance.
IN school years Armen became interested in theater and cinema, and after graduating from school (1952) he went to Moscow and tried to enter GITIS, but was unsuccessful. Returning to Yerevan, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan got a job at the Armenfilm film studio as an assistant cameraman.
In 1954, he entered the Yerevan Art and Theater Institute, on a course to famous director Vartan Adzhemyan, director of the G. Sundukyan Theater. But the enrollment turned out to be too large, and Dzhigarkhanyan switched to the course of Armen Karapetovich Gulakyan (graduated in 1958).
The actor first appeared on stage in January 1955 - in a play based on V. M. Gusev’s play “Ivan Rybakov” at the Russian Drama Theater named after K. S. Stanislavsky in Yerevan.
Among his works at the Yerevan Russian Drama Theater named after. To Stanislavsky: “Ivan Rybakov” by V. Gusev; “Humiliated and Insulted” based on the novel by F. Dostoevsky; “Restless Old Age” by L. Rakhmanov; “Little Red Riding Hood” based on the fairy tale by C. Perrault - The Bear; “After Separation” by N. Skatov; “Simplicity is enough for every wise man” by A. Ostrovsky - Gorodulin; “In the Name of the Revolution” by M. Shatrov - Lenin; “Youth of the Fathers” by B. Gorbatov; “Pamela Giraud” by O. de Balzac; "Etude by Chopin"; " Evil spirit» N. Neustroeva; “Krechinsky’s Wedding” by A. Sukhovo-Kobylin - Nelkin; “The Thunderstorm” by A. Ostrovsky; “The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Pinocchio” based on the fairy tale by A. Tolstoy; “Irkutsk History” by A. Arbuzov - Sergey; “Anna Karenina” based on the novel by L. Tolstoy; “Optimistic Tragedy” by V. Vishnevsky; “The Cook” by A. Sofronov; “The Lost Son” by A. Arbuzov; "Ghosts" by E. de Filippo; “Two on a Swing” by W. Gibson - Jerry; “Four under one roof” by M. Smirnova and M. Kreindel; “At the Bottom” by M. Gorky - Actor; “A Liar Wanted” by D. Psafas - Thodoros; “Conscience” by Yu. Chepurin; “The Last Stop” by E. Remarque; "Richard III" by W. Shakespeare - Richard.
In 1967, Anatoly Efros invited the actor to the Moscow Lenin Komsomol Theater, among his works: “Fear and Despair in the Third Empire” by B. Brecht - Stormtrooper; “Court Chronicle” by Y. Volchek - Poluyanov, prosecutor; “A movie is being made” by E. Radzinsky - Nechaev; “Moliere” by M. Bulgakov - Jean Baptiste Moliere; “104 pages about love” by E. Radzinsky - Kartsev; “Smoke of the Fatherland” based on the story by K. Simonov - Basargin; “The Barbarian and the Heretic” based on the novel by F. Dostoevsky - Zagoryansky; “City of Millionaires” based on the play by E. de Filippo - Domenico.
Since 1969 he served in the Moscow academic theater named after Vladimir Mayakovsky, among his works: “The Defeat” by I. Prut and M. Zakharov based on the novel by A. Fadeev - Levinson; “A Streetcar Named Desire” by T. Williams - Stanley Kowalski; “Three minutes of Martin Grow” by G. Borovik - Davis; “Seeing off” by I. Dvoretsky - Staroselsky; “Conversations with Socrates” by E. Radzinsky - Socrates; “Long live the Queen, vivat!” R. Bolt - Lord Bothwell; “Running (Eight Dreams)” by M. Bulgakov - Khludov; "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by T. Williams - Big Pa; “The Law of Wintering” by B. Gorbatov - Booth; “Theater of the Times of Nero and Seneca” by E. Radzinsky - Nero; “Sunset” by I. Babel - Mendel Creek; “Victoria?..” by T. Rattigan - Nelson; “Victim of the Century” by A. Ostrovsky - Salai Saltanych.
The actor made his film debut in 1960 with the role of Hakob in the film “Collapse.”
All-Union fame was brought to Armen Dzhigarkhanyan by one of his best film roles (his first leading role in a film) - the young physicist Artyom Manvelyan from the film directed by Frunze Dovlatyan "Hello, it's me!".
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film “Hello, it’s me!”
Shortly after the release of the film "Hello, it's me!" new ones followed interesting works, demonstrating the breadth of the acting range, psychological authenticity and mastery of transformation - the blacksmith of the mouth Mukuch in “Triangle”, Levon Poghosyan in the drama “When September Comes”, staff captain Ovechkin in the most popular “New Adventures of the Elusive” by Edmond Keosayan, security officer Artuzov in the television tape “ Operation "Trust", Social Revolutionary Proshyan in historical picture“The Sixth of July”, Mikhail Styshnoy in “Crane”.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film “Crane”
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film “New Adventures of the Elusive”
From negative heroes Most of all, the audience remembered Judge Kriegs in the comedy “Hello, I’m your aunt!” and the hunchbacked leader of the Black Cat gang, Karp, from the film “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed.”
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film “Hello, I’m your aunt!”
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film “The meeting place cannot be changed”
He actively starred in the 1990s and 2000s. Every appearance of an actor on screen - in any role - has always been an event in cinema.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film “Shirley Myrli”
In total, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan played more than 250 film roles, becoming the most filmed Soviet actor. He has various roles to his credit in films by the best Soviet and Russian directors, in films of various genres, in comedy and adventure films, in dramas and musical films.
He is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most filmed Russian actor.
Valentin Gaft reflected this fact in his humorous epigram: “There are much fewer Armenians on earth than there are films in which Dzhigarkhanyan played”.
From 1991 to 1996 he taught acting at VGIK (professor).
In 1996, based on his course, he founded the Moscow Theatre of Drama under the leadership of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Theater "D" immediately took a special place among small theaters in Moscow.
In addition, Dzhigarkhanyan was busy in entrepreneurial performances.
In 2006, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan took part in the preparation of the publication of the book “Autograph of the Century”.
For great contribution to development Soviet art Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was awarded the title "People's Artist of the USSR" and awarded government awards.
Socio-political position of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
In 2001, he signed a letter in defense of the NTV channel.
In the 2012 presidential elections there was confidant candidate Vladimir Putin.
In March 2014, he refused to sign a collective appeal to the Russian public by Russian cultural figures in support of President Vladimir Putin’s position on Ukraine and Crimea.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Documentary
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan's height: 175 centimeters
Personal life of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan:
The first wife, Alla Yurievna Vannovskaya, is an actress of the Yerevan Russian Drama Theater. Stanislavsky.
The marriage produced a daughter, Elena Armenovna Dzhigarkhanyan (1964-1987), she died at the age of 23 as a result of an accident - she was poisoned by carbon monoxide in a car, falling asleep in the car with the engine running.
The actor said about Alla Vannovskaya: “Alla was 15 years older than me and was the first woman to break into my love life. She turned out to be sick, she had chorea, it is also called “St. Vitus’s dance” (the disease is characterized by chaotic irregular movements, often reminiscent of dancing - stuki-druki.com). And my daughter was sick from the same thing. My daughter died, she was 23 years old.”
Alla Vannovskaya - the first wife of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Elena - daughter of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
The second wife is Tatyana Sergeevna Vlasova, an actress, now a teacher of Russian at an institute in Dallas. Lives in the USA. The marriage broke up in 2015.
Son (adopted) - Stepan Vlasov, son of his wife from a previous marriage (Stepan Armenovich Dzhigarkhanyan, January 17, 1966).
Since the early 2000s, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan lived in a de facto marriage with pianist Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya. We met in 2000 in Kyiv. The initiator of the acquaintance was Vitalina, who declared that she had loved the actor since her youth. Then she moved to Moscow, and in 2008 she became musical director Moscow Drama Theater Dzhigarkhanyan, and since 2015 - director of the theater.
For a long time, the couple hid their romance, but in February 2015, Armen Borisovich and Vitalina Viktorovna officially confirmed its existence. In September, a divorce took place from Dzhigarkhanyan’s wife, actress Tatyana Sergeevna Vlasova, who currently lives and works in Dallas (USA).
In February 2016, Dzhigarkhanyan officially married Tsimbalyuk-Romanovskaya.
In October 2017, the actor accused his wife of theft. He also announced that he intended to divorce Vitalina.
“The most difficult thing is that not very good processes have happened in my life. I had a wife, like a normal person. Then this woman turned out to be either she doesn’t like me or she doesn’t like her. I'm talking about Vitalina... Although nothing seemed to be in danger. Sad, sad. Vitalina, I have difficulty pronouncing her last name, brought me a lot of unfair pain. I'm always afraid when people close to me suddenly start coming close to me. Oh, I say, no: “Just a minute. Let me think for myself and make some decision”... No, I’m not ready to forgive her. I'm saying this now. Even thinking, I confidently say no. I will speak in rude words. She behaved disgustingly. A thief, she is a thief, not a person... Yes, I’m talking about Vitalin,” said Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the program “Andrey Malakhov. Live".
Later, the actor also reported that Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya left him without property - two apartments famous artist copied to her: “She’s a little sick, I’ll be honest. Thief, clean water. She literally stole money from my pocket. Either it’s a scam, or I’m already a little tired. I tell you honestly, I am a People's Artist Soviet Union, I don’t have an apartment to live in. Half of the apartment remained with Tatyana Sergeevna. Normal person wants a little less. Vitalina Vladimirovna stole.”
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan: I have nowhere to live. Let them talk
In 1999 he received a green card under the US government quota for prominent figures art. A seven-room house in America was donated by a fan. Until 2015, he lived in two countries: three to four months a year - usually summer and early autumn - in Garland near Dallas (Texas, USA), and from September to May - in Moscow.
On March 5, 2016, he was hospitalized at the Research Institute named after. N.V. Sklifosovsky with suspected myocardial infarction.
Filmography of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
1960 - Young Collapse - worker Hakob
1961 - Twelve Satellites - Fedoseev
1961 - At dawn - teacher Alexander
1962 - Steps (Armenian: Քայլեր) - journalist Leon
1962 - The waters rise - Norayr Meloyan
1965 - Hello, it's me! — Artyom Manvelyan
1965 - People of our city - Garni Ruben
1967 - Operation "Trust" - security officer Artuzov
1967 - Triangle - blacksmith Usta Mukuch
1967 - In the Kiev direction - Ivan Bagramyan
1967 - Strokes to the portrait of V. I. Lenin - Vitaly Semenovich
1968 - There lived a man - Ruben
1968 - Crane - Mikhail Styshnoy
1968 - Sixth of July - Socialist Revolutionary Prosh Proshyan
1968 - New adventures of the elusive - Staff Captain Ovechkin
1969 - White Explosion - Lieutenant Artyom Arsenov
1969 - Punisher - Sergeant
1970 - Reckoning - Bogush
1970 - Those who kept the fire - People's Commissar
1970 - Train to Tomorrow - Prosh Proshyan
1970 - Echo of distant snows, head of the survey party - Kirill Kostomarov
1970 - Extraordinary Commissioner - Commissioner Pyotr Kobozev
1971 - Crown of the Russian Empire, or Elusive Again - Staff Captain Ovechkin
1971 - The end of the Lyubavins - Zakrevsky
1971 - Young - Peter
1971 — Train to distant August
1971 - Tell me about yourself - Fedor
1971 - The Seagull - Ilya Shamraev
1971 - Tronka - Uralov
1972 - Racers - Vartan Vartanovich
1972 - Circle - Rostislav Frolov
1972 — Summer dreams(voiceover)
1972 — Translation from English — Lenya Pushkarev’s dad
1972 - Sveaborg - staff captain Sergei Anatolyevich Tsion
1972 - The investigation is conducted by the Experts. Blackmail - blackmailer
1972 - A man in his place - Artashes Leonovich Kocharyan, director of a chemical plant
1972 - Fourth - Guicciardi
1973 - Men - Kazarian
1973 - Here is our home - Zakhar Managarov
1973 - An hour before dawn - Andranikyan
1973 - Cement - Badin
1974 - Old walls - Volodya
1974 - Ocean - Mitrofan Ignatievich Zub
1974 - Olga Sergeevna ( TV movie) — Vladimir
1974 - High rank - Ismail Alievich Tskhovrebov
1974 - Autumn - Viktor Skobkin
1974 - Award - dispatcher Grigory Ivanovich
1974 - Gorge of Abandoned Tales - Azaria
1975 - Diamonds for the dictatorship of the proletariat - Roman Shelekhes
1975 - Taste of halva - emir
1975 - Aeronaut - Alexander Kuprin
1975 - Eleven Hopes - Gomez
1975 - Hello, I'm your aunt! — Judge Kriegs
1975 - Bride from the North - Serob
1975 - A story about a simple thing - security officer Orlov
1975 - When September Comes - Levon Poghosyan
1977 - We came to the chef competition - Amo
1977 - Rudin - landowner Mikhailo Mikhailovich Lezhnev
1977 - Dog in the manger - Tristan
1977 — Sunstroke(Bulgaria) - Professor Radev
1978 - Arevik - Andranik
1978 - Star of Hope - Mkhitar Sparapet
1978 - Snow in mourning - Isay
1978 - Kings and Cabbage - Billy Keogh
1978 - My Love, My Sorrow - Wanderer
1978 - Yaroslavna, Queen of France - Metropolitan Theopempt
1979 - Grandmother's grandson - Georgy
1979 - Live Long - Baroyan
1979 - The Legend of the Buffoon - Warden
1979 - The meeting place cannot be changed - Karp (“Humpbacked”)
1980 - Dulcinea Toboso - Aldonsa's father
1980 - Horses are not changed at the crossing - foreman Ruben Grigorievich Markaryan
1980 - Flight begins from the ground
1980 - Tehran-43 - Max Richard
1980 - Rafferty (TV film) - Farrichetti
1981 - Where did Fomenko disappear? — major
1982 - Somewhere an oriole is crying - Francois
1982 - Gikor bazaz - Artem
1982 - We live here - Alexander Sheremetev
1982 - Niccolo Paganini (TV film) - Chiarelli
1982 - Date with youth - Viktor Shamaev
1982 - Fight - Stepan
1982 - Profession - investigator - Anatoly Sergeevich Krupanin
1983 - Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - Hasan
1983 - Partings - Robert Petrovich Galdaev
1983 - Recipe for her youth - Count Gauk
1983 - Three on the highway - Viktor Viktorovich Kartsev
1983 - I'm ready to take on the challenge - captain
1984 - Shore - Platon Petrovich
1984 - Tales of the Old Wizard - Junior Minister
1985 - Sincerely yours... - theater director
1985 - Scenes from the drama “Masquerade” (television play based on the drama “Masquerade” by M. Yu. Lermontov) - Kazarin
1985 — gold fish(television play)
1985 - The Roads of Anna Vierling - cook / “Dutchman with a straw”
1986 - The Life of Klim Samgin - Timofey Varavka
1986 - For a clear advantage - Trunov
1986 - Dolphin Cry - steward
1986 - The Secrets of Madame Wong - Police Commissioner
1986 - The End of the World followed by a symposium - Phil Stone
1987 - Start the investigation - Dzhangirov
1986 - Face to Face - Larsen
1986 - Beautiful Elena - Calchas
1986 - Other people's games Drampyan
1987 - Fate's Chosen One - innkeeper
1987 - It doesn’t happen once in a while - foreman Papashin
1987 - The Contender - Parker
1987 - Lonely Nut - Razmik
1987 - Maigret at the Minister (television play) - Commissioner Maigret
1988 - City Zero - factory director
1988 - Physicists - Richard Voss
1988 - The Thirteenth Apostle - David, director of the shelter
1988 - The Mystery of the Golden Breguet
1988 - Earthly Joys - Zakharov
1989 - The Binder and the King - Mendel Creek
1989 - Two arrows. Stone Age Detective - Head of the Family
1989 - Law - Piotrovsky’s brother
1989 - Prince Luck Andreevich - Kastoriev
1989 - The Maid of Rouen, nicknamed "Puffy" - Breville
1989 - Constellation Kozlotur - Avtandil Avtandilovich
1990 - Jokes - Bruskov
1990 - Dinosaurs of the 20th century - Sergei Lvovich
1990 - Spanish actress for the Russian minister - Pavel Matveevich
1990 - Face to the wall - Prosecutor Papoyan
1990 - Passport - Senya
1990 - Nicknamed “The Beast” - authority “King”
1990 - Made in the USSR - history teacher Viktor Andreevich
1990 - One hundred days before the order - colonel, unit commander
1990 - Hat - Twin Cities
1990 - Tyoma's childhood - Leiba
1991 - Gangsters in the ocean - Ivan Vasilyevich, captain of the ship "Berdyansk"
1991 - The Regicide - Alexander Egorovich
1991 - KGB agents also fall in love - Edik
1992 - Ballad for Byron - President of Greece
1992 - Casino - Jack Perry
1992 - Sniper - Augusto Savanto
1992 - White King, Red Queen - Makeev
1992 - Demons - Ignat Lebyadkin
1992 - Smuggler
1992 - Oriental novel - Jafar
1991 — Talking monkey- chief
1992 - Playing Seriously - Arseny Fedorovich Cherkizov
1992 - Katka and Shiz
1992 - Pasta of Death, or the Mistake of Dr. Bugensberg - Barrymore
1992 - Good weather on Deribasovskaya, or It’s raining again on Brighton Beach - lawyer Katz
1992 - Richard the Lionheart - Saladin
1992 - Black Square - Georgadze
1993 - Alphonse - Pikin
1993 - Ay! Train robbery
1993 - Pistol with a silencer - Suitcases
1993 - Split - Axelrod
1993 - Knight - Kenneth Saladin
1993 - Dreams - Doctor
1993 - Shooting Angels - Dracula
1993 - Killer
1993 - Finish
1993 - I am Ivan, you are Abram
1994 — Anekdotiada, or the History of Odessa in anecdotes
1994 - No return address
1994 — White holiday— Stanislav
1994 - Several love stories— Egano
1994 - Nocturne for drum and motorcycle - Hamlet
1994 - The Last Station
1994 - Simple-minded - Abbé de Kerkabon (uncle)
1995 - Shirley-myrli - mafioso Kozyulsky, aka “godfather”
1995 - American Daughter - Ardov
1995 - Moscow holidays - director
1996 - Life Line - authority "Papa"
1996 - Inspector - Osip
1996 - Kings of Russian detective
1996 - Return of the "Battleship" - Philip
1997 - Poor Sasha - head of the colony
1997 - Don Quixote Returns - Sancho Panza
1996 - Queen Margot - Kabosh
1997 - Mystery - Marcello
1997 - Natasha - Andrey Nikolaevich
1997 - Schizophrenia - shooting instructor
1997 - Monday's Children - banker
1998 - Our yard Dzhigarkhanyan (cameo)
1999 - Criminal tango - Semyon Semyonovich
2000-2003 with Gangster Petersburg: Film 1. “Baron”, Film 2. “Lawyer”, Film 4. “Prisoner” - Criminal authority Givi Chvirkhadze, nicknamed Gurgen
2001 — Perfect couple— Negrebsky
2002 - If the Bride is a Witch - Malkovich, Alice's father
2004 - December 32 - Karen Zavenovich
2004 - Knights of the Starfish - Mironov
2004 - My Fair Nanny - Dzhugashvili
2004 - The Legend of Tampuk - Professor Fainberg
2005 - The Kukotsky Case - Isaac Veniaminovich Ketzler, pediatrician
2005 — Unexpected joy— Vasily Adamovich
2005 - My big Armenian wedding - Dzhigarkhanyan (cameo)
2005 - Adjutants of Love - teacher / head of the Order of the Illuminati
2005 - Grandfather of my dreams
2005 - Star of the era - Stalin
2005 - Secret Guard - Father Dadashev
2005 - The Three Musketeers - De Treville
2006 - Who's the boss? - Uncle Ashot
2006 - Poor Baby - Mole
2006 - Vanechka - Dzhigarkhanyan (cameo)
2006 - When the gods fell asleep - Razhev
2007 - Artists - Caucasian salesman
2007 - Mona Lisa on the asphalt - Stas
2007 - Reporters - Arkady Ilyich
2007 - Rud and Sam former intelligence officer Rudolf Karlovich Davydov
2007 - Yarik - Gurgen
2007 - Love on the edge of a knife - Artyom Borisovich Sarkisov, lawyer
2008 - Parents' Day - retired colonel
2008 - Alexander the Great - Givi
2008 - White canvas - Igor Petrovich Pogosyan
2008 - Van Gogh is not to blame - hand with a ring
2008 - Most best movie- God's secretary
2008 - Brownie - Yavorsky, oligarch
2008 - Confession of the Devil
2008 - My favorite witch - neighbor Anatoly
2008 - The Smile of God, or Purely Odessa history— Philip Olshansky, Alen’s grandfather
2008 - The Vanished Empire - Sergei’s grandfather, academician
2008 - Hand for Luck - “The Godfather”, crime boss
2009 - Return prodigal son- head of the family
2009 - Oh, lucky one! - Ramiz's grandfather
2009 - Hamlet. 21st century - gravedigger
2010 - Akhtamar - taxi driver
2010 - Return - Abraham Markic
2010 - Troika - Boss
2011 - Comrade police officers - David Tigranovich Shakhverdyan
2011 - Goldfish in the city N - grandfather Petya
2011 - Zemsky doctor. Continuation - Oleg Mikhailovich
2011 - German - Conrad Ghicometti
2011 - Preserved by Fate - Nikolai Dimitriadi
2012 - Love in the USSR
2012 - Fire, water and diamonds
2013 – 12 months – Masha’s grandfather
2014 - Chief Designer - Stalin
2014 - Reckoning
2014 - House in the heart - grandfather
2014 — Soul of a Spy
2014 - Bosun Chaika - Grisha
2015 - Teli and Toli - Bazi Kesaev
2015 - The Last Janissary - old Janissary Batur, teacher of the Janissaries, mentor of Altan
2018 - Angels Die Twice - Leicester
At the end of last year, KP published material about the conflict in the family of the people's favorite artist Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. It's coming now litigation between him and his ex-wife Tatyana Vlasova (they divorced in the summer of 2015). At stake is a three-room apartment in the center of Moscow and money raised from the sale of a house in America.
This is Tatyana Sergeevna's first interview. She herself invited us to visit the very apartment in Starokonyushenny Lane, over which there is a dispute.
In 1998, Armen Borisovich bought a house in Dallas, where you moved...
My move to America was my husband's initiative. I had to twist family nest, with no doubt that over time he will move there too. At first, Armen Borisovich came to see me every year. Every time I asked him if he had found a successor at the theater when he finally moved into our house. I'm already used to living in America.
DREAMS OF HOLLYWOOD
- Why would the most popular actor, who was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most filmed artist, leave for America?
Perhaps he wanted to join the American elite. Dreams of Hollywood...
- Without knowledge of English.
My husband lived according to his own scripts.
This was a period when Armen Borisovich did not appear on stage for ten years. True, he acted a lot in films and directed the theater. But then something sparked inside him again, and he began performing plays again. Moreover, in America the attitude towards our artists is not the same as here. If they recognize you by sight, it will only be in an emigrant environment.
At the Dallas Museum of Art, I conducted tours for the Russian-speaking public. It was volunteer work, no salary was paid. I worked part-time teaching Russian and did productions for children, but the money was small.
We moved our Siamese cat there. We were both very attached to Phil. When Armen Borisovich came to Dallas, he stayed with Phil, and I flew to Moscow to restore order in our Moscow apartment. While he was working in Russia, I was babysitting the cat in Dallas. The cat lived with us for 18 years.
LIVED IN THE INTERESTS OF HUSBAND
When I moved to America (it was in 1999 - Ed.), I was 57 years old. Now I’m 74 years old,” Tatyana Sergeevna continued her confession. - New wife Dzhigarkhanyan Vitalina (Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya, 37 years old, originally from Kyiv, married the actor a year ago. - Ed.), says that their relationship is more than 15 years old. I lived in America for exactly that long, so it turns out that my husband deceived me for so many years...
- A man of ANY age will never be left alone. Especially if he is an artist, and even such a popular one, like Armen Dzhigarkhanyan.
I didn't think about it. Maybe I’m such a naive Siberian felt boot because I myself am loyal by nature. It seemed to me that Armen Borisovich was happy with his family life with me. I have always been a comfortable wife and a reliable support.
We shared joys and sorrows together. When we moved from Yerevan to Moscow in 1967, no one imagined that Armen would become the same Armen Dzhigarkhanyan that everyone knows now. We lived in a tiny theater room, without amenities. We waited a long time for them to give us an apartment. So we went through fire, water and copper pipes. He made a career by rejecting everything that distracted him from his work. I took care of the house and everyday life. But I have a diploma in theater studies and an acting education. I didn’t have luxurious fur coats, I didn’t go to presentations with my husband. This suited him. And now he constantly appears in public with his young wife. I think she needs it more than he does.
- Vitalina not only promotes herself, but also takes care of Armen Borisovich. He said that when several years ago he was lying with a stroke in Moscow, no one called him from Dallas or even asked how he was doing.
Now they are saying that I did not take proper care of my husband. He stopped coming to Dallas in 2009 when he suffered a second stroke. But I didn't know he was sick. He usually called America. And when I found out, I flew to Moscow to visit him in the hospital. But my husband said: there is no need to go to him.
- At the same time, did he send you money to live on?
Sent regularly. In America, I lived with this money, paid taxes, utility bills, and made home repairs. In March 2015, I sold the house on his initiative, and in April I returned to Moscow. I called my husband: please come, let’s talk. He again refused the meeting under various pretexts. Soon the question of divorce arose. That's when I gave up financial assistance. In June we were divorced.
When I humiliatedly waited for him near the theater, this was a few months after our divorce, he didn’t even want to talk to me. I was watching him on the street after the performance, he came out, I told him: “Hello, I’m Tatyana Sergeevna.” “Hello,” he replied friendly. He didn't even recognize me! And when I realized who I was, I got into the car and drove away. Then they wrote a statement to the police against me, alleging that I had threatened Dzhigarkhanyan. I didn’t threaten, I made an attempt to talk to my ex-husband about how to move on.
LIKE A GENTLEMAN TO LEAVE THE APARTMENT
Our apartment in Starokonyushenny Lane is shared ownership, half is his, half is mine. So we have nothing to share. Vitalina wants to sell this apartment. I ask you to leave me an apartment so that I can live in it...
- But you sold your house in America. You kept the money for the house (there is also a lawsuit over this money. - Ed.), although according to the law, property acquired during marriage is divided in half.
After such a long marriage, I have the right to file a lawsuit against my ex-husband demanding financial support. But I was uncomfortable, he is 81 years old after all. Famous person, the demand from him is different. There was no agreement between us to divide the money for the house. Initially, Armen Borisovich said that he gave me the house. And I treated this property as if it were my own.
- You sold the house for more than 130 thousand dollars. Agree, the money is good, even if it is divided between you and your ex-husband. Which option do you think is fair?
I would like Armen Borisovich to let me live in an apartment on Arbat. Didn't sell it. He has another apartment, in Krasnogorsk, where he lives with Vitalina. There is another one in Kuntsevo, where they are doing renovations. I could live on the money for an American house. I am alone, there is no one to expect help from. I have a minimum old-age pension of 8,500 rubles (about 4,000 UAH). Son? What does this have to do with my son?! I'm not asking for alms. My son has his own life, I have mine.
PERSONAL VIEW
For some reason, it is customary to express sympathy for abandoned wives...
Friends of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan told me that about him family life you could write a whole novel, his life is so complete dramatic conflicts. This is probably how it should be great artist. In this whole family conflict, it is Armen Borisovich who personally sympathizes with me.
I don't consider the position of a wife people's artist- this is a well-paid sinecure that will feed you until you are very old. I prefer working women.
Moreover, it is unclear to what generosity you count if ex-husband meets you on the street and doesn’t recognize you? Not because he sees poorly or something has happened to his memory. But because you haven’t lived together for many years and haven’t even seen each other, even though you are married. Tatyana Sergeevna’s reasoning that she sacrificed her career for the sake of her husband’s career is talk in favor of the poor, reminiscent of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya: they say, if it weren’t for you, I would have become Dostoevsky or Schopenhauer.
And in the division of property with ex-wife, which Dzhigarkhanyan supported all his life, I don’t see a very ungentlemanly act. Half an apartment on Arbat and half the money received from the sale of an American house - isn’t that bad for a comfortable old age? But for some reason it is customary for us to express sympathy for abandoned wives, and not for the men who left them.
Name: Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Date of Birth: 03.10.1935
Age: 83 years old
Place of Birth: Yerevan city,
Activity: theater and film actor
Family status: not married
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is one of the most popular actors in Russian cinema. He has more than 300 interesting roles in famous films. In addition, the actor spent most of his life on the theater stage, each time transforming into unusual characters. Since Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was a very attractive man, many fans simply did not give him a pass. They were especially interested in questions about the actor’s personal life: does he have a wife and how many children does he have?
Among other things, in the artist’s biography there was a period when he taught acting at the university and founded the Moscow Drama Theater (previously designated as “Theater “D””).
Childhood
Armen was born on October 3, 1935 in Yerevan. Despite the fact that his parents were married, his father left the family almost a month after the birth of his son. Mom Elena Vasilievna was very worried about this, but she endured this breakup with dignity. After some time, she met a wonderful man, whom Armen still considers his father. It was he who was able to raise a real man from a boy. From childhood, his father wanted Armen to develop hard work and perseverance, because in any profession these are simply irreplaceable qualities that can lead to great success.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as a child with his mother
Armen knew Russian well, so his mother decided to send her son to a Russian-language school. There the boy tried to participate in all performances. At that moment, for the first time he fell in love with everything related to the theater and decided for himself what profession he wanted to choose.
In addition, he often attended various performances with his mother. Armen looked at the artists and envied their talent and skill. Therefore, by the time he graduated from school, the guy was fully aware of who he wanted to be in the future.
Student years
In 1953, Armen left his native Yerevan and went to conquer the capital. He decided to enroll in GITIS, but disappointment awaited him there. The entire teaching staff did not like the fact that the young man spoke with an accent. Therefore, they did not even give him a trial attempt to pass the exams. Armen was very upset and decided to return home. There the guy found a job at the local film studio "Armenfilm". And for a whole year I was an assistant cameraman. After some time, he decided to enter EGITiK, where he was immediately accepted. His teacher was Armen Gulakyan, a famous Armenian director and actor. Thanks to the teacher, Dzhigarkhanyan learned all the subtleties of acting and gained wonderful experience.
Armen played his first theatrical role while still in his first year at university. Then he began to be involved in almost all performances. And each time his roles were unusual and diverse. In addition, the guy had an unusual appearance: short stature, memorable facial features, special facial expressions. The artist has repeatedly said that being on stage inspires him.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in his youth
Armen worked in his native theater for 10 years. During all this time, he managed to transform himself into several dozen images. Some of the most memorable works were:
- "Storm";
- "Irkutsk history";
- "At the bottom";
- "In the name of the revolution."
In addition, Armen really wanted to get into the film industry, so he often went to auditions. But all his attempts were unsuccessful. For some reason to a young guy They refused all the time. In 1959, he still managed to appear on screen. It was the film "Collapse", in which he played the role of a young worker. After this, Dzhigarkhanyan realized that he wanted to continue acting and began to work closely on the development of his creative biography.
Long-awaited success
For several years, the actor had to act only in episodic roles. But in 1962 Armen played main role in the film “The Waters Rise.” Thanks to this work, Dzhigarkhanyan was noticed by the famous film director F. Dovlatyan, who invited him to shoot the film “Hello, it’s me!” This dramatic story was able to bring the actor the desired recognition and great popularity.
Still from the film "Hello, it's me!"
After this project, several more interesting films with his participation were released:
- "Triangle";
- “In the Kiev direction”;
- "Operation Trust";
- "Once upon a time there lived a man."
Every day the actor's popularity grew more and more. He was involved in a large number of projects that bring him great pleasure. TV viewers looked at his characters with great interest and were increasingly interested in questions about the biography and personal life of the actor: the presence of a wife and children.
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the film “New Adventures of the Elusive”
Many of his works are known to literally every resident former USSR. Let's remember some of them:
- "Hello I'm your aunt!";
- "Dog in the manger";
- "Meeting place can not be Changed";
- "Elusive Avengers";
- "New Adventures of the Elusive";
- "Crown Russian Empire, or Elusive Again."
New career stage
Big event in creative life The actor became acquainted with the famous film director A. Efros. At that time he worked in Moscow State Theater"Lenkom". The young artist attracted his attention, so Efros invited Armen to move to Moscow and work in his theater troupe. I understood that this was a huge step forward, because the popularity of this theater was very great. Therefore, he did not miss this chance.
New place of work with enormous power inspired the actor. On stage he gave 100%. And every time the audience thanked him for this with thunderous applause. For 2 years, Armen managed to play in many performances, and the most memorable were:
Actor as Hunchback in the film “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed”
- "Smoke of the Fatherland";
- "Moliere".
It would seem that a fruitful collaboration with a successful director now awaits him. But something happened that no one could even think about: Anatoly Efros was suspended from work for unknown reasons. It was a big loss for everything creative team theater came in his place new person, and, despite the fact that he treated everyone quite favorably, Armen also decided to leave the theater. The work no longer brought pleasure to the artist, creative process without a talented leader, he simply stood still, and Dzhigarkhanyan really wanted to develop.
Soon he found new job at the Academic Theater named after. V. Mayakovsky, where he stayed for 27 years. Within the walls of this institution, he was able to bring to life dozens of roles, become one of the leading actors of our time and play in such famous productions as:
Still from the film “Hello, I’m your aunt!”
- "A Streetcar Named Desire"
- "Destruction";
- "Run";
- "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof";
- "Conversations with Socrates".
New achievements
Besides theatrical performances, Armen began to appear in more films. At the same time, he was able to establish himself as an excellent performer of complex “ characteristic roles" Gradually his popularity began to gain momentum. Since the 1980s, Dzhigarkhanyan has starred in more than 50 roles, and even the final collapse of the USSR could not affect his success.
In the 90s, the actor was able to expand the boundaries of his activities. Now he not only performed on stage and acted in films, but also became one of the respected teachers of VGIK. Just at this time, such famous films as his participation were released:
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan director of theater "D"
- "Murderer";
- "Dreams";
- "Several love stories";
- "Inspector";
- "White Holiday";
- "Queen Margo".
But the years took their toll, and the actor tried not to spend so much time at work. But he still continued to act in films several times a year. During this period, Armen decided to show his directorial talents and showed the audience one of his works. It was the play “The Thousand and One Nights of Scheherazade”. The audience really liked the production, and critics praised his work.
In 2008, Dzhigarkhanyan starred in several films at once:
- "Parents day";
- "Alexander the Great";
- "Brownie";
- "Confession of the Devil";
- "Hand for luck";
- "God's Smile"
Actor on theater stage
For all my creative activity the actor was able to play about 300 diverse roles. And, despite his oriental appearance, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was able to masterfully transform into each of them. In addition, the artist perfectly found mutual language with all my colleagues, working fruitfully on every project.
Personal life
Not so long ago, the personal life of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan became the most discussed topic Russian show business. Many interested parties often discuss his wives and children, as well as the most scandalous news from his biography. But first, let's find out about the actor's first wife. When Armen came to work at the Yerevan Drama Theater, he immediately drew attention to the spectacular girl and talented actress Alla Vannovskaya. She was several years older, but this did not bother the young man in love at all.
Dzhigarkhanyan's first wife - Alla Vanovskaya
Their relationship developed very rapidly. In addition, they were a very emotional couple. Alla was quite jealous of the great popularity and incredible number of fans surrounding her lover. After a while, the young people got married, and soon their daughter Elena was born. But postpartum depression had a very negative impact on the mental state of the new mother.
Her behavior was quite dangerous for the child: constant aggression and jealousy developed into a manic state. A year later, Armen could not stand it and left for Moscow with his new passion, Tatyana Vlasova. Many were shocked by this act, but at that moment the man no longer cared.
With his second wife Tatyana Vlasova
Just a few months later, the actor received an urgent telegram. There was a job offer from A. Efros. Armen understood that such a chance should not be missed. His relationship with his wife had already reached its climax, but with Tanya everything was just beginning, and something had to be decided quickly. Therefore, the actor packed his things and went to the capital to start a new life.
Vannovskaya contemplated committing suicide several times, but never did. As a result, she began to drink alcohol frequently, quit the theater and completely degenerated as a person. Her daughter was with her all this time, but did not receive proper care. A few years later she died.
Another tragedy
At that time, Armen had already settled in Moscow with his newly-made wife. He took his daughter from Yerevan, and Tatyana accepted her as her own. In addition, Dzhigarkhanyan adopted Vlasova’s son from his first marriage. In Armen’s personal life and biography, everything turned out just fine: he had a beloved wife and beautiful children.
Last week, the 82-year-old actor was again in the hospital, this time with a heart attack. Ironically, the misfortune coincided with the date of the hearing in the divorce case of Armen Borisovich and Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya. In the absence of the actor, a decision was made to dissolve the marriage. The pianist plans to annul it and make peace with her ex-husband.
“Due to the worsening of pneumonia, Armen Borisovich became ill with his heart,” Vitalina shared with StarHit. – I have been caring for him since 2009 and I know how to prevent such conditions. But they didn’t call me or ask for advice. I have no right to blame anyone, but what is happening now is the result of an oversight and negligent attitude. Where were the vaunted friends who supposedly support him in everything?”
Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya is surprised why the artist will not hire a nurse, because there are funds for this. The monthly salary of an actor holding the position of president of the theater is at least 100 thousand rubles.
“About another million was kept in his savings book, and he also had cash,” continues the pianist. – When we parted, he was not a beggar. But it is unknown who now manages the finances. I see he’s feeling bad, I’m ready to take him back and live together, but without friends, because there’s only one bed in the apartment! I hope he comes to his senses before it’s too late.”
Fortunately, Dzhigarkhanyan spent only a day at the clinic. The man felt better and the doctors sent him home. Armen Borisovich's acquaintances rent housing in the same fashionable complex where Vitalina's apartments are located. However ex-spouses never crossed paths. Dzhigarkhanyan refuses to meet, but Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya intends to get her way.
“The Kuntsevo court left our appeal unchanged,” lawyer Larisa Shirokova told StarHit. – The divorce has entered into legal force, but we do not lose hope. In two weeks we will file a cassation appeal with the Moscow City Court. Everything is done with the goal of reconciliation. Vitalina wants to talk to her husband face to face and explain her position.”
The third wife of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya
Actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is known not only for the record number of roles he played, but also for the fact that he had numerous love affairs and was married several times. His wives are intelligent, talented women who have had a significant influence on the development of the culture of our country.
Dzhigarkhanyan's first wife is actress of the Russian Drama Theater Alla Vannovskaya
Alla Vannovskaya was the daughter of People's Artist of the Armenian USSR Yuri Alekseevich Vannovsky. She met Armen when he worked in a theater in Yerevan. Alla was very beautiful, loved Armen, but was jealous of all the women with whom he had to collaborate. After getting married, they lived together for six years. She gave birth to Armen's daughter Lena in 1964.
Unfortunately, it was discovered that Alla was suffering from a mental illness - the dance of St. Vitus. This disease had a negative effect on her mental state; Alla constantly created scandals for Armen. As a result, he could not stand it, took his one-year-old daughter Lena and left for Moscow. In 1966, Alla died in a mental hospital.
Later, having matured, the daughter of Armen and Alla was educated in Moscow and wanted to become an actress. But her life ended suddenly in 1987 when she fell asleep in a car with the engine running. Before this event, the girl had a heated dialogue with her father, who could not forgive her for an affair with one of the theater actors.
Dzhigarkhanyan still blames himself for his daughter’s death. She is buried at the Vagankovskoye cemetery in Moscow.
Dzhigarkhanyan’s second wife - Tatyana Vlasova
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan met Tatyana Vlasova back in Yerevan. She was born in 1943, and since childhood she saw herself as an actress. Her place of work was the Yerevan Russian Drama Theater named after Konstantin Stanislavsky.
She was married to a theater director and gave birth to a son, Stepan. The marriage broke up, Tatyana divorced her husband, but at the same time continued to work as a freelancer in the theater.
For the first time Armen saw his future wife when she stood and smoked near the stage. He immediately noticed her long and graceful fingers. After meeting, Tatyana admitted to Armen that her life was dominated by boredom and depression, and Armen advised her to fall in love. Over time, their conversations became more and more exciting, they talked about everything in the world... and gradually fell in love with each other.
The second wife of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is Tatyana Vlasova
Soon the couple decided to leave Yerevan for Moscow. The reason for leaving was the fact that famous director Anatoly Efros invited Dzhigarkhanyan to play a role at the Lenkom Theater. They took Dzhigarkhanyan’s daughter Elena with them, and Tatyana’s little son remained in Krasnoyarsk. As wedding ring Tatiana put Armen’s grandmother’s old ring on her hand.
Arriving in Moscow, Tatyana and Armen began to live in a small basement near the theater, and after some time they received an apartment in one of the houses on Arbat. Tatiana's son Stepan moved to Moscow. At first, Dzhigarkhanyan tried to place him in the theater, even bought him a one-room apartment in his house, but Stepan did not work well, and his stepfather fired him. The couple began to avoid meeting each other, and gradually the relationship went wrong.
In 2000, Tatyana left for the United States of America to teach Russian at the University of Dallas. Armen was thinking about going to America himself, since his old friend gave him a house there, and American government issued him a green card for services to culture. But then the actor realized that his knowledge of the language was not enough to adequately show himself in the American theater.
The third wife of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya
Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya is from Kyiv and graduated from the Kyiv Conservatory in piano. I first saw a performance with the participation of Dzhigarkhanyan at the age of 16, when the Moscow theater came on tour to Kyiv. Then the actor captivated her with his performance of the role. Even then, Vitalina dreamed of devoting her life to classical music and at the same time she became interested in everything that was connected with Dzhigarkhanyan.
After graduating from school, Vitalina took part in the International music competition in Paris, received an award there and entered the Kyiv Conservatory to study. In 2001, Vitalina went to Moscow to meet Dzhigarkhanyan there - at that time it turned out that the actor had health problems. This is how her Moscow life began, studying there at the conservatory. Periodically, she traveled to study music in Israel and Austria.
Dzhigarkhanyan’s third wife - Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya
Soon Dzhigarkhanyan invited Vitalina to work as a musical director in his theater. Then she helped him stage a play based on the fairy tale “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.” Vitalina changed her citizenship to Russian and began to help Dzhigarkhanyan in everything, making sure that the best doctors supervised his health.
When she managed to help Dzhigarkhanyan overcome his illness, they settled in another area of Moscow. Together with him she went to New York, to a resort in Spain, and visited Las Vegas.
A couple of months before his 80th birthday, Dzhigarkhanyan officially divorced Vlasova. There is an assumption that he wants to legitimize his relationship with Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya. The age difference between Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya is 45 years. Now Vitalina is the musical director of his theater, there are rumors that many actors could not get along with her and left the theater. She was recently promoted to General Director theater
