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Dmitry Kharatyan | |
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Дмитрий Харатьян | |
Born | |
Nationality |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1977–present |
Spouses | Marina
(m. 1982; div. 1988)Marina Majko (m. 1989) |
Awards | People's Artist of Russia |
Website | www |
Dmitry Vadimovich Kharatyan[a] (born 21 January 1960) is a Soviet and Russian actor of Armenian descent,[1] People's Artist of Russia.[2]
Was born in Olmaliq, Uzbek SSR on 21 January 1960. His debut as an actor came in Vladimir Menshov's Practical Joke in 1977.
In March 2014, he signed a letter in support of the position of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, on the Russian annexation of Crimea.[3] In April and May 2022, Kharatyan participated in a series of concerts organized in order to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Dmitry for his support of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5][6]