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FRUNZIK MKRTCHYAN WOULD HAVE BECOME 83 TODAY
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09:42, 4 July, 2013
YEREVAN, JULY 4, ARMENPRESS: Today, on July 4, is the birthday
anniversary of the prominent Armenian actor, the great comedy actor of
the cinema and theater Mher Lazarian. Mher Lazarian, better known by
his stage name Frunzik, was a popular Soviet Armenian actor. Frunzik
was named a People's Artist of the Soviet Union in 1984.
Mher Lazarian was born in Leninakan (now Gyumri), the Armenian SSR.
Frunzik studied in Leninakan Art College and Theatre Studio and then
graduated from the Acting Department of Yerevan Institute of Fine
Arts and Theatre. Beginning from 1953, the actor performed in the
Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan.
Frunzik also directed many successful productions, the best of which
was Maxim Gorky's "The Lower Depths". The cinema career of Mher
Lazarian began in 1955.
Frunzik's famous roles in Rolan Bykov's "Aybolit-66" (1966), Leonid
Gaidai's "Kidnapping, Caucasian Style" (1966), and Georgi Daneliya's
"Mimino" (1977) earned him a reputation as one of the Soviet Union's
leading comedy actors. But that reputation sometimes overshadowed
his real talent and emotional depth which he put into his roles
in such classics of Armenian cinema as "Yerankyuni" ("Triangle")
(1967), "Menq enq, mer sarere" ("We, Our Mountains") (1969), "Hayrik"
("Father") (1973), "Nahapet" (1977), "Hin oreri yerge" ("Old Days'
Song") (1982), "Mer mankutyan tangon" ("Tango of Our Childhood")
(1985). Among his many awards was the USSR State Prize for 1978.
Mher Lazarian died in Yerevan, Armenia, on December 29 in 1993. The
house-museum of Frunzik functions currently in the second capital of
the Republic of Armenia, Gyumri, where one can find rich materials
concerning the life and the creative way of the great Armenian actor,
as well as his personal things.
Even though he was known as a comedic actor, Lazarian's personal
life was filled with tragedy. His first wife, Donara Lazarian, became
mentally ill and was sent to a mental institution for the rest of her
life. Lazarian became a single parent of two young children. His son
inherited his mother's mental illness. Thousands of people attended
the funeral of their beloved actor.
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09:42, 4 July, 2013
YEREVAN, JULY 4, ARMENPRESS: Today, on July 4, is the birthday
anniversary of the prominent Armenian actor, the great comedy actor of
the cinema and theater Mher Lazarian. Mher Lazarian, better known by
his stage name Frunzik, was a popular Soviet Armenian actor. Frunzik
was named a People's Artist of the Soviet Union in 1984.
Mher Lazarian was born in Leninakan (now Gyumri), the Armenian SSR.
Frunzik studied in Leninakan Art College and Theatre Studio and then
graduated from the Acting Department of Yerevan Institute of Fine
Arts and Theatre. Beginning from 1953, the actor performed in the
Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan.
Frunzik also directed many successful productions, the best of which
was Maxim Gorky's "The Lower Depths". The cinema career of Mher
Lazarian began in 1955.
Frunzik's famous roles in Rolan Bykov's "Aybolit-66" (1966), Leonid
Gaidai's "Kidnapping, Caucasian Style" (1966), and Georgi Daneliya's
"Mimino" (1977) earned him a reputation as one of the Soviet Union's
leading comedy actors. But that reputation sometimes overshadowed
his real talent and emotional depth which he put into his roles
in such classics of Armenian cinema as "Yerankyuni" ("Triangle")
(1967), "Menq enq, mer sarere" ("We, Our Mountains") (1969), "Hayrik"
("Father") (1973), "Nahapet" (1977), "Hin oreri yerge" ("Old Days'
Song") (1982), "Mer mankutyan tangon" ("Tango of Our Childhood")
(1985). Among his many awards was the USSR State Prize for 1978.
Mher Lazarian died in Yerevan, Armenia, on December 29 in 1993. The
house-museum of Frunzik functions currently in the second capital of
the Republic of Armenia, Gyumri, where one can find rich materials
concerning the life and the creative way of the great Armenian actor,
as well as his personal things.
Even though he was known as a comedic actor, Lazarian's personal
life was filled with tragedy. His first wife, Donara Lazarian, became
mentally ill and was sent to a mental institution for the rest of her
life. Lazarian became a single parent of two young children. His son
inherited his mother's mental illness. Thousands of people attended
the funeral of their beloved actor.