- Frunzik Mkrtchyan
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name = Frunzik MkrtchyanФрунзик МкртчянՖրունզիկ Մկրտչյան
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birth_date = birth date|1930|7|4
birth_place =Gyumri ,Armenia
death_date = death date and age|1993|12|29|1930|7|4
death_place =Yerevan ,Armenia
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children =Frunzik (Mher) Mushegovich Mkrtchyan ( _hy. Ֆրունզիկ (Մհեր) Մուշեղի Մկրտչյան, _ru. Фрунзик (Мгер) Мушегович Мкртчян;
4 July 1930 –29 December 1993 ) was a popularSoviet Armenia n actor who was named aPeople's Artist of the Soviet Union in 1984.He was born in Leninakan, current
Gyumri ,Armenia . He studied in Leninakan Art College and Theatre Studio, then finished at the Acting Department ofYerevan Institute of Fine Arts and Theatre. Since 1953 he has performed in the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan. He also directed many successful productions, best of themMaxim Gorky 's "The Lower Depths ". His cinema career began in 1955. His famous roles inRolan Bykov 's "Aybolit -66" (1966),Leonid Gaidai 's "The Prisoner of the Caucasus" (1966), andGeorgi Daneliya 's "Mimino " (1977) earned him the reputation of one of the leading comedy actors in theSoviet Union . But that reputation sometimes overshadowed his real talent and emotional deepness which he put in his roles in such classics of Armenian cinema as "Yerankyuni" (1967), "Menq enq, mer sarere" (1969) , "Hayrik" (1973), "Nahapet" (1977), "Hin oreri yerge" (1982), "Mer mankutyan tangon" (1985). Among his many awards was theUSSR State Prize for 1978. He died inYerevan , Armenia, in 1993.Tragic Life
Even though he was known as a comedic actor, Frunzik's personal life was filled with tragedy. His first wife, Donara Mkrtchyan, became mentally ill and was sent to a mental institution for the rest of her life. Frunzik became a single parent of two young kids. His son inherited his mother’s mental illness, which devastated Frunzik. According to people close to Frunzik, he suffered from severe depression in the last few years of his life, and became a heavy alcohol drinker. In 1993, he was found dead in his condo in
Yerevan . Thousands of people attended the funeral of their beloved actor.External links
*imdb name|id=0594796|name=Frunzik Mkrtchyan
*ru icon [http://www.peoples.ru/art/cinema/actor/mkrchyan/ Biography]
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