Nshan Sergeyevich Galustyan (russian: Ншан Сергеевич Галустян; born 25 October 1979), known professionally as Mikhail Galustyan (russian: link=no, Михаил Галустян), is a Russian showman, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Mikhail Galustyan was also a former participant in

KVN ''KVN'' (russian: КВН, an abbreviation of , ''Klub Vesyólykh i Nakhódchivykh'' or ''Ka-Ve-En'', "Club of the Funny and Inventive") is a Russian (and formerly Soviet) humour TV show and an international competition where teams (usually comp ...

and a show called ''

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''. Awards Champion League KVN 2003, Winner of the Summer Cup of KVN 2004, 2005, 2009.

Biography

Mikhail Galustyan was born in the resort town of Sochi,

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in southern

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. Galusyan's ethnology roots back to the city of

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in modern Turkey, which used to be populated by a large Armenian community. His paternal grandfather, along with his 12 siblings escaped the Armenian Genocide during the early years of the 20th century and moved to Sochi, what was a Black Sea coastal town in the Russian Empire. Galustyan's mother originates from

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. Being ethnically

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, Galustyan is of Hemshin origin, a branch of the ethnic Armenians who in the past or present have been affiliated with the Hemşin district in the province of

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, Turkey. When Galustyan was in kindergarten he participated in activities such as singing, dancing, and reciting poems. During his early life, Galustyan attended Sochi school, where he practiced the piano and began to hone his skills in a music class. He was also engaged in the puppet theater in the

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section at the Palace of Pioneers. After the fifth grade, Galustyan transferred schools at his parents' instigation. At his new school he performed in a play on the stage. Galustyan's role in the play was

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. By the time Galustyan was in the 10th grade, he had joined his school's

. Eventually, Galustyan became the captain of the school's KVN team. His team went on to defeat all their opponent schools during the regionals and won in СГУТиКД (Sochi State University of Tourism and Resort Business). In 1996, Galustyan graduated from school and went into medical school, where he had studied to be an "assistant-obstetrician". After graduating from college, Galustyan entered the Sochi State University of Tourism and Resort Business with a focus in Social Pedagogy. In 1998, Galustyan joined his university's "Start" KVN team and took part in the Voronezh League, in which he helped the team reach the finals. After the performances in

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, the team received an invitation to the Highest League for KVN in

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from A. V. Maslyakov. Galustyan was eventually expelled from the institute for serious lapse in attendance as his group was on tour and were performing up to three shows per day. In 2002, Galustyan became the leader of the team, "Baked by the sun". In 2003, the team won that season's championship. During this time, Galustyan also met his future wife, Victoria. And in 2004, "Burnt by the sun" won the KVN Summer cup and repeated this success in both 2005 and 2009. * Galustyan has participated in the sketch comedy show ''

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'' (channel

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) since 2006. 5 seasons have been released. * Galustyan took part in the TV show Ледниковый период (''"Ice Age"'') on the

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, in pair with Maria Petrova and

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* Galustyan starred in a series of advertisements for "Orion

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". * Galustyan starred in a series of advertisements for

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ice cream. * Galustyan is one of the Judges in the reality competition TV program ''Humor the comedian''. ( ''Рассмеши комика'') on TV channel "Inter" (Ukraine). In 2011, Mikhail became a student of the

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. Galustyan was a torchbearer for the

2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games (russian: XXII Олимпийские зимние игры, XXII Olimpiyskiye zimniye igry) and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (russian: Сочи 2014), was an international ...

in his hometown of Sochi. He participated on the last day of the torch relay from

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to Sochi in what has been recognized as the largest and longest relay in the history of the Winter Olympics. Galustyan stated, "I'm proud and delighted that I helped my country and my hometown Sochi welcome the 22nd Winter Olympic games."

Sanctions

In February 2023

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sanctioned Mikhail Galustyan for being involved in Russian propaganda and spreading misinformation relating to the

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Awards

* 1995 - the Champion of KVN Sochi * 1996 - the Premium "For acting" Moscow * 1998 - Award "Ovation", Saint-Petersburg * 1999 - Prize "Overcome!" Moscow * 2000 - Prize "For hard work" Moscow * 2003 - Champion of the Highest league of KVN Moscow * 2008 - the Cup of "the Legend of KVN" Moscow * 2008 - Was nominated in the "MTV Russia Movie Awards" for the best comedy role, but the award has not received * 2009 - Summer cup of KVN "In the style of a Retro" (Sochi)

Filmography

# 2006 '' Spanish voyage of Stepanycha'' as Yanychar # 2008 '' The Best Movie'' as «Polkilo» # 2008 '' Hitler goes Kaput!'' as guerrilla Rabinovich # 2008 ''

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'' as Po (Russian dubbing-in) # 2009 ''

The Best Movie 2 ''The Best Movie 2'' (russian: Самый лучший фильм 2, Samiy luchshiy film 2) is a 2009 Russian comedy from Monumental Pictures (Sony Pictures Entertainment) and Comedy Club Production, continuation of 2008 ''The Best Movie'' film, s ...

'' as '' :ru:Екатерина II'' # 2010 ''

Our Russia. The Balls of Fate ''Our Russia. Balls of Fate'' (russian: Наша Russia. Яйца судьбы, Nasha Russia. Yaitsa sudby) is a 2011 Russian comedy film directed by Gleb Orlov and Maksim Pezhemsky. It is the continuation of the sketch-comedy series Our Russia. ...

'' as Ravshan / «Beard» / Dimon / Alyona (friend of the bride) # 2011 '' Zaytsev+1'' as Feodor (main role) # 2011 ''

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'' as Po (Russian dubbing-in) # 2011 ''

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'' as Zhora # 2012 ''

Rzhevsky versus Napoleon ''Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon'' (russian: Ржевский против Наполеона, Rzhevsky protiv Napoleona; originally planned title "Наполеон капут!" ''Napoleon goes Kaput!'') is a Russian 2012 comedy film, sequel to the 200 ...

'' as Marquis de Mazo-sad # 2012 '' That still Karlosson!'' as Karlsson # 2014 ''

8 New Dates ''8 New Dates'' (russian: 8 новых свиданий, 8 novykh svidaniy; uk, 8 нових побачень, 8 novykh pobachen') is a 2015 Russian-Ukrainian romantic comedy directed by Maryus Vaysberg. It is a sequel to the 2012 film ''8 First ...

'' as Timur # 2015 ''

A Warrior's Tail ''A Warrior's Tail'', also known as ''Savva: Heart of the Warrior'' (russian: Савва. Сердце воина), is a 2015 Russian animated adventure film directed by Maxim Fadeev and first released in the UK on 1 April 2016. Its English langua ...

'' as Semi-Baron Fafl (voice) # 2015 ''Brigadier'' as Kesha Black # 2017 '' Kolobanga'' as Trojan (voice) # 2022 '' Summer Time: Travel Back'' as Sergey Sergeyevich Kurochkin

Television

# 2006 — ''

'' — various roles (see below) #

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— ''

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'' —

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# Lednikoviy Period (2008, 2009, 2 and 3 seasons) #

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(2008) # :ru:Рассмеши комика (since 2011) # :ru:Стенка на стенку (2008) #

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(Who Wants to become a Millionaire) (2010) # :ru:Пока все дома (2008) # Bolshie gonki (2008) #

(since 2006) # :ru:Кино в деталях (2010)

Roles in ''Nasha Russia''

# Ravshan -

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(

& Sochi) # Ludwig Aristarchovich -

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, (

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) # Eugene (Gennady) Mikhailovich Kishelskiy - the trainer of

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football clubs ''ГазМяс'' (''GazMyas,'' lit. means ''Gas Meat'') and later, of the women's club ''ГазМясочка'' (''GazMyasochka'') # Mikhalich - the shop chief of pipe-rolling plant No.69 (

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) - in the first season, his name was Igor Mikhalich, in the 2nd and 3rd season Alexey, and in the 4th his name was Victor Mikhailovich Oreshkin. # Dimon -

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(

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) # Anastasia Kuznetsova - the waitress at the

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bar ( Ivanovo). In the film, the character is named Alena. # Gavrilov - inspector of traffic police on the

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highway # Victor Haritonovich Mamonov -

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representative of Nefteskvazhinsk (a fictional town) # Boroda ("beard") -

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(

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) # Zhorik Vartanov - presenter on the "Sev-Kav TV" (

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) # Egor Sergeevich Dronov - major of militia (Ust-Kuzminsk, fictional town in

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) # Vovan is a tourist from

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visiting

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# Alexander Rodionovich Borodach - a former security guard of

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(

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). # Valera - neighbor of Sergei Belyakov (

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). # Vasiliy - fan of football club "Neva" ( Saint-Petersburg).

References

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