Sergey Ishkanovich Gazarov (, ; born January 13, 1958) is a Russian and former Soviet actor and filmmaker of Armenian origin. He has been the art director of the

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from 2021 to 2024.

Biography

Gazarov was born in

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, in an Armenian family. In 1980, he graduated from the acting department of the

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, where he had been taught by

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. After graduating, Gazarov joined the Sovremennik Theatre. In 1991, he put up a play based on ''

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'' by

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. In the same year, Gazarov was awarded the Russia's Union of Theatre Workers prize for his direction. From 1998 to 2001, he served as head director of the

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Selected filmography

Actor

* '' Family Relations'' (1981) as Kirill's guest * ''

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'' (1986) as Lieutenant Gamboa * '' The Gambler'' (1989) as Shota * ''

Entrance to the Labyrinth ''Entrance to the Labyrinth'' () is a 1989 Soviet five-episode television crime film directed by Valeriy Kremnev based on the Vayner Brothers novel ''Medicine against Fear''. Plot The film consists of several storylines. Main one occurs in the US ...

'' (1989) as Omar Sharifovich Ramazanov * '' The Executioner'' (1990) as Igor Pogodin * ''

Taxi Blues ''Taxi Blues'' (, translit. Taksi-Blyuz) is a 1990 Soviet comedy-drama film directed by Pavel Lungin. It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival where Lungin won the award for Best Director. The film was selected as the Soviet en ...

'' (1990) as the Administrator * ''

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'' (1990) as

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* '' Deadly Force 5'' (2003) as Vazgen/Jean * '' My Step Brother Frankenstein'' (2004) as Edik * '' The Turkish Gambit'' (2005) as Yūsuf Pasha * '' Rabbit Over the Void'' (2006) as the Gipsy baron * '' 12'' (2007) as the 7th Juror * ''

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'' (2007) as the oligarch * '' Kiss Through a Wall'' (2011) as Victor Pilsudsky * '' The Spy'' (2011) as

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* ''

August Eighth ''August Eighth'' (, translit. ''Avgust. Vosʹmogo'') is a 2012 Russian propaganda war film about the 2008 August War. It was produced and directed by Dzhanik Fayziev. Background The film tells the story of a young single mother who must ...

'' (2012) as Kirill Ivanovich * '' Love Does Not Love'' (2014) as Mikhail Andreyevich * ''

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'' (2016) as Pyotr Shestakov * ''

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'' (2016) as Sergey * '' The Crimean Bridge. Made with Love!'' (2018) as Ashot * '' Godunov'' (2018) as

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* ''

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'' (2020) as Pavel Krotov * '' Raiders of the Lost Library'' (2022) as Kuchevsky

Director

* ''

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'' (1996) * '' Empire Under Attack'' (2000)

References

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