Tariyel Isgandar oghlu Gasimov (, born February 4, 1939) is an Azerbaijani theatre and film actor,

People's Artiste of Azerbaijan People’s Artiste of Azerbaijan () is the honorary title granted for contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture. The term artiste refers to a professional entertainer, and awards creative success in the theater, cinema and music fie ...

(1991).

Biography

Tariyel Gasimov was born on February 4, 1939, in the village of Kechasker,

Agstafa Agstafa () is a town, municipality (assigned in 1941) and the capital of the Aghstafa District of Azerbaijan. Agstafa district was established in 1939, abolished in 1959 and merged with Gazakh district, and made into an independent district agai ...

. In 1956, he was admitted to the Azerbaijan State Institute of Physical Education. While he was studying, he started going to Lutfi Mammadbeyov's drama club. As a second-year student, he acted in a play at the

Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators () is a theatre located in the centre of Baku, Azerbaijan. History of the theater Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators (ASTYS) was founded in 1928 as Baku Children’s Theater according to the ...

. In 1960, with a letter from the theatre management, he transferred his documents to the Theatre Institute and was admitted to the Faculty of Cinema and Drama Acting. He was accepted to the Azerbaijan State National Drama Theatre while in his third year. In 1964, he graduated from the Faculty of Drama and Film Acting of the Azerbaijan State Theatre Institute. Since October 1, 1964, he has been an actor of the

with certain intervals. After working at the Theatre of Young Spectators for 2 years, he was invited to Nakhchivan State Musical Dramatic Theatre. In 1967, he was one of the first actors of the newly reopened Yerevan State Azerbaijan Dramatic Theatre. In 1968, he returned to

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and worked as a director's assistant in a film studio. In 1972, he returned to the Theatre of Young Spectators. Since 1997, he has been an artistic director and director of the Gazakh State Drama Theatre. In addition to "

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", he has shot films at " Turkmenfilm", "Tajikfilm", "

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", "

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", "

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" studios.

Awards

— May 22, 1991 *

Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (; ) was an honorary title awarded by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR) and was one of the forms of recognition by the state and society of the meri ...

— February 9, 1979 * Labor Order (3rd degree) — December 2018

References

{{reflist 1939 births Living people Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts alumni Honored Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR People's Artists of Azerbaijan 20th-century Azerbaijani male actors 21st-century Azerbaijani male actors