Amayak Arutyunovich Akopyan (russian: Амая́к Арутю́нович Акопя́н; hy, Հմայակ Հարությունի Հակոբյան); born 1 December 1956,

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, USSR) is a Soviet and Russian illusionist, actor, circus artist. Ethnic

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

. Presidential Decree awarded the honorary title

Honored Artist of Russia Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

. Магия изобретения
The son of the famous magician and his wife Liya, opera singer.
In the movies, originally played jugglers, then switched to the characteristic roles. He is best known for roles in ''

Frenzied Bus Frenzied Bus (russian: Взбесившийся автобус, Vzbesivshiysya avtobus) is a 1990 Soviet crime film. The story is based on real events that occurred on 1 December 1988, when there was a 1988 Ordzhonikidze bus hijacking, hijacking o ...

'' (1990) and ''

The Master and Margarita ''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( rus, links=no, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ɐf ...

'' (1994). Akopyan graduated from the film directing department of

GITIS The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) (russian: Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС) is the largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia. Located in Moscow, ...

.Что же произошло со страной, с людьми, с тобой, Амаяк?!
/ref> In 1996–2001, he was the host of the TV program ''

Good Night, Little Ones! ''Good Night, Little Ones!'' (russian: Спокойной ночи, малыши!, Spokoynoy nochi, malyshi!) is a long-running Russian-language children's television program. Continuously broadcast since 1964 (premiered during the Soviet era), i ...

'' (as Rakhat Lukumych).

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1956 births Living people Male actors from Moscow Soviet male film actors Russian male film actors Soviet circus performers Soviet television presenters Russian television presenters Soviet magicians Russian magicians Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Russian Academy of Theatre Arts alumni Russian people of Armenian descent {{film-bio-stub