Dmitry Vadimovich Kharatyan (born 21 January 1960) is a Soviet and Russian actor of Armenian descent,

People's Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...

. Was born in

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on 21 January 1960. His debut as an actor came in

Vladimir Menshov Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov (russian: Влади́мир Валенти́нович Меньшо́в; 17 September 1939 – 5 July 2021)Practical Joke A practical joke, or prank, is a mischievous trick played on someone, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort.Marsh, Moira. 2015. ''Practically Joking''. Logan: Utah State University Press. ...

'' in 1977. In March 2014, he signed a letter in support of the position of the Russian president,

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, on the Russian annexation of Crimea. In April and May 2022, Kharatyan participated in a series of concerts organized in order to support the

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. In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Dmitry for his support of

Selected filmography

* ''

Practical Joke A practical joke, or prank, is a mischievous trick played on someone, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort.Marsh, Moira. 2015. ''Practically Joking''. Logan: Utah State University Press. ...

'' (1977) as Igor Grushko * ''

Fox Hunting Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase and, if caught, the killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds. A group of unarmed followers, led by a "master of foxhounds" (or "master of ho ...

'' (1980) as Kostya Stryzhak * ''

Summer Impressions of Planet Z ''Summer Impressions of Planet Z'' (russian: Летние впечатления о планете Z, Letniye vpechatleniya o planete Z) is a 1986 Soviet two-part science-fiction film directed by Evgeniy Markovsky. Yuri Tomin wrote the script loose ...

'' (1986) as Andrei Morkovkin * '' Gardemarines ahead!'' (1988) as Aleksei Korsak * ''

Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation ''Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation'' or (russian: Частный детектив, или Операция «Кооперация», Chastnyy detektiv, ili operatsiya "Kooperatsiya") is a 1990 Soviet comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai ...

'' (1989) as Dmitry Puzyrev * ''

Viva gardemarines! Viva may refer to: Companies and organisations * Viva (network operator), a Dominican mobile network operator * Viva Air, a Spanish airline taken over by flag carrier Iberia * Viva Air Dominicana * VIVA Bahrain, a telecommunication company * Vi ...

'' (1991) as Aleksei Korsak * ''

Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach ''Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach'' (russian: На Дерибасовской хорошая погода, или На Брайтон-Бич опять идут дожди) is a 1992 joint Russian–American prod ...

'' (1992) as Fyodor Sokolov / One-Eyed Sheik * '' Gardemarines-III'' (1992) as Aleksei Korsak * ''

Black Square Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have ...

'' (1992) * ''

The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After ''The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After'' (russian: Тайна королевы Анны, или Мушкетёры тридцать лет спустя; translit. ''Taina korolevi Anni, or Mushketeri tritsat' let spustya' ...

'' (1993) as

Louis XIV of France , house = Bourbon , father = Louis XIII , mother = Anne of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France , death_date = , death_place = Palace of Versa ...

/ Philip Marchiali * ''

Moscow Saga ''Moscow Saga'' (russian: Московская сага, Moscovskaya Saga) is a Russian television series loosely based on the eponymous trilogy Vasily Aksyonov. The shooting took place in the winter and spring of 2004. It aired from 11 October t ...

'' (2004) as Shevchuk * ''

Cars A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded as t ...

'' (2006; Russian voice) as

Lightning McQueen Montgomery "Lightning" McQueen is a fictional anthropomorphic stock car who is the protagonist of the animated Pixar franchise '' Cars'', primarily voiced by actor Owen Wilson. His appearances include the feature films '' Cars'', ''Cars 2'', and ...

* ''

The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin ''The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin'' (russian: Возвращение мушкетёров, или Сокровища кардинала Мазарини, translit=Vozvrashchenie mushketyorov, ili Sokrovishcha kard ...

'' (2009) as

* '' The Cube'' (Russian version; 2013) as Host

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* * 1960 births Living people Russian game show hosts Russian male actors Soviet Armenians Russian people of Armenian descent Uzbekistani people of Armenian descent People from Olmaliq Ethnic Armenian male actors People's Artists of Russia Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Russian male voice actors Russian television presenters Soviet male child actors Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics alumni {{Russia-actor-stub