Garik Yurievich Martirosyan (russian: Гарик Юрьевич Мартиросян, hy, Գարիկ Մարտիրոսյան; born February 13, 1974) is a Russian entertainer, comedian, TV host, actor and singer of

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 ...

origin. He is the co-producer and host of the

Comedy Club Russia ''Comedy Club'' is a Russian stand-up comedy TV show broadcast by the Russian TNT channel since April 23, 2005. Long-time residents of the club are Garik Martirosyan, Timur Batrutdinov, Garik Kharlamov, Pavel Volya, Alexandr Revva, Marina Kravets ...

which airs on Russian TV channel TNT. He was also one of 4 hosts of ''

Prozhektorperiskhilton ''Prozhektorperiskhilton'' (; ''Spotlight on Paris Hilton'') was a Russian satirical television talk show aired on Channel One. The first episode was aired on 17 May 2008. Four hosts (Ivan Urgant, Garik Martirosyan, Sergei Svetlakov, Alexander T ...

'' broadcast on Channel One.

Biography

Garik Martirosyan was born on February 14, 1974 in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

Armenian SSR The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ...

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. In 2002, he graduated from

Yerevan State Medical University The Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU, hy, Երեվանի Մխիթար Հերացու անվան Պետական Բժշկական Համալսարան), is an Armenian medical university located in Yerevan, Armenia. History On ...

with a degree in neurology. He worked three years in a psychological hospital. From 1993 to 2002, he was a member (captain from 1997) of the New Armenians team of the Russian TV show

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 ...

. In 2003, with the help of fellow New Armenians Artur Janibekyan and Artash Sarksyan, he founded Comedy Club. Together with Larisa Dolina, he won the ''

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'' TV show. He hosted the first two seasons of '' Minute of Fame'', the Russian version of

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on Channel One. He and his wife Zhanna Levina met in

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...

and have a daughter named Jasmine, who was born in 2004, and son Daniel, born in 2009.

Politics

In March 2007, his brother

Levon Martirosyan Levon Martirosyan was Armenia’s ambassador to Canada He was born on February 19, 1976, in Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest c ...

announced that Garik intends to participate in the pre-election campaign of the United Liberal-National Party of Armenia. The idea to establish the party belonged to Garik.Regnum.ru: В парламенте Армении может стать веселее: ведущий Comedy Club Гарик Мартиросян метит в депутаты
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Selected filmography

TV

*'' Comedy Club'' (2005–present) *''

Nasha Russia ''Nasha Russia'' (russian: Наша Russia, literally "Our Russia") is a Russian sketch show based on the British comedy show ''Little Britain'', created by Comedy Club Production. It was written by former KVN players and producers Semyon Slepakov ...

'' (2006–2011) *'' Minute of Fame'' (2007–present) *''

'' (2008–present) *'' Main Stage'' (2015)

Film

*'' Our Russia. The Balls of Fate'' (2010)

References

External links

Garik Martirosyan at the Forbes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martirosyan, Garik 1974 births Living people Male actors from Yerevan Television people from Yerevan Armenian comedians Russian television personalities KVN Yerevan State Medical University alumni Armenian expatriates in Russia