Jeyhun Jamil oglu Mirzayev ( az, Ceyhun Mirzəyev; 9 April 1946 – March 5, 1993) was an Azerbaijani

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and

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Career

Mirzayev was born in the Gulabli village, in

Aghdam Aghdam ( az, Ağdam) is a ghost town and the nominal capital of the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan. Founded in the 18th century, it was granted city status in 1828 and grew considerably during the Soviet period. Aghdam lies from Stepanakert at ...

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, to Jamil Mirzayev and his second wife Margarita. He had a half-sister from his mother's previous marriage to Yusif Mammadaliyev's brother Ibrahim. Mirzayev's father died when he was just three years old. Noted for his good performance skills, he became a child actor in 1955 when he acted in the film '' The Meeting''. Three years later, at age 12, Mirzayev played the leading role of young Ismayil in the film ''

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''. He later graduated from

Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts (ASUCA; az, Azərbaycan Dövlət Mədəniyyət və İncəsənət Universiteti) was founded in 1923 on the basis of the Baku Theatrical College. It is Azerbaijan's main state-funded institution of h ...

majoring in film directing. He was most notable for starring and directing an Azerbaijani

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'' in 1993. Mirzayev was expected to be on movie's opening but he died from a sudden heart attack.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirzayev, Jeyhun 1946 births 1993 deaths People from Agdam District Azerbaijani male film actors Azerbaijani male stage actors Azerbaijani male television actors 20th-century Azerbaijani male actors Azerbaijani people of Georgian descent