Pierre Chammassian (born in
Bourj Hammoud
Bourj Hammoud (also spelled Burj Hammud; ar, بُرْجُ حَمُّودٍ; hy, Պուրճ Համուտ) is a town and municipality in Lebanon located north-east of the capital Beirut, in the Matn District, and is part of Greater Beirut. The t ...
on 9 March 1949,
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
,
Lebanon
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) is a
Lebanese-
Armenian
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* 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 ...
comedian, actor and stand-up comic, popular in Lebanon with Arabs and Armenians, as well as in the
Armenian Diaspora
The Armenian diaspora refers to the communities of Armenians outside Armenia and other locations where Armenians are considered an indigenous population. Since antiquity, Armenians have established communities in many regions throughout the world. ...
.
Career
Chammassian regularly tours wherever Armenian and Lebanese communities exist. Along with André Jadaa, Michel and Jean-Pierre Chikhani, Chammassian was responsible for reviving the
Le Théâtre de Dix-Heures in Lebanon. He is a follower of the
Armenian Catholic Church
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, and is an
Armenian Revolutionary Federation
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation ( hy, Հայ Յեղափոխական Դաշնակցութիւն, ՀՅԴ ( classical spelling), abbr. ARF or ARF-D) also known as Dashnaktsutyun (collectively referred to as Dashnaks for short), is an Armenian ...
supporter.
Chammassian has had many roles over the course of his career, but is best known for his character Batal Shvaradzian, who has featured in four plays to date: Shad Mi Kharner, Batal Dan Pesa, Portzank Batal, Chellalik Batal, hamartsag hasmige ou batale and yerespokhan batale 2019. Other plays of his include Harses Prnetzi and Lezoon Voskor Chooni.
See also
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Théâtre de Dix-Heures
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Sami Khayat
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Mario Bassil
References
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Lebanese comedians
Lebanese people of Armenian descent
Lebanese Eastern Catholics
Armenian Catholics
People from Beirut
Living people
1949 births
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