Portrait of Azat Sherents

Azat Sherents

Acting

Biography

Azat Armenaki Sherents (Armenian: Ազատ Արմենակի Շերենց; April 5, 1913 – December 25, 1993) was one of the first Armenian comedic actors. In 1931, he started his acting career on the stage of Sundukyan Drama Theater in Yerevan. In 1934–1937, he studied at the Armenian Theater Studio in Moscow. In 1937–1968, Sherents performed at the Leninakan Drama Theater. From 1968, he worked at Armenfilm studio, starring in a number of Armenian films until his death in 1993.

Born: April 4, 1913

Place of Birth: Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR, [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]

Filmography

1984
1980
1979
1978
Arevik

as taxi driver

1977
Autumn Sun

as Andranik

1974
Chaos

as Papasha

1974
Sour Grape

as Head of the railway station

1973
The Men

as Vazgen

1973
The Father

as Dedushka