Yevgeny Petrosyan
Yevgeny Petrosyan | |
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| Евгений Петросян | |
At a meeting with Runet bloggers in October 2009. | |
| Born | 16 September 1945 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Years active | 1962 – present |
| Title | People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1991) |
| Spouse | Yelena Stepanenko |
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Yevgeny Vaganovich Petrosyan (Russian: Евгений Ваганович Петросян (Петросянц); Armenian: Եվգենի Վահանի Պետրոսյան (Պետրոսյանց), romanized: Yevgeni Vahani Petrosyan (Petrosyants); born 16 September 1945) is a Soviet–Russian comedian of Armenian and Jewish descent. In 2005 he was named among the most influential figures in contemporary Russia, in a survey conducted by independent polling agency The Levada Centre. A popular comedian since the days of the Soviet Union, Petrosyan was the host of TV variety show Crooked Mirror.