Azat Sherents

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 25
Gender: Male
Born: April 4, 1913
Died: December 25, 1993
Place of birth: Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR, [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Also known as: Azat SherentcАзат ШеренцԱզատ ՇերենցШеренц Азат Арменакович

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.