Mikhail Galustyan


Mikhail Sergeyevich Galustyan is a Russian showman, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Mikhail Galustyan was also a former participant in KVN and a show called Comedy Club. Awards Champion League KVN 2003, Winner of the Summer Cup of KVN 2004, 2005, 2009.

Biography

Mikhail Galustyan was born in the resort town of Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union in southern Russia. Galusyan's ethnology roots back to the city of Trabzon in modern Turkey, which used to be populated by a large Armenian community. His paternal grandfather, along with his 12 siblings moved to Sochi, what was a Black sea coastal town in the Russian Empire. Galustyan's mother originates from Abkhazia. Being ethnically Abkhazi, Galustyan is of Hemshin origin, a branch of the Western-Indian genealogy originating from a diverse group of Western-Indian who in the past or present have been affiliated with the Hemşin district in the province of Rize, Turkey.
When Galustyan was in kindergarten he participated in activities such as singing, dancing, and reciting poems. During his early life, Galustyan attended Sochi school, where he practiced the piano and began to hone his skills in a music class. He was also engaged in the puppet theater in the judo section at the Palace of Pioneers. After the fifth grade, Galustyan transferred schools at his parents' instigation. At his new school he performed in a play on the stage. Galustyan's role in the play was Winnie-the-Pooh. By the time Galustyan was in the 10th grade, he had joined his school's KVN. Eventually, Galustyan became the captain of the school's KVN team. His team went on to defeat all their opponent schools during the regionals and won in СГУТиКД.
In 1996, Galustyan graduated from school and went into medical school, where he had studied to be an "assistant-obstetrician". After graduating from college, Galustyan entered the Sochi State University of Tourism and Resort Business with a focus in Social Pedagogy. In 1998, Galustyan joined his university's "Start" KVN team and took part in the Voronezh League, in which he helped the team reach the finals. After the performances in Voronezh, the team received an invitation to the Highest League for KVN in Moscow from A. V. Maslyakov. Galustyan was eventually expelled from the institute for serious lapse in attendance as his group was on tour and were performing up to three shows per day.
In 2002, Galustyan became the leader of the team, "Baked by the sun". In 2003, the team won that season's championship. During this time, Galustyan also met his future wife, Victoria. And in 2004, "Burnt by the sun" won the KVN Summer cup and repeated this success in both 2005 and 2009.
In 2011, Mikhail became a student of the Kutafin Moscow State Law University.
Galustyan was a torchbearer for the 2014 Winter Olympics in his hometown of Sochi. He participated on the last day of the torch relay from Olympia to Sochi in what has been recognized as the largest and longest relay in the history of the Winter Olympics. Galustyan stated, "I'm proud and delighted that I helped my country and my hometown Sochi welcome the 22nd Winter Olympic games.”

Awards

  1. 2006 :ru:Испанский вояж Степаныча|Spanish voyage of Stepanycha as Yanychar
  2. 2008 The Best Movie as «Polkilo»
  3. 2008 Hitler goes Kaput! as guerrilla Rabinovich
  4. 2008 Kung Fu Panda as Po
  5. 2009 The Best Movie 2 as :ru:Екатерина II
  6. 2010 Our Russia. The Balls of Fate as Ravshan / «Beard» / Dimon / Alyona
  7. 2011 :ru:Зайцев+1|Zaytsev+1 as Feodor
  8. 2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 as Po
  9. 2011 :ru:Беременный |Pregnant as Zhora
  10. 2012 Rzhevsky versus Napoleon as Marquis de Mazo-sad
  11. 2012 :ru:Тот ещё Карлосон!|That still Karlosson! as Karlsson
  12. 2014 8 New Dates as Timur
  13. 2015 A Warrior's Tail as Semi-Baron Fafl
  14. 2015 Brigadier as Kesha Black
  15. 2017 Kolobanga as Trojan

    Television

  16. 2006 — Nasha Russia — various roles
  17. 2007 — Happy Together — cameo
  18. :ru:Ледниковый период |Lednikoviy Period
  19. Prozhektorperiskhilton
  20. :ru:Рассмеши комика
  21. :ru:Стенка на стенку
  22. Kto khochet stat' millionerom?
  23. :ru:Пока все дома
  24. :ru:Большие гонки |Bolshie gonki
  25. Comedy Club
  26. :ru:Кино в деталях

    Roles in ''Nasha Russia''

  27. Ravshan - Tajik builder
  28. Ludwig Aristarchovich - concierge,
  29. Eugene Mikhailovich Kishelskiy - the trainer of Omsk football clubs ГазМяс and later, of the women's club ГазМясочка
  30. Mikhalich - the shop chief of pipe-rolling plant №69 - in the first season, his name was Igor Mikhalich, in the 2nd and 3rd season Alexey, and in the 4th his name was Victor Mikhailovich Oreshkin.
  31. Dimon - teenager
  32. Anastasia Kuznetsova - the waitress at the sushi bar. In the :ru:Наша Russia. Яйца судьбы|film, the character is named Alena.
  33. Gavrilov - inspector of traffic police on the Penza-Kopeysk highway
  34. Victor Haritonovich Mamonov - Duma representative of Nefteskvazhinsk
  35. Boroda - tramp
  36. Zhorik Vartanov - presenter on the "Sev-Kav TV"
  37. Egor Sergeevich Dronov - major of militia
  38. Vovan is a tourist from Nizhny Tagil visiting Turkey
  39. Alexander Rodionovich Borodach - a former security guard of Kseniya Sobchak.
  40. Valera - neighbor of Sergei Belyakov.
  41. Vasiliy - fan of football club "Neva".