Vardan Petrosyan

Vardan Petrosyan ( He is based in Paris and Yerevan and holds a dual Armenian and French nationality. Petrosyan is widely considered one of the greatest contemporary Armenian actors, touching various issues such as the Armenian genocide, Armenian politics and foreign affairs in his performances.

Beginning in 2000, Vardan Petrosyan has been mainly performing one-man shows on various politics and social issues. Besides Armenia, he has also performed for the Armenian diaspora communities in the United States, France, Canada, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Russia, etc. After being treated in a Yerevan hospital, on November 9, Petrosyan was charged with "negligent breach of traffic rules, which causes death" and was taken into custody. The court rejected pleas to have him released on bail, despite a petition that eventually garnered 11,000 signatures. Petrosyan pleaded not guilty on January 26, 2015. He was sentenced to five years in prison on January 29, 2015, by a lower court in Kotayk Province. Petrosyan was released on September 2, 2015, and served the rest of his punishment outside prison. He was released in March 2017.

Performances and filmography Name Original name Date Note The Latest Tango in Paris Ամենավերջին տանգոն Փարիզում 1992 featuring Vahram Sahakian The Latest Tango in Paris-2 Ամենավերջին տանգոն Փարիզում-2 1998 featuring Vahram Sahakian Մեր վերջը 1999 Playing 1700 Խաղում ենք 1700 2001 Benefice Բենեֆիս 2003 In the fire Կրակի մեջ 2004 Ascent ՎերԵլք 2006 Love and Hatred Սեր և ատելություն 2008 What to do? Ի՞նչ անել 2008 The Lifers Ցմահ բանտարկյալներ 2009 Jokes of Fate Ճակատագրի կատակներ 2010 Sex Horror Սեռասարսափ 2011 Ladies and gentlemen, 50/50 Պարոնայք 50-50 2012 Every Monday Ամեն 2շաբթի 2013