Azat Sherents

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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1913-04-04 · Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR, [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
- Died
- 1993-12-25
Known for
- A Piece of Sky (1980) — Priest
- The Men (1973) — Vazgen
- We Are, Our Mountains (1969) — Avag
- Fuse (1962)
- Sour Grapes (1974) — Head of the railway station
- The Father (1973) — Dedushka
- Troubles (1971)
- Facing the Wall (1990)
- My Heart Is in the Highlands (1976)
- The Starry Summer (1979)
- Simultaneous Exhibition (1982)
- Autumn Sun (1977) — Andranik
- Arevik (1978) — taxi driver
- The Legend of the Clown (1980)
- Kseniya, Fyodor's Beloved Wife (1974) — Suren
- The Apple Orchard (1985)