# Armen Hambardzumyan

Armen Levoni Hambardzumyan (Armenian: Արմեն Լևոնի Համբարձումյան; born 18 August 1958) is an Armenian actor and producer. Hambardzumyan was awarded the Golden Medal of the Ministry of Culture of the RA as well as the Certificate of the Ministry of Defense of the RA.

## Life

Armen Hambardzumyan was born on 18 August 1958 (10 August on passport) in Yerevan. From 1965 to 1975, Hambardzumyan studied in number 55 school after Chekhov and then in number 20 school after Dzerzhinsky. From 1975 to 1978, Hambardzumyan worked as electrician at the Yerevan City Telephone Net. From 1979–1989 participated in the founding, establishing and creative development of the Chamber Theater of Yerevan acting as an actor, director and administrator.
Played the following lead roles in the Chamber Theater; Hamlet (Hamlet by W. Shakespeare), Claude Eatherly (Claude by P. Zeytuntsyan), Slave (Theater of Nero's and Seneca's period by Edvard Radzinsky) as well as he acted in almost all plays based on A. Yernjakyan's works staged in the Chamber Theater. From 1992–1995 Armen Hambardzumyan was financial Director of Goyak commercial art-trade association. In those years took part in the founding and establishing of Goyak experimental theater-laboratory. In the meantime he organized post-modern Armenian painters' exhibitions in Yugoslavia, Russia and Czechoslovakia. From 1995 until present Armen Hambardzumyan is engaged in producing activities.

## Career

Works and Tours
| Year | Place | Event |
| 1996 | Yerevan Armenia | Khatabalada play, Author of idea, producer |
| 1997 | Los Angeles-Glendale, USA | Khatabalada tours, producer |
| 1998 | Yerevan, Armenia | Yerevan-Blues motion picture Author of idea, producer |
| 1999 | Los Angeles-Glendale, USA | Yerevan-Blues Motion picture Screening, producer |
| 1999 | Paris France | Yerevan-Blues Motion picture Screening, producer |
| 1999 | Moscow Russia | Yerevan-Blues Motion picture Screening, producer |
| 2000 | Hanover Germany | Organization of Days of Armenia Expo-2000 International Festival, author of idea, producer |
| 2000–2006 | Yerevan, Armenia | Mer Aybbenaran (Our Alphabet)Feature Movie for children, author of idea, producer |
| 2001 | Yerevan, Armenia | Events dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of adoption of Christianity in Armenia, producer |
| 2001-today | Yerevan, Armenia | PR Manager at the Moscow Cinema |
| 2002 | Yerevan, Armenia | Mea Culpa play Author of idea, producer |
| 2004-today | Los Angeles-Glendale, USA | All Armenian Fund Annual Tele-Marathon, producer |
| 2004 | Los Angeles, USA | Mea Culpa tours, producer |
| 2004 | Washington, USA | Mea Culpa tours, producer |
| 2004 | New York City | Mea Culpa tours, producer |
| 2005.12 | Yerevan, Armenia | Mer Bak (Our yard) 3 movie, producer |
| 2006 | Moscow, Russia | Mea Culpa tours, producer |
| 2007.01.28 | Yerevan, Armenia | Concert dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Armenian Army, producer |
| 2007.04.06 | Yerevan, Armenia | Songs of Special Purpose Project dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Armenian Army, producer |
| 2007.05.08 | Yerevan, Armenia | Concert dedicated to the 15th anniversary of liberation of Shushi, producer |
| 2007.10.11 | Yerevan, Armenia | Concert Day of the City dedicated to the 2789th anniversary of Yerevan, producer |
| 2007.10.30 | Yerevan, Armenia | Armenian Electric Networks CJSC 5th anniversary, producer |
| 2008 | Yerevan, Armenia | I Love You Project dedicated to the Holiday of St. Sargis, producer |
| 2008.01.10 | Yerevan, Armenia | 50th anniversary of Hrant Tokhatyan, producer |
| 2008.01.27 | Yerevan, Armenia | "Military Ball" dedicated to the 16th anniversary of the Armenian Army, producer |
| 2008.01.28 | Yerevan, Armenia | Concert dedicated to the 16th anniversary of the Armenian Army, producer |
| 2008.02.03 | Yerevan, Armenia | Alla Levonyan solo concert, producer |
| 2008.02.08 | Yerevan, Armenia | Aramo and Emma Petrosyan's solo concert, producer |
| 2008.04.09 | Yerevan, Armenia | Inauguration of the President of the RA Serzh Sargsyan, producer |
| 2008.10.31 | Yerevan, Armenia | Show on Ice Project, on the occasion of opening of SCC, producer |
| 2008 | Yerevan, Armenia | Opera-opera play dedicated to the 100th anniversary of William Saroyan by order of the Ministry of Culture of the RA, producer |
| 2009.03.05 | Yerevan, Armenia | Taxi Eli Lav a motion picture producer |
| 2009 | Yerevan, Armenia | Zhangot Banali play, author of idea, producer |
| 2009 | Yerevan, Armenia | Don Juan Avia play, producer |
| 2009.10.12 | Yerevan, Armenia | Concert Day of the City dedicated to the 2791st anniversary of Yerevan, producer |
| 2010.01.28 | Yerevan, Armenia | Concert dedicated to the 18th anniversary of the Armenian Army, producer |
| 2010.10.11 | Yerevan, Armenia | Concert dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Republican Party, producer |
| 2010.12.10 | Yerevan, Armenia | A Millionaire Wanted motion picture, producer |
| 2011 | Los Angeles-Glendale, USA | Don Juan Avia tours, producer |
| 2011 | San Francisco, USA | Don Juan Avia tours, producer |
| 2011 | Fresno, USA | Don Juan Avia tours, producer |
| 2011.10.25 | Yerevan, Armenia | Groom from the Circus motion picture, producer |
| 2012 | Yerevan, Armenia | 20 Years Together Documentary dedicated to the 20th anniversary of All Armenian Fund, producer |
| 2012.10.04 | Yerevan, Armenia | Poker.am motion picture, producer |
| 2012.10.25 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Poker with the rules of love motion picture, producer |
| 2012 | Yerevan, Armenia | Shushan Petrosyan solo concert |
| 2012 | NKR, Stepanakert | Concert dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Army of NKR and liberation of Shushi, 9 May Victory Day, producer |
| 2012 | Yerevan, Armenia | Anush opera, in partnership with French theater Nanterre, producer |
| 2013 | Yerevan, Armenia | Don Juans in Marseille play, producer |
| 2013 | Yerevan, Armenia | Move with Knight motion picture, producer |
| 2013 | Los Angeles, Glendale, Fresno, San Francisco | Don Juans in Marseille, tours, producer |
| 2013.10.11,12 | Yerevan, Armenia | City Day concert dedicated to the 2795th anniversary of Yerevan, producer |
| 2013 | Yerevan, Armenia | Siro Kamurj musical, producer |
| 2014.10.11,12 | Yerevan, Armenia | City Day concert dedicated to the 2796th anniversary of Yerevan, producer |
| 2014 | Los Angeles-Glendale, USA | All Armenian Fund Annual Tele-Marathon, producer |
| 2015 | Paris, Lyon, Switzerland, Belgium, Brussels | Don Juans Avia, tours, producer |
| 2015 | Paris, Yerevan | Like an American Song motion picture, producer |