Ararat Keshchyan with his wife Ekaterina. Ararat Keshchyan - an exemplary husband?! Other acting roles

Ararat Keshchyan was born on October 19, 1978 in the small town of Gagra in Abkhazia. After birth youngest son, parents decided to move to Adler. There Ararat grew up under the supervision of his brother Ashot.

He became an example for him in everything. Thanks to his brother, Ararat became known throughout the country. It was he who brought his younger brother to KVN, and now he helps with acting.

Plus, Ararat has never hidden the fact that his family has provided him with great support in many issues in life, and he is always ready to help his loved ones.

Education

Ashot went to study as an economist after school, and Ararat mastered the hotel business. Despite the fact that both brothers chose serious professions, they were always drawn to creativity. So they do started playing KVN.

Keshchyan’s parents always provided their sons with their support, despite the fact that playing in KVN did not always allow them to give their best full program in teaching at universities. Ararat does not have an acting diploma.

While studying in 1999, Ararat began playing in KVN as part of the “Grandchildren of Lumumba” team. Over the next 3 years, the team won a lot of awards, including the Sochi Cup.

Subsequently, the team became part of RUDN University. In 2003, Ararat played as part of the RUDN National Team in the Major League. Having quickly got used to it, the team began to play at the festival in Jurmala. Then Ararat appeared in the image of “Talking Kivin”; this video is popular even today.

From that moment on, Ararat became popular. In 2005, he performed three parodies of G. Khazanov. In 2006, the RUDN team became the champion of the Major League. Ararat's jokes became known by worldwide network Internet.

Personal life

In 2010, Ararat met Ekaterina. At that time, Keshchyan was married to another woman, but after living with her for 3 years, he realized that he was not happy. Announcing his divorce, Ararat noted that his heart belongs to another.

Katya and Ararat got married soon after they met. In 2014, Katerina gave birth to Ararat’s daughter, Eva. The couple not only gets along well at home, but also run a business together. Katerina opened a wedding agency, which is gaining popularity.

Many famous metropolitan couples held luxurious weddings there. The agency is called “Utkin House”. This name was not chosen by chance, because during Eve’s pregnancy, Ararat called his wife with the cute nickname “Duck”.

You can read more about Ararat Keschan’s relationship with his wife.

Interests and hobbies

Ararat is fond of diving, saying that the water helps him relax after rich life in Moscow. As a caring father, he often spends time with Eva. The girl became the star of her father's Instagram page.

Ararat proved himself not only as an actor, comedian and TV star, but also an excellent businessman. The man also plans to open a restaurant serving Georgian cuisine, so that in the future he won’t have to think about where to get money. In that case, he can free time dedicate to filming.

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Professional life

His debut on TV took place in Ararat’s life in 2007, when he participated in the filming of the “Bla-Bla Show” program. A year later, the artist participated as a presenter in the project “Outside the Game”, “Fight Club”. All this time he combined playing KVN with work.

In 2009, he was cast in the TV series “Univer”, where he played the role of a student named Michael. His character came from Adler to Moscow. It’s not easy to act in a sitcom, but this work made him mega-popular. In 2011, Ararat left the project.

In addition to “Univer,” the actor can be seen in various roles in films, for example, “Exchange Wedding,” the TV series “Happy Together,” the comedy “That Carloson,” “Moms” and many others. In 2012, he played a role in the film “Nannies,” which was directed by his brother Ashot.

In 2014, he became the host of the “Beastly Work” program, which was broadcast on the Zvezda TV channel. In 2016, he began leading the “Not a FACT” project, which is dedicated to bright events, mysterious places and destinies amazing people. Keshchyan also conquered the stage of the popular Comedy Club project.

In 2016, Ararat became a guest of the “Explorer” project on the “Friday” channel. Its essence is that the stars show the beauty of their native places. Ararat showed Sochi from the best side, saying that he considers this place his real homeland. In 2017, the film “Classmates” was released, where Ararat played the leading role.

The childhood of Ararat Keshchyan

Ararat was born in small town Gagra in Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Soon the boy left him, as the family left for Adler. There he graduated from school. He has an older brother, Ashot, who could not help but influence Ararat. It was he, one might say, who brought his brother to KVN. It was 1999.

The brother received an economic education, and Ararat was at that time a student at the Peoples' Friendship University and studied at the Faculty of Hotel Management. Parents were ready to support any endeavor. As Ararat says, the main thing for them was that their sons should be further away from crazy hobbies. Despite the fact that playing KVN was not a specialty for either of the brothers, father and mother never insisted that they quit this activity and pursue a career.

The first for Keshchyan was the “Grandchildren of Lumumba” team. From 2000 to 2002 they were champions of Sochi, and in 2002, playing in KVN, they reached the semi-finals of the Northern League.

The beginning of the career of Ararat Keshchyan, KVN

The team in which the brothers played belonged to the Sochi branch of RUDN University. The brothers were noticed and invited to Moscow, where they began playing in the RUDN National Team team. Their first games there took place in 2003 - it was their debut in the Major League. Guys for a short time found themselves among the best players of their new team.

“Talking KiViN” - a parody performed by Ararat at the festival in Jurmala, was remembered and liked by both the audience and the jury. She laid the foundation for the following similar parodies.

In 2004, the team not only reached the finals, it took second place, slightly losing to the team from Pyatigorsk. This time Ararat performed the parody “Parrot”.

In 2005, again in Jurmala, the aspiring actor showed the third version of the parody that was already loved by the audience, and it was a considerable success. What was special was that this time Gennady Khazanov, to whom this parody was addressed, was in the hall.

In 2006, the RUDN National Team became the winner after a difficult struggle. This was followed by victories for his team in both 2007 and 2011. More than once they performed at concerts that were organized in honor of the birthday of KVN.

KVN RUDN - GHOUL, Ararat Keshchyan

As Ararat says, KVN is not an easy task. To go on stage and deliver something funny, you need to rehearse a lot, often sleep a couple of hours a day.

Together with the guys from the team, the brothers dreamed of creating something interesting on television. Unfortunately, they didn’t have enough author’s or producer’s resources, and nothing worked out for them.

Living in Moscow and playing in KVN, the brothers took part in a number of other television programs. So in 2007 they appeared in the entertainment genre program “Bla-Bla Show”, in the program “Outside the Game”, where they even became the hosts of one of the episodes. Both brothers were members of Fight Club. One time in " Comedy Woman» Ararat was an “invited guest”.

Ararat Keshchyan in the TV series “Univer”

By the beginning of 2009, Keshchyan had already become well known to viewers thanks to his talent, and he was invited to the Univer casting. He decided to try and did not regret it.

Ararat Keshchyan and Larisa Baranova about the sitcom Univer

Ararat was given the role of Michael - this is a student who came to Moscow from Adler. It’s hard to act in a sitcom, since filming goes on almost non-stop, and free time occurs only closer to the night. In the series "Univer" Ararat worked with such actors as Maria Kozhevnikova, Andrey Gaidulyan, Vitaly Gogunsky and others.

Personal life of Ararat Keshchyan

Ararat is currently filming a lot; due to the lack of free time, it sometimes seems to him that if nothing changes, life can pass with the script in his hands. Like anyone to a normal person, he wants to visit theaters, cinema, meet friends. There was a time when he tried to read fiction during breaks between filming, but soon realized that nothing would come of it. With constant lack of sleep and emerging chronic fatigue The actors have only one desire - to sleep.

Ararat has no thoughts about working in his specialty. He likes the acting profession and would like to stay in it as long as possible. The plans are to open a cafe or restaurant so that there is a business that constantly generates income. This would make it possible to do what you love and not have to worry about whether it is profitable or not. But for now there are only intentions.

Another dream is to have two houses: one where it would be good for his family to live, and the second in the place where he will work. Ararat prefers not to plan her birthday, like many other holidays. He believes that in this case they turn out boring; improvisation is preferable for him.

Ararat Keshchyan today

Keshchyan has been in Moscow for many years, but he doesn’t feel like a Muscovite. In his words, he simply adapted to life in the capital. His homeland is where he feels comfortable - Abkhazia, Sochi.

According to the actor, he is worried about this moment difficult period, he feels that changes are taking place in him, which he himself does not really like. It is important for him to preserve all the good things that were invested in him by his parents. Ararat says that Moscow, television, Univer - all this “tears” his personality.

Keshchyan’s favorite type of recreation is diving. He likes to float in zero gravity, immersed in the ocean. The unusual, complete silence under water is also attractive. After a noisy city, such rest is medicine and salvation.

The actor was married from 2007 to 2010. In 2010, Ararat announced that he was divorced and that his heart was no longer free. At the very beginning of 2013, Keshchyan married again. His chosen one is Ekaterina Shepeta.

Ararat Keshchyan is the star of the sitcom “Univer”. Anyone who has seen at least one episode will not forget this wonderful young man. Another part of the Russian audience knows Ararat from his brilliant performance in the KVN team.

Ararat Keshchyan is Armenian by nationality. He was born in Abkhazia, in Gagra on October 19, 1978. Soon after the boy was born, the family moved to Adler, where he grew up. Ararat was not only child in the family, he grew up with his older brother Ashot. (Ashot in “Univer” also played Michael’s older brother, the hero of Ararat).
Parents monitored the behavior of their temperamental sons so that they would not succumb to anyone’s negative influence, and therefore encouraged any of their hobbies that took place in a positive direction. Therefore, when the boys, while studying at the university, began to play KVN, their parents did not dissuade them from this activity, in favor of studying and future career. The initiator of joining KVN in 1999 was the elder Ashot, then he brought Ararat there too. At that time, Ashot had already graduated from a university with a degree in economics, and Ararat was studying at the Peoples' Friendship University.

For the first time, the brothers performed as part of the “Grandchildren of Lumumba” team. The team played so fervently that they first became the champion of Sochi, and then reached the semi-finals of the Northern League.
After a brilliant game, the Keshyan brothers were invited to Moscow to join the RUDN University team in Major League. And in the new team they proved themselves to be one of the best. The audience especially loved and remembered Ararat’s parody of Gennady Khazanov’s famous monologue “The Parrot”.
Ararat Keshchyan has said more than once in his interviews that KVN only looks fun from the stage, in fact it is hard labour, and to do something truly outstanding on stage, you have to rehearse so much that there is almost no time left for sleep.

The Keshchyan brothers began to be invited to appear on television in various programs: in some places they were simply participants, in others they were presenters of one or two episodes, in others they were invited guests.

When the casting for participation in the series “ Univer", Ararat was already well known to the audience, so his participation in the sitcom was not accidental.

The young actor never regretted his participation in this project, although filming such films does not leave any time for anything other than the filming itself. Actors come home only to sleep. All life passes on film set. Between takes, the actor tried to read books, but then realized the futility of this idea. The fact is that actors are so exhausted on such projects that during breaks they only have the strength to sleep.

Ararat even admits that sometimes it seems like life passes by, and you are left with the script in your hands. However, the young man fell in love with the acting profession so much that he no longer remembers his specialty, for which he studied at the university, when he dreamed of doing hotel management. True, from time to time the actor says that he would be happy to open a restaurant or cafe in the future that would generate income. Then you won’t have to think about the profitability of television or film projects with his participation, but just enjoy acting profession. But so far these plans have not been implemented.
Despite the years spent in Moscow, Ararat remains a true Armenian and really misses his native land. According to him, he never became a Muscovite, he just got used to life in the noisy capital. He even admits that sometimes he feels a mental discord with the surrounding reality, and everything that currently surrounds the capital and literally “tears” it apart.
He would also like to have two houses: one for the comfort of his family, the second for work.

Personal life of Ararat Keshchyan

In his personal life, the actor now feels happy. He already has one marriage behind him with his wife Irina, which lasted three years and ended in 2010. And in 2013, he married again to a girl named Katerina Shepeta, and a year later she gave birth to his daughter.

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Celebrity wives prefer to lead an idle lifestyle, placing their hopes entirely on their husbands. But there are exceptions to this rule. Ekaterina Shepeta is a young mother of two children, the wife of a successful actor and TV presenter, who is not satisfied with the role of a housewife. The girl owns an event agency. She manages to combine family chores with organizing one of the most important holidays In every person's life there are weddings.

Childhood and youth

Ekaterina is originally from Kazakhstan. Born September 4, 1989. Parents, like a good part of the population of Kostanay, are Russian by nationality. As a child, Katya dreamed of becoming a fashion model. When she grew up, she began participating in beauty pageants. Height (173 cm) and other parameters made it possible to make a career in modeling business. But Ekaterina, even after winning several competitions, was determined to get a serious profession, which in the future would bring both income and pleasure.

Katya received her secondary education in one of the best institutions in Kostanay - in the gymnasium named after. . However, not a single university hometown didn't attract the girl's attention. Ekaterina set her sights towards the Russian capital, where there is a better chance of getting a quality education and making a career. Soon after the prom, the girl was already hastily getting ready for Moscow.

The parents were not surprised by their daughter's plans. Father wanted Katya to study in Moscow. In addition, relatives live in the capital who supported the girl at first. Katya planned to enter MSTU. .

According to one version, she entered, but studied for only a month, after which she transferred to another university. On the other hand, on the way I changed my mind and upon arrival in Moscow submitted documents to the Russian State University for the Humanities. One way or another, five years later, thanks to perseverance, perseverance and the support of my parents, I received a diploma with honors.

Ekaterina is an advertising specialist. But the girl was always frightened by the fate of a hired employee, even in a prosperous company. I wanted freedom and independence. And this can be achieved by opening a business. The graduate of the Russian State University for the Humanities did just that, but a little later - two years after receiving higher education. First, I had to gain initial experience in the advertising business.

Career

After receiving her diploma, Catherine, of course, had to get a job. She began building a business plan for the future agency later, after she got married. Before meeting her future husband, Ekaterina worked in a PR agency that specializes in promoting films and other projects from the world of the film industry. Ekaterina began to realize her thoughts about her own business while she was pregnant.

At the beginning of her journey, the girl had little idea what her agency would be like. But the choice of niche in the holiday business was influenced by events from own life. The memories of the wedding have not yet faded. And Catherine wanted to organize holidays for others. So she created a wedding agency.

Ekaterina’s project is “Duck’s House”. This name for the aspiring business woman came to mind by accident. Later, Catherine learned that the duck is a symbol of domestic well-being. On behalf of the holiday agency, the girl decided to launch a competition. The winner was promised an original prize - a comprehensive organization of the holiday.

The gift package of services intended for the luckiest participant included video filming, performances by artists, and decoration of the hall. Catherine dreamed of making a holiday that the bride would remember for the rest of her life, and she succeeded.

The competition started on February 14. Only couples from Moscow took part. The winner was the one whose love story was the most convincing. Catherine looked through the letters every day. Finally I chose the five most touching ones. The couple who will receive the prize was chosen by the audience.

In an interview, Katya once said that she did not pursue the goal of “conquering Moscow.” The girl fell in love with this city as a child. I dreamed of living here since I visited for the first time with my parents. Thanks to her participation in competitions, Katya visited different cities. She remembers this period with warmth in her biography. But the girl doesn’t like the fact that journalists, having learned about the marriage of the popular actor, dubbed her the “Kostanay beauty queen.”

Personal life

Enjoy Movies is the name of the company where Katya worked after graduating from university. Here the girl not only gained experience in the advertising business, but also met her future husband. The specifics of the work involved communication with actors, including one who had long collaborated with the founder of the company.

Katya got married in 2013. Photos of the star of the TV series “Univer” and his bride immediately appeared in the media. At first they planned to organize a wedding in a narrow circle. Ekaterina’s husband is from Gagra. The celebration took place near his hometown - in Adler. But the newlyweds wanted to continue the holiday. That's why they noted an important event three more times.

After Adler and his friends flew to Thailand. Then, at the invitation of Katya’s parents, she went to Kostanay. When they returned to Moscow, Ararat proposed holding another celebration - this time among colleagues.

In 2014, Eva was born. Two years after the wedding, Katya gave an interview in which she talked about her family. Now she has many relatives, most of them from her husband’s side. A girl from Kostanay has become a proper Armenian daughter-in-law: she cooks National dishes and even mastered native language Ararat at a conversational level.

In all her endeavors, Catherine was supported by her husband. The name of Ararat became important detail advertising campaign. But the founder and manager of the wedding organization project is Ekaterina. On your personal page "Instagram" she regularly adds new photos. This is a hobby that the girl takes seriously. Katya makes every publication informative and useful for subscribers.

Ekaterina Shepeta now

In 2017, Ekaterina became a mother for the second time. Another girl was born into the Keshchyan family and was named Diana. On Instagram, the girl shares her experience, talks about how she managed to stay in shape after the birth of her second daughter, and about the principles healthy eating.

Ekaterina Keshchyan also finds time for business. In February 2018, she visited a wedding exhibition, which she announced on Instagram. detailed comments. But main topic Catherine's blog - family.

Ararat Keshchyan has long earned the love of TV viewers with his performance in KVN and his role in the TV series “Univer”; in addition, he hosted fun show at the radio station and was the host of television programs. To achieve success, Ararat had to work hard, but even now he does not intend to stop there, constantly working on himself. The artist also plans to open his own restaurant, where visitors will be treated to various national dishes. Keshchyan’s personal life was happy, and now his daughter is growing up in his family. The artist’s wife manages not only to raise the baby, but also to work in her own agency.

Ararat was born in 1978 in Gagra, Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Many people think that he got his name in honor of the mountain, but it turned out that the father dreamed of his son’s football career, so he named the future actor in honor of the Ararat team. His older brother Ashot also grew up in the family, who also chose an acting and directing career. Due to the tense situation in Gagra, the whole family moved to the village, which was located near the border with Abkhazia. His father worked as a civil engineer, and his mother was a teacher, so she kept her sons under control.

In the photo Ararat Keshchyan with his brother Ashot

After graduating from school, the young man entered a polytechnic college in Sochi, where he and his brother became interested in playing KVN. Having achieved considerable victories as part of the “Grandchildren of Lumumba” team, they moved to Moscow and became members of the “RUDN University Team”. The young promising artist was noted, and in 2007 he already took part in entertainment television programs. Keshchyan's film career took place in 2009, when he began starring in the sitcom “Univer”. The role of the cunning and charming Armenian appealed to many directors and spectators, thanks to which he creative career New works began to appear.

Ararat’s personal life did not immediately turn out the way he dreamed about it. His first family appeared in 2007, and with his future wife He met Irina, who was from Moscow, thanks to KVN. However, the couple never found mutual understanding, which is why they separated three years later. Their friends also noted that they were completely different both in their outlook on life and in their upbringing.

Actor with his first wife Irina

Keshchyan met his future second wife Ekaterina Shepeta thanks to their mutual friend, actor and director Sarik Andreasyan. At that time, the girl was studying at the university, planning to become a public relations specialist in the future, and at the same time worked as a PR specialist in various companies. After an unsuccessful first marriage, the artist was disappointed in women and did not even think about having serious relationship, however, when he got to know Katya better, he changed his mind. Soon a romance arose between the young people, and at the beginning of 2013 they had a wedding, which they had to celebrate four times. In 2014, the couple had a daughter, Eva, although throughout the pregnancy doctors claimed that they would have a boy.

In the photo, Ararat Keshchyan with his family: wife Ekaterina and daughter Eva

His wife considers Ararat a wonderful father who simply adores his baby. Despite his immense love for his daughter, he is not going to spoil her. Ekaterina, having found herself in the actor’s friendly and large family, studied Armenian language, and also learned how to cook national dishes, which Keschan really likes. When her daughter grew up a little, she created her own agency, which organizes both weddings and family events.

Ararat's parents and other relatives still live in the village of Nizhnyaya Shilovka, which is located near the border with Abkhazia. His brother Ashot also got married in 2007 and now has two daughters with his wife.