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 National Team in the 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 is 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 it will be possible not to think about the profitability of television or film projects with his participation, but simply enjoy the 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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Ararat was born into an Armenian family in the famous Abkhaz Gagra and became the second son for his happy parents. His older brother Ashot will greatly influence the boy's fate. It is he who will bring Ararat to KVN for the first time.
When the boys were little, their parents decided to move to Adler, so the Keshchyans spent their entire childhood and youth in this city, which they rightfully consider home.
Both boys had an excellent sense of humor since childhood, so the eldest adolescence became interested in KVN. At first he played on school playgrounds, and when he entered one of the branches of the capital’s university, he began to approach his hobby more professionally and was able to instill a love for this type of entertainment in his brother.
As Ararat later admits, my mother was afraid that the active and lively boys would get involved with some bad company. Therefore, having discovered that the children were carried away by humor, I warmly supported them.
After school, Ararat tried his luck at the Sochi branch of the famous RUDN University and got in on the first try. He specialized in hotel business, while his brother studied economics. None of them were professionally associated with the funny and resourceful club, but they so enjoyed writing jokes and performing with them!
Their first team was the Sochi “Grandchildren of Lumumba”, who, with the advent of the Keshchyans, won the title of champions of Sochi, and, having held the palm for two years, in 2002 reached the semi-finals of the Northern League. The charismatic brothers were quickly noticed by colleagues from the parent university and invited to Moscow. Already in next year The Keshchyans were included in the “RUDN University Team” and played in Major League.
Star
Ararat received his first recognition among his colleagues: the wit of the new team member was quickly noticed by experienced KVN players, and popular recognition came to him after a parody of the famous performance of the master of humor Gennady Khazanov called “Talking KiViN”.
In total, Keshchyan wrote and performed three versions of his stand-up, the last of which Khazanov himself, who attended the game in Jurmala, laughed heartily at in 2005.
Keshchyan's popularity grew along with the popularity of the RUDN University team, which not only reached the finals of the Major League games, but also more than once took first place in the most fun and resourceful competitions.
The seemingly easy pastime, according to the actor, sometimes left no time even for sleep. To come up with an interesting joke, a spontaneous stem or a song that will be remembered, you need to have literary talent, a natural sense of humor and artistic inclinations.
Love
Back in the days of the Sochi victories, the actor met his first true love, the charming blonde Irina, whom she doesn’t like to talk about today. Before proposing to the girl, he introduced her to her parents, but they were not delighted.
The girl was far from the dream of Ararat himself, who adores children and, creating a family, wanted to return to home. But Irina turned out to be an ambitious careerist. The girl spent most of her time working and spent very little time at home, and besides, she had a hot temper. But during the three years they lived together, they never decided to have a child.
In 2010, in one of his interviews, Keshchyan stated that he was divorced. But the actor never became an eligible bachelor. Immediately after the meager mention of the divorce, Ararat clarified that his heart was occupied again.
TV star
Meanwhile, the actor increasingly appeared on television. The brothers’ dream of doing something interesting besides KVN first resulted in their participation in the “Blah-Blah Show” program. Then they appeared in the shows “Outside” and “Fight Club.” But the Keshchyans never completed any serious project.
One day Ararat got on the show " Comedy women" as an invited guest and immediately received new gossip. Fans noted that legendary star KVN Natalya Andreevna Yeprikyan somehow speaks very warmly about the guest.
Further more. Chatterboxes immediately found similarities between the comedians and immediately published speculation that Keshchyan and Yeprikyan are relatives who help each other consolidate their positions in show business.
The news immediately spread across the network. Natalya Andreevna even had to make an official denial. Despite the fact that the stars have known each other since collaboration in KVN, there is no relationship between them.
In 2009, the actor was invited to audition for a new television series called “Univer.” He was to play the colorful Armenian Arthur Mikaelyan, nicknamed Michael, a charming joker and lover of women.
And Keshchyan successfully passed the audition. His personal story inspired the scriptwriters and some facts from real life the actor migrated to the screen. For example, his Michael is also from Adler, he also has a brother Ashot. In some episodes he comes to the guys in Moscow. It's not hard to guess what plays him real brother Ararat - Ashot Keshchyan.
Marriage
Unlike his Michael, Ararat never had the reputation of a heartthrob. After the divorce, he quickly started serious relationship With famous model and a beauty queen from Kazakhstan - Ekaterina Shepeta.
After school, the girl came to Moscow to study. As she dreamed, she entered the design faculty, but after a month she realized that her ideas about this profession were far from reality. A year later, the girl applied to the Faculty of Public Relations at the Russian State Technical University, from which she graduated with honors.
Katya says that she always wanted to communicate with people and give them happiness, so after graduating from university in 2012, she started a business related to organizing weddings. Her own own wedding, with Ararat, took place another year later - in 2013. The celebration was intimate and very cozy. So quiet that even desperate Keshchyan fans missed the celebration.
Ararat Keshchyan became famous after his role in the TV series “Univer”. But the first success big stage I came to him back when I was playing in KVN.
Despite the fame of a womanizer and a real womanizer due to the role of his hero Michael, he is loving father And good husband. With his wife Ekaterina Shepeta, they are raising a small daughter and developing their business.
Who tamed the Don Juan?
Ekaterina Shepeta is a beauty with spectacular forms, born in Kazakhstan in 1989. After graduating from school, she moved to Moscow to enter one of the universities. On her first try, she became a student at Moscow State Technical University, choosing the design department. But without studying for even a year, Katya realized that her calling was completely different. She took the documents and transferred to RGTU. She graduated from the institute in 2012, receiving a specialist diploma in public relations.
Since childhood, Katya took an active part in beauty contests - she really liked being the center of attention, she was glad to meet new people. Her relatives and fans have always admired her luxurious long hair and model forms. The girl became a regular participant in various competitions among the beauties of Kazakhstan. It cannot be said that she constantly took prizes, but she was never deprived of attention from the judges and jury.
Now only personalized diplomas and several awards remind her of her past hobbies, because in this moment she is a happy young mother and the founder of her own business.
Dream come true
Ekaterina is married to the idol of millions of girls -. Their marriage was registered in 2013. Moreover, the young people played it three times - first for loved ones and relatives, then for colleagues, and the third time - for Katya’s relatives in Kostanay. There were no journalists at the celebration, because the young people wanted to share the joy only with the people closest to them. As the girl herself recalls, their first acquaintance with Ararat took place with the participation of both in one of Sarik Andreasyan’s projects. Ararat came up with scenarios and took part in them, and Katya worked as a PR specialist for these projects.
Ararat admits that at the first meeting he was immediately struck by Catherine’s beauty. Well, who could resist the beauty of a blonde with long curls and a graceful figure? Before Catherine, Ararat was married to his wife Irina and at the time they met he had already managed to adapt psychologically after the divorce. After an unsuccessful marriage, he promised himself to never marry, but when he met Katya, he completely let go of these thoughts.
Kinder Surprise
A year after their legal marriage, the couple had a daughter, who was named Eva. This event came as an unexpected surprise for the new parents, because during pregnancy, doctors assured that the couple would have a boy. Ararat excels at combining the role of a caring father and a loving husband.
Despite the fact that Ekaterina younger than spouse 11 years old and they have different religious views, their marriage is considered ideal. The couple rarely shares their family photos in social networks, thereby not attracting unnecessary glances and unnecessary gossip to your family. Ekaterina also admitted that, out of respect for her husband, she began to study Armenian language and learned to cook National dishes Armenia.
Interesting notes:
Wedding fairy
At the moment, the girl is not only raising her little daughter, but is also the director of the Utkin House wedding agency. The idea of creating a company that will help newlyweds make their main day in life simply perfect has been around for a long time.
Ararat calls his wife a “wedding fairy” and a true businesswoman, who not only engages in her favorite hobby and earns money from it. The husband actively acts in comedy films, the wife runs her own business - a wonderful family where everyone is busy with their favorite thing. In their free time from work, Ararat and Katya like to visit various entertainment activities and show.
Ekaterina, like no one else, shows shining example how an ordinary girl came to the capital and, thanks to her determination, not only achieved enormous success in business, but managed to find love and build a strong family.
As Ararat himself says, Catherine is more of a home person than a public figure. They can easily choose a quiet, cozy evening at home rather than going to a noisy party.
Despite the fact that the girl’s work takes up quite a lot of time, her family and raising her daughter come first. This quality in her is greatly appreciated by her husband, who found true happiness with the appearance of Catherine in his life.
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 final, 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 in 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 happens only closer to 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 acting profession, and he would like to stay in it as much 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 currently going through a 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.
I submitted documents to the registry office twice. For the first time, the artist married a certain Irina. The wedding took place in Adler on November 7, 2007. However family life It didn’t work out and in 2010 the couple divorced. The actor's second chosen one was the owner of her own wedding agency. Ekaterina Shepeta. The lovers got married on January 11, 2013 and today celebrate the sixth anniversary of this significant event. On this occasion, Keshchyan published a photo from the wedding on his microblog on Instagram and briefly spoke about some of the details of the ceremony.
Ararat Keshchyan with his wife
“Six years ago, on this day, in Thailand, a few days after registration, in a large and noisy company, a ceremony was held on the ocean shore. Everyone unanimously promised each other to repeat the feat in exactly five years. Naive. Little did we know then that any of our plans could be vetoed by two small, big-eyed boogers. It’s okay, when they grow up, we’ll take revenge. Happy day @katyakeshchyan!!!” - the actor wrote in his usual humorous manner (the spelling and punctuation of the authors are given hereinafter without changes. - Note ed.).
For her part, Catherine also rushed to congratulate her husband on the microblog on Instagram. “This is the case here. Today is our anniversary. 6 years. But in the hustle and bustle we forgot about it. @araratkeshchyan I wish us universal acceptance of each other and that in many years, holding hands, smiling just like in this photo, we will dance at the wedding of our grandchildren,” the wife addressed Ararat.
Ararat Keshchyan with his wife and youngest daughter
Let us remind you that the couple are raising two daughters. First, Eve, was born on September 3, 2014. Photos and comical videos with her participation can be found on the microblog of the star dad. The couple's second daughter Diana, celebrated her first birthday on November 13th. Co significant date happy parents congratulated the baby on Instagram.
It is noteworthy that Ararat Keshchyan’s wife Ekaterina continued to work actively while at recent months pregnancy. According to the actor, he never sought to turn his wife into a housewife, because he understands that self-realization is part of her restless nature.
Ararat Keshchyan with daughters
Meanwhile, previously the star of "Univer". “Most often this is the image of a mother. A woman must love her family, have wisdom and a sense of humor. And, of course, she must know her place. This is not discrimination, but a requirement of nature. If a woman is able to understand and accept this, any man will adore her! And the one who came to the family to become a queen will end up as a servant,” said the artist.
