Azat Sherents

Born

April 4, 1913

Died

December 25, 1993 (80 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR, [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]

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.