Armen Dzhigarkhanyan: “My wife demanded a child from me. How could I do this? Personal life and biography of Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya: photo How Armen Borisovich treated his wife at the beginning of the relationship

The third wife of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya

Actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is known not only for the record number of roles he played, but also for the fact that he had numerous love affairs and was married several times. His wives are intelligent, talented women who have had a significant influence on the development of the culture of our country.

Dzhigarkhanyan's first wife is actress of the Russian Drama Theater Alla Vannovskaya

Alla Vannovskaya was the daughter of People's Artist of the Armenian USSR Yuri Alekseevich Vannovsky. She met Armen when he worked in a theater in Yerevan. Alla was very beautiful, loved Armen, but was jealous of all the women with whom he had to collaborate. After getting married, they lived together for six years. She gave birth to Armen's daughter Lena in 1964.

Unfortunately, it was discovered that Alla was suffering from a mental illness - the dance of St. Vitus. This disease had a negative effect on her mental condition, Alla constantly made scandals for Armen. In the end, he couldn’t stand it and took it one year old daughter Lena and left for Moscow. In 1966, Alla died in a mental hospital.

Later, having matured, the daughter of Armen and Alla was educated in Moscow and wanted to become an actress. But her life ended suddenly in 1987 when she fell asleep in a car with the engine running. Before this event, the girl had a heated dialogue with her father, who could not forgive her for an affair with one of the theater actors.

Dzhigarkhanyan still blames himself for his daughter’s death. She is buried on Vagankovskoe cemetery in Moscow.

Dzhigarkhanyan’s second wife - Tatyana Vlasova

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan met Tatyana Vlasova back in Yerevan. She was born in 1943, and since childhood she saw herself as an actress. Her place of work was the Yerevan Russian Drama Theater named after Konstantin Stanislavsky.

She was married to a theater director and gave birth to a son, Stepan. The marriage broke up, Tatyana divorced her husband, but at the same time continued to work as a freelancer in the theater.

For the first time Armen saw his future wife when she stood and smoked near the stage. He immediately noticed her long and graceful fingers. After meeting, Tatyana admitted to Armen that her life was dominated by boredom and depression, and Armen advised her to fall in love. Over time, their conversations became more and more exciting, they talked about everything in the world... and gradually fell in love with each other.

Second wife of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan - Tatyana Vlasova

Soon the couple decided to leave Yerevan for Moscow. The reason for leaving was the fact that the famous director Anatoly Efros invited Dzhigarkhanyan to play a role in the Lenkom Theater. They took Dzhigarkhanyan’s daughter Elena with them, and little son Tatyana remained in Krasnoyarsk. As wedding ring Tatiana put Armen’s grandmother’s old ring on her hand.

Arriving in Moscow, Tatyana and Armen began to live in a small basement near the theater, and after some time they received an apartment in one of the houses on Arbat. Tatiana's son Stepan moved to Moscow. At first, Dzhigarkhanyan tried to place him in the theater, even bought him a one-room apartment in his house, but Stepan did not work well, and his stepfather fired him. The couple began to avoid meeting each other, and gradually the relationship went wrong.

In 2000, Tatyana left for the United States of America to teach Russian at the University of Dallas. Armen was thinking about going to America himself, since his long-time friend gave him a house there, and the American government gave him a green card for his services to culture. But then the actor realized that his knowledge of the language was not enough to adequately show himself in the American theater.

The third wife of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya

Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya is from Kyiv and graduated from the Kyiv Conservatory in piano. I first saw a performance with the participation of Dzhigarkhanyan at the age of 16, when the Moscow theater came on tour to Kyiv. Then the actor captivated her with his performance of the role. Even then, Vitalina dreamed of devoting her life to classical music and at the same time she became interested in everything that was connected with Dzhigarkhanyan.

After graduating from school, Vitalina took part in the International Music Competition in Paris, received an award there and entered the Kyiv Conservatory to study. In 2001, Vitalina went to Moscow to meet Dzhigarkhanyan there - at that time it turned out that the actor had health problems. This is how her Moscow life began, studying there at the conservatory. Periodically, she traveled to study music in Israel and Austria.

Dzhigarkhanyan’s third wife – Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya

Soon Dzhigarkhanyan invited Vitalina to work as a musical director in his theater. Then she helped him stage a play based on the fairy tale “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.” Vitalina changed her citizenship to Russian and began to help Dzhigarkhanyan in everything, making sure that the best doctors supervised his health.

When she managed to help Dzhigarkhanyan overcome his illness, they settled in another area of ​​Moscow. Together with him she went to New York, to a resort in Spain, and visited Las Vegas.

A couple of months before his 80th birthday, Dzhigarkhanyan officially divorced Vlasova. There is an assumption that he wants to legitimize his relationship with Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya. The age difference between Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya is 45 years. Now Vitalina is the musical director of his theater, there are rumors that many actors could not get along with her and left the theater. She was recently promoted to General Director of the theatre.

Ukrainian pianist, former CEO Theater under the direction of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan.

Biography of Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya

born in the Ukrainian capital in 1979. Studied in Kyiv. Became a laureate of the international music competition in Paris. Graduated music school in piano, then the National Music Academy of Ukraine named after P. I. Tchaikovsky. In 2001 she moved to Moscow, where she entered the Maimonides State Classical Academy. Subsequently, she taught here at the Faculty of World musical culture and then the director Vladimir Yachmenev recommended Vitalina to the Dzhigarkhanyan Theater.

Back in Kyiv, 16-year-old Tsymbalyuk attended a performance with the participation of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (“December 32”, “City Zero”, “Hello, I’m your aunt!”, “Green Van”, “ Life Line"), took an autograph and from that moment was looking for a reason to meet with famous actor. Through friends I found his phone numbers; in Moscow, sometimes I even managed to meet and have lunch together. When the artist fell ill, only his sister and Vitalina were nearby. In 2002, Armen Borisovich suffered a mini-stroke. Tsymbalyuk decided to support him and began to help Dzhigarkhanyan’s sister look after him.

After some time, Armen invited Vitalina to work in his theater, where the pianist began serving in 2008. At first she worked as the head of the music department, and on June 18, 2015 Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya took the chair of the director of the Dzhigarkhanyan Theater.

Soon the media began to be full of scandalous news related to Vitalina’s official decisions. In particular, in 2011 several people left the troupe famous artists, including Andrey Merzlikin (“Boomer”, “Piranha Hunting”, “Fortress”) and Stanislav Duzhnikov (“ Kamenskaya", "Graphomafia", "Voronins"). Elena Ksenofontova, Alexey Shevchenko, and Vladimir Kapustin joined the theater staff who left.

In 2016, another unpleasant situation became known - several employees of the Dzhigarkhanyan Theater complained that they were thrown out onto the street. Then the wife of the famous actor said that all relevant issues had been resolved by her.

Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya about the 2016 incident: “The allegedly illegally fired actress and costume designer lost all proceedings. This probably says something. Fortunately, everything calmed down. Now there is no place for intrigues and scandals in the team, although this, alas, happened before. But we managed to create an environment of like-minded people. It is important that not only me and Armen Borisovich feel good, all employees should feel comfortable... You see, I have almost 30 years of experience in art. I graduated from school at the conservatory and went through all these “creative” things. Got some bumps. From now on I know that it’s easier to break up with a person than to sort things out.”

In February 2017, another scandal broke out in the theater. This time connected with the dismissal of a young actress who had worked there for eight years. Dana Nazarova. She sued the institution, whose director Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya stated that the theater no longer needs an artist. Commenting on what happened to the press, Dzhigarkhanyan’s wife noted that the actress simply decided to promote herself in this way.

Personal life of Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya

The romance between Dzhigarkhanyan and Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya has been known for a long time. However, until the winter of 2016, the couple was limited to a civil relationship, which in total lasted, according to Vitalina herself, 15 years. With his second wife Armen Dzhigarkhanyan I’ve had almost no contact for the last six years because she lives in America. Having received a divorce in September 2015, the artist proposed marriage to his young lover.

Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya: “Armen Borisovich invited me to his home for a cup of tea with thyme. I came and saw, or rather, felt that he was very lonely. We didn't make long-term plans. For a long time Armen Borisovich could not believe in the selflessness of my intentions, but over time he realized how much I love him.”

On February 25, 2016, 80-year-old Dzhigarkhanyan married a 36-year-old pianist. The wedding ceremony took place in an atmosphere of secrecy - only those closest to them knew about the event. True, the registration of the marriage was in jeopardy, since the actor had come down with a fever the day before.

Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya: “The situation was stressful: the day before Armen Borisovich was hospitalized with the flu, and until recently I didn’t know whether registration would take place. But he escaped from the hospital. Thanks to the friends who decorated the orchid arch and bought the bride’s bouquet. But I took care of the rings myself. I wanted something simple and elegant. The combination of white and yellow gold with diamonds seemed like a worthy option. No feasts, fireworks, endless toasts, competitions or presenters. Moreover, after the registry office we went to the theater.”

Vitalina was not previously married and has no children. For Armen, this was the third marriage. The 44-year age difference, according to the lovers, did not prevent the couple from finding happiness and finding a common language with each other.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan: “I can’t say what exactly Vitalina hooked me with. This is a very difficult question. A lot of things have been written, said, invented about these things, but there is no truth. And thank God, because then there is a chance to invent a life for yourself. And if you know the answer, then you are a person from KVN.”

In the fall of 2017, a black cat ran between Vitalina and her husband. On October 16, Tsymbalyuk wrote a statement to the police about Dzhigarkhanyan’s disappearance. She explained that, in her opinion, the actor was kidnapped. However, Andrei Malakhov undertook to find the famous artist. As part of his talk show “Live”, journalist Valentina Pimanova said that Armen Borisovich was temporarily admitted to the 57th Moscow hospital because he was slightly ill, but overall he was fine.

Wherein National artist The USSR harshly told the correspondents who visited him that from now on he did not want to see his young wife and had already filed documents for divorce.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan about Vitalina: “She behaved vilely. She is a thief, not a person. She took money from my pocket. I don't feel sorry for them. I feel sorry for this process...”

It turned out that before going to the hospital, Dzhigarkhanyan left a note in his theater saying that he was firing the director Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya.

On October 18, 2017, it was shown on Channel One as part of the talk show “Let Them Talk” exclusive interview, which journalist Dmitry Borisov took from Armen Borisovich. Dzhigarkhanyan confirmed his intention to divorce Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya, again accusing her of robbing him, called his young wife “a bad person who got into his pocket,” and added that, thanks to the efforts of Vitalina Viktorovna, he now simply has nowhere to live. live.

On November 27, court district No. 202 of the Kuntsevo district in Moscow satisfied Armen Dzhigarkhanyan’s claim for divorce and officially dissolved the artists’ marriage. The court decision will enter into legal force only in a month, so Dzhigarkhanyan and Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya are still husband and wife. On day X, Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya came to the studio of the program “Andrey Malakhov. Live”, where she first commented on her divorce from Dzhigarkhanyan and spoke frankly about the resonant story.

The pianist said that she did not appear in court today. Instead of Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya, her representative Elina Mazur was present at the meeting. “I congratulate Vitalina. This horror, which lasted for several months, is over. Vitalina and Armen Borisovich are no longer spouses. The nightmare is over,” admitted Mazur.

Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya’s representative, Elina Mazur, said that after the divorce from Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, she plans to move to Paris and start a new life: “Vitalina is called to France and Germany. Don't forget, she is a professional, talented pianist. She prefers the first option, and plans to fly to Paris in mid-December to find out the terms of the contract. In Moscow, Vitalina purchased an apartment and will soon complete the renovation. And Dzhigarkhanyan has already changed several rented apartments. He doesn’t like it anywhere - he spends the night in a new place for a couple of days, and then returns to the theater, to his office. Armen Borisovich’s friends have already spent more than a million rubles on rent.”

However, on December 4 Vitalina stated that she was offended that the court decided to divorce them without even trying to reconcile. “I’m not happy with the court’s decision. It hurts that in two months my husband never talked to me and didn’t explain what I was guilty of. I won't forgive him for this. But I still want to live with him - in any of my three apartments, where he wants, in a good neighborly manner. I feel so sorry for him, I would look after him. And I changed my mind about going to Paris, so as not to be accused of emigration: I’m going to stage my old enterprise and new performances in Moscow. I’m looking for another theater,” admitted Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya.

The scandalous story of the divorce of 82-year-old Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and 36-year-old Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya at the end of November seemed to have come to its logical conclusion. However ex-spouses, nevertheless, will have to meet in court. According to lawyer Armen Borisovich Evgeny Parfenov, two criminal cases have already been opened against Vitalina.

The ex-wife of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was charged under Article 137 of the Criminal Code (disclosure of secrets privacy) and Article 235 of the Criminal Code (theft of documents). According to the investigation, Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya posted on the Internet and also gave to journalists materials about Armen Borisovich, which are legally protected as a personal secret. The woman was charged in absentia on December 5. On the same day, she was given a preventive measure in the form of a written undertaking not to leave the place.

Despite the official status married woman, Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya does not deny herself the opportunity to go on a date with another man. Thus, the artist spent one of the January evenings in the company of media tycoon Alexander Mitroshenkov. The couple was caught having a romantic dinner in one of the fashionable restaurants in the capital. According to insiders, Mitroshenkov came to the meeting with Vitalina with a bouquet of daffodils. According to rumors, the businessman has long shown interest in the pianist.

Vitalina Viktorovna Dzhigarkhanyan - third wife of the Soviet and Russian actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. By profession she is the musical director of the Moscow drama theater. As a girl I had double surname Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya.

The relationship between 36-year-old Vitalina and Armen Dzhigarkhanyan began in 2014 or 2015. Exact date unknown because the couple for a long time hid her affair and still doesn’t tell when it all started. Rumors about the relationship appeared in September 2015, when Armen Borisovich divorced his second wife Tatyana Vlasova. Official confirmation followed on February 25, 2016, when the couple decided to legitimize their relationship. There were few guests at the ceremony - only close friends. And photographs from the wedding of Dzhigarkhanyan and Vitalina appeared in very limited quantities.

Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya is a former Kiev resident, but has lived and worked in Moscow for many years. According to Vitalina herself, she first saw Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in 1994, when she was only 14 years old. He came to Kyiv with the Mayakovsky Theater and made a huge impression on young Vitalina. The girl attended all the performances with which Armen Borisovich came to the capital of Ukraine, and dreamed of meeting him. I read all the books he mentioned in interviews, watched all the films with his participation.

Vitalina met her idol in 2000. This was facilitated by the girl’s friend, who worked as an administrator at the Lesya Ukrainka Russian Drama Theater. The meeting took place before the play “Krapp's Last Tape” based on the play by S. Beckett. The actor and his fan drank tea in the dressing room and talked about creativity.

Six months later, Vitalina Tsymbalyuk met her star again. This happened by accident. As a 4th year student at the Kyiv Conservatory, she went to a concert in Moscow. There, the girl remembered that Dzhigarkhanyan’s birthday was coming soon, and asked mutual friends for his number in order to congratulate the actor on the holiday. IN telephone conversation he invited her to a rehearsal at his theater, created in 1996.

Soon Vitalina entered the Maimonides State Classical Academy, for which she moved to Moscow. Sometimes she called Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, and during one of the conversations he offered her a job in his theater. At first the girl was an accompanist, then she became a music director.

Vitalina Dzhigarkhanyan says that her first feelings for her future husband arose in Kyiv, but then it was just sympathy. The artist first perceived the girl as a friend and colleague, and began to show signs of attention only shortly before his divorce from his wife.

Armen Borisovich - Vitalina’s first husband. Surely this beautiful and educated girl previously had beloved men, but those relationships did not end in anything serious. Vitalina has neither entries in her passport nor children.

Some people condemn Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya for “destroying” Dzhigarkhanyan’s marriage to Tatyana Vlasova. These accusations are groundless, because Vlasov was still in the 90s. went to live and teach in the USA, and marriage remained just a stamp in my passport. He did not interfere with the elderly actor at all, and the divorce could have taken place many years earlier if there had been a reason for this. But the reason appeared only in 2015, and it was, as he believed, real love. Now Armen and Vitalina Dzhigarkhanyan officially became husband and wife, and all that remained was to wish them happiness. True, it, apparently, turned out to be not so long - already in causing skeptics to shrug: “We told you so...”

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan's childhood

The beginning of the creative journey of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

In 1955, Dzhigarkhanyan was accepted into the troupe of the Russian Drama Theater. K. S. Stanislavsky in Yerevan. The first steps in the creativity of a budding young actor The performances “Richard III”, “Irkutsk Story”, “Ivan Rybakov” began.

Until 1967, Armen took part in 27 theater productions in Yerevan, then again came to Moscow, this time at the invitation of Anatoly Efros. The director accepted the actor into the theater team. Lenin Komsomol, and soon Dzhigarkhanyan received roles in the plays “A Movie is Being Made,” “Molière,” “104 Pages about Love” and three more productions. However, a few months after Dzhigarkhanyan’s arrival in the capital, Efros was removed from his position, and Dzhigarkhanyan, having worked for some time under the leadership of another artistic director, decided to leave the troupe.

Next milestone theatrical career Dzhigarkhanyan began working at the theater. Mayakovsky, on whose stage he appeared for the next 27 years. The first experience in a new place - the play “Destruction”, first shown to the public in 1969 - gave Armen the opportunity to work with Odessa actor Vladimir Samoilov. After 2 years, viewers were able to enjoy the acting tandem of Dzhigarkhanyan and Svetlana Nemolyaeva in the play “A Streetcar Named Desire,” staged under the direction of A. Goncharov.

Ten years later, the same director introduced audiences to another Tennessee Williams play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The cast was chosen brilliantly: in addition to Dzhigarkhanyan, Tatyana Doronina and Emmanuil Vitorgan took part in the production.

After leaving the Mayakovsky Theater, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan briefly returned to Lenkom, and also continued to sharpen his talent in enterprise performances. From 1991 to 1996, Armen Borisovich combined acting with teaching at VGIK. Graduates of Dzhigarkhanyan’s course included many actors who subsequently achieved fame, for example, Evgeny Stychkin, who graduated from VGIK in 1994. Mikhail Porechenkov, who never passed, also studied with Dzhigarkhanyan full course training.

On March 12, 1996, the grand opening of the Moscow Drama Theater took place under the direction of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (briefly - “Theater “D”). The first theater team consisted of graduates of Dzhigarkhanyan’s VGIK course. Of course, the master often appeared on stage with his former charges. According to Armen, the most interesting works This period included roles in the plays “Krapp’s Last Tape” and “Coming Home.”

Film career of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

In 1960, Dzhigarkhanyan made his film debut - he played the role of the young worker Hakob in the film “Collapse”.

Subsequently, he created a whole gallery of wonderful, incredibly charming and unforgettable images. This is the young physicist from the film “Hello, it’s me!”, where Armen appeared in the frame together with Rolan Bykov, staff captain Ovechkin in the famous trilogy by Edmond Keosayan about the adventures of the elusive avengers, the leader of a criminal gang in the film “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed” by Stanislav Govorukhina. In the imperishable crime film, Dzhigarkhanyan acted as the antagonist of the main character, operative Gleb Zheglov, played by Vladimir Vysotsky.

In 1975, the comedy “Hello, I’m your aunt!” was released. Millions of viewers witnessed the adventures of the hunters for Aunt Rose's inheritance. The comic strip was full of funny details, for example, Judge Kriggs' mustache was glued upside down, and Alexander Kalyagin's costume was trimmed with fringe from curtains.

"Hello I'm your aunt!". Moment with Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

The role of Tristan in “Dog in the Manger” received warm reviews. The cunning footman with Dzhigarkhanyan's signature charm was remembered by the audience almost more than the main character performed by Mikhail Boyarsky. By the way, the latter voiced Tristan’s famous couplets instead of Dzhigarkhanyan himself.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Mikhail Boyarsky, Tristan's verses

In 1995, Dzhigarkhanyan was invited to film fourth film Vladimir Menshov, comedy “Shirley-Myrli”. The director managed to put together an exceptional cast: Valery Garkalin, who played the roles of three twin brothers and the black steward Patrick Krolikow, the incomparable Lyubov Polishchuk, who acted as his wife American Ambassador, Igor Ugolnikov, aka police captain Jean-Paul Piskunov - we can continue endlessly, because it is not without reason that this film has become a recognized masterpiece of post-Soviet cinema. The characters of dozens of favorite cartoons speak in the voice of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan: John Silver from “Treasure Island”, Uncle Mokus, familiar to everyone from the adventures of the pig Funtik, the wolf from the cartoon “Once upon a time there was a dog” with his immortal “I’ll sing now!” and even the heroes of the American series “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”.

Armen Borisovich has more than 200 roles under his belt – a number that is, without a doubt, phenomenal. The recognized wit Valentin Gaft even wrote an apt epigram on this subject: “There are fewer Armenians in the world than there are films in which Dzhigarkhanyan played...”. The actor’s colorful appearance did not become an obstacle to creating completely diverse images. The incredible gift of transformation allowed Dzhigarkhanyan to play people different nationalities and religious denominations, instantly “sing along” with other actors.

Personal life of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

In 1987, the actor suffered another blow of fate: his 23-year-old daughter Elena died after falling asleep in a car with the engine running. Armen Borisovich entered into a second marriage with actress Tatyana Vlasova, whom he met shortly after breaking up with his first wife. According to Dzhigarkhanyan, the wedding took place so unexpectedly for both that they didn’t even have time to buy rings for the upcoming ceremony, and Armen put his grandmother’s wedding ring, which he inherited, on Tatyana’s finger.

In 1999, Armen Borisovich received a US residence permit under the quota for outstanding artists and began to live “in two houses,” staying in his mansion in America for several months a year with his wife.

Circumstances developed in such a way that Tatyana chose to stay on another continent forever, and Armen most spent time in Russia. For the last 6 years of their forty-year relationship, the couple practically did not communicate. In 2015, Dzhigarkhanyan announced the official end of his second marriage. Tatyana remained to live and work in the USA, getting a job as a Russian language teacher at the University of Dallas. The couple did not have children together, but at one time Armen Borisovich adopted Tatiana’s son from his first marriage, Stepan.

In one of the interviews, Armen said that the latter great love actor - Siamese cat Phil ( full name– Philosopher). Unfortunately, he passed away in 2006. Last years the pet lived in America with Tatyana, and every conversation between Dzhigarkhanyan and his wife began with the phrase: “How is Phil?”

At the beginning of 2015, everyone was struck by the news about the romance between Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya, music director Moscow Drama Theatre. Many were shocked by the significant age difference: the girl turned out to be 47 years younger than the theater master. In February 2016, Armen and Vitalina formalized their relationship.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan now

In October 2017, the actor announced that he was divorcing his young wife. He publicly called Vitalina a thief and stated that she attempted on his life in order to take possession of his inheritance. Because of this, Dzhigarkhanyan, according to him, ended up in hospital bed, and then fired Tsymbalyuk from his theater and wrote a statement against her to the police.

A few days after his statement, they came to Dzhigarkhanyan’s theater unknown people who began to seize accounting documents. “They take Armen away and then bring him back, and the theater employees receive threats,” said theater press secretary Natalya Korneeva. According to her, it was very similar to a raider takeover. The next day the police came to the theater with a search. Whether this is connected with the conflict between Dzhigarkhanyan and Tsymbalyuk is unknown.

Over his long, more than eighty-year life, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was married three times. All his wives were different from one another, and the fate of each of them developed differently.

The artist's double tragedy

The first wife of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was the actress of the Yerevan Russian Theater. Stanislavsky, Alla Vannovskaya. Dzhigarkhonyan was also enrolled in the same theater. He was struck by the extraordinary beauty of the young woman, and Anna reciprocated his feelings.

The couple lived for six years, but they did not bring much joy to Dzhigarkhanyan. Alla was explosive, hysterical and painfully jealous. They say that in a fit of jealousy she rushed into a fight.

In 1964, Alla Vannovskaya gave birth to a daughter, Elena. Childbirth complicated Alla’s already precarious health, and doctors diagnosed her with a mental illness - chorea(Dance of St. Vitus). Unable to bear it, Dzhigarkhonyan took his one-year-old daughter and filed for divorce.

They say that when Dzhigarkhanyan moved to Moscow, Alla Vannovskaya committed suicide. According to another version, she died in a psychiatric hospital.

Later, the artist’s mother helped raise Elena, and then, when he got back on his feet in Moscow, the actor took her in with him. Elena wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps, and rehearsed the play “Sunset” with her father. Shortly before the premiere, Elena was found asleep in a car with her boyfriend. What was it - an accident or a double suicide! This question remains unanswered.

It is only known that Elena had a relationship with a young man, and the famous dad was against his daughter’s choice. Only once in an interview did Dzhigarkhanyan say, “ It's my fault».

Marriage of forty years

Dzhigarkhanyan lived with his second wife Tatyana Vlasova for more than forty years. He met her at the same Yerevan Russian Theater, where she went to serve as head of the literary department. She stood on the porch of the theater, thin, in black stockings, and smoked a long cigarette with a cigarette holder. Seeing her, the actor realized that this was his woman.

She was married to the director of the theater in which Dzhigarkhanyan served. Tatyana gave birth to a son, Stepan, in marriage with her husband, but the couple no longer lived together. Nevertheless, Dzhigarkhanyan did not dare to court, he simply admired from afar. One day a girl complained that nothing made her happy. " There is a proven way - you need to fall in love", advised the artist. Tatyana told the actor some time later that she followed this advice. So she confessed her love for the artist.

The young couple signed in a hurry, without even having time to buy rings. The actor put his grandmother's wedding ring on the bride's finger.

Soon Lenkom actress Olga Yakovleva came to their theater. Impressed by working with Dzhigarkhanyan in the play “104 Pages about Love,” she invited Armen to move to Moscow. To play at Lenkom, with Efros himself - who could resist such an offer? Tatyana also had a desire to move to the capital.

They lived in a small room in the basement of the theater without amenities, but were so passionate about each other that they did not notice the difficulties.

Dzhigarkhanyan’s relationship with Tatyana’s son Stepan did not work out. They remained strangers. He graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University, but did not work in his specialty. Dzhigarkhanyan did everything possible for his stepson- bought an apartment, set up his own theater, which he organized in 1996. Stepan also did not stay long at his stepfather’s theater; he was fired for gross violation of labor discipline.

And suddenly, in the nineties, the artist’s wife expressed a desire to move to the USA. By that time, Dzhigarkhanyan had received American citizenship. Dzhigarkhanyan himself did not want to move overseas. He stayed in Russia, where his work, language, his theater are.

For fifteen years the couple lived different sides ocean, Dzhigarkhanyan spent only two months a year in America. He complained that Tatyana was not at all interested in his life, health, or affairs. He fully supported his wife, paying all his bills and needs. A void formed next to the artist himself, and, as you know, a holy place is never empty. A third woman appeared in his life.

I was just nearby

Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya was born in the late 70s in Kyiv, where she graduated Music Academy Ukraine named after P. I. Tchaikovsky. In 2001, she moved to Moscow, where she continued her education at the Maimonides State Classical Academy.

The girl was a longtime fan of Armen Dzhigarkhonyan, back in her youth, in Kyiv, she attended a performance with his participation and received an autograph from the star’s hands. Since then, she dreamed of meeting the actor, looked for meetings, looked for phone numbers.

She managed to meet her idol in person. They met sometimes and had lunch together. Vitalina was then teaching at the Jewish Academy, and Dzhigarkhanyan invited her to work in his theater. The woman first worked there as an accompanist, then headed the musical department.

In 2001, Dzhigarkhonyan suffered a mini-stroke, and a devoted fan was next to the actor's sister. Meanwhile, his legal wife lived quietly in the United States, and supposedly did not even know about his illness. According to one version, Armen himself did not tell her, because he forbade calling his wife from America, but always called himself. Vitalina supported the middle-aged man in every possible way and looked after him.

Photo by Armen Dzhigarkhonyan and Vitalina

There are very contradictory rumors about Vitalina, that with her arrival intrigues appeared in the theater, that she influences the distribution of roles and is guilty of the dismissal of a number of leading actors and other theater workers. Since 2015, the girl took the position of theater director, and she is also blamed for the departure of the previous director.

Dzhigarkhanyan divorced Tatyana Vlasova, and in 2016 married Vitalina. He cannot answer the direct question of why she hooked him. " If you know the answers to all the questions, then you are from KVN", he says.

In the fall of 2017, a scandal began around the marriage of Armen and Vitalina. The couple divorced, and their divorce proceedings and all its ensuing consequences were discussed in detail in the episodes of Let Them Talk and Live broadcast. After the divorce, all of the actor’s real estate went to his ex-wife.

A video appeared on the Internet where Armen calls Vitalina “cheap” and swears at the girl, demanding to pour him more whiskey. On the show, Vitalina did not tell the reason for the scandal. Ex-wife Dzhigarkhanyan said that she felt unnecessary in this relationship.

The episodes also discussed Vitalina’s possible pregnancy and her involvement in the embezzlement case at the Dzhigarkhanyan Theater. During all the proceedings, Olga Martynova supported Vitalina.