Ergash Karimov
Uzbek stage and film actor and director, a leading figure of Uzbek comedy, known for his roles in «Uchrashuv» (1972) and «Shum bola» (1977); People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR.
- Occupation:
- Actor, Director, Film actor, Stage actor
- Born:
- October 26 1935(73 years old) ♏ — August 4, 2009
- Birthplace:
- Tashkent
Biography
Ergash Karimov was born on 26 October 1935 in Tashkent. He graduated from the Tashkent Theatre and Art Institute named after A. N. Ostrovsky in 1958 and that year began working at the Surkhandarya regional theatre.
From 1959 he worked as assistant director of the television miniatures theatre at the Yoshlik studio of the Uzbek radio and television company, becoming a director in 1965 and its artistic director in 1997.
He is best known for comedy roles. His most famous work is the role of a naive student in the television miniatures «Uchrashuv» (1972), who cannot explain the formula of water. His role as a teacher in «Shum bola» (1977) is also widely remembered.
In Soviet times he was called the king of Uzbek comedy. He was given the title People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR in 1990 and the Order of the People's Honour in 1999.
He died on 4 August 2009 in Tashkent. He was posthumously awarded the Order «For Devoted Service» in 2021.
Education
- Ostrovsky Tashkent State Theatre and Art InstituteUniversity · Tashkent · 1958 · Actornow State Institute of Arts and Culture of Uzbekistan
Career
- Uzbek TelevisionYoshlik studio: assistant director, director, artistic director · Tashkent · 1959–…
- Mannon Uyghur Surkhandarya Regional Musical Drama TheatreActor · Termez · 1958–1959
Awards
Order «El-yurt hurmati»1999 · Uzbekistan
Order «For Selfless Service»2021, posthumously · Uzbekistan
People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR1990 · Uzbek SSR
Life path
- 1935Birth
Born in Tashkent.
- 1958Graduation
Graduated from the Tashkent Theatre and Art Institute named after A. N. Ostrovsky.
- 1958Start in theatre
Actor of the Surkhandarya regional theatre.
- 1959Yoshlik studio
Assistant director of the television miniatures theatre.
- 1965Directing
Director of the television miniatures theatre.
- 1966Film debut
Role of a young horse herder in «Circle».
- 1972«Uchrashuv»
Role of a student in the television miniatures «Uchrashuv», his best-known work.
- 1977«Shum bola»
Role of a teacher (domla) in the film «Shum bola».
- 1990People's Artist
Given the title People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR.
- 1997Artistic director
Artistic director of the Yoshlik studio.
- 1999Order of the People's Honour
Awarded the Order of the People's Honour.
- 2009Death
Died on 4 August in Tashkent.
- 2021Posthumous award
Posthumously awarded the Order «For Devoted Service».
Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Tahir and Zuhra | 1945 |
| Circle | 1966 |
| Fearless | 1971 |
| Uchrashuv | 1972 |
| Yettinchi o'q | 1972 |
| Abu Rayhon Beruniy | 1974 |
| The Seventh Genie | 1976 |
| Shum Bola | 1977 |
| The People of Leningrad, My Children | 1980 |
| In Private | 1984 |
| A Bride from Vuodil | 1984 |
| Maly chelovek v bolshoy voyne | 1989 |
| Kim jinni | 1991 |
| Life After Death | 2010 |