Biography

Gaybulla Hojiyev was born in 1956 in the Bukhara region. He studied at the Tashkent State Institute of Arts in 1973–1977.

He began on stage in 1976 at the Abror Hidoyatov theatre (formerly «Yosh gvardiya») and from 1987 worked at the Hamza Uzbek State Academic Drama Theatre. He played dozens of parts, among them Abu Bakr Kalaviy («Sarbadorlar»), Khoja Ahmad Yassawi («Sohibqiron»), Solih makhdum («Mehrobdan chayon»), Afandi («Afandining besh xotini»), Ahmad Farghoniy («Piri koinot»), the Earl of Gloucester in Shakespeare's «King Lear» and Sabalo («Yetti faryod»). Serious illness forced him to leave the theatre; he went on working on television and radio projects.

On screen he appeared in «Bobur», «Abulfayozxon», «Shabbona», «Uqubat», «Oqpadar» and other films; Ahmadbek in the series «Shaytanat» was among his best-known roles. He is described as one of the prominent figures of Uzbek dubbing.

He was an Honored Artist of Uzbekistan. His memories of his theatre years appeared in the book «Xotiralar to'lqini». He died on 26 February 2020, aged 64.