Husan Sharipov

Husan Sharipov was born on 27 July 1937 in Tashkent. He graduated from the Tashkent Theatre and Art Institute in 1963.

From 1959 to 1991 he was an actor of the Muqimiy Theatre and headed it in 1986–1987. From 1990 to 1995 he worked as an artistic speaker at the National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan, and from 1995 to 1997 he was secretary of the Uzbek Theatre Workers' Union.

He was known for comic roles drawing on the traditions of folk theatre and the art of askiya. On stage he played Toshbolta in Toshbolta oshiq and Sobirjon in Oshiq G'arib. His film work includes Suyunchi, Rebellion of the Daughters-in-Law, Bomba (1995), Shock and Novda, as well as the 12-part series Alisher Navoiy. From 1960 he was a regular on the radio programme Tabassum and from 1969 on the television theatre of miniatures.

He was named People's Artist of Uzbekistan (1991) and received the Order of Mehnat shuhrati (1999) and the Order for Devoted Service (2021). He died in 2018.