- Source: Alexander Sharovsky
Alexander Yakovlevich Sharovsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Я́ковлевич Шаро́вский, Azerbaijani: Aleksandr Yakovleviç Şarovski, born 10 February 1948) is an Azerbaijani actor and theatre director, Chief director of the Azerbaijan State Academic Russian Drama Theatre, People's Artiste of Azerbaijan (1998), Head of the community of European Jews in Baku.
Biography
Alexander Sharovsky was born in 1948 in Baku. In 1973, he graduated from Azerbaijan State Institute of Foreign Languages.
Since 1967, he has been an actor of the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators, and since 1976, he has continued his work at the Azerbaijan State Academic Russian Drama Theatre, where he was first an actor, in 1978-1990, an assistant director, and a production director since 11 June 1991. He has been the chief director of the theater since 3 February 1993.
During these years, he played more than 50 roles on stage, appeared in 4 movies, and staged 54 plays.
Alexander Sharovsky is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Baku International Center for Multiculturalism.
Awards
People's Artiste of Azerbaijan — 24 May 1998
Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR — 20 March 1987
Sharaf Order — 9 February 2018
Shohrat Order — 5 February 2008
Order of Friendship — 11 May 2021
Medal of Pushkin — 19 January 2013
Honorary Diploma of President (Azerbaijan) — 9 February 2023
Humay Award
Golden Dervish Award