He was an Armenian born in Moscow. He spent for 9 years in the ring, changed different professions and eventually selected the path of an artist. He was the great Leonid Yengibaryan, whose 80th birthday anniversary will be completed on March 15.
Leonid Yengibaryan was not just a clown. Once he said no reasonable writer wished to work with him, and he had to write scenarios for himself. And maybe it was for the good – Leonid Yengibaryan created a new style, a Yengibaryan style.
The spectator adored the clown with sad eyes; they knew that there was always a handful of kindness in his pocket.
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