Pierre Chammassian
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Pierre Chammassian is a stand up comic famous in Lebanon for Arabs and Armenians alike, and is also popular in the Armenian Diaspora
. He is known especially for his performance as Batale.
in Lebanon. He is a follower of the Armenian Catholic Church and is an ARF
supporter.
He starred as many characters over the course of his career, but is best known for his character Batal Shvaradzian which has starred in three plays to date; the three plays are Shad Mi Kharner, Batal Dan Pesa and Portzank Batal. Other plays of his include Harses Prnetzi and Lezoon Voskor Chooni among others.
Armenian diaspora
The Armenian diaspora refers to the Armenian communities outside the Republic of Armenia and self proclaimed de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic...
. He is known especially for his performance as Batale.
career
He regularly tours wherever Armenian and Lebanese communities exist. Along with André Jadaa, Michel and Jean-Pierre Chikhani, Michel Chikhani was responsible for reviving the Le Théâtre de Dix-HeuresThéâtre de Dix-Heures
Le Théâtre de Dix-Heures was a Lebanese theatrical group specialising in comedy, which functioned between 1962 and 1978 before being revived in 1986.-History:...
in Lebanon. He is a follower of the Armenian Catholic Church and is an ARF
Armenian Revolutionary Federation
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation is an Armenian political party founded in Tiflis in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian, and Simon Zavarian...
supporter.
He starred as many characters over the course of his career, but is best known for his character Batal Shvaradzian which has starred in three plays to date; the three plays are Shad Mi Kharner, Batal Dan Pesa and Portzank Batal. Other plays of his include Harses Prnetzi and Lezoon Voskor Chooni among others.