Arkady Gartsman
Ukrainian songwriter, screenwriter and actor (1947–2022)
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Arkady Semyonovich Gartsman (Ukrainian: Аркадій Семенович Гарцман; 1 May 1947 – 23 June 2022) was a Ukrainian songwriter, screenwriter and actor.
1 May 1947
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| Born | Arkady Semyonovich Gartsman 1 May 1947 |
| Died | 23 June 2022 (aged 75) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Other names | Arkadiy Gartsman |
| Occupations | songwriter, screenwriter and actor |
Life and career
Born in Kyiv, before entering the entertainment industry, Gartsman worked as a mechanic in a factory and as an engineer in a bus depot.[1]
His career started when some compositions he had sent to director David Cherkassky were eventually chosen to be part of the film Treasure Island.[1] Gartsman later composed songs for prominent artists such as Sofia Rotaru, Alla Pugacheva, Verka Serduchka, Nikolai Karachentsov, Taisia Povaliy and Maxim Galkin.[1][2]
Gartsman was also active as an actor and a screenwriter in cinema and on television, having some significant success playing the lead in the series Liquidation.[1][2] In 1990, he co-founded the comic newspaper Blin, that he also directed until 1998.[2] He died on 23 June 2022, aged 75 years old.[1][2]