Jan Baijanbaev
Kazakh actor
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Janat Änuarbekūly Baijanbaev[a] (né Aukenov;[1] Kazakh: Жанат Әнуарбекұлы Байжанбаев, born 5 August 1961), better known professionally as Jan Baijanbaev[b] (Kazakh: Жан Байжанбаев), is a Kazakh theatre and movie actor, who's titled Honored Worker of Kazakhstan since 2005.[3]
5 August 1961
- Theatre actor
- movie actor
Jan Baijanbaev | |
|---|---|
Жан Байжанбаев | |
| Born | Zhanat Anuarbekovich Aukenov[1] 5 August 1961 |
| Education | Jürgenov Almaty State Theatre-Arts Institute (1982) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
Political party | CPSU (c. 1983–1991)[2] |
| Spouse |
Gülnar Baijanbaeva (m. 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
Baijambaev is known for starring in the following projects: Crossroads (1996–2000), Armavir (1991), Akim (2019), and the Kazakh Business (2016–present) franchise.
Early life and education
Jan Baijanbaev was born Janat Aukenov in Almaty on 5 August 1961. His father, Änuarbek Aukenov, worked as a narrator at Central Radio and Television.[3] He died when Jan was only 40 days old, and Jan thus took his mother's surname.[1] His mother, Güljauhar Baijanbaeva, worked for the "Socialist Kazakhstan" newspaper.[3]
In 1982, Baijanbaev finished his studies at the Actors Department of Jürgenov Almaty State Theatre-Arts Institute, becoming a theatre and movie actor.[3] He studied alongside actor Sagi Ashimov.[2]
Three weeks after marriage, Baijanbaev was taken to serve in the Soviet Army. He served in Siberia, at Sosnovoborsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai.[2] He became member of the CPSU at age 22.[2]
Career
Baijanbaev's on-screen debut was when he was only 16 years old.[1]
Since finishing his studies in 1982, Baijanbaev has been an actor at the Kazakhfilm film studio. From 2002 to 2004, he led its Actors Department.[3]
In 1987, Baijanbaev became member of the USSR Cinematographists' Union. In 2005, he was named Honored Worker of Kazakhstan.[3]
He is colloquially called the "Kazakh Alain Delon".[1]
Personal life
Baijanbaev is married to former model[1] Gülnar Baijanbaeva (born 1959). They have two daughters, Dilyara (born 1983) and Ramina (born 1991).[3] The Baijanbaevs met each other at a disco, though Jan first saw Gülnar in a fashion magazine. They got married on the same day that Leonid Brezhnev's funeral took place, on 12 November 1982.[1]
A member of the CPSU from the age 22 and former Communist,[2] Baijanbaev has spoken positively of the Presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2021.[4]
Notes
- Often transliterated as Zhanat Anuarbekovich Baizhanbayev through a Russified Romanization of Жанат Ануарбекович Байжанбаев.
- Often transliterated as Zhan Baizhanbayev through a Russified Romanization of Жан Байжанбаев.