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The memorial service for famous actor, stage director, Honored Art Worker of Armenia Vigen Stepanyan will be held at St. Hovhannes Church in Kond district of Yerevan on Thursday, January 21, from 6pm to 8pm.

The last farewell to the actor will take place at the Hakob Paronyan State Musical Comedy Theater on January 22, from 12pm to 2pm, the Theater Workers Union of Armenia reports.

Vigen Stepanyan passed away on January 19 at the age of 68.

Stepanyan was born in Yerevan in 1952. In 1988-1992, he graduated from the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography. In 1989, Stepanyan set up Ardzaganq theatre-studio which was later renamed to Metro theater.

He served as the director and the artistic director at Metro theater till 1994. In 1993-2003, he worked in Lebanon. From 2014, Stepanyan served as stage director at the Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after Alexander Spendiaryan.

Vigen Stepanyan played more than 100 roles in different theaters, directed 43 theatrical performances in different countries and starred in 50 films.