Ergash Karimov
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Ergash Karimov was an Uzbek
comedian
and comic actor who was nicknamed the "king of Uzbek comedy
" during his career in the Soviet Union
.
Karimov's most popular film was Uchrashuv. In Uchrashuv, Karimov portrayed a naive chemistry
student who couldn't decipher the chemical formula
for water
. Karimov's character concludes that there were no atoms in water, because they could be used to create a bomb
.
Scenes from some of Karimov's films during the 1970s are considered to be classics within Uzebk and Soviet comedy. Additionally, Karimov had a number of comedic television
roles as well.
Karimov had been largely unemployed since the break-up of the Soviet Union and the independence of Uzbekistan
in 1991. He lived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with little income during the last few years of his life, according to film director
and friend, Ali Khamrayev.
Ergash Karimov died on August 4, 2009, at his home in Tashkent at the age of 75.
Karimov was no relation to Uzbek President Islam Karimov. Uzbekistan's state controlled media
, which is heavily censored, did not report on Karimov's death.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
and comic actor who was nicknamed the "king of Uzbek comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
" during his career in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
Karimov's most popular film was Uchrashuv. In Uchrashuv, Karimov portrayed a naive chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
student who couldn't decipher the chemical formula
Chemical formula
A chemical formula or molecular formula is a way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound....
for water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
. Karimov's character concludes that there were no atoms in water, because they could be used to create a bomb
Bomb
A bomb is any of a range of explosive weapons that only rely on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy...
.
Scenes from some of Karimov's films during the 1970s are considered to be classics within Uzebk and Soviet comedy. Additionally, Karimov had a number of comedic television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
roles as well.
Karimov had been largely unemployed since the break-up of the Soviet Union and the independence of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
in 1991. He lived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with little income during the last few years of his life, according to film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and friend, Ali Khamrayev.
Ergash Karimov died on August 4, 2009, at his home in Tashkent at the age of 75.
Karimov was no relation to Uzbek President Islam Karimov. Uzbekistan's state controlled media
News media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
, which is heavily censored, did not report on Karimov's death.