Yashar Nuri
Acting
Born September 3, 1951, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Yashar Nuri (Azerbaijani: Yaşar Nuri) was an Azerbaijani film, television and theater actor and a member of the Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre. He appeared in more than fifty Azeri and Soviet era films, as well as more than 100 television and stage roles. On the stage first came out at the age of 11, playing the role of Tapdyga in the play "Whose wedding is this?" At the Azerbaijan State Theater of Musical Comedy. While studying at school, he was a leading child and youth programmer, participated in drama circles. In 1968 he graduated from secondary school No. 173 in Baku and entered the faculty of film acting of the Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts for the course of famous teachers Rza Tahmasib and Aliheydar Alakbarov. During his studies he played roles in several productions, including "Sevil" (Balash), "Wedding" (Salmanov), "Guilty Without Guilt" (Neznamov), etc. In 1972, after graduating from the institute, he served in the army for a year and, having returned, worked as an actor in the educational theater of the Institute. In 1974, at the invitation of the chief director of the Academic National Drama Theater, he was accepted into the acting company of the collective. From the very first days of work he took part in many theater productions. In 1975, the actor married Rakhime khanum, his wife was a doctor. From marriage has two daughters (Ulkar, Ulviyya). He was also known as a movie actor. Nuri starred in about 50 feature films and more than 100 television productions. Many of the television dramas in which he starred in the main role, entered the gold fund of Azerbaijani television. Among them, "When Roads Meet", "Life Paths", "Houses Along", "The Disturbed Piano", "In the train" and others. The actor has played memorable roles in the well-known films"The Kidnapping of Fiance", "Bastard", "Check", "The Road Story". In addition to the theater, Yashar Nuri collaborated with radio. He was a participant in many humorous radio programs ("Good Morning", "Evening of Laughter"). In the film studio "Azerbaijanfilm" he voiced many local films and dubbed foreign films. Y. Nuri was also the director of a number of films and performances. He was the director of the movie "Thank you" (Спасибо). Y. Nuri's jubilees are always held solemnly. In 1981, in the 30-year anniversary of Y. Nuri, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR for the first time. In 1991, for his role in the film "Bastard" received a state award. In 1996, for the 45th birthday of the actor, in 2001, for the 50th anniversary, feature films "Yashar of Our Scene" ("Səhnəmizin Yaşarı"), "Yashar is whom he is" (Yaşar olduğu kimi) were made. In 2011, the 60th anniversary of Yashar Nuri was solemnly celebrated at the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theater. In 1989, he was named a People's Artist of Azerbaijan, as the country was part of the Soviet Union at the time, and awarded the Shohrat Order. Yashar Nuri passed away on the morning of November 22, 2012 in Baku.
Filmography
- 2014I'm Coming Home — Aghasalim
- 2010Evləri göydələn yar — Surxayzadə
- 2010The Istanbul Plane — Aghasi
- 2010Why — Asiman’s father
- 2009Acılar bitməz — Arif
- 2007Be Human! 3 — Yashar
- Yoxlama — Director
- 2006Be Human! 2 — Yashar
- 2006Kişiləri qoruyun — Mentally Ill
- 2005Be Human! — Zeynal's Father
- 2005Məşədi İbad 94 — Həkim
- 2004National Bomb — Producer Abdulgani
- 2004Neighborhood 2 - In Moscow — Rich man
- 2003Bəyaz həyat — Arif
- 2003Invitation — Əkbər
- 2003Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz — Tapagoz (voice)
- 2003Neighborhood — Rich man
- The Truth of the Moment — Abid Sharifov
- 2002The Man with Green Glasses 3 — Kazım
- 2001Obituary — Əkrəm, Songs
- 2001Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy — Kafər (səs)
- 2001The Dream — Khalil
- 2000The Musicians from Bremen
- 1999The Formers — sabiq rəis
- 1999The Man with Green Glasses 2 — Kazım
- 1999This Wonderful, Wonderful World — Asim Aliyevich
- 1998Nigarançılıq — Qurbanəli bəy
- 1998Thank You — Director
- 1997All For The Best — Abdulgani
- 1995Part-time — Muxtar, Vocals
- 1995The Boy on the White Horse — Abdul
- 1995The Frenchman — Atabala
- 1994Beast
- 1994My White City — Mirzabala
- 1993Hungry Fellows — Uncle Hasan / shoemaker / city dweller / newspaper reader
- 1991Hello from the Other World — Mashadi Oruj
- 1991I Will Burn in the Fire of Purification — Ogtay
- 1991Nakas
- 1991The Poet
- 1991The Window — Nasib
- 1990Execution Day — Mahmud
- 1990The Basement
- 1990The Joke — Mammad
- 1989If Neighbors Were Neighbors... — presenter/audience member/poet /doctor/neighbor/Zuma's husband/herpetologist/director/English speaker/old man
- 1989The Diversion — Rahimov
- 1989The Scoundrel — Mashalla
- 1988The Devil under the Windshield — Nazimzadeh
- 1987Here And There — Əli bəy
- 1987Magic Lantern — Yashar (voice)
- 1987Surayya — Musa
- 1987The Man with Green Glasses — Kazım
- 1986Autumn Leaves of Summer Days — Rizvan
- 1986The Jinn in Microdistrict — Azer
- 1986The Window of Sadness — Karbala resident
- 1986Wait for the Signal from the Sea — Captain
- 1986Yellow Leaves in Summer — Rizvan
- 1985Eye Doctor — Hasanagha
- 1985Garden Season — Jabbar (voice)
- 1985The Kidnapping of Groom — Israfil
- 1985Unaware to you — Elçin
- 1984Music with Xash
- 1984Tale of the Lonely Pomegranate Tree — Gubad
- 1983Bağışla — Elchin
- 1983The Music Teacher — Bashir
- 1982Evləri köndələn yar — Surxayzadə, Vocals
- 1982Kökdən düşmüş piano — Qəhrəman
- 1982Painful Roads — Small Giant
- 1981In the Train — Dadashov
- 1981I’m Looking For You — Elchin
- 1981The Road Story — Makintosh
- 1981Uzeyir's Life — Zulfugar Hadjibeyov
- 1979Men — Göyüş
- 1979The Unfinished Song — Musician
- 1978In the Fire — Ajdar
- 1978When the Owl Flies — Doctor
- 1977The Birthday Party — Eldar
- 1977The Lion Ran Away from the House — Father
- 1976Find Us in the Mountains — Mardan
- 1976Mesozoic Story — Rauf
- 1974Four Sundays — Seyran