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Zhan Baizhanbayev
Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR
He was born on August 5, 1961, in Almaty. His mother, Gulzhavgar Bayzhanbaeva (died in January 1999), worked for the Socialist Kazakhstan newspaper. His father, journalist Anuarbe…
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He was born on August 5, 1961, in Almaty. His mother, Gulzhavgar Bayzhanbaeva (died in January 1999), worked for the Socialist Kazakhstan newspaper. His father, journalist Anuarbek Aukenev, passed away in 1961. He is the nephew of Anuarbek Nygmetzhanovich Bayzhanbaev (March 26, 1923, Semipalatinsk — October 21, 1989, Almaty), a renowned announcer of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Kazakh SSR, People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR (1973), Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR (since 1967), and Honored Radio Operator of the USSR (1958). During his school years, he was involved in swimming, Greco-Roman wrestling, and speed skating. He graduated with honors from the acting department of the Almaty State Theater and Art Institute in 1982. In the late 80s, he performed in the youth theater in Almaty, where he played numerous roles in various productions. He also worked with the Familiar Faces theater in Almaty. In 2013, he starred in the play America, based on Franz Kafka's novel, directed by Andreas Mertz from the Berlin Volksbühne Theater. Since 1984, he has been a permanent actor at the Kazakhfilm studio named after Sh. Aimanov, where he has worked since 1978. From 2002 to 2004, he was the head of the acting department at the Kazakhfilm studio. In 2016, he was part of the jury for Miss Almaty 2016. In 2017, he appeared in an advertisement for Shakh tea.
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2026
Bisharashki in India: In Search of Mom
Movie Baytemir
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2025
Gambling addict
Movie
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2025
Tamyr
Movie
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2024
Bisharashki in Thailand
Movie
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2024
Shine
Movie Bar Owner
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2024
The Blood Moon
Movie
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2024
Adam and Alma
Movie
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2023
Bisharashki 2
Movie
- 2023
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2023
GOK
Movie
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2023
Teach Me How to Live
Movie
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2023
Where Is My Home?
Movie
- 2023
- 2022
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2022
Tenants
Movie
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2021
The Kazakh Business in Turkey
Movie Alen
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2021
Porter: Errand Boy
Movie
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2019
The Kazakh Business in Korea
Movie Alen
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2019
Akim
Movie Azamat's father
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2018
The Kazakh Business in Africa
Movie Alen
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2018
The Leader's Way. Astana
Movie
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2018
At Any Cost
Movie Zhomart
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2018
A Vacation in Thailand
Movie
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2018
Wife is Not A Wall
Movie
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2017
The Kazakh Business in America
Movie Alen
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2017
Lair
Movie
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2016
The Kazakh Business
Movie Alen
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2016
My Stranger
Movie
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2015
Racketeer 2
Movie Zhan
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2013
Iron Mountain
Movie
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2012
Oasis of love
Movie Amir Bayatovich Atabayev
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2011
The Liquidator
Movie
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2010
Burst
Movie
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2009
Mother's Paradise
Movie
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2007
Racketeer
Movie Zhan
- 2004
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1994
Code of Silence 2. The Trail of the Black Fish
TV show Khadzhinur Orezov
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1990
Aurora Borealis
Movie Alyosha
- 1986
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1986
A Man on a Motorcycle
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