- Adrienne Barbeau "Almost every family has suffered persecution at some time. My family's Armenian, we were the first genocide of the [last century -- even before Hitler..." "my mother's Armenian and I grew up doing the belly dances and Armenian dances" "Well, I wasn't around in the 30's [laughs but my mother... Well, her parents were old country Armenian and there was no way they were going to let her wear a sleeveless dress."
- Eric Bogosian {Link without Title} "at home being Armenian was a badge of honor, instilled in the younger generation at large extended family gatherings. To this effect, actor/writer Eric Bogosian remembers his grandfather teaching him that "everyone was Armenian... even Cary Grant...""
- Christy Canyon {Link without Title} "This woman has got experience, great looks (she's one-half Italian, one-half Armenian) and everything else that makes up the persona of a true, original adult star."
- Cher {Link without Title} "To understand why Cher undertook this journey, it helps to remember that behind the leather and lace costumes and the club-scene poses, she is still Cherilyn Sarkisian, the only black-haired member in a family of Southern California blonds. Cher, who grew up with one half sister, is the daughter of a mother, Georgia, with Irish, English, German and Cherokee bloodlines, and a father, John, whose parents left Armenia after an ethnic-cleansing campaign conducted by the Ottoman Turks in which an estimated 1 million perished."
- Mike Connors {Link without Title} "Connors, an Armenian-American born Krekor Ohanian in Fresno, Calif."
- Arlene Francis {Link without Title} "Born Arlene Francis Kazanjian on October 20, 1907, in Boston, Massachusetts... Her father was an Armenian immigrant, a refugee from the Turkish massacres of 1905-06, who became a successful painter and photographer, and her mother was the daughter of actor Alfred Davis, who instilled in the young Arlene a love of performing that came to shape her entire life."
- Michael A. Goorjian {Link without Title} "Illusion has thrust into the spotlight a new and fresh Armenian-American talent, Michael Goorjian"
- Sid Haig {Link without Title} "Haig has been a performer for as long as he can remember. Born in 1939 in the heart of Fresno's Armenian community (his birth name is Sid Mosesian; Haig is his father's first name), he was taking dance classes at age 7."
- Kourtney Kardashian ''Armenian-American father, Robert Kardashian''
- Karina Kay ""My nose," she answers. "I hate it. I'm half Armenian so I have this nose."" [http://www.adultfyi.com/read.aspx?ID=9355 "Kay said her father's Armenian and her mother's Russian, to which Wankus wished her a happy genocide day."
- Andrea Martin " was born in Portland, Maine on January 15, 1947 of Armenian heritage. Her grandfather, whose last name was Papazian, emigrated from Ottoman Turkey in the early 1900s, changing his name to Martin when he settled in Maine." [http://www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=109818&z=0 ""Because I grew up in an Armenian community in Portland, I wasn't so aware of being isolated or remote," said Martin..." [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=506919&pn=2] "I am Armenian, and yes, I have been very lucky to work with some great dialect coaches."
- Akim Tamiroff {Link without Title} "Although we think of him in roles as Spanish or Hispanic, he was actually an Armenian. Short and stocky with dark hair, thick eyebrows over intense eyes, often with a black mustache, he was cast in a variety of ethnic roles as both hero and heavy."
- Howard Kazanjian {Link without Title} "In order to see films of quality produced or directed by Armenians in America, we must turn our attention to the new generation whose members have studied cinematography in the best American universities. Among the best-known producers are Howard Kazanjian with The Return of the Jedi..."
- Rouben Mamoulian {Link without Title} "The son of Armenian parents, Mamoulianâs father, Zachary, was a bank president in Tiflis, Georgia who served with distinction in the Russian Army in World War One. He lived a long, rewarding life and reached the age of 100. Mamoulianâs mother, the former Virginia Kalantarian, was for many years President of the Armenian Theater in Tiflis."
- Bob Papazian {Link without Title} "In order to see films of quality produced or directed by Armenians in America, we must turn our attention to the new generation whose members have studied cinematography in the best American universities. Among the best-known producers are... Bob Papazian with The Day After, made for television."
- Steven Zaillian {Link without Title} "Zaillian, whose background is Armenian, lives in Los Angeles..."
- Anahid Ajemian , violinist
- Maro Ajemian , pianist
- Charles Amirkhanian , composer
- George Avakian , Columbia Records executive
- Ross Bagdasarian , record producer
- Cathy Berberian , composer; singer
- Ara Berberian , operatic singer
- Cher {Link without Title} "To understand why Cher undertook this journey, it helps to remember that behind the leather and lace costumes and the club-scene poses, she is still Cherilyn Sarkisian, the only black-haired member in a family of Southern California blonds. Cher, who grew up with one half sister, is the daughter of a mother, Georgia, with Irish, English, German and Cherokee bloodlines, and a father, John, whose parents left Armenia after an ethnic-cleansing campaign conducted by the Ottoman Turks in which an estimated 1 million perished."
- John Dolmayan , System of a Down drummer
- Richard Hagopian
- Alan Hovhaness , composer (Armenian father)
- Daron Malakian , System of a Down guitarist and vocalist
- Shavo Odadjian , System of a Down bassist
- Harout Pamboukjian , pop singer
- Leon Redbone , jazz and blues artist
- Derek Sherinian , keyboardist with KISS.
- Serj Tankian , System of a Down vocalist
List Of Armenians .
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