Karp Khachvankyan

Karp (Karapet) Mkrtchi Khachvankyan (January 23, 1923, Akhaltskha – November 23, 1998, Yerevan) was an Armenian actor and director, People's Artist of Armenia (1967). He was known as the "King of laughter".

Biography

From 1941 to 1944 he studied at Actor's school of Tbilisi film studio. Since 1944 he was an actor of Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre of Yerevan where he worked until his death. He played more than 100 roles.

From 1984 to 1988 Khachvankyan was also the artistic director of the theatre and directed 13 plays.

He was best known for his comic roles (Knyaz in "Taxi, Taxi", Thodoros in "Liar Wanted", Skapen in "Skapen’s Pranks").

His directing included Man of La Mancha (where he played Cervantes and Don Quixote), Silva of Emmerich Kalman, Love under the Stars of A. Ayvazyan.

Khachvankyan also played in films (Road to the Stage, 1963; Patvi hamar, 1956; The Girl from Ararat Valley, 1950).

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Karp

Karp may refer to:

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Åkarp

Åkarp is a locality situated in Burlöv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 5,617 inhabitants in 2010.

It is situated approximately 8 km northeast of Malmö and 13 km southwest of Lund. It has a railway station where the Skåne commuter rail network stops.

In 1120 the village was known to be called Acathorp, from the two words Åke (a Swedish man's name) and torp. Around the 15th century the name changed to Ågarp, and during the 16th century the name changed to Ågerup. The first record of the name Åkarp is from the year 1770.

Composer Lars-Erik Larsson was born in Åkarp.

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Karp (band)

Karp was a post-hardcore band from Tumwater, Washington, that formed in 1990 and lasted until 1998. The band was formed by Chris Smith aka Chris "Slayer", Jared Warren, and Scott Jernigan. They released three full length albums titled Mustaches Wild, Suplex, and Self Titled LP. (Note that "Self Titled LP" is a literal title. The title is not "Karp." Even the CD version of the record is titled "Self Titled LP.") They also released several EPs and 7" records. Their recordings were released by several Northwest-related labels such as K Records, Kill Rock Stars, and Punk In My Vitamins. Karp managed to mix the terror of hardcore, The Melvins, and Black Sabbath with an ear for pop-influenced song assembly. The band name is inspired from a newsletter/zine that Chris Smith put out in highschool and is an acronym that stands for "Kill All Redneck Pricks". Their oft used logo of an eagle with spread wings was a modification on the defunct NRA's Blue Eagle.

Members went on to play with Tight Bro's from Way Back When, The Whip, Dead Air Fresheners, Big Business and The Melvins. Drummer Scott Jernigan died in a boating accident on June 10, 2003.