Sergei Artsibashev

Sergei Artsibashev
Born
Sergei Nikolayevich Artsibashev

(1951-09-14)14 September 1951
Died12 July 2015(2015-07-12) (aged 63)
Moscow, Russia
CitizenshipSoviet Union
Russia
Alma materSverdlovsk Theatre School
Russian Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationsActor, theatre director
Years active1980–2015
EmployersTaganka Theatre, Mayakovsky Theatre, Pokrovka Theatre
Political partyUnited Russia
AwardsPeople's Artist of Russia
Honoured Worker of the Arts Industry of Russia
Order of Honour
State Prize of the Russian Federation
Golden Eagle Award

Sergei Nikolayevich Artsibashev (Russian: Серге́й Никола́евич Арциба́шев), less Artsybashev (Russian: Арцыба́шев); September 14, 1951 — July 12, 2015) was a Russian theater director and actor. From 2002 until 2011 he was the artistic director at Moscow's Mayakovsky Theatre.

Artsibashev was recognized as People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2005) and made a chevalier of the Order of Honour (2009).

He died of cancer on July 12, 2015.