Acclaimed Russian film director Tigran Keosayan dies aged 59

The television host had been in a coma since December 2024 after suffering cardiac arrest

Prominent Russian film director and television host Tigran Keosayan passed away at the age of 59 on Friday. He had been in a coma since suffering a cardiac arrest in December 2024.

Keosayan’s death was announced by his wife, RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan, who wrote on her telegram channel that “tonight, Tigran went to be with his Creator” and thanked everyone who had prayed for him.

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