Ramiz Novruz | |
Birth Date: | 25 May 1955 |
Birth Place: | Samadabad, Pushkin District, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
Death Place: | Baku, Azerbaijan |
Occupation: | Actor |
Education: | Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts |
Ramiz Gavvam oghlu Novruzov (Azerbaijani: Ramiz Qəvvam oğlu Novruzov, 25 May 1955 – 21 February 2023) was the theater and film actor of Azerbaijan, People's Artiste of Azerbaijan (1998), Presidential scholarship holder (from 2018), leading stage master of Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre.
Ramiz Novruz was born on 25 May 1955, in Samadabad village of Bilasuvar District. In 1974, he entered the Faculty of Drama and Film Acting of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. He graduated from the course led by film director Adil Isgandarov in 1978. By appointment, he was sent to the Sumgayit State Musical Drama Theater. He joined the troupe of Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre in 1981.[1]
Ramiz Novruz also wrote several plays, two of which were staged. The play "They Haven't Said I Love You Yet" written in 1996 was staged at the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theater in 2002 under the direction of B. Osmanov. In addition, he translated Eduardo De Filippo's Cilindro from Russian into Azerbaijani and staged it as a director, and also played the role of Atilio in this work.[2]
He was a laureate of international theater festivals.
Novruz suffered from stomach cancer for a long time and died on 20 February 2023.[3]