Hmayak Hakobyan in the editorial office of Komsomolskaya Pravda. A photo: Ivan MAKEEV

We introduced him to the listeners of radio "Komsomolskaya Pravda" as follows: "Hmayak Hakobyan, the famous magician, the son of the world-famous magician-illusionist Harutyun Hakobyan" ...

Yes-ra-goy, Hmayak Hakobyan is not a magician, not an illusionist, - Hmayak Harutyunovich disowned, - tricks are shown by deputies and oligarchs, compared to them I am just a baby. To find 10 billion in someone’s house, I’ve never had such a thing ... And I, first of all, an actor, a director ... I starred, if you count with episodes, somewhere in 35-37 films, sometimes I played illusionists and wizards... And these characters of mine demonstrate all sorts of tricks.

- Very clever, I must say!

But much more often in the movies I played scoundrels, scoundrels and swindlers. And these roles worked out much better for me.

- You have such a pleasant appearance ... Well, which of you is a scoundrel?

Ah, in life, and not just in the movies, bastards are often very charming people in appearance ... You know, playing a good character is easy and simple. Because everything is spelled out in the script: he has a white hat, a white suit, white shoes, he is in love with a snow-white-green-eyed beauty ... Then some scoundrel, a bastard, surely steals this beauty, and the hero rescues her and destroys everything around in the name of this wonderful beautiful woman. And wins, of course! And with the bastards, everything is much more complicated. After all, a bastard will not be born a bastard, a swindler, a swindler. And to understand how he came to such a life is terribly interesting.

Alexander Gamov and Hmayak Hakobyan. A photo: Ivan MAKEEV

- And for such a role you need to be at least a little scoundrel yourself? Or anyway...

Necessarily!

- You are so self-critical! What are you really?

Rather realistic! “A particle of the devil is sometimes enclosed in us!” Hmayak Hakobyan, by nature, is actually a very boring person… I am a cheerful, cheerful clown and performer for the audience, on stage, on television, in films. These are the roles I played quite often. And earned a reputation as a person from whom only jokes, tricks and fun are expected!

- Well, is it bad?

Good! And I always tried to meet the expectations of the viewer! And then they began to offer me to play the roles of scoundrels, swindlers. Yura Kara was the first who offered me to play a scoundrel-thimble in the film "Thieves in Law". And then I played a vile bandit and a terrorist in the movie Bus Raging. And the directors came to the conclusion that Hmayak Hakobyan, it turns out, has a negative charm, it would be necessary to use it.

"I am a cheerful, cheerful clown and actor for the audience, on stage, on television, in films." A photo: Ivan MAKEEV

In you, you brilliantly succeed in the main trick: with such a train of images of bastards, to remain a nice cheerful person! And manage to cheer up the interlocutor in the most incredible situations! And another illusion - they say that you are 60 years old. We don't believe!

I want to answer in the unfading literary genre that Hmayak Hakobyan adores and, I dare to hope, the majority of mankind. An anecdote from my collection...

The actor, a man, comes to the doctor, he examined him and asks: - Do you smoke? He says: - Yes, I smoke, since childhood and I smoke a lot. – Are you drinking? - Yes, yes, since childhood I have been drinking, drinking, and I love, I love this business. The doctor says: - In vain, my friend, in vain, in vain ... because alcohol and nicotine cut life in half. - Doctor, how is it? - Very simply, - the doctor answers, - how old are you now? -thirty. -O! And it could be 60!

- Oh, what are you implying?

I'm just heading to that date! I was congratulated on my birthday by my friends, students, called from Tbilisi, wishing me all the best and enchanting. And gave such an anecdote.

Our days. Georgia. Two people break into the house, quickly filling bags with various things - necessary and unnecessary. And suddenly they come across a huge wineskin with wine. One says to the other: - Listen, let's have a drink! - No, no, no, not at all! - Well, just a little! - Well, a little bit, - says the sensible robber, - you can. We drank. - And now, says the first, let's sing. The second replies: - No, no, it's impossible that you ... The first: - Well, a little bit! Second: - A little bit, you can. They sang. And the first again: - And now let's dance ... Second: - No, no, you can't ... First: - Well, a little bit ... - A little bit, you can. They began to dance and sing. The owner wakes up, sees unfamiliar men in his house and exclaims: - There are guests in the house, and I'm sleeping!

- Well, you don’t sleep - you rushed to the editorial office ...

By the way, about running. In connection with the date. A man comes to a sex therapist: - Doctor, you know, I'm 80 years old, and I still run after girls. -That's great! - the doctor rejoices. - Yes, - the patient agrees, - but I don't remember why.

"Sim, salabim, akhalai, mahalai, abracadabra..." A photo: Ivan MAKEEV

- Hmayak, we hope that this anecdote is not about us!

Of course, not about us! About us, more precisely, about me - another. An actor comes to a sex therapist (Hamayak Hakobyan's favorite topic today!). Complains: - Doctor, you understand, when I have sex, I have such a whistle in my ears, doctor, such a whistle ... just a nightmare, horror ... Doctor: - My dear, how old are you? -80 was yesterday, the anniversary was. Doctor: - Dear, what do you want - to be applauded at your age?

My friends, at any age, an actor wants to be applauded!

- We applaud and rack our brains - why among your props "Komsomolskaya Pravda"?

So, regarding your question, the diamond of my heart… Here is Komsomolskaya Pravda wishing Hmayak Hakobyan a happy birthday. He loves his favorite dates very much ... And he loves the newspaper ... My friends, this newspaper does not burn in fire, does not sink in water, and any copper pipes can pass. Don't believe? I will prove to you now. The simplest trick with your newspaper. Be kind glass ... You will help me.

So, we take the untarnished Komsomol reputation ... We turn off the bag. Like this. Then we take a glass, throw the bag to the bottom and pour water ...

- Does he go there? (This is our photojournalist Ivan Makeev does not believe his eyes ... - A.G.)

- There's nothing there!

Here! Then we pronounce the magic words “Sim, salabim, akhalai, mahalai, abracadabra” and take out a glass ... and drink to the health of Hmayak Akopyan and are ready to show: “Komsomolskaya Pravda” has remained unstained! And this will never happen to her. Well, this happens only with Komsomolskaya Pravda, this trick cannot be shown with another newspaper. Will not work.

Hmayak Hakobyan shows trick with "Komsomolskaya Pravda". A photo: Ivan MAKEEV

- We were sure of this, but still, how is it possible to take a leaf dry out of the water?

The other would have kept silent, and I will tell. See. You will need any liquid. Coffee, tea ... hated by all of us "Coca-Cola" ... A glass. The glass is almost magical. It's not really one glass, it's actually two glasses. One is whole, unharmed, and the second glass is a little smaller, it enters the first one freely and exits ... It has no bottom. This trick is very easy to show at the New Year's table, for example, or at the festive table of some hero of the day ... You insert one into the other and, like one, show. Then you take "Komsomolskaya Pravda" - because with another newspaper you will not be able to show this trick! - and here the main thing, of course, is magic spells. So, you roll up a little bag, like this, a small bag ... you show your friends - it is empty. …

In fact, Amayak told in detail what and how to do with these glasses and a bag. How to pull out one, insert the other ... How and where to pour Ararat cognac. But. But! We will not describe it - because we still did not understand anything. Although the artist not only told, but also showed how the trick should be done. And if someone really wants to learn focus - watch the video. Right here and now!

And we just wish a wonderful artist a Happy Anniversary!!

All people love magic tricks, mostly because they don't understand how they work. After watching, people are eager to find out the secret of the trick, it’s interesting because in what such a cunning way you were deceived. Have you noticed how pretentious magicians are, obviously they take on such a look to increase the escalation of mystery, but those who reveal their tricks, the smartest, have no less pretentious look. And finally, funny guys appeared on the Internet, calling themselves Gan and Pokerface Man, who themselves show tricks, and then themselves reveal their secrets. You will be surprised how simply everything is arranged, and the funny way of revealing secrets cannot but amuse.

A real magician knows how to distract attention and make the viewer doubt everything.

Magicians almost never reveal the secrets of their tricks, many of which are arranged outrageously simply

After a trick, the first thing that comes to our minds is the question: "Damn it! How did you do that?". That's why Gan and his friend Pokerface Man are here

Short videos of these guys went viral, all over the Internet.

Magic tricks are great, and only an unflappable friend who reveals all the secrets at the end can be more fun than them.

Sleight of hand, no cheating and a little slap in the face

It's hard to choose which of the guys we like more, but their tandem, consisting of tricks and their comedic disclosure, seems to us ideal.

Two guys from Asia run a blog about magic tricks that almost anyone can do - because these tricks never work. Blame the negligent assistant, who plays the role of a skeptic and at the same time reveals the secrets of street tricks, at the same time destroying all the "magic". Commentators blame him even for the fact that magicians fail to record the video of the process itself normally - for some reason they like vertical shooting.

"Everyone has a friend like that..."

"Every good duet has a certain type."

Others rejoiced when he received his well-deserved punishment - after all, perhaps the folding chair trick wasn't part of the script.

"Kicking the chair was the best moment."

"Great comedy."

And someone pointed out that the biggest fail of this fail video is that it was filmed vertically.

"Vertical...but never mind, stupid kids will never learn."

Among other things, the main riddle of the video - what kind of girl flashed for a second at the beginning - was also solved. According to redditors, this is just a cover designed to attract the attention of the viewer. But it also depicts a magician-blogger - a girl from South Korea, known in certain circles for her talent for divination on Tarot cards.

But not all video magicians fail during tricks. The London master, who always succeeds in tricks, and the audience is grateful to him. Although, perhaps this is because the magician gives the audience the results of his tricks. And an animator from the USA - we all before him, like David Blaine before Copperfield.