Obid Asomov

Obid Agzamovich Asomov (Uzbek: Obid Agzamovich Asomov; October 22, 1963 – December 14, 2018) was an Uzbek comedian actor. Participant of the humorous TV show Crooked Mirror aired on the channel Russia-1. Honored Artist of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1996). Studied at the Art college named Benkov, graduated with honors. The next year, Obid entered the art department of the Tashkent Theater Institute, which he never graduated from.

During his studies, Obid worked as a tamada, gave humorous concerts in houses of culture and clubs. Once one of his concerts was attended by director Latif Fayziev, who was working at that time on the Soviet-Indian film ″By the Law of the Jungle″. After the filming of the debut film, offers from other directors fell in, and with the advent of popularity, endless tours of Uzbekistan began.

In 2000, Farrukh Zokirov invited Obid to work as a presenter for the Yalla group on tour in Germany. The humorist-presenter visited 29 cities in Germany from Frankfurt to Hamburg within a month.

In the late 2000s, the famous comedian Yevgeny Petrosyan invited Obid Asomov to perform on stage together. The actor has since appeared on the TV show Crooked Mirror.

On May 24, 2018, he was appointed director of the State Unitary Enterprise ″Animation filmlar studiosi″ (Studio of animated films) at the Uzbekfilm film studio.

On December 11, 2018, Obid Asomov was admitted to the 1st Clinical Hospital with a diagnosis of Ischemic heart disease, acute attack, arrhythmic shock. Despite the medical assistance provided, the actor died at the age of 56 in the hospital at 17:30 on December 14, 2018.

On December 15, he was buried in the Kamalan cemetery. Hundreds of Tashkent residents came to say goodbye to the artist.