Biography: Rafael Geghami Atoyan was an Armenian painter and actor. Rafael Atoyan was born in 1931 . on January 31 in Leninakan . 1944 - 1946 _ studied at Gyumri art school named after Sergey Merkurov , from 1948 to 1953 at the Fine Arts Academy of Yerevan , from 1954 to 1959 at the Yerevan Art and Theater Institute . Since 1960 , he has been a member of the Union of Artists of Armenia . He was filmed in the films "The Lonely Walnut " (Ohan, 1986 , Hayfilm) and "Karot" (Arakel, 1990 , Hayfilm). He lived in the USA from 1994 until his death.