Renowned Soviet and Russian humorist Yevgeny Petrosyan celebrated his 81st birthday on September 16. The entertainer reached out to fans and colleagues on social media to thank them for their congratulations, according to infohub.kz.
"I received an enormous number of congratulations. My phone was ringing off the hook all day without a break. Letters and all sorts of comments with wishes of kindness kept coming. I'm very glad that we have such mutual understanding, such a heartfelt connection. Thank you so much for the numerous congratulations — thousands of them came to me from all sides. My loved ones even baked a cake. Here's all that's left of it, thank you very much, I'm making a wish that we stay in touch and mutual understanding for a long, long time," he said.
Fans responded in kind, leaving many warm messages online. "Happy birthday! Greetings from Kazakhstan. Strength and happiness to you for many years," "I love you very much! You are a happy man! You have such a family! Such love! And you are such a kind, talented, wonderful person! Health and energy," "Happy birthday, our beloved, dear, almost family Yevgeny Vaganovich! May your dreams come true!" they wrote.
The day before, Petrosyan's young wife congratulated her husband on his 81st birthday and shared a warm family photo.