Lika Kavzharadze 1959 – 2017

Biography

Lika Kavzharadze was born on October 26, 1959, in Tbilisi, Georgia, during the Soviet era. He grew up in a city rich with cultural tradition, which would shape his artistic journey throughout his life. From an early age, Kavzharadze was drawn to the performing arts, pursuing a career that would span decades of creative work.

As a Soviet and Georgian actor, Kavzharadze dedicated himself to his craft during a transformative period in Eastern European cinema and theater. He worked across multiple performance disciplines, building a career that reflected the evolving cultural landscape of Georgia through the Soviet years and into the post-Soviet era. His contributions to the arts helped document and preserve the theatrical heritage of his native Tbilisi.

Kavzharadze passed away on October 11, 2017, in Tbilisi, just two weeks before what would have been his fifty-eighth birthday. His death marked the end of a life devoted to artistic expression and performance. Though his time was relatively brief, his work as an actor remained part of Georgia’s cultural legacy, representing a generation of performers who bridged the Soviet and modern Georgian theater worlds.