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About Maxim Fomitchev

Be
fore bringing his unique physical comedy style to Vancouver in 1992 Max Fomitchev got his performing start at age 13 in his birthplace Moscow, Russia. An amazing and well-studied Mime Artist, Max was frequently the only deaf performer in his advanced classes, and competitions.

After earning his MFA in Drama (graduating at the top of his class) Max went on to tour around the world with the Zakutok Players. This performing troupe was invited to Deaf Way in Washington, DC in 1989 and the empowering experience changed Max forever. Two years later, he defected from Russia to live in Vancouver, Canada. By 2002 Max was invited to return to Washington for Deaf Way II as a solo performer where he entertained an audience of seven thousand!

Since starting over Vancouver Max has overcome adversity and real challenges to realize his dream as a performer. He has worked hard to land roles in TV series, commercials, and a feature film “Saving Silverman” starring Jack Black.

In Max’s performance of “Rainman” he uses p
rop manipulation and physical comedy to unravel the journey of a downtrodden character who recreates a dance with his lost love.

Max lives with his wife, son and daughter in Vancouver where he continues to act in commercials, perform at festivals and school, while also teaching workshops in Mime and Drama. His newest endeavor is teaching Sign Language for Babies (appropriately called “Mimic”), combining all Max’s qualifications of drama, signing and fatherhood