Deaf, Russian, Jewish, Mime … he’s been called many things … mostly brilliant!

Max Fomitchev, known around the world as Max-i-mime started his mime career at the age of 13 in Moscow Russia. Max was plucked as a young protégé to Joseph Schneiderman of the Mirror Mime Company of Moscow. Max went on to win the prestigious National Mime awards, and was the youngest student, as well as the only deaf competitor to do so.

After graduating at the top of his class receiving his Master of Fine Arts Degree in Drama from Schukin University, Moscow, Max was recruited by the Zukatof Players. With this eclectgic theatre group he performed around the former Soviet Union, Taiwan, Germany, Spain, England, the USA, and Canada. Max’s incredible talent gave him opportunities most of his peers where denied, but the growing anti-Semitism in Russia made Max fear the limited future his homeland had laid out for him.

Arriving in Vancouver in 1992 Max to a chance, and made Canada his home. It was a struggle to reestablish himself in this new land, but again his talent stood out. He built a reputation for his physical performances and his hilarious expressions on stage, and broke into the US film industry in Canada landing small roles on TV series, commercials and a feature film “Saving Silverman” starring Jack Black and Neil Diamond.

In his stage show “Rainman Returns” Max portrays a simple man caught up in a world he doesn’t fully understand. He bounces from positions of insensitivity, loss, gambler, and egotist…until he finally learns that love is the only thing he really wanted, and sometimes when you lose something you never quite get it back.

Touching and funny narrative, Max uses physical comedy and prop manipulation to tell a silent story that takes the audience to an emotional place we can all relate to.

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