Zyzz
Russian-born Australian bodybuilder and Internet celebrity
Aziz Sergeyevich Shavershian (24 March 1989 – 5 August 2011), better known as Zyzz, was an Australian bodybuilder and model. He established a cult following after posting videos of himself on YouTube, starting in 2007.
On 5 August 2011, while on holiday in Thailand, Shavershian suffered a heart attack and died at the age of 22.
Biography
Shavershian was born in Moscow to
Kurdish parents from Armenia. He was the youngest son of Maiane Iboian, who works in cardiology, and Sergei Shavershian. He had one older brother, Said Shavershian, who is also known by the screen name "Chestbrah". In 1993, Shavershian, aged four, and his family moved to Australia. He was raised in Eastwood, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, and attended Marist College Eastwood secondary school, where he achieved Dux of the college. Prior to his death in August 2011, he was set to graduate from the University of Western Sydney, with a degree in business and commerce.
Bodybuilding
Before becoming a bodybuilder, Shavershian had been described as a "skinny kid" and an ectomorph.
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