Dimitri Diatchenko (April 11, 1968 â€" April 21, 2020) was an American
actor, voice actor, and musician.Diatchenko was a native of San
Francisco, California and a first-generation American; his father is
Ukrainian and his mother was of Greek and Swedish descent. Diatchenko
began classical guitar lessons at the age of seven. Two years later,
he gave his first solo classical guitar recital. During and after his
studies, Dimitri Diatchenko won several medals in guitar competitions
including the Stotsenberg International Classical Guitar Competition
or the World Championships of Performing Arts. He released four solo
guitar CDs.Diatchenko studied martial arts from the age of seven. He
earned black belts in both Tae Kwon Do and Kenpo Karate and studied
boxing and arnis. During the early 1990s, Dimitri Diatchenko competed
as a heavyweight in several national championships, winning many
medals in full contact fighting, including the US Olympic Festival,
the WTF National Championships and The 1991 World Invitational in
Miami, Florida.Diatchenko attended Newton North High School in Newton,
Massachusetts and later Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. There
he was a scholarship music student, majored in classical guitar, and
received a Bachelor of Music degree. After transferring to Florida
State University in Tallahassee, Dimitri Diatchenko continued with
acting and music studies in the Masters program. In April 1996, as
Dimitri Diatchenko was graduating, he was cast in Ridley Scott's 1997
action film G.I. Jane and landed a small role as trainee; following
this, Dimitri Diatchenko relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his acting
career. In Los Angeles, he also taught guitar privately and performed
regularly as a soloist and ensemble player.
actor, voice actor, and musician.Diatchenko was a native of San
Francisco, California and a first-generation American; his father is
Ukrainian and his mother was of Greek and Swedish descent. Diatchenko
began classical guitar lessons at the age of seven. Two years later,
he gave his first solo classical guitar recital. During and after his
studies, Dimitri Diatchenko won several medals in guitar competitions
including the Stotsenberg International Classical Guitar Competition
or the World Championships of Performing Arts. He released four solo
guitar CDs.Diatchenko studied martial arts from the age of seven. He
earned black belts in both Tae Kwon Do and Kenpo Karate and studied
boxing and arnis. During the early 1990s, Dimitri Diatchenko competed
as a heavyweight in several national championships, winning many
medals in full contact fighting, including the US Olympic Festival,
the WTF National Championships and The 1991 World Invitational in
Miami, Florida.Diatchenko attended Newton North High School in Newton,
Massachusetts and later Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. There
he was a scholarship music student, majored in classical guitar, and
received a Bachelor of Music degree. After transferring to Florida
State University in Tallahassee, Dimitri Diatchenko continued with
acting and music studies in the Masters program. In April 1996, as
Dimitri Diatchenko was graduating, he was cast in Ridley Scott's 1997
action film G.I. Jane and landed a small role as trainee; following
this, Dimitri Diatchenko relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his acting
career. In Los Angeles, he also taught guitar privately and performed
regularly as a soloist and ensemble player.
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