Full House 10 years Later in Glendale, CA. May 4 at 6PM. Call: (818) 605-0000 
Armenians in Jazz at AGBU VTM in Pasadena, CA. May 4, at 7PM. Call: (212) 319-6383 Val Avery
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Avery was born in Philadelphia to Armenian parents Megerdich and Arousiag Der Abrahamian. His father was from Sebastia and moved to the United States in 1907. During the Armenian genocide, his grandfather Bedros Der Abrahamian, a priest at the Church of the Holy Mother of God in Sebastia, was murdered.
In his early years, Avery acted in plays with the Armenian Youth Federation. After serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, he attended the Bessie V. Hicks School of Drama in Philadelphia.
