Otabek Mahkamov (Uzbek: Otabek Mahkamov / ?????? ????????; Russian: ?????? ????????) (born September 5, 1984) is an Uzbek film actor, lawyer and Internet personality.
Mahkamov is mostly known for his supporting roles in several Uzbek films.
The actor usually plays negative characters.
He has also appeared in music videos of several Uzbek singers, most notably in Ozodbek Nazarbekov's "Meni kuchliroq sev".
Mahkamov's first studio movie appearance was in the 2010 film Bo?rilar 3: Oxirgi qarz (Wolves 3: The Final Debt).
In the movie, he played the role of a criminal investigator.
He achieved further notability in Uzbekistan after his role as an investigator in the 2011 film Majruh (Insane).
Other notable films in which Mahkamov has appeared include Men yulduzman (I'm a Star) (2012), Jodugar (The Witch) (2012), Yondiradi, kuydiradi (My Love, My Pain) (2012), and Fotima (Fotima) (2013).
In late 2016, Mahkamov moved to New York City and started uploading video blogs on YouTube.In 2015, it became known that Mahkamov had made contradictory and false claims about his birthplace, academic qualifications, and skills.
The first article that brought to light the contradictions in Mahkamov's claims was published by the Osh-based literature website Ijodkor.
A month later the Uzbek entertainment website Sayyod published a short article which stated that Mahkamov had provided Uzbek journalists with false information about his background.
The author fell short of directly accusing Mahkamov, but promised to publish a more detailed account of the matter.
In an interview with the Uzbek tabloid Bekajon, Mahkamov denied the accusations.
However, he refused to comment on the contradictions in his claims and only stated that "Those rumors you're talking about are unfounded".