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Atom Egoyan's family descends from Armenia. Egoyan's father was born in Adana, Turkey and his mother was born in Yerevan, Armenia. Egoyan's parents met in Cairo, Egypt, where his father was working as a doctor. The family moved to Canada in 1970 when Egoyan was 10 years old. Egoyan has said that his connection to Armenia has been important to him throughout his life.