Kenneth Davitian (born June 19, 1953) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Borat's producer (Azamat Bagatov) in the 2006 comedy film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, in which he speaks Armenian (the Eastern dialect), throughout the film.
Davitian, an Armenian American, was born in Los Angeles, California. Early in his career, he appeared in the movies American Raspberry, Bikini Summer, Maximum Force, Frogtown II, and Sexual Intent. In 1994, he appeared in the movie The Silence of the Hams, a spoof of The Silence of the Lambs. Davitian has also appeared in television series such as Becker, ER, Arli$$, The Shield, Gilmore Girls, Six Feet Under, Boston Legal, The Closer, and Mind of Mencia. He has also made appearances in music videos, for example in The Smashing Pumpkins' "Stand Inside Your Love" of 2000. He was in the film Meet The Spartans playing as Xerxes, where Leonidas described him as "looks like the fat guy from Borat". His most recent release in 2008, the film "Stone & Ed" in which Davitian portrays a drug lord named Señor Gordo.
Davitian founded a restaurant in 2003 called The Dip, located in Los Angeles, California and recently opened a second location.
Filmography
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2002
The Shield
Armenian Mobster
2003
S.W.A.T.
Uncle Martin Gascoigne
2003
Holes
Igor Barkov
2003
A Man Apart
Ramon Cadena
2006
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Azamat Bagatov
2007
South of Pico
Nick
2007
Lucky You
Poker Player
2008
Meet the Spartans
Xerxes
2008
Get Smart
Shtarker
References
^ Borat makes glorious
^ Ken Davitian is enjoying, very much, his Hollywood high five
External links
Kenneth Davitian at the Internet Movie Database
Ken Davitian is enjoying, very much, his Hollywood high five
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