Ken Davitian

Ken Davitian (71)

1953-06-19 | Los Angeles, California, USA

Kenneth "Ken" 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 the Eastern dialect of Armenian throughout the film. Kenneth Davitian was born in Los Angeles on June 19, 1953, to an Armenian American family from Montebello, California. His maternal grandparents were survivors of the Armenian genocide. His father was a Red Army soldier during World War II who was captured by Wehrmacht forces and placed at an Armenian Legion camp in Stuttgart, Germany. After the end of the war, he immigrated to the US through the efforts of restaurateur and chef George Mardikian, known for his philanthropy. Davitian graduated from Garfield High School in East Los Angeles and Whittier College. His teenage idol was Burt Reynolds, who greatly influenced his choice of becoming an actor. Davitian would go on to perform in the film Pocket Listing, which also featured Reynolds. Davitian worked in his father's waste management company. Davitian is fluent in Armenian; he speaks the language as Azamat in Borat.

On Movies

  • Team of Two
  • Woods Witch
  • The Messenger
  • Dante's Hotel
  • Bromates
  • Mister Mayfair: The Spyce of Life
  • Habit
  • Mummy Dearest
  • Roe v. Wade
  • Psychopomp
  • In the Time It Takes to Get There
  • 1st Born
  • The Samuel Project
  • Melvin Smarty
  • Abducted
  • Price for Freedom
  • Once Upon a Time in Venice
  • The Sex Addict
  • Paint It Black
  • Pocket Listing
  • Big Baby
  • Walk of Shame
  • Small Time
  • Abstraction
  • Natasha Mail Order Bribe Escape to America
  • The Artist
  • You May Not Kiss the Bride
  • The Prankster
  • Not Forgotten
  • Soul Men
  • Float
  • Get Smart
  • Julia
  • Meet the Spartans
  • Stone & Ed
  • Lucky You
  • Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
  • L.A. Twister
  • S.W.A.T.
  • Holes
  • May
  • A Man Apart
  • Virgins of Sherwood Forest
  • Smashing Pumpkins: Stand Inside Your Love
  • Shandra: The Jungle Girl
  • Lord of Illusions
  • The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley
  • Red Sun Rising
  • The Silence of the Hams
  • Sexual Intent
  • Frogtown II
  • Maximum Force
  • Tuesday Never Comes
  • Bikini Summer

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