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
Armenian (the
Eastern dialect), throughout the film.
Early life
Davitian, who is of
Armenian-Iranian descent,
[[1]] was born in
Los Angeles,
California. He received a degree in theatre from
Whittier College.
Career
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 appeared in the film
Meet the Spartans as
Xerxes, where Leonidas described him as "looking a lot like that fat guy from Borat". He also starred in the 2008 film,
Stone & Ed, in which he portrays a drug lord named Señor Gordo. Ken also was an extra in a background scene of the show
According to Jim.
