Ken Davitian

Biography

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.

Most Known For

Two and a Half Men

as Mr. Mardirosian

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Narek

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Snyder

Gilmore Girls

as Jesus

The Closer

as Mr. Sarcasian

Cobra Kai

as Armand Zarkarian

ER

as Zakar Papazian

The View

as Self

The King of Queens

as Movie Theatre Patron

Ghost Whisperer

as Jake Rose

The Shield

as Older Armenian

Boston Legal

as Mr. Kahanov

Chuck

as Uncle Bernie

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Strong Medicine

as Cabbie

Six Feet Under

as Krikor Hovanessian

The Division

as Archimedes

Becker

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest