Ken Davitian

Kenneth Davitian (born June 19, 1953) is an American actor and comedian, who is best known for his role as Borat's producer Azamat Bagatov in the 2006 comedy film Borat.[1]
== Early life and education ==
Kenneth Davitian was born on June 19, 1953 to an Armenian-American family in Montebello,[2] California. His father, a Soviet soldier during World War II, was captured by Nazi forces. He was placed at a Armenische Legion camp in Stuttgart. After the end of the war, he emigrated to the United States through the efforts of George Mardikian. Davitian worked in his father's waste managementcompany.[3][4] He graduated from Whittier College.[5]
His teenage idol was Burt Reynolds, who greatly influenced his choice of becoming an actor.[6] Davitian would go on to play in a film which also featured Reynolds, titled Pocket Listing.[7]
Davitian is fluent in both Armenian and English.[8]
== Restaurant ventures ==
Davitian founded a restaurant in 2003 called The Dip, which was located in Los Angeles.[9] His son Robert used to run his baseball-themed hot dog restaurant The Infield in Sherman Oaks, which boasted a hot dog, conceived by Charlie Sheen, called the "Charlie Sheen Dog with Tiger Blood".[10]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1975	Sons of Sassoun 	Freedom Fighter 	
1977	American Raspberry 	Fat Bartender 	
1991	Talkin' Dirty After Dark 	Seat Mate 	
1991	Bikini Summer 	Max 	
1992	Tuesday Never Comes 	Greenberg 	
1992	Maximum Force 	Fat Man 	
1992	Return to Frogtown 	Bud 	
1993	Sexual Intent 	Topless Bar Owner 	Direct-to-video
1993	Private Wars 	Bartender 	Direct-to-video
1994	The Silence of the Hams 	Luciano Pavarotti 	
1994	Red Sun Rising 	Cab driver 	
1995	Lord of Illusions 	Swann Audience Member 	Uncredited
1996	The Garbage Man 	Uncle Herbert 	
2000	Virgins of Sherwood Forest	Manny / Friar Tuck 	Direct-to-video
2000	Our Lips Are Sealed 	Thug #1 	
2001	Bukas, Babaha ng Dugo 	Raul 	
2002	May 	Foreign Doctor 	
2002	Boris 	Pawn-Shop Dealer 	Short film
2002	After Freedom 	Jacob 	
2003	A Man Apart 	Ramon Cadena 	
2003	Holes 	Igor Barkov 	
2003	S.W.A.T. 	Uncle Martin Gascoigne 	
2004	L.A. Twister 	Walter 	
2006	Borat 	Azamat Bagatov 	
2007	Lucky You 	Poker Player 	Uncredited
2007	South of Pico 	Nick 	
2007	On Bloody Sunday 	Grandpa 	
2008	Stone & Ed 	Senor Gordo 	
2008	Meet the Spartans 	Xerxes 	
2008	Julia 	Taxi Driver 	
2008	Get Smart 	Shtarker 	
2008	Lonely Street 	Raj (Motel Owner) 	
2008	Float 	Vahig Manoogian 	
2008	Soul Men 	Ardesh Kezian 	
2009	Not Forgotten 	Father Salinas 	
2010	Let the Game Begin 	Eric Banks 	
2010	The Prankster 	Stavros Karas 	
2011	You May Not Kiss the Bride	Vlatko 'Vadik' Nikitin 	
2011	The Artist 	Pawnbroker 	
2011	The Ballerino 	Sergey 'Sam' Belyakova / Homeless Bob	Short film
2012	Sharkproof 	Yuri 	
2012	Melvin Smarty 	 	
2013	Abstraction 	Jacob Sarian 	
2014	Small Time 	Wexler 	
2014	Walk of Shame 	Cab Driver 	
2015	Pocket Listing 	Mr. Mousian 	
2015	Big Baby 	Underbrunter 	
2015	Burn Off 	 	
2016	Nina 	Club Owner 	
2016	Paint It Black 	Masha The Baker 	
2016	The Hollywouldn'ts 	Frankie 'The Method' DeSayse 	
2017	The Sex Addict 	Ken Davitian 	
2017	The President's Sun 	Khoren 	Short film
2017	Once Upon a Time in Venice	Yuri 	
2017	Price for Freedom 	Sheik Omar 	
2017	Five Star Fouad 	Fouad 	Short film
2018	Diverted Eden 	Scotty 	
2018	The Samuel Project 	Vartan 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1996 	Saved by the Bell: The New Class 	Gus 	Episode: "Trash TV"
1997 	C-16: FBI 	Professor David Amir 	Episode: "The Sandman"
1997 	Players 	Big Oscar 	Episode: "Contact Sport"
1998 	Soldier of Fortune, Inc. 	Russian Captain 	Episode: "Double-Edged Sword"
1999 	Oh, Grow Up 	Taxi Driver 	Episode: "President of the House"
1999 	Becker 	Cab Driver 	Episode: "Hate Thy Neighbor"
2000 	Missing Pieces 	Jorge 	Television film
2000, 2007	ER 	Zakar Papazian 	2 episodes
2000 	L.A. 7 	Alphonse 	Episode: "House Sitting"
2000 	Strong Medicine 	Cabbie 	Episode: "Drug Interactions"
2001 	Arliss 	 	Episode: "As Others See Us"
2002 	The Shield 	Older Armenian 	Episode: "Blowback"
2002 	Gilmore Girls 	Jesus 	Episode: "Take the Deviled Eggs..."
2003 	Six Feet Under 	Krikor Hovanessian 	Episode: "I'm Sorry, I'm Lost"
2003 	The Division 	 	Episode: "Hearts & Minds"
2003 	Boomtown 	Jewelry Store Owner 	Episode: "Wannabe"
2004 	Line of Fire 	Zach 	Episode: "I'm Your Boogie Man"
2005 	Mind of Mencia 	Gardner 	Episode: #1.2
2006 	Boston Legal 	Mr. Kahanov 	Episode: "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
2006 	The Closer 	Mr. Sarcasian 	Episode: "To Protect & to Serve"
2006 	Friday Night with Jonathan Ross 	Azamat Bagatov 	Episode: #11.8
2006 	Saturday Night Live 	Azamat Bagatov 	Episode: "Hugh Laurie/Beck"
2007 	Ghost Whisperer 	Jake Rose 	Episode: "The Collector"
2008 	Starting Under 	Ken 	Television film
2009 	Chuck 	'Uncle' Bernie 	Episode: "Chuck Versus the First Kill"
2011 	The Cape 	Store Owner 	Episode: "Tarot"
2011 	Big Time Rush 	King of Kerplankistan	Episode: "Big Time Wedding"
2012 	Chasing the Hill 	Arnold Sarca 	Episode: "Awesomeness Is a Warm Gun"
2012 	Natasha Mail Order Bride Escape to America 	Boris the Butcher 	Television film
2013 	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 	Snyder 	Episode: "The Gang Broke Dee"
2014 	Two and a Half Men 	Mr. Mardirosian 	Episode: "Lotta Delis in Little Armenia"
2015 	Hawaii Five-0 	Omar Sadek 	Episode: "A Make Kaua"
2015 	Ray Donovan 	Vartan 	3 episodes
2017 	Small Shots 	Amir 	2 episodes
2017 	All Wrong 	Kourosh 	Television miniseries
2018 	3rd Eye 	Zoran Fashard 	
2018 	Cobra Kai 	Armand Zarkarian 	Episode: "Counterbalance"
2018 	BBZ Good Morning Horizon: The Royal Wedding LIVE Coverage	Hank Markle 	Television film
2018 	Actress: Another Word for Waitress 	Giagni Mustavo 	Episode: "SHOWTIME"