Karan Brar

**Karan Brar** (born January 18, 1999) is an Indian-American actor, best known for his role as Chirag Gupta in the *Wimpy Kid* feature film franchise, *Diary of a Wimpy Kid* and *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules*, as well as for his co-starring role as Ravi Ross on the Disney Channel comedy series, *JESSIE* and its spinoff, *Bunk'd*, and his voicing of Prince Zandar in Sofia the First episodes.

## Early life

Karan Brar was born on January 18, 1999, in Redmond, Washington and is of Indian descent. He was raised in the Bothell-Seattle area and has one older sister. Brar attended Cedar Wood Elementary School and studied acting at John Robert Powers and Patti Kalles workshops.

## Career

Brar began his acting career at the age of 11, co-starring as Indian middle schooler Chirag Gupta in the comedy feature film, *Diary of a Wimpy Kid*. Born and raised in the United States, Brar naturally speaks with an American accent and worked with a dialect coach to perfect his Indian accent for the role. In April 2010, he appeared in the "Seeds of Compassion" advertorial campaign announcing the Dalai Lama's visit to Seattle, as well as appearing in educational commercials for Shell Gasoline and Committee for Children.

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In March 2011, Brar reprised his role as Chirag Gupta in the feature film sequel *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules*. In October 2011, it was confirmed that he would also be reprising his role as Chirag for the third installment in the *Wimpy Kid* franchise, *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days*, scheduled to be released on August 3, 2012.

In September 2011, Brar landed the role of 10-year-old Indian adoptee, "Ravi Ross" on the Disney Channel comedy series, *Jessie*. During pre-production of the show, the role of "Ravi" was originally intended to be a Hispanic boy named "Javier" adopted from South America, but casting directors were impressed with Brar during the audition process and ultimately decided to recreate the role specifically for him.

On July 31, 2015, Brar and *JESSIE* co-stars Peyton List (Emma) and Skai Jackson (Zuri) debuted on a spin-off series, *Bunk'd*, about life at Camp Kikiwaka in Maine, where the Ross clan's parents, Morgan (Charles Esten) and Christina (Christina Moore), met as teenagers and fell in love.

## Personal life

Brar lives in the Los Angeles area with his parents and sister. He is fluent in both English and Punjabi. When he isn't busy working, Brar enjoys figure skating, roller skating, swimming, hip-hop dancing and playing video games. He also starred in IISuperwomanII's How I Deal With Kids YouTube video.

## Trivia

* He played Ravi Ross on *Jessie*, and continues to play Ravi on the spin-off series, *Bunk'd*.
* He has guest-starred on *Pair of Kings*
* He watches *I Didn't Do It*.
* He stands at 5 feet and 4 inches.
* He and Cameron Boyce recently graduated high school at the same school (May 2017).
* Peyton List and Karan Brar knew each other before they starred on Jessie, as they worked together on *"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules"* and "*Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days."* Following the conclusion of *JESSIE*, they continued to co-star together in the spin-off series, *Bunk'd*.
* He can speak English in a British accent very well. He also mastered the Indian accent required to play Ravi.
* He started his acting career at the age of 11.
* One of his most favorite places to go to is New York City, especially Times Square.
* He originally auditioned to play the role of Luke Ross.
* He got a tattoo in memory of his best friend Cameron Boyce.

## External links

● File:20px-Yes check.svg.png Official website

● File:20px-Twitter bird icon.png Twitter page

● File:YouTube icon.png YouTube channel

● File:20px-Facebook-icon.png Facebook page

● Karan Brar at

## References

1. ↑ http://www.m-magazine.com/posts/karan-brar-admits-he-watches-i-didn-t-do-it-when-he-s-home-alone-64557